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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
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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Shot in the Dark, Weasel Zippers, Scared Monkeys, UrbanGrounds, Instapundit, Washington Examiner, Ricochet Conversations Feed, Washington Wire, Public Policy Polling, The Lonely Conservative, Race 4 2012, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Sister Toldjah, americanthinker.com, Washington Monthly, Firedoglake, Politico, Rasmussen Reports, National Review, Ballot Box and Guardian
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John Whitesides / Reuters:
Obama's ratings sink on economic doubts — (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's approval ratings have dipped to their lowest level since January on deep economic worries, wiping out most of his lead in the White House race over Republican rival Mitt Romney, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.
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Ballot Box and NO QUARTER
Caitlin McDevitt / Politico:
Spike Lee: Obama win not a sure thing
Spike Lee: Obama win not a sure thing
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Weasel Zippers, Mediaite and GQ
Tim Mak / Politico:
World poll: Chill on Obama policies — Global opinion of President Barack Obama has declined dramatically since 2009, according to a new survey of the president and his policies in 21 countries. — Approval of Obama's international policies has dropped from 78 percent to 63 percent in Europe …
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Pirate's Cove
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Pew Global Attitudes Project:
Global Opinion of Obama Slips, International Policies Faulted — OVERVIEW — Global approval of President Barack Obama's policies has declined significantly since he first took office, while overall confidence in him and attitudes toward the U.S. have slipped modestly as a consequence.
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msnbc.com
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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Scared Monkeys, Weasel Zippers and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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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, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Weasel Zippers and New York Times
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 and Washington Monthly
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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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 and Michelle Malkin
Joel Gehrke / Campaign 2012:
Obama: GOP stuck me with a steak dinner tab — President Obama subtly attacked Mitt Romney for being wealthy, suggesting that he hasn't “spent time in the real world” and so has not received the necessary preparation to occupy the White House. — “Those of us who have spent …
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Hot Air, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Weasel Zippers, Conservatives4Palin and Pirate's Cove
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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
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, The Trenches, Patterico's Pontifications 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
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Gadhafi is hero to NY House candidate — BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Charles Barron calls Robert Mugabe and Moammar Gadhafi his “heroes.” He compared Israel's government to the Nazis, says he won't salute the American flag, and once offered that he wanted to “slap” the nearest white person.
James Wilson / Financial Times:
Bundesbank warns on EU banking union — Germany's Bundesbank has warned of possible risks from banking union in the EU, saying it would be tantamount to a back-door pooling of sovereign debt, unless accompanied by fiscal union that allowed control over national budgets.
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Ezra Klein, Mish's Global Economic … and FT Alphaville
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
Martin Wolf / Financial Times:
A new form of European union — Here is the biggest question about the eurozone: can we envisage a set of reforms that are not only politically feasible and economically workable, but would let it prosper, as it is. If so, what might they be? — We already know that, as designed, the eurozone did not meet this test.
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Paul Krugman and New York Times
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