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3:05 AM ET, June 13, 2012

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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 …
Discussion: 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.”
Discussion: GQ, Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
Politico:
Obama: Debt, deficits were ‘baked into the cake’
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama's Jewish Support Drops 22 Points in New York
Washington Examiner:
Now union members are deserting Obama
Discussion: UrbanGrounds and Rasmussen Reports
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 the PayPal account George Zimmerman set up on his website?
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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 …
Discussion: This Just In and Wonkette
Jeff Weiner / Orlando Sentinel:
Zimmerman ‘does not properly respect the law,’ judge says in order revoking bond
Discussion: Daily Kos
msnbc.com:
Shellie Zimmerman, wife of Trayvon Martin killer, arrested on perjury charge
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and JustOneMinute
Casey Glynn / CBS News:
Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, arrested for perjury
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:   BREAKING: George Zimmerman's wife arrested on perjury charge
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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BuzzFeed:
Clintonites Hit The Panic Button For Obama
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Obama campaign's rough patch concerns some Democrats
Discussion: Power Line and ABCNEWS
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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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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Kyle Munzenrieder / Riptide 2.0:
New Photos of Ronald Poppo, Face-Eating Victim, Released Post-Surgery
Discussion: Runnin' Scared
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 …
Discussion: CNN and CNSNews
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Dems block McCain resolution on special counsel for leaks
Discussion: CBS News, Michelle Malkin and CNN
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Cornyn: Holder should resign in wake of Fast and Furious probe
Discussion: Doug Ross and Nice Deb
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and driftglass
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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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New York Times:
By RICK GLADSTONE, J. DAVID GOODMAN and MARK LANDLER
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.
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars, CNN and The Hill
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 …
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 …
Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Is Mitt Romney Afraid Of Gary Johnson?  —  Mitt Romney is afraid of being embarrassed in his home state by a socially liberal candidate who has admitted to smoking pot in his past — no, not President Obama: It's Libertarian Gary Johnson.  That's the basis of a lawsuit expected …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, CNN and Hit & Run
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
Discussion: Campaign 2012 and Weasel Zippers
Brian Tashman / rightwingwatch.org:
Gohmert Misleads on ENDA, Criticizes Faith Groups that Affirm Gays and Lesbians ‘Despite the Plumbing that God Created’  —  As Kyle pointed out, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) while speaking on Today's Issues suggested that he doesn't believe reports that Commerce Secretary John Bryson suffered a seizure before crashing his car.
Alex Pareene / Salon:
Bob Kerrey, yet another Great Moderate Hope  —  Matt Bai and the dream of a Senate once again ruled by wise old men  —  Bob Kerrey, ex-senator and longtime New Yorker, has decided to go off and try to get back that Senate seat from Nebraska that he gave up a few years back …
Discussion: Hotline On Call and New York Times
 
 
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New York Times:
For Obama and Romney, Nonstop Fund-Raising
Discussion: The Caucus
Eliza Newlin Carney / Roll Call:
FEC Approves Use of Text Messaging to Donate to Campaigns
Daniel Gross / The Huffington Post:
Five More Reasons to Reject the NRA's Dark Vision
Nick Valencia / CNN:
Georgia official: KKK won't be allowed to ‘adopt’ highway
Discussion: Wizbang
Deborah Charles / Reuters:
Michelle Obama to Ann Romney: have fun campaigning
Jaquetta White / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Times-Picayune lays off nearly one-third of its staff
Salvador Rizzo / New Jersey Online:
Johnson & Johnson becomes first N.J. company to part ways with ALEC
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Raw Story
Eric Henderson / CBS Minnesota:
Man Not Allowed To Distribute Bibles At Pride Fest
 Earlier Items: 
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Sherrod Brown: Government does create jobs, and we Democrats need to say so
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Ballot Box
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Times Have Changed, It's Okay to Lie
Politico:
Obama: GOP campaign fits in a single tweet
Joe Scarborough / Politico:
Why I voted for Ron Paul
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
White House softball team smoked by pot lobby's bats
Discussion: Wonkette
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

 
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