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NikRichie / The Dirty:
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Weiner Is A Sexual Predator Luring His Victims — My source is solid. She really thought Anthony Weiner and her were in love, they spoke on the phone daily multiple times a day for 6 months. Anthony Weiner played with her emotions and mind. Most calls were phone sex.
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Anthony Weiner Faces New Sex Chat Allegations — The Dirty posts explicit Facebook and Formspring exchanges. “I'm deeply flawed.” UPDATE: Weiner has released a statement acknowledging that at least some of the messages are authentic. — Source: thedirty.com
The Dirty:
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Weiner Hasn't Changed Poor Huma Abedin, New Image Of His Penis — Anthony Weiner is up to his old tricks again. I've been in contact with a young female girl who wishes to remain Anonymous. She was lured by Anthony Weiner post scandal via Facebook.
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider:
Anthony Weiner Confirms Authenticity Of New Sex Chats — New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner confirmed the authenticity of new lewd, sexually charged online chats and photos that were posted by a nightlife website over the past day. — Nightlife site “The Dirty” …
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New York Times, Power Line, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, National Review, Mediaite and msnbc.com
NikRichie / The Dirty:
EXCLUSIVE IMAGE: Anthony Weiner Penis Picture And Timeline — Here is another exclusive image that Anthony Weiner sent to my source. Letting it all hang out. Huma Abedin don't tell me you don't recognize those feet and mushroom head. Time to leave this Weiner already.
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National Review, Guardian, Politicker, Gawker and The Gateway Pundit
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Weiner's Wholesome People Magazine Spread Came One Week After Starting Online Relationship — “Anthony has spent every day since [the scandal] trying to be the best dad and husband he can be,” his wife had said. — A high-profile interview with People Magazine seen as a first step …
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Mediaite, Hot Air, Conservatives4Palin and Guardian
Jill Colvin / Politicker:
Anthony Weiner Responds Vaguely to New Illicit Message Revelations — Anthony Weiner. (Photo: Getty) — Anthony Weiner today responded to new explicit messages and images the gossip website The Dirty alleges were sent to an anonymous tipster by the former congressman after he was forced …
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National Review, Weasel Zippers, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and “The Lid”
Politico:
Anthony Weiner kept sexting after resignation — Joined by his wife at a dramatic news conference Tuesday, New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner acknowledged that he continued to carry on inappropriate conduct with women online even after he resigned his seat in Congress two years ago.
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New Republic
Philip Bump / The Atlantic Wire:
Anthony ‘Carlos Danger’ Weiner Not Dropping Out After Admitting To More Sexting
Anthony ‘Carlos Danger’ Weiner Not Dropping Out After Admitting To More Sexting
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Yahoo! News, Shakesville and Balloon Juice
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Government shutdown looms over ObamaCare — ObamaCare is at the center of a rapidly escalating fight that threatens to shut the government down this fall. [WATCH VIDEO] — Senate Republicans, including two members of the leadership, are coalescing around a proposal to block …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Are Republicans fooling themselves about Obamacare?
Are Republicans fooling themselves about Obamacare?
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Washington Monthly, The Plum Line, New Republic, Betsy's Page, Ed Driscoll, The Maddow Blog and Conservatives4Palin
Alex Roarty / NationalJournal.com:
Poll: Most Americans Don't Want Congress to Repeal Obamacare
Poll: Most Americans Don't Want Congress to Repeal Obamacare
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National Review, ThinkProgress, PoliticusUSA, Yahoo! News, Daily Kos, First Read and New York Times
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
FLOTUS joins Obamacare push
FLOTUS joins Obamacare push
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CNN, The Hill and Weasel Zippers
Scott Clement / The Fix:
Moderate Democrats are quitting on Obamacare — The landmark health-reform law passed in 2010 has never been very popular and always highly partisan, but a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that a group of once loyal Democrats has been steadily turning against Obamacare: Democrats who are ideologically moderate or conservative.
