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Wall Street Journal:
Noonan: What's Changed After Wisconsin — The Obama administration suddenly looks like a house of cards. — What happened in Wisconsin signals a shift in political mood and assumption. Public employee unions were beaten back and defeated in a state with a long progressive tradition.
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CNN:
Clinton: 'I'm very sorry' — (CNN) - Bill Clinton regrets the swirl over comments he made earlier in the week in which he appeared to suggest he would be open to extending the so-called Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, the former president said Thursday. — “I'm very sorry about what happened …
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Mark Halperin / Time:
Between the Lines: By Mark Halperin — FILE - In this June 4, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in New York. President Barack Obama and Democrats awoke Wednesday to the cruel reality of June, the political blows from the bitter loss in Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall election …
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Detroit Free Press:
Poll: Barack Obama in dead heat with Mitt Romney in Michigan as popularity slips
Poll: Barack Obama in dead heat with Mitt Romney in Michigan as popularity slips
Alex Pareene / Salon:
An urgent plea to political reporters
An urgent plea to political reporters
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Clinton ‘very sorry’ for suggesting extension of Bush tax cuts
Clinton ‘very sorry’ for suggesting extension of Bush tax cuts
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The Hope For America
Michelle Malkin:
Going dark to urge congressional action: Who will protect the freedom to blog? — My syndicated column today covers the crucial battle between truth-telling bloggers versus convicted bomber Brett Kimberlin and his band of malicious online thugs. In honor of the National Day of Blogger Silence called …
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U.S. Congressman Kenny Marchant:
Marchant Stands for Free Speech and with Conservative Bloggers Under Attack — Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24) today issued a statement in strong support of free speech and conservative bloggers who are being targeted in dangerous “SWAT-tings” and asked Attorney General Holder to investigate …
Ali A. Akbar / Facebook:
My mistake, Brett Kimberlin, and attacks on my mother...
My mistake, Brett Kimberlin, and attacks on my mother...
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John Ruberry / Marathon Pundit:
(Video) AFSCME boss gives race-baiting speech at Occupy Milwaukee rally — On Wednesday, the day after Governor Scott Walker's recall election victory, Occupy Milwaukee held a rally in Pere Marquette Park, A march followed, which was at times was violent. But the ugliest occurrence yesterday …
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Michelle Malkin, The Jawa Report and MacIver Institute
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Jon Stewart Slams MSNBC's Coverage of Walker Recall Election: ‘MSNB-Sad’ — How bad was MSNBC's coverage of Republican Governor Scott Walker winning his recall election in Wisconsin Tuesday? — Well, the Daily Show's Jon Stewart on Wednesday renamed the network “MSNB-Sad” saying that it …
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Hot Air and MacIver Institute
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Rand Paul endorses Mitt Romney — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has endorsed Mitt Romney's presidential bid, throwing his weight behind the presumptive GOP nominee even as his father, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), has yet to fully terminate his White House bid. — Rand Paul made the move in an appearance on Fox News Channel's “Hannity.”
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Rand Paul endorses Romney — File this under signs the Ron Paul campaign is really, truly over: Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul threw his support tonight to Mitt Romney. — The endorsement came in an appearance on “Hannity,” a little less than 24 hours after the elder Paul acknowledged in an email …
New York Times:
In New Poll, 44 Percent of Americans Approve of Supreme Court — WASHINGTON — Just 44 percent of Americans approve of the job the Supreme Court is doing and three-quarters say the justices' decisions are sometimes influenced by their personal or political views, according to a new poll conducted by The New York Times and CBS News.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Campaigns Blitz 9 Swing States in a War of Ads — HENDERSON, Nev. — The presidential campaigns and their allies are zeroing in mainly on nine swing states, bombarding them with commercials in the earliest concentration of advertising in modern politics. — With so many resources focused …
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Las Vegas labor dispute could harm President Obama and fellow Democrats
Las Vegas labor dispute could harm President Obama and fellow Democrats
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Marathon Pundit, CBS News, The PJ Tatler, The Lonely Conservative and Hotline On Call
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Left pushes for $10 minimum wage, but House Democratic leadership balks — The House Democrats pushing for a steep hike in the minimum wage could face an unlikely foe: their own leadership. — Behind Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (Ill.), almost two dozen liberal Democrats endorsed legislation …
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
House Democrats Propose Increasing Minimum Wage To $10
House Democrats Propose Increasing Minimum Wage To $10
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The Hill, The Hope For America and The Impolitic
Sahil Kapur / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — Scheiber: Romney's Claim About My Book Is ‘False’ — The author of a book documenting the White House's policy making strategy, cited multiple times by GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, says the former Massachusetts governor is using the book to dishonestly accuse President Obama of intentionally harming the economy.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Forecast: Obama Begins With Tenuous Advantage — The first look at the 2012 FiveThirtyEight presidential forecast has Barack Obama as a very slight favorite to win re-election. But his advantage equates to only a two-point lead in the national popular vote, and the edge …
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The Hill, Hot Air, US Politics, Little Green Footballs, Business Insider, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Midwest Democracy
Daniel Doherty / Townhall.com:
Jeb Bush: Man, I Regret Not Running For POTUS … I'm sure Jeb Bush himself isn't the only conservative wishing he had heeded his brother's advice. … I suppose there's at least one good reason Jeb Bush ultimately decided not to run for president in 2012: his last name.
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The Week, Indecision Forever, Politico and New York Magazine
Jamie Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
House panel gives TSA advice on improving its image — One suggestion was that the agency stop doing pat-down searches of well-known passengers such as Donald Rumsfeld and Henry Kissinger. — A Transportation Security Administration agent stops Shay McCall and her Chihuahua during …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats paralyzed on tax cuts — Senate Democratic leaders are politically paralyzed on how to proceed on the Bush-era tax rates. — With five months to go before the election, President Obama and key congressional Democrats remain at odds on whether the threshold for extending …
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The Hope For America
Matt Cover / CNSNews:
Holder Claims Emails Using Words ‘Fast and Furious’ Don't Refer to Operation Fast and Furious — (CNSNews.com) - Attorney General Eric Holder claimed during congressional testimony today that internal Justice Department emails that use the phrase “Fast and Furious” do not refer …
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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Romney, Republicans raise $76.8 million in May — (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Republican groups raised more than $76.8 million in May, his campaign said on Thursday, topping the $60 million President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies hauled in.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Reagan Was a Keynesian — There's no question that America's recovery from the financial crisis has been disappointing. In fact, I've been arguing that the era since 2007 is best viewed as a “depression,” an extended period of economic weakness and high unemployment that …
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