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Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
The good wife? Oh, give us a break! — Our would-be Mayor Carlos Danger has done it again. — After sitting for lengthy, sympathetic profiles with The New York Times magazine, New York and People — where he declared, “I feel like a different person” — serial online sexter Anthony Weiner and his wife …
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New York Times:
Many New York Women Are Baffled at Loyalty Shown by Weiner's Wife — Sipping sparkling water by the bustling patios of Bryant Park on Wednesday afternoon, the young women touched on the usual topics of lunchtime gossip: men, work, relationships. — Then the discussion turned …
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Althouse, The PJ Tatler and The Reaction
Washington Post:
Huma Abedin steps into high-profile role as Anthony Weiner's chief defender — It was his news conference, but it was hard to take your eyes off her. — With Huma Abedin's emergence as her husband's chief defender and protector in a second sex scandal, she made a public transformation …
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Yahoo! News, She The People, Washington Free Beacon and msnbc.com
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Limp XXXcuse: Weiner blames rocky marriage for sext relapse — Anthony Weiner came up with an extraordinary excuse yesterday to explain why he went back to sexting after supposedly kicking the habit — he was suffering from marital woes. — In a startling e-mail letter sent to rally campaign supporters …
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Power Line, The Daily Caller, Roger L. Simon and Althouse
David B. Caruso / Associated Press:
Admiration, Puzzlement Over Weiner's Loyal Wife
Admiration, Puzzlement Over Weiner's Loyal Wife
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Politico and Associated Press
James Arkin / Politico:
NYC poll: Anthony Weiner narrowly ahead
NYC poll: Anthony Weiner narrowly ahead
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Hot Air, Los Angeles Times, The Week, his vorpal sword, CNN, New York Post, The Atlantic Wire, The Daily Beast, Weasel Zippers, The Mahablog and The Raw Story
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Some Democrats Look to Push Party Away From Center — WASHINGTON — As President Obama made the case on Wednesday about how the American economy was improving, he went off script to underscore how significant the challenges were that remained. — “But — and here's the big but …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama to push for more infrastructure spending in speech
Obama to push for more infrastructure spending in speech
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Politico and Jammie Wearing Fools
Yahoo! News:
Nice speech, Mr. President. You still can't do much to help the economy
Nice speech, Mr. President. You still can't do much to help the economy
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The PJ Tatler
Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
Justices on the Job — After Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. took his seat on the Supreme Court in January 2006, replacing Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the court for the first time in its history was composed entirely of former federal appeals court judges. Justice Elena Kagan's arrival …
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Richard L. Hasen / The Daily Beast:
Will the GOP's North Carolina End Run Backfire?
Will the GOP's North Carolina End Run Backfire?
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American Prospect, Balloon Juice, SCOTUSblog, The Reaction and @NCCapitol
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
What's the Matter With North Carolina?
What's the Matter With North Carolina?
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Business Insider, Feeds, New York Review of Books, msnbc.com and Washington Monthly
Dan Savage / The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper:
Why I'm Boycotting Russian Vodka — Buzzfeed has a photo essay—"36 Photos from Russia That Everyone Needs to See"—that will bring anyone who hasn't been paying attention to the situation in Russia up to speed. And Harvey Fierstein's opinion piece in Monday's NYT offers a great summary of Putin's escalating anti-gay pogrom:
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Matt Simonette / Windy City Media Group:
Sidetrack stops serving Stoli, other Russian products
Manu Raju / Politico:
Rand Paul in tough spot in 2014 Ky. Senate race — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign manager didn't hold back when he learned that his boss had a new GOP primary challenger. — “Matthew Griswold Bevin is not a Kentucky conservative, he is merely an East Coast con man,” …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McCain, McConnell heading for spell of rocky relations — The relationship between Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is going to be awkward in the coming months. — McConnell finds himself increasingly constrained by both his new primary challenger …
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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
Democratic establishment unmasked: prime defenders of NSA bulk spying l Glenn Greenwald — NYT: “The Obama administration made common cause with the House Republican leadership” — One of the worst myths Democratic partisans love to tell themselves - and everyone else …
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Firedoglake, Booman Tribune and Congressman Justin Amash
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Wall Street Journal:
The Inequality President — The rich have done fine under Obamanomics, not so the middle class. — President Obama made his fourth or fifth, or maybe it's the seventh or eighth, pivot to the economy on Wednesday, and a revealing speech it was. We counted four mentions of “growth” but “inequality” got five.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Obama vows to use bully pulpit to break the austerity curse
Obama vows to use bully pulpit to break the austerity curse
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Wonkblog and The PJ Tatler
Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
‘Obamacare’ National Marketing Campaign To Cost Nearly $700 Million — CHICAGO (AP) — It will make you stronger. It will give you peace of mind and make you feel like a winner. Health insurance is what the whole country has been talking about, so don't be left out. — Sound like a sales pitch?
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Thank you, Ray Kelly — President Obama shouldn't nominate Ray Kelly to be secretary of homeland security. He should give the New York City police chief a stern talking to. He should invite him to examine his conscience and consider the error of his ways. Failing that, he should hold him up to national obloquy.
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Tax writers promise 50 years of secrecy for senators' suggestions — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and the panel's top Republican, Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah), assured lawmakers that any submission they receive will be kept under lock and key by the committee and the National Archives until the end of 2064.
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Weekly Standard, SQUATLO RANT and The Moderate Voice
The White House:
Remarks by the President on the Economy — Knox College, Galesburg, IL — THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Galesburg! (Applause.) Well, it's good to be home in Illinois! (Applause.) It is good to be back. It's good to be back. Thank you. Thank you so much, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you.
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National Review, americanthinker.com and American Spectator
Fox News:
Jesse Watters Confronts Rep. Charles Rangel — Representative Charles Rangel recently made some inflammatory remarks regarding the Zimmerman trial. After dodging the Factor, Fox New's Jesse Watters tracks him down! … REP. CHARLES RANGEL (D), NEW YORK: I think it's possible the police got a black Zimmerman.
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The Huffington Post:
Florida To Resume Voter Purge After High Court Ruling — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal court is dismissing a lawsuit that a Hispanic civic group and two naturalized citizens filed last year to block a voter purge in Florida. — The lawsuit became moot after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June.
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Molly Vorwerck / USA Today:
Mistaken identity brings threats to Pastor Zimmermann — George A. Zimmermann, a retired pastor in Florida, has received death threats meant for the man acquitted in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. — CONNECT — Death threats were the last type of phone calls George A. Zimmermann …
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The Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers