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Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider:
Obama Is Losing A Stunning Amount Of African-American Support In North Carolina — WATCH: What Obama's Embarrassing Primaries — In Kentucky And Arkansas Last Month Mean — President Barack Obama is rapidly losing support among African-American voters in North Carolina …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Obama's White Base Shows Cracks Compared With 2008 — Support down five points since 2008 among all voters, but more among key 2008 white supporters — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Daily tracking indicates Barack Obama is receiving less support in the 2012 presidential election …
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Weasel Zippers
Caitlin McDevitt / Politico:
Spike Lee: Obama win not a sure thing — Spike Lee is predicting a tough road to reelection for President Obama. — “This thing is not a lock,” the filmmaker told GQ in a recent interview. “It is not a lock that President Obama is getting a second term and people have to really rekindle the enthusiasm that we had the first time.”
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Weasel Zippers, Mediaite and GQ
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama's Jewish Support Drops 22 Points in New York
Obama's Jewish Support Drops 22 Points in New York
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Israel Matzav, Weasel Zippers, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and New York Times
Deborah Charles / Reuters:
Michelle Obama to Ann Romney: have fun campaigning
Michelle Obama to Ann Romney: have fun campaigning
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New York Magazine and Washington Post
Jeff Weiner / Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman's wife arrested, charged with perjury — At her husband's bond hearing, Shellie Zimmerman was asked repeatedly about money. Among the questions: How much did the couple collect in donations through George Zimmerman's website? — “Currently, I do not know,” Shellie Zimmerman replied.
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Vivian Kuo / CNN:
Zimmerman's wife arrested, accused of perjury — (CNN) — George Zimmerman's wife was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly lying at his bond hearing about the couple's finances. — Shellie N. Zimmerman, 25, faces a perjury charge, according to Jackie Barnard, spokeswoman …
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This Just In and Wonkette
Jeff Weiner / Orlando Sentinel:
Zimmerman ‘does not properly respect the law,’ judge says in order revoking bond
Zimmerman ‘does not properly respect the law,’ judge says in order revoking bond
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The Strata-Sphere and Daily Kos
msnbc.com:
Shellie Zimmerman, wife of Trayvon Martin killer, arrested on perjury charge
Shellie Zimmerman, wife of Trayvon Martin killer, arrested on perjury charge
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Weasel Zippers and JustOneMinute
Casey Glynn / CBS News:
Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, arrested for perjury
Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, arrested for perjury
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Riptide 2.0, JOSHUAPUNDIT, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Riehl World View
Democracy Corps:
Shifting the Economic Narrative — What is clear from this fresh look at public consciousness on the economy is how difficult this period has been for both non-college-educated and college-educated voters - and how vulnerable the prevailing narratives articulated by national Democratic leaders are.
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Obama campaign's rough patch concerns some Democrats
Obama campaign's rough patch concerns some Democrats
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Power Line
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Did He Get the Memo? Obama Sticks to Script on Stump
Did He Get the Memo? Obama Sticks to Script on Stump
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Weasel Zippers and Wall Street Journal
Tim Makand Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Eric Holder warns of ‘constitutional crisis’ — Under threat of a House contempt citation over the botched Fast and Furious gun-walking operation, Attorney General Eric Holder spoke in a conciliatory tone Tuesday about his willingness for “compromises” to avoid what he called …
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Cornyn: Holder should resign in wake of Fast and Furious probe — Sen. John Cornyn called on Eric Holder to resign Tuesday as Republicans raised the pressure on the attorney general to avoid a contempt vote by providing documents about the Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation.
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Dems block McCain resolution on special counsel for leaks
Dems block McCain resolution on special counsel for leaks
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CBS News, CNN and Michelle Malkin
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
‘Team Kimberlin’ Meltdown Continues — Liars hate nothing worse than to be exposed as liars — exposure makes it hard for them to get away with their lies — and three weeks of public attention to lying felon Brett Kimberlin and his associates have put them under extraordinary psychological pressure.
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Patterico's Pontifications, American Power and The Lonely Conservative
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Dan Collins / The Conservatory:
Neal Rauhauser's About To Have a Very Bad Day [UPDATEDx2]
Neal Rauhauser's About To Have a Very Bad Day [UPDATEDx2]
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“The Lid”, Datechguy's Blog, Patterico's Pontifications, The Trenches and The Other McCain
CBS Miami:
Doctors Release Pictures Of Causeway Cannibal Victim — MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Doctors have released photographs of Ronald Poppo, more than two weeks after the homeless man had much of his face chewed off during an attack by so-called Causeway Cannibal Rudy Eugene over the Memorial Day weekend.
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BuzzFeed, Guardian, Riehl World View and The Raw Story
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Kyle Munzenrieder / Riptide 2.0:
New Photos of Ronald Poppo, Face-Eating Victim, Released Post-Surgery
New Photos of Ronald Poppo, Face-Eating Victim, Released Post-Surgery
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Runnin' Scared
Bradley Klapper / WTOP.com:
US: Russia sending Syria attack helicopters — WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration said Tuesday that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and warned that the Arab country's 15-month conflict could become even deadlier.
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Former Giffords aide Barber wins race to replace her in the House — Democrat Ron Barber defeated Republican Jesse Kelly in an emotionally charged and nationally watched special election to replace former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). — In what both candidates predicted …
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CNN
New York Times:
For Obama and Romney, Nonstop Fund-Raising — WASHINGTON — President Obama wooed campaign donors in speed-dating fashion on Tuesday, rushing through six fund-raisers in six hours in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Thursday will find him in Manhattan, where he will join Anna Wintour at the home …
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The Caucus
Michael Stafford / Cagle Post:
Why I Gave Up On Being a Republican — I'm a life-long Republican. My political affiliation has been woven intrinsically into the very fabric of my being. — When I was young, Ronald Reagan bestrode the world like a colossus. I grew up watching the Cold War end-game play out as Reagan faced …
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The Daily Beast and driftglass
Jeffrey Young / The Huffington Post:
Health Care Reform Boosts Spending A Tiny Fraction While Covering Millions: Report … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Barack Obama , Health Insurance, Supreme Court, Budget 2012, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Health Care, Health Care, Uninsured, Business News
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Campaign 2012 and Weasel Zippers
Nick Wing / The Huffington Post:
Rick Scott: Voter Purge Turned Up ‘Over 50’ Non-Citizen Voters — 'The Debate's Over' … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Rick Scott, Video, Governor Rick Scott, Florida Lawsuit, Florida Suing Federal Government, Florida Voter Purge, Florida Voter Purge Lawsuit, Non-Citizen Voters, Rick Scott Florida …
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Crooks and Liars, The Hill and CNN
New York Post:
Anti-gay Muslim cries bias — The NYPD wouldn't hire him — because he is anti-gay, a Police Academy reject complains in a startling new discrimination lawsuit. — The would-be cop from Brooklyn — identified only as “Farhan Doe” — is a Muslim-American who believes homosexuality is a sin …
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Runnin' Scared, Jihad Watch, Back2Stonewall and New York Magazine
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Current's Joy Behar Wants Conservatives ‘If They Have The Balls To Come On The Show’ — Hot on the heels of Current TV's announcement that The View co-host and veteran standup comic Joy Behar would begin hosting an hourlong show for the network, the feisty Emmy® award winning talk show host sat down …
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NewsBusters.org blogs
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Our Mr. Brooks Leads Us Home — Moral Hazard, the Irish setter owned by New York Times columnist David Brooks for the purposes of the occasional photo-op, waited patiently by the pantry door of the Young Fogies Club, licking his balls in deep contemplation.