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12:40 PM ET, June 17, 2012

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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Romney dodges immigration questions  —  Mitt Romney refuses to say whether he'd repeal the Obama administration's decision to stop deporting certain undocumented immigrants.  —  In an interview with Bob Schieffer aired Sunday on CBS's “Face the Nation,” the presumptive Republican presidential …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
Romney: Immigration needs long-term fix, not stop-gap  —  (CBS News) President Obama's new policy allowing qualified children of illegal immigrants to remain in the United States is a short-term solution to a long-term problem, and was driven in “large part” by politics …
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Top GOP Pundit Bill Kristol Praises Obama Immigration Order As ‘The Right Thing To Do’  —  On Fox News Sunday this morning, host Chris Wallace asked Bill Kristol, a leading GOP pundit and apologist for the Iraq War, how he felt about President Obama's recent announcement that the Department …
Ben Geman / Ballot Box:
Immigration ruling ‘fully within’ Obama powers, says adviser Plouffe  —  Senior White House adviser David Plouffe insisted Sunday that President Obama's decision to defer deportation of certain illegal immigrants who came to the country as children was “fully within” the president's authority and not made with the 2012 election in mind.
Discussion: The Hill, CNN and The Hill
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Plouffe denies administration leaked information
Discussion: CNN
David Plouffe / CNN:
Immigration change not political, Plouffe asserts
Discussion: Politico
TMZ.com:
Rodney King Dead at 47  —  See More: RODNEY KING , R.I.P. RODNEY KING  —  R.I.P.  —  6/17/2012 7:43 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  RODNEY KING  —  DEAD AT 47  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  UPDATE 9:27 AM PT — According to our sources, King's fiancée is telling friends King had been drinking …
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CNN:
Rodney King dead at 47  —  Los Angeles (CNN) — Rodney King, whose beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 was caught on camera and sparked riots after the acquittal of the four officers involved, was found dead in his swimming pool Sunday, authorities and his fiancee confirmed.  He was 47.
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Explain to me again why they are called “reporters”?  —  When Neil Munro shouted out a question to Obama yesterday as Obama was reading a statement in the Rose Garden about his unilateral thumbing of Congress and the American people in the eye, a firestorm of condemnation erupted among media-types on both the left and right.
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Nathaniel Popper / New York Times:
C.E.O. Pay Is Rising Despite the Din  —  YOU call this a revolution?  —  Probably the most-heard complaint about big business these days, one seemingly tailored for the 99 percent, is how much money corporate C.E.O.'s routinely pull down.  Many ordinary Americans probably cheered when stockholders …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:   Average CEO Pay At Largest Companies Grew Twice As Fast As Worker Wages In 2011, Rising To $14.5 Million
Washington Examiner:
‘Angry’ money gives funding edge to GOP and Romney  —  Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event at the Cornwall Iron Furnace on June 16, 2012 in Cornwall, Pennsylvania.  Mr. Romney continues hs campaign swing through battle ground states …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Broken Trust Takes Time to Mend  —  PRESIDENT OBAMA caused a stir recently when he said that “the private sector is doing fine” and pinned many of the nation's economic troubles on a decline in public-sector employment.  He cited some interesting numbers, but he didn't draw the right lesson …
Discussion: EconLog and xpostfactoid
Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
DNA Gives New Insights Into Michelle Obama's Roots  —  REX, Ga. — Joan Tribble held tightly to her cane as she ventured into the overgrown cemetery where her people were buried.  There lay the pioneers who once populated north Georgia's rugged frontier, where striving white men planted corn and cotton …
Discussion: Althouse and Politico
Mike Allen / Politico:
Playbook: Prankster Mitt leaves note  —  How ya doin', Knucklesnorts?" http://mi.tt/LS1tAU  —  ROMNEY TO SCHIEFFER: “Europe is capable of dealing with their banking crisis if they choose to do so” ... PLOUFFE TO STEPHANOPOULOS: “This is within the power of the Europeans to act”
Atrios / Eschaton:
Tom Friedman, The Musical!  —  I guess “Tommy” has already been used.  Inspired somewhat by this, my long friendship with the man, and some suggests from the Twitter, here's what we have so far:  —  It's the tale of a wealthy white American who travels the world, blissfully unaware …
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Team Kimberlin's Busted Hustle Now Beginning to Unravel Rapidly  —  UPDATE: Perhaps Not a Coincidence … FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION  —  Until a month ago, Brett Kimberlin and his associates had recorded what must have seemed, from their perspective, to be an uninterrupted series …
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Tim Mak / Politico:
Bloggers honor Breitbart in Las Vegas
Discussion: americanthinker.com
Rick Santorum / CNN:
Santorum: On immigration, Obama ‘has not faithfully executed’ the law  —  (CNN) - Rick Santorum used a phrase from the presidential oath of office when asserting on CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday that President Barack Obama crossed the line in an immigration directive he issued on Friday.
Discussion: Politico
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Santorum: Romney ‘solid’ on social conservative issues
Discussion: The Reaction, CNN and LifeNews.com
 
 
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John_Frank / Raleigh News & Observer:
Beau Biden takes shot at Mitt Romney, hits Gov. Bev Perdue
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Sam Dolnick / New York Times:
As Escapees Stream Out, a Penal Business Thrives
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Alberto Gonzales: Obama May Have Violated His Oath …
Lean Forward / msnbc.com:
The smartest guy in the room
Discussion: Daily Kos and Hullabaloo
Haaretz:
Officials: Hamas ordered Grad attack on Israel at request of Muslim Brotherhood
Keith Laing / The Hill:
Highway bill running out of gas, as House, Senate negotiations stall
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
44 Senators urge Obama to cut off Iran negotiations unless progress made
 Earlier Items: 
Paul West / Los Angeles Times:
Romney: Obama fears Israeli attack on Iran more than Iran nukes
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Israel Matzav
Frances Martel / Mediaite:
Huckabee Defends Obama's Immigration Policy: 'It's An Admirable Thing'
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Romney Horse Wins Spot on Olympic Dressage Team
George F. Will / Washington Post:
George Will: Unleash the high court
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Hullabaloo
 

 
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Bloomberg:
The DOJ's proposal would require Google to divest from AI partnerships, like with Anthropic, and ban Google from offering exclusive deals to content providers

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Evan Drellich / New York Times:
The MLB is planning national packages for streaming companies to bid on in 2028, when its national TV deals with ESPN, Fox, and Turner expire

 
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