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Hot Air, Weekly Standard, Real Clear Politics, Hit & Run, Weasel Zippers and TheBlaze.com
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Washington Post:
July 2013 Washington Post-ABC News poll: Obama, GOP, immigration and health care
July 2013 Washington Post-ABC News poll: Obama, GOP, immigration and health care
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Goppers, Weasel Zippers, The Hill, The Fix, Washington Monthly, Via Meadia, Daily Kos and CNN
Aaron Blake / The Fix:
The House will not pass the Senate immigration bill. Here's why.
The House will not pass the Senate immigration bill. Here's why.
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Yahoo! News, Washington Post, Hot Air and Power Line
The Atlantic Online:
It's the Racism, Stupid — National Review's Victor Davis Hanson takes on the president's comments with predictable results. Here Hansen counters The Talk that African-American parents give their children about the police with his own version of The Talk: … I really, really hope not.
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Yahoo! News
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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Facing Facts about Race
Facing Facts about Race
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Washington Monthly and ThinkProgress
La Opinión:
Cruel and Indecent — Family values are a pillar of traditional Republican discourse. But as soon as it comes time to address immigration issues, all of their emphasis on family unity goes out the window, replaced by advocacy for division. — This is the logical conclusion that follows …
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Post Politics and The Daily Caller
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Jim Avila / ABC News:
DREAMers Tell Republican House: That's Not Our Dream
DREAMers Tell Republican House: That's Not Our Dream
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Washington Monthly, Politico, The Plum Line, ABC News and National Review
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House: Boehner comments on immigration are ‘laughable’
White House: Boehner comments on immigration are ‘laughable’
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Politico
David Rogers / Politico:
House GOP budget plan collapsing
House GOP budget plan collapsing
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Washington Post, The Hill, Booman Tribune and First Read
Sandra Lilley / NBC Latino:
Iowa's Rep. King: For every valedictorian Dreamer, 100 are “hauling marijuana” — Iowa conservative Republican Congressman Steve King said in an interview with Newsmax that for every valedictorian DREAMer who has been brought to this country by his or her family, “...there's another 100 out there who …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
King: For Every Valedictorian DREAMer, 100 Are ‘Hauling 75 Pounds Of Marijuana’
King: For Every Valedictorian DREAMer, 100 Are ‘Hauling 75 Pounds Of Marijuana’
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Yahoo! News, PostPartisan, Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog and msnbc.com
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Rep. Joe Garcia: Rep. Steve King comments ‘offensive’
Rep. Joe Garcia: Rep. Steve King comments ‘offensive’
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CNN, Goppers, Washington Wire, The Plum Line and Mediaite
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
North Carolina On Cusp Of Passing Worst Voter Suppression Bill In The Nation — Voting in North Carolina may soon change, much in the same way a wrecking ball changes a building. — The highly-conservative North Carolina legislature just released a new voter suppression bill that would enact …
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Hullabaloo and Shakesville
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Ray Kelly / Wall Street Journal:
The NYPD: Guilty of Saving 7,383 Lives — Accusations of racial profiling ignore the fact that violent crime overwhelmingly occurs in minority neighborhoods. — Since 2002, the New York Police Department has taken tens of thousands of weapons off the street through proactive policing strategies.
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WNYC News, Mediaite, msnbc.com, The Week, Politico, Firedoglake, Hullabaloo, The Hinterland Gazette and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Right now, Larry Summers is the front-runner for Fed chair — The word among Federal Reserve watchers right now is that the choice is down to Janet Yellen or Larry Summers as Ben Bernanke's replacement. I can't find anyone who really thinks it'll be Roger Ferguson, Tim Geithner, Alan Blinder, or some other dark horse.
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Yahoo! News, Daily Kos, Business Insider, Marginal Revolution, Brad DeLong and naked capitalism
Paul Thompson / Daily Mail:
The family rescued by George Zimmerman after a rollover crash in Florida are terrified they will become targets for hate mobs — Mark and Dana Michelle Gerstle said they do not want to talk publicly about Zimmerman for fear they will be accused of portraying him as a hero
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protein wisdom, Althouse and neo-neocon
AHA / American Historical Association:
American Historical Association Statement on Policies Regarding the Embargoing of Completed History PhD Dissertations — In their June 2013 meeting, the AHA Council drafted a statement on policies regarding best practices for embargoing completed history PhD dissertations.
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Crooked Timber, Law Librarian Blog, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Outside the Beltway