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12:10 PM ET, June 16, 2012

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John Yoo / National Review:
Executive Overreach  —  President Obama's claim that he can refuse to deport 800,000 aliens here in the country illegally illustrates the unprecedented stretching of the Constitution and the rule of law.  He is laying claim to presidential power that goes even beyond that claimed by the Bush administration, in which I served.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
On eve of health ruling, Ruth Bader Ginsburg predicts ‘sharp disagreement’  —  With a wry smile, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg laid waste Friday to all those rumors about the fate of the Affordable Care Act in the Supreme Court.  —  “Those who know don't talk.
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Bill Mears / CNN:
Justice Ginsburg suggests ‘sharp disagreement’ over hot-button cases  —  Washington (CNN) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is predicting “sharp disagreement” as the Supreme Court prepares by month's end to release some of its most-talked-about rulings, including the constitutionality of the health care law championed by President Obama.
Jonathan Allenand Manu Raju / Politico:   Democrats in the dark on post-SCOTUS planning
The Daily Caller:
Statements from The Daily Caller regarding exchange in White House Rose Garden  —  Neil Munro, White House Correspondent: “I always go to the White House prepared with questions for our president.  I timed the question believing the president was closing his remarks, because naturally …
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Obama ignores questions about controversial de facto amnesty decision
Discussion: Hit & Run
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Utah's GOP attorney general: Obama immigration move totally within his power  —  A number of Republican officials and conservatives have responded to Obama's immigration announcement by attacking it on process grounds, arguing that the decision to circumvent Congress was an abuse of power …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
GOP Sen. Rubio says deportation leniency is ‘welcome news’
Discussion: Politico, Indecision Forever and WND
Matt Negrin / ABCNEWS:
Obama Defends Immigrant Deportation Rules Criticized as Political
Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Pervy Perp Again Busted For Sex With Teddy Bear  —  Cincinnati man, 28, collared for indecent act with stuffed animal  —  For the fourth time in the past two years, a Cincinnati man has been arrested for masturbating in public with the aid of a teddy bear, records show.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and The Jawa Report
Jennifer Marshall / The Heritage Foundation:
Why the Liberal Intolerance for New Family Structures Study?  —  The author of a new study showing some negative outcomes for young adults whose parents had same-sex relationships is under attack because his findings conflict with what, in some corners, has become conventional wisdom.
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Wis. Gov. Walker hits Obama over economy in GOP weekly address  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker hit President Obama on private sector growth, saying that the administration defined economic success by “how many people are dependent on government.”  —  Walker, fresh off his victory …
Discussion: Politico
Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Geraldo Rivera: Romney's A Racist  —  GERALDO'S MITT SNIT  —  Rivera: It's OK To Overlook Obama's Failures  —  With a breathtakingly-obnoxious presentation, floundering libtalker Geraldo Rivera has found a way to chase off any remaining listeners.  If he could bottle this on-air audience repellent …
Discussion: Mediaite
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Anna makes SJP chic for O  —  Vogue editor and aspiring diplomat Anna Wintour added the role of interior decorator-in-chief to her titles this week by overseeing a decor overhaul at Sarah Jessica Parker's luxe home before President Obama's visit.  —  Wintour — who's reportedly in the running …
Associated Press:
Catholic hospitals say Obama compromise on birth control for women employees is unworkable  —  WASHINGTON — Sharpening an election-year confrontation over religious freedom and government health insurance rules, the nation's Catholic hospitals on Friday rejected President Barack Obama's compromise …
Elizabeth Wurtzel / The Atlantic Online:
1% Wives Are Helping Kill Feminism and Make the War on Women Possible  —  Being a mother isn't a real job — and the men who run the world know it.  —  NEW YORK — When my mind gets stuck on everything that is wrong with feminism, it brings out the 19th century poet in me: Let me count the ways.
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Indie Voters Could Sink Obama  —  They backed him last time, but now say they see the president as a weak leader.  Five months from Election Day, can the White House hear the harsh message pollsters are sending?  —  How tough an uphill climb does President Obama face with independent voters?
Washington Examiner:
Obama's amnesia about his first year as president  —  What is it with Barack Obama and 27 months?  Listen to the president and his aides talk, and you'll soon hear claims that the administration has accomplished great things in the last 27 months.  —  “The private sector creat[ed] …
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh and Power Line
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Daniel Larison / The Week:
Rand Paul's baffling support for Mitt Romney's cowboy foreign policy
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Nevada Miscellany  —Despite the national profile he's taken …
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CNN:
Masked men attempt break-in at home of Penn. rep
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Associated Press:
Mont. authorities say hitchhiker shot himself
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
We Don't Need No Education  —  Hope springs eternal.
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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