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CNN:
Biden drenched by children with super-soakers — Washington (CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden's cordial annual media picnic turned into an all-out war between the vice president and children of journalists in attendance. — The vice president distributed high-powered water guns …
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Washington Monthly
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Obama's campaign asks supporters to grade its performance — President Obama's campaign is calling on supporters to grade its performance amid a difficult early June for his reelection bid against presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney. — “This campaign is ramping up, and the decisions …
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Jammie Wearing Fools
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Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Obama video hits Romney over teacher, firefighter funding
Obama video hits Romney over teacher, firefighter funding
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Liberal Values and The Reality-Based Community
Matt Viser / Boston Globe:
Romney camp aims to win over Hispanics — WASHINGTON - Hispanic advisers to Mitt Romney have told him that it is vital that he soften the sharp rhetoric on immigration that he adopted during the Republican primary race and that he work to make inroads with one of the fastest-growing segments of the electorate.
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Politico, Associated Press and The Page
Michelle Malkin:
Bloggers under fire: Arizona conservative lawyer/activist targeted by left-wing Arizona State Bar — I've turned the lights back on here at MichelleMalkin.com after “going dark” to help raise awareness about attacks on blogger free speech. Every phone call, e-mail, tweet …
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The Conservatory, Liberty News Network, American Power and American Spectator
Christina D. Romer / New York Times:
Economic View: It's the Fed's Time to Step Up - Economic View — THE next meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers, on June 19 and 20, will probably be contentious. The latest employment report, showing anemic job growth for a third consecutive month and an uptick in unemployment …
Wall Street Journal:
Spain to Request EU Aid for Banks — By JONATHAN HOUSE in Madrid and MATINA STEVIS and GABRIELE STEINHAUSER in Brussels — Spain said Saturday it would ask Europe for financial aid for its ailing banks, a step that would make it the fourth and largest euro-zone economy to require rescue funds from its euro-zone partners.
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AMERICAN FUTURE and msnbc.com
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Mohamed Ibrahim / Reuters:
Al Qaeda Offshoot Offers Camels for Obama's Head, Hens for Hillary Clinton's — The al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia has mocked the new $33 million bounty on its top leaders heads by offering its own bounty for President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - 10 camels for Obama and 20 chickens for Clinton.
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Mediaite and Jihad Watch
BuzzFeed:
Joe Biden Had An Epic Waterfight With Kids Today — The Vice President invites the press and their families to his home at the Naval Observatory every year. My son's excuse for dousing David Brooks: “Biden told me to!” — Buzzfeed Politics — an hour ago — 35 responses
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Taylor Marsh, Weasel Zippers, New York Magazine and Ed Driscoll
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama looking to unwind with weekend golf game — President Obama is looking to relax after a difficult week by hitting the links. — The president headed to Fort Belvior in Northern Virginia on Saturday for an afternoon round of golf. His foursome includes White House staffers Mike Brush, Marvin Nicholson, and Joe Paulson.
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Ed Driscoll and Weasel Zippers
Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
Leaker-in-Chief — The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the White House's handling of classified information. The spur seems to have been the June 1 New York Times article by David Sanger, sourced to current and former U.S. officials, revealing sensitive details …
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The G.O.P.'s Gay Trajectory — OVER the past year, the main story line in the push for marriage equality has been the ardor and success with which leading Democratic politicians have taken up the fight. The Democratic governors of New York, Maryland and Washington all promoted …
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Hot Air, DownWithTyranny!, No More Mister Nice Blog, Politico, Towleroad News #gay and Good As You
Mark Steyn / National Review:
Our Celebrity President — Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee a few days ago — that's 60 years on the throne. Just to put it in perspective, she's been queen since Harry S. Truman was president. At any rate, her jubilee has been a huge success, save for a few churlish republicans …
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Bookworm Room and Pundit & Pundette