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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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Politico:
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 …
Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
Reading Between the Lines of Michele Bachmann's Retirement Speech — The U.S. representative's video announcing her decision not to run for reelection is notable for what it doesn't say. — She was the first woman to win the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa during her Republican presidential primary bid …
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Mike Allen / Politico:
HOLDER TO MEET WITH BUREAU CHIEFS …
HOLDER TO MEET WITH BUREAU CHIEFS …
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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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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Michele Bachmann: A Fact Checker's dream
Michele Bachmann: A Fact Checker's dream
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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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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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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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Sean Sullivan / Post Politics:
Chafee plans to run for second term as a Democrat
Chafee plans to run for second term as a Democrat
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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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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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Devlin Barrett / Washington Wire:
Holder to Get New Spokesman at Justice
Holder to Get New Spokesman at Justice
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
White House rejects Republican charges Holder misled Congress
White House rejects Republican charges Holder misled Congress
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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 …
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Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog:
When IRS scrutiny was fair and warranted
When IRS scrutiny was fair and warranted
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Oklahoma Lawmaker Blasts GOP's War On Women: ‘What Happened To The Republican Party That I Joined?’ — In an op-ed published on Wednesday, an Oklahoma Republican sharply criticizes his fellow party members for focusing on enacting unnecessary legislation to limit women's access to abortion and contraception.
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State Rep. Doug Cox / Daily Oklahoman:
The GOP and abortion legislation
The GOP and abortion legislation
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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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Gulf News:
Working women should be molested: Saudi writer — Writer campaigning against moves to bring women into mixed-gender work environments — Abu Dhabi: A Saudi writer has urged his Twitter followers to sexually molest women hired to work as cashiers in big grocery stores …
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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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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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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Elizabeth Warren Praises Michelle Obama's Biceps — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) had nothing but kind words for Michelle Obama at a Democratic fundraiser Wednesday afternoon in Boston, gushing over the first lady's toughness and physique. — “I love Michelle Obama. She's a real fighter.
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Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
Why the Clinton Scandals Were a Bigger Deal Than the Obama Ones — Or, how to tell a personal scandal from a policy controversy — President Obama visited the Jersey Shore Tuesday, where Gov. Chris Christie presented him with a stuffed bear at an arcade and the two declared the shore open …
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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 …
New York Post:
Sexting king Weiner trolls for interns — Calling all co-eds — sexting king Anthony Weiner wants you! — The mayoral wild card has put out a call for passionate young campaign interns who can handle both the rigors of his bizarre bid for mayor and the snickers they're sure to get from their friends and family.
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John Wright / Dallas Voice:
BREAKING: ExxonMobil shareholders vote down LGBT protections — LGBT advocates, from left, Daniel Cates, Cd Kirven and Rafael McDonnell, protest outside ExxonMobil's shareholders meeting on Wednesday. (Anna Waugh/Dallas Voice) — As expected, ExxonMobil shareholders again voted …
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Matthew Holehouse / Telegraph:
Tim Yeo: humans may not be to blame for global warming — Humans may not be responsible for global warming, according to Tim Yeo, the MP who oversees government policy on climate change. — Mr Yeo is one of the Conservative Party's strongest advocates of radical action to cut carbon emissions
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
McAuliffe leads in lesser of 2 evils race — PPP's first look at the race for Governor of Virginia since January finds that as voters get to know the candidates better...more are becoming undecided. That's not the normal trend, but it's also not normal to have an election where voters dislike both candidates five months out.
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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 …
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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