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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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Scared Monkeys, Weasel Zippers and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Greg Holyk / ABCNEWS:
A Chilly Reception from Independents on Obama's Plans for the Economy — Swing-voting independents see Barack Obama's plans for the economy negatively rather than positively by 54-38 percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, marking the president's challenges as he seeks re-election in still-troubled economic times.
Politico:
Wall Street's vote: Romney by a landslide — For three years, Wall Street's been telling the world how much it can't stand President Barack Obama. — Now, thanks to campaign finance filings, it's possible to put a price tag on just how much: Mitt Romney's presidential campaign …
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
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
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
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
Zimmerman's wife arrested, accused of perjury
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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
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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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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Hot Air, 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
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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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Democrats hold on to Arizona congressional seat
Democrats hold on to Arizona congressional seat
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Bangor Daily News and Red Alert Politics
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Joy Behar Wants to See Romney's House Burn Down: 'Who's He Going to Call, the Mormon Fire Patrol?' — CRITICAL UPDATE AT END OF POST. — Joy Behar, Al Gore's new employee at Current TV, said Tuesday in response to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's comments on the need for more police …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Current's Joy Behar Wants Conservatives ‘If They Have The Balls To Come On The Show’
Current's Joy Behar Wants Conservatives ‘If They Have The Balls To Come On The Show’
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Moe Lane
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
online.wsj.com:
U.S. Probes Cable for Limits on Net Video — WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is conducting a wide-ranging antitrust investigation into whether cable companies are acting improperly to quash nascent competition from online video, according to people familiar with the matter.
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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.
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.
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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ABCNEWS and The Caucus
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Newt Gingrich: Elections rigged for the rich — Newt Gingrich said Tuesday that elections are “rigged, frankly, in favor of the wealthy.” — “It is very difficult in America today,” he told MSNBC's Al Sharpton. “If you look at New York where Mayor Bloomberg spent an extraordinary amount …
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