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New York Times:
Mr. Weiner and the Elusive Truth — At some point, the full story of Anthony Weiner and his sexual relationships and texting habits will finally be told. In the meantime, the serially evasive Mr. Weiner should take his marital troubles and personal compulsions out of the public eye …
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Andrew Kaczynski:
Here Is The Woman Linked To Anthony Weiner In Sex Chats — A progressive activist from Indiana in her early 20s who identifies herself online as “Sydney Leathers” and “sidneyelainexo” is the woman whose online profile is linked to the latest Weiner scandal. Weiner, she wrote, could “continue sending dick pics every single day.”
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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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Politicker, New York Magazine, Hit & Run, National Review, Mediaite, Guardian, Gawker and The Gateway Pundit
Chris Kirk / Slate:
The Carlos Danger Name Generator — Use our widget to get a name like Anthony Weiner's alleged sexting pseudonym. — New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has vaguely confirmed allegations from gossip website the Dirty that he sent sexually explicit chat messages and photos to additional women.
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Telegraph, BuzzFeed, Ordinary Times, The Huffington Post, Mediaite, Jammie Wearing Fools and National Review
NikRichie / The Dirty:
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Weiner Is A Sexual Predator Luring His Victims
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Weiner Is A Sexual Predator Luring His Victims
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BuzzFeed:
Weiner's Wholesome People Magazine Spread Came One Week After Starting Online Relationship
Weiner's Wholesome People Magazine Spread Came One Week After Starting Online Relationship
Tracy Connor / U.S. News:
Anthony Weiner admits sexting continued after 2011 resignation from Congress
Anthony Weiner admits sexting continued after 2011 resignation from Congress
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msnbc.com, Conservatives4Palin, Shakesville, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Althouse
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Meet William Wilkins
Meet William Wilkins
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National Review, The Daily Caller and American Spectator
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider:
Anthony Weiner Confirms Authenticity Of New Sex Chats
Anthony Weiner Confirms Authenticity Of New Sex Chats
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
House G.O.P. Sets New Offensive on Obama Goals — WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are moving to gut many of President Obama's top priorities with the sharpest spending cuts in a generation and a new push to hold government financing hostage unless the president's signature health care law is stripped of money this fall.
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Politico:
Denis McDonough to Democrats: We've got this — White House officials knew that selling Obamacare to the public would be difficult, but it wasn't until Sen. Max Baucus called the rollout a “huge train wreck coming down” that they realized they were losing a key constituency: congressional Democrats.
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First Read and americanthinker.com
Politico:
The new power triangle — Barack Obama, to hear his advisers tell it …
The new power triangle — Barack Obama, to hear his advisers tell it …
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americanthinker.com, Weasel Zippers and Conservatives4Palin
Ben White / Politico:
5 things to watch in Obama's economy speech
5 things to watch in Obama's economy speech
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msnbc.com and Yahoo! News
Curtis Houck / CNSNews:
Hoyer: GOP Will Shoot Its ‘Own Child’ if Dems Don't ‘Pay Ransom’ on Debt Ceiling
Hoyer: GOP Will Shoot Its ‘Own Child’ if Dems Don't ‘Pay Ransom’ on Debt Ceiling
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Weasel Zippers and BizPac Review
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Obama to Try to Focus Public Attention on Economy
Reuters:
Snowden could soon leave Moscow airport: airport source — (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has been granted the papers that will allow him to leave the transit area of a Moscow airport where he is holed up, an airport official said on Wednesday.
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Weekly Standard, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Business Insider and RT
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Associated Press:
Russian state news agency says US leaker Edward Snowden has documents to enter Russia — MOSCOW — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was given a document on Wednesday that allows him to leave the transit zone of a Moscow airport and enter Russia, a state news agency said.
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Hot Air and Outside the Beltway
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Poll: Obama approval nears record low — A new poll finds President Obama's approval rating dropping to its lowest level in nearly two years, and near his all-time low. — A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released late Tuesday finds Obama with 45 percent approval and 50 percent disapproval.
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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
House to vote on NSA snooping — The House is poised to vote on restricting the National Security Agency's surveillance programs in what will be the first test of congressional support for the massive data collection activities that were revealed last month.
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Matt Sledge / The Huffington Post:
Justin Amash NSA Amendment Earns White House Condemnation
Justin Amash NSA Amendment Earns White House Condemnation
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emptywheel, Business Insider, Techdirt and Daily Kos
Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
House forces NSA surveillance vote
House forces NSA surveillance vote
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Jennifer Martinez / Hillicon Valley:
Wyden warns data collection under Patriot Act is ‘limitless’
Wyden warns data collection under Patriot Act is ‘limitless’
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Politico, Hullabaloo and The Hill
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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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Facing Facts about Race
Facing Facts about Race
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ThinkProgress and Washington Monthly
Tyler Kingkade / The Huffington Post:
USC Student: Police Said I Wasn't Raped Because He Didn't Orgasm — The University of Southern California is facing a federal investigation for alleged failures by school officials and campus police to prosecute rape. — In response to a Title IX complaint filed in May …
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AMERICAblog, Jezebel and Politico
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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americanthinker.com, New Republic, Daily Kos, Yahoo! News, Business Insider, FT Alphaville and The Reaction
KPBS San Diego:
Filner Harassment Scandal Grows As Second Woman Comes Forward … Another woman came forward today to report an unwanted advance by Mayor Bob Filner, telling KPBS News in an exclusive interview that the then-congressman patted her “posterior” while making a crude joke at a crowded fundraiser.
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Politico, CNN, Gawker and Los Angeles Times
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Key House subcommittee advances permanent ‘doc fix’ — A key House subcommittee approved a bipartisan proposal to repeal Medicare's flawed physician payment formula and replace it with a system that rewards doctors for high-quality care. — The Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Health passed …
Gary Strauss / USA Today:
Could door-to-door Postal Service delivery end soon? — Congressional effort to cut Postal Service losses proposing an end to door-to-door mail delivery — First, it was doing away with Saturday delivery. Now, door-to-door service could be coming to an end.
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