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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Romney: No need to detail how I'll pay for massive tax cuts.  Just trust me.  —  There's a great deal to chew on in Mitt Romney's interview with Bob Schieffer, which just aired on CBS.  —  Romney repeatedly refused to say whether he'd repeal Obama's order to halt deportations of DREAM-eligible youth.
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Romney mum on whether he'd overturn Obama immigration move  —  I'm a bit late to this, but via Kasie Hunt, a sharp write-up of the morning show appearances by Mitt Romney and David Plouffe, leading with the Republican hopeful's handling of questions about President Obama's executive power immigration move …
Daily Mail:
Obama's Harvard law professor says ‘President MUST be defeated in 2012’ …
Discussion: Mediaite
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Top GOP Pundit Bill Kristol Praises Obama Immigration Order As ‘The Right Thing To Do’
Eugene Scott / Arizona Republic:
MCSO arrests girl, 6, suspected of illegal immigration  —  Maricopa County Sheriff Office deputies arrested a 6-year-old suspected illegal immigrant Friday, the day President Barack Obama softened the country's deportation policy toward young illegal immigrants.
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Arrests 6-Year-Old Undocumented Immigrant  —  Joe Arpaio, the controversial Arizona Sheriff from Maricaopa County, arrested a 6-year-old undocumented immigrant on Friday.  The move came the same day President Obama announced a new policy halting deportations for young undocumented immigrants.
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler:
Six-Year-Old Illegal Alien Gets Arrested. Whose Fault Is It?
Discussion: alicublog
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Greece as Victim  —  Ever since Greece hit the skids, we've heard a lot about what's wrong with everything Greek.  Some of the accusations are true, some are false — but all of them are beside the point.  Yes, there are big failings in Greece's economy, its politics and no doubt its society.
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James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
Greek election results: What they mean for Greece, the euro, the EU — and beyond
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Opinion: Defeat of healthcare law would erode voters' trust in Supreme Court  —  Every political strategist working the fall elections sees a game changer coming by the end of the month.  —  That's when the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of President Obama's signature legislative accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act.
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Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Whitehouse: ‘Very Little’ Hope For Bipartisan Push To Roll Back Citizens United  —  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has warned that if Republicans don't join Democrats in reining in the Citizens United decision, Americans should brace for a new wave of corruption in politics.
Discussion: Campaign 2012 and CANNONFIRE
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama plays 100th round of golf as president  —  CHICAGO — President Obama is spending Father's Day in his hometown playing the 100th round of golf of his presidency.  —  After a late night at the wedding of senior adviser Valerie Jarrett's daughter Laura, the president was out of the house …
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Washington Post:
Egypt's military issues decree giving vast powers to armed forces, but few to president  —  CAIRO — Egypt's military leaders issued a constitutional decree Sunday that gave the armed forces sweeping powers and degraded the presidency to a subservient role, as the Muslim Brotherhood declared …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Egypt's Military Cements Its Powers as Voting Ends
Discussion: BBC, Rubin Reports, msnbc.com and Newsy
WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Angus King Heavy Favorite To Replace Sen. Snowe  —  A new WBUR poll shows former Maine Gov. Angus King as the heavy favorite to replace retiring Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe.  Current poll numbers have King, who is running as an independent, with 50 percent of likely voters …
Pema Levy / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Montana GOP Convention Features ‘Obama Library’ Riddled With Fake Bullet Holes  —  Outside the Montana state Republican Party convention this weekend was an outhouse labeled the “Obama Presidential Library” and covered in painted-on bullet holes.
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Gwen Florio / Helena Independent Record:
GOP convention features ‘Obama library’ outhouse with painted-on bullet holes
Discussion: Addicting Info, Jezebel and TBogg
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
The Hill Poll: Voters fear US could slip into a double-dip recession  —  A massive majority of likely voters fear America could be slipping into a second economic downturn just four years after the Great Recession, according to a new poll for The Hill.  —  But people remain split …
Angie Nassar / Lebanon news:
Salafist group warns tomatoes are “Christian”  —  This makes perfect sense... because it makes no sense.  —  A Salafist group called the Popular Egyptian Islamic Association has come under fire after sending out a warning on Facebook urging its followers not to eat tomatoes because the vegetable (or fruit) is a Christian food.
 
 
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