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Gerry Mullany / New York Times:
Bachmann Won't Seek Re-election Next Year — Representative Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota Republican who made an ill-fated run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, announced Wednesday that she would not seek a fifth term in Congress next year.
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
James Carville on Michele Bachmann: ‘Sad day’ — Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville predicted on Wednesday that Republicans throughout the country would be “relieved” Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has decided to retire. — “Sad day,” Carville quipped on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” …
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Bachmann's fall — Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) — the tea-party firebrand facing investigations and a daunting reelection race — abruptly announced on Wednesday morning that she will not seek reelection to a fifth term. — Her move marked a spectacular fall for a congresswoman …
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Bachmann retirement boosts GOP hopes of keeping her seat
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
The 8 Most Outlandish Moments Of Michele Bachmann's Time In Congress
The 8 Most Outlandish Moments Of Michele Bachmann's Time In Congress
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Ian Johnston / NBC Politics:
Michele Bachmann: I'm quitting my House seat in 2014
Michele Bachmann: I'm quitting my House seat in 2014
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Alison Harding / CNN:
Rep. Bachmann looks forward to ‘limitless’ future, but not in the House
Rep. Bachmann looks forward to ‘limitless’ future, but not in the House
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Michele Bachmann: A Fact Checker's dream
Michele Bachmann: A Fact Checker's dream
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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Tea Party fave Bachmann won't run for Congress again
Tea Party fave Bachmann won't run for Congress again
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Associated Press:
Minn. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she won't run for re-election in 2014
Minn. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she won't run for re-election in 2014
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Reid Wilson / NationalJournal.com:
Bachmann's Departure Relieves GOP Headache
Bachmann's Departure Relieves GOP Headache
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Open Channel:
IRS higher-ups requested info on conservative groups, letters show — Additional scrutiny of conservative organizations' activities by the IRS did not solely originate in the agency's Cincinnati office, with requests for information coming from other offices and often bearing the signatures …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
President of Scandinavia — WASHINGTON — Like many others in our business, Jonathan Alter says he is “on fire” about the Justice Department's snooping on reporters and attempting to criminalize investigative journalism, including labeling the respected Fox News Washington correspondent James Rosen a …
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RT:
Larry King joins RT with brand new politics show — Award-winning interviewer Larry King will host a mold-breaking political talk show on RT from next month, speaking to both leading establishment figures, and those who are not afraid to go against the grain.
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Jonathan Turley / USA Today:
Fire Eric Holder: Column — Top lawyer doesn't have credibility to investigate anyone, let alone himself. — Recently, Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about the administration's sweeping surveillance of journalists with the Associated Press.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
House Judiciary panel launches official probe into whether Holder lied
House Judiciary panel launches official probe into whether Holder lied
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Sources: Lincoln Chafee to switch parties — Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has notified senior Democratic Party officials that he intends to switch his party registration and join the Democratic Party, multiple sources familiar with Chafee's decision told POLITICO.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Newsweek confirms it is eyeing sale — Newsweek CEO Baba Shetty and editor-in-chief Tina Brown have sent a memo to staff confirming earlier reports that parent-company IAC is exploring a sale of the now online-only magazine. — In the memo, Shetty and Brown attributed the exploration …
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
IAC Seeking Buyers for Newsweek (EXCLUSIVE)
IAC Seeking Buyers for Newsweek (EXCLUSIVE)
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Cantor says Obama ‘disconnected,’ has ‘lost focus’ in office — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on Tuesday said that President Obama had become “disconnected” and “lost focus,” citing a trio of controversies which threaten to derail his second-term agenda.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
McConnell campaign ad ties Obama to IRS scandal, Richard Nixon
McConnell campaign ad ties Obama to IRS scandal, Richard Nixon
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Jeff Zeleny / ABCNEWS:
McConnell Campaign Ad Uses IRS Scandal Against Obama
McConnell Campaign Ad Uses IRS Scandal Against Obama
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Rukmini Callimachi / bigstory.ap.org:
AP EXCLUSIVE: RISE OF AL-QAIDA SAHARA TERRORIST — You are here — Home » Osama bin Laden » AP Exclusive: Rise of al-Qaida Sahara terrorist — DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — After years of trying to discipline him, the leaders of al-Qaida's North African branch sent one final letter to their most difficult employee.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Study: PolitiFact says Republicans lie more — The fact-checking organization PolitiFact has found Republicans to be less trustworthy than Democrats, according to a new study. — Fifty-two percent of Republican claims reviewed by the Tampa Bay Times fact-checking operation were rated …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / Salon:
Study: Republicans are “the less credible party”
Study: Republicans are “the less credible party”
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio: The ‘Only Answer’ To IRS Scandal Is To Repeal Obamacare (VIDEO) — Calling the Internal Revenue Service's role in the implementation of the new federal health care law “chilling,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) argued in a video posted online Wednesday that the only appropriate response …
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor hitting back with own ads — Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), who's facing an onslaught of ads from New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's gun-control group, has started buying TV air time of his own, three media-tracking sources told POLITICO.
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Vulnerable Democrats' 2014 Obama problem
Vulnerable Democrats' 2014 Obama problem
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Pew Social & Demographic Trends:
Breadwinner Moms — Mothers Are the Sole or Primary Provider in Four-in-Ten Households with Children; Public Conflicted about the Growing Trend — CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW — A record 40% of all households with children under the age of 18 include mothers who are either the sole or primary source …
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Steve Kolowich / Chronicle of Higher Education:
Harvard Dean Steps Down Following Secret Searches of E-Mail Accounts — Less than three months after Harvard University administrators admitted to signing off on secret searches in the e-mail accounts of more than a dozen resident deans as part of a cheating investigation …
Stuart Stevens / The Daily Beast:
A Bad Relationship: How the Press Came To Love Obama More Than Itself — As the scandals pile up, the press keeps finding excuses for the president, writes Stuart Stevens. — In Dan Brown's new novel, Inferno, the lead character is struck with amnesia, unable to remember critical events even as he's trying to save the world.
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Record 10,978,040 Now on Disability; ‘Disability’ Would Be 8th Most Populous State — (CNSNews.com) - The total number of people in the United States now receiving federal disability benefits hit a record 10,978,040 in May, up from 10,962,532 million in April, according to newly released data from the Social Security Administration.
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