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9:50 AM ET, June 5, 2013

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Peter Wallsten / Post Politics:
Michelle Obama confronts protester, threatens to leave fundraiser  —  First Lady Michelle Obama experienced a rare face-to-face encounter with a protester late Tuesday - approaching the activist and threatening to leave a fundraiser if the person did not stop interrupting her speech.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Michelle Obama Heckled For President's Inaction On Proposed LGBT Executive Order  —  “Listen to me or you can take the mic, but I'm leaving,” the first lady told the heckler.  A woman who identified herself as a “lesbian looking for federal equality before I die” interrupted the event …
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Michelle Obama DNC Fundraiser Speech Interrupted By LGBT Protester  —  WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama's speech Tuesday evening at a private Democratic National Committee fundraiser was interrupted by a protester, who demanded equality for gays and lesbians.
Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Michelle Obama heckled at DNC event, threatens to leave  —  First Lady Michelle Obama was met with a heckler Tuesday evening at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington, D.C.  —  A gay rights activist standing near the front of the audience began shouting for an executive order on gay rights …
Donovan Slack / Politico:
First lady confronts heckler  —  First lady Michelle Obama was interrupted by a heckler about 10 minutes into a speech at a campaign fundraiser in D.C. on Tuesday.  —  A woman started shouting and calling for the president to sign an executive order on gay rights, according to a pool report.
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Donilon to Resign as National Security Adviser  —  WASHINGTON — In a major shakeup of President Obama's foreign-policy inner circle, Tom Donilon, the national security adviser, is resigning and will be replaced by Susan E. Rice, the American ambassador to the United Nations, White House officials said on Tuesday.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Susan Rice to be new NSA, Samantha Power to replace her at U.N.  —  National Security Adviser Tom Donilon is stepping down after four years on the job and will be replaced by United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice — the latest in a series of defiant appointments likely to rile the GOP and fire up the Democratic base.
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Tom Donilon resigning as national security adviser; Susan Rice to replace him  —  National security adviser Thomas E. Donilon will resign his post, White House officials said Wednesday, and will be replaced by U.N. Ambassador Susan E. Rice, a close confidant of President Obama …
Josh Kraushaar / NationalJournal.com:
Republicans Fuming Over Chris Christie's Senate Decision  —  The New Jersey governor's decision to hold the Senate race in October 2013 means it will be difficult for the GOP to contest the seat.  —  Republicans are fuming over New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's decision to hold …
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Politico:
Christie slammed over special election
The Star-Ledger Editorial Page:   Christie's self-serving stunt: Editorial
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Rubio: I will vote against my own immigration bill unless changes are made … Sen. Marco Rubio, the leading Republican behind the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill, says he will not vote for the legislation he helped write and has staked his political future on …
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The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senator Marco Rubio Updates On Immigration Reform
Discussion: Post Politics
Katie Valentine / ThinkProgress:
Sen. Rubio Wants To Amend The Constitution To Repeal Obamacare
Discussion: Fox News and PERRspectives
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio Proposes Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Obamacare Mandate
Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
Grassley: Obama hasn't called me in four years  —  Sen. Chuck Grassley, a pivotal deal-maker in Congress, said Tuesday that he has not received a phone call from President Obama in four years.  —  The lack of communication between the Iowa Republican and the president is an indication that Obama's new …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Dark skies brighten for Holder  —  Signs emerged Tuesday that embattled Attorney General Eric Holder will survive the latest storm threatening his tenure.  —  When President Obama nominated three judges to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, Holder was there in a moment fraught with symbolism.
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:   Poll: Controversies raising doubts about White House ‘honesty’
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Kathleen Sebelius won't waive regulation for girl with five weeks to live: ‘Someone lives and someone dies’ … Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius rebuffed an appeal from Rep. Lou Barletta on behalf of a girl who needs a lung transplant but can't get one because of a federal regulation …
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Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Almost Half of Americans Say Obama Untruthful About IRS  —  Almost half of Americans say President Barack Obama isn't telling the truth when he says he didn't know the Internal Revenue Service was giving extra scrutiny to the applications of small government groups seeking tax-exempt status.
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Wall Street Journal:
Controversies Sow Doubt About Honesty
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
David Plouffe's big gamble  —  David Plouffe has helped win two national elections, written a bestselling political how-to book and earned the undying affection of Obama supporters by the millions.  —  But Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), President Barack Obama's high congressional inquisitor …
ESPN:
MLB seeks to suspend A-Rod, Braun  —  Major League Baseball will seek to suspend about 20 players connected to the Miami-area clinic at the heart of an ongoing performance-enhancing drug scandal, including Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun, possibly within the next few weeks, “Outside the Lines” has learned.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Cut the Strings to George III  —  WASHINGTON — You see glistening mermaid sightings on Animal Planet more than you catch glimpses of vintage John McCain on Capitol Hill.  —  But there he was on Tuesday, succinctly saying what needed to be said about the scourge of sexual assault cases in the military.
Glenn Blain / NY Daily News:
Damning email omitted from Vito Lopez sexual harassment report suggests Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had inappropriate relationship with top aide  —  It also provides the clearest evidence yet that the attorney for the victims wanted the Assembly to fully investigate the allegations.
Discussion: Politicker
Washington Examiner:
Examiner Editorial: IRS targeting of Tea Party is no mere political scandal  —  Alabama Tea Party leader Becky Gerritson was roundly applauded yesterday when her voice cracked as she concluded her testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee about the illegal harassment …
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Hot Air
Nick Robinson / BBC:
Labour: No child benefit for the rich?  —  When this government decided to cut child benefit from higher and top-rate taxpayers Labour attacked the move as unfair and proving that the government was out of touch with hard-working families.  —  Now, however, I understand that the party's leadership …
Discussion: Spectator and Guardian
 
 
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Republican Jason Smith easily wins 8th District congressional race
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
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Nick Gillespie / The Daily Beast:
To Win Millennials, the GOP Needs to Embrace Its Inner Libertarian
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Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:
House Republicans To Defund ACORN Again, Even Though It Still Does Not Exist
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Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Dems: Obama coming to Boston for Markey
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Boston bombing suspect aspired to join anti-Israeli movement in Gaza
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Associated Press:
IMF says US cutting spending too much too fast
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