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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.
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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Romney dodges immigration questions
Romney dodges immigration questions
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Top GOP Pundit Bill Kristol Praises Obama Immigration Order As ‘The Right Thing To Do’
Top GOP Pundit Bill Kristol Praises Obama Immigration Order As ‘The Right Thing To Do’
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Ben Geman / Ballot Box:
Immigration ruling ‘fully within’ Obama powers, says adviser Plouffe
Immigration ruling ‘fully within’ Obama powers, says adviser Plouffe
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Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
Romney: Immigration needs long-term fix, not stop-gap
Romney: Immigration needs long-term fix, not stop-gap
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Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
GREECE: Conservatives Win The Vote, But There's Still No Government — If you thought for a moment that the Greek election would end in a clean outcome tonight, the joke was on you. — In the first wave of exit polls that came out at 12:00 PM ET, the pro-bailout, conservative …
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Rachel Donadio / New York Times:
Greek Election Favors Pro-Bailout Party
Greek Election Favors Pro-Bailout Party
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James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
Greek election results: What they mean for Greece, the euro, the EU — and beyond
Greek election results: What they mean for Greece, the euro, the EU — and beyond
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Business Insider and Telegraph
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.
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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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Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
Obama Plays Golf for the 100th Time of his Presidency — President Obama rolled out of his Kenwood, Chicago home Sunday morning and headed to out to play his 100th round of golf since becoming president. — Obama played at the Beverly Country Club with two old pals, Eric Whitaker and Marty Nesbitt …
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Bonnie Kavoussi / Reuters:
Roberto Unger, Obama's Former Harvard Law School Professor, Says The President ‘Must Be Defeated’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Barack Obama , Elections 2012, Video, Obama Roberto Unger, Obama Unger, Obama Unger HLS, Obama Unger Harvard Law School, President Obama Roberto Unger …
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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.
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Cristina Corbin / Fox News:
Conservative bloggers taking precautions over ‘SWAT-ing’ attacks — LAS VEGAS - Conservative bloggers are on heightened alert following a string of so-called “SWAT-ing” incidents and are taking precautionary measures to ensure they don't fall victim to the potentially dangerous prank …
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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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David Catanese / Politico:
Josh Mandel kept afloat by outside cash — “I would assume they'll do half a million to a million a week for the next 20 weeks and 6 days,” he predicted of his outside opponents. “They are in this race in a big way because I'm not going to be bought. It really does give a new meaning to the phrase, ‘Buy American.’”
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Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite:
Fmr. Bush Atty General: Obama May Have Violated Oath Of Office With New Immigration Policy — Following President Obama's new immigration policy announcement, former George W. Bush administration Attorney General Alberto Gonzales voiced some concern about the means through which the president accomplished his goal.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Alberto Gonzales: Obama May Have Violated His Oath …
TPM2012 — Alberto Gonzales: Obama May Have Violated His Oath …
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Gwen Florio / Helena Independent Record:
GOP convention features ‘Obama library’ outhouse with painted-on bullet holes — MISSOULA — Political conventions often feature unique offerings. But the gun/shovel/duct tape raffle and the bullet-"pocked" outhouse at the Montana GOP convention might have pushed the envelope.
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BuzzFeed:
The Real Story Of Barack Obama — A new biography finally challenges Obama's famous memoir. And the truth might not be quite as interesting as the president, and his enemies, have imagined. — David Maraniss's new biography of Barack Obama is the first sustained challenge to Obama's control …
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CNN:
Romney sees bright side of rain-soaked campaign event — Brunswick, Ohio (CNN) - Everyone was drenched by the time Mitt Romney arrived at his Father's Day pancake breakfast in Ohio, but the GOP candidate turned the lousy weather into a metaphor for the 2012 presidential race.
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Romney: President Has the Power to Act Unilaterally Against Iran — The notion of Constitutional Separation of Powers has gotten muddied over the last ten years or so, thanks in great part to the Republicans and the wars of choice in Iraq and Afghanistan, costing trillions in American blood and treasure.
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