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Hunter Walker / Politicker:
President Obama's Speech Gets A Thumbs Down From Political Press Corps — President Obama on stage in Ohio. (Photo: Getty) — Prior to President Barack Obama's marathon 54 minute speech in Ohio today, the Obama campaign sent our several statements promising the speech would be a major address framing the campaign going forward.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Skip the falsehoods, Mr. President, and give us a plan — I had high hopes for President Obama's speech on the economy. But instead of going to Ohio on Thursday with a compelling plan for the future, the president gave Americans a falsehood wrapped in a fallacy.
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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
MSNBC Panel's Verdict On Obama Campaign Speech: It Stinks — President Barack Obama delivered a campaign speech on Thursday that was billed as an effort to refocus on the economy and to frame the debate against Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney moving forward.
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New York Post:
Running on empty — Man, is Barack Obama running dry. — The president gave a speech about the economy yesterday to put his stumbling campaign on a strong new footing — and cribbed most of it from speeches he delivered last year. — OK, presidents repeat themselves; it's no crime.
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Washington Post:
Full transcript of Obama's speech on the economy in Cleveland, Ohio — Full transcript of President Obama's June 14 speech on the economy at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio: — OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you very much. Thank you so much.
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Obama Campaign Checks IDs At The Door — Not at the polls. — (Getty Images / JEWEL SAMAD) — CLEVELAND — President Barack Obama's presidential campaign checked the identification of the supporters attending Obama's “framing” event at Cuyahoga Community College today.
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BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign Bus Taunts Obama Supporters Honks its horn as hundreds of Obama supporters wait to enter event in Ohio.
Romney Campaign Bus Taunts Obama Supporters Honks its horn as hundreds of Obama supporters wait to enter event in Ohio.
ZIP / Weasel Zippers:
Ohio: Romney Campaign Bus Drives Circles Around Obama Speech Site Honking Its Horn...
Ohio: Romney Campaign Bus Drives Circles Around Obama Speech Site Honking Its Horn...
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Anger Management — Today is the day of the dueling mega-speeches …
Anger Management — Today is the day of the dueling mega-speeches …
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Mark Knoller / Twitchy:
Obama bemoans ‘people hurting out there’ at Sarah Jessica Parker's $40,000-per-person fundraiser … CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller reported from the glitzy $40,000 a person Obama fundraiser at the home of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. Yes, you read that right, $40,000 each.
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Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Obama to Celebrities: 'You're the Ultimate Arbiter of Which Direction This Country Goes' — NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama soaked in the support — and the campaign cash — of Manhattan's elite entertainers Thursday as his re-election team sought to fill its fundraising coffers.
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Chad Livengood / detroitnews.com:
Lawmaker barred from speaking over ‘vagina’ comment — Lansing - House Republicans prohibited state Rep. Lisa Brown from speaking on the floor Thursday after she ended a speech Wednesday against a bill restricting abortions by referencing her female anatomy.
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Amanda Peterson Beadle / ThinkProgress:
As Punishment For Opposing Anti-Abortion Bill, Male Michigan House Leader Bans Two Female Reps From Speaking — A male Republican House leader in Michigan silenced two female Democratic state legislators on Thursday after the pair tried to advance a measure that would have reduced access to vasectomies.
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New York Post:
Holder's last days? — After more than a year of half-truths, stonewalling, obfuscating and outright lying to Congress about the “gunwalking” scandal known as Fast and Furious, Attorney General Eric Holder now finds himself trapped in a box canyon, out of ammo and surrounded by hostiles.
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John Bresnahanand Jake Sherman / Politico:
Eric Holder offers Darrell Issa ‘extraordinary’ deal
Eric Holder offers Darrell Issa ‘extraordinary’ deal
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Mary Bruce / ABCNEWS:
White House Forgets to Pay Father's Day Lunch Tab — Amid the bustle of President Obama's surprise stop for barbecue Wednesday the White House apparently overlooked one key detail: the bill. — Celebrating Father's Day early, the president had lunch with two service members and two local barbers at Kenny's BBQ on Capitol Hill.
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Scott Shackford / Hit & Run:
White House Quietly Removes Obama Boasts from Other Presidential Bios (CORRECTED: No they didn't)
White House Quietly Removes Obama Boasts from Other Presidential Bios (CORRECTED: No they didn't)
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Mj Lee / Politico:
Gay judge appointed in Virginia — An openly gay prosecutor has been appointed in Virginia to take the bench as a district judge, despite the state General Assembly's rejection of his nomination last month. — Tracy Thorne-Begland, whose appointment by Richmond Circuit Court judges will begin July 1 …
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Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge:
Mike Krieger Says To Remember The Words Of Joseph Stalin — Submitted by Mike Krieger of Libertyblitzkrieg — Remember The Words Of Joseph Stalin … - All Quotes by Joseph Stalin — Know Your Enemy — I recall wanting to read Mein Kampf as a young kid, although to this day I have only read excerpts.
Ronald Bailey / Hit & Run:
Union of Concerned Scientists Admits It Was Wrong — Last week, my column, Union of Concerned Scientists Cooks the Books, Media Swallow It, dissected the artful way in which UCS analysts had used corporate giving data to imply that General Electric executives were climate change hypocrites …
John Sexton / BREITBART.COM:
KEYSTONE FALLOUT: AS PROMISED, CANADA BUILDING PIPELINES TO SELL OIL TO CHINA — In April, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper revealed disheartening consequences for America's energy policy at a think-tank event in Washington. Asked about President Obama's decision to put off a decision …
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Elizabeth Flock / US News:
RNC Latino Site Features Stock Photo of Asian Children — Mitt Romney has been increasingly keen to court the Latino vote, which is believed to heavily favor President Obama over the former Massachusetts governor for president. In the latest Latino Decisions poll, Obama held a 43-point lead over Romney.
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush at the circus — Jeb Bush's recent field trip to Washington was not pleasant, but it was clarifying — a civics lesson in democracy's darker side. — On June 1, Bush testified before the House Budget Committee on the topic of entitlement reform.
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NOM Blog:
General Mills Declares War on Marriage with Its Own Customers — Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) — “This will go down as one of the dumbest corporate PR stunts of all time.” —Brian Brown, NOM president— Washington, D.C.—The National Organization …
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Good As You
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
‘Olmert bombed Syria despite US diplomacy’ — In exclusive with ‘Post’, former US foreign policy advisor Elliott Abrams defends Netanyahu over critical State Comptroller report. — Former prime minister Ehud Olmert decided in September 2007 to bomb the al-Kabir nuclear facility in Syria …
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