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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Quiz: How Dumb Does Obama Think We Are? — The Veterans Affairs policy fiasco is magnified by an insulting-public relations strategy. — News quiz: President Obama and his communications team hope that Americans are: 1) Dumb; 2) Distracted; 3) Numb to government inefficiency; 4) All of above.
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CNN, Washington Post, Hot Air, ABC News, The Daily Caller, National Review and Washington Free Beacon
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ABC, National Journal: White House fumbling VA scandal
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JustOneMinute, Washington Post, ABC News and NewsBusters
Ron Christie / The Daily Beast:
The Scandal at the VA Is Real, and Obama Is Ducking It
The Scandal at the VA Is Real, and Obama Is Ducking It
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Talking Points Memo, Hot Air and National Review
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Pennsylvania Same-Sex Marriage Ban — “We now join the twelve federal district courts across the country [that] ... have concluded that all couples deserve equal dignity in the realm of civil marriage.” — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett delivers an address …
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Hot Air, Washington Post, Hit & Run, Freedom to Marry Blog, NBC News and Patterico's Pontifications
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Rick Santorum Endorsed the Judge Who Just Legalized Gay Marriage in Pennsylvania
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Philly.com, Outside the Beltway, SCOTUSblog and Hot Air
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Bush-Appointed Judge Cites Scalia In Axing Pennsylania Gay Marriage Ban
Maryclaire Dale / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania Gay Marriage Ban Overturned By Judge
Pennsylvania Gay Marriage Ban Overturned By Judge
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Talking Points Memo and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
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Reid Hints at ‘Nuclear’ Summer Over Debate Time — On the morning of his Republican counterpart's primary back home in Kentucky, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would not change the chamber's rules in his absence. — But Minority Leader Mitch McConnell might well be advised …
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Harry Reid optimistic on David Barron — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) signaled Tuesday that a controversial judicial nominee from the Obama administration is likely to win eventual confirmation from the Senate. — The nominee, David Barron, has drawn some criticism and scrutiny …
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CNN
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider:
The Sequel To Rand Paul's Epic Filibuster Is Happening Tomorrow
The Sequel To Rand Paul's Epic Filibuster Is Happening Tomorrow
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Booman Tribune
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D'Souza pleads guilty to U.S. campaign finance law violation — (Reuters) - The conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a campaign finance law violation, averting a trial that had been expected to begin the same day in Manhattan federal court.
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School district apologizes over yearbook quote incident — Sponsored Links — CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — UPDATE: Paris Gray and her family met with the school's principal and the area superintendent on Tuesday. They apologized for the miscommunication and said they would not deny her giving a speech at graduation.
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The Atlantic Online, Gawker, The Raw Story, WGN-TV, KFOR-TV and Mashable
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Arthur Gelb, Critic and Editor Who Shaped The Times, Dies at 90 — Arthur Gelb, who by sheer force of personality dominated the newsroom at The New York Times for decades, lifting its metropolitan and arts coverage to new heights and helping to shape the paper in its modern era, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan.
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Capital New York and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
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Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
Jeff Zucker talks CNN's post-plane plans — Last night, CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker gave a hint of where the network will go next now thats its two-plus-month coverage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is subsiding. — “I don't think there's any question about our commitment …
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Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Hot Air and The Daily Banter
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
CNN President: We Won't Be ‘Shamed’ Into Covering Benghazi
CNN President: We Won't Be ‘Shamed’ Into Covering Benghazi
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Pat Dollard and Mediaite
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Ga., Ky. Primaries: Lots of Attention, Few Votes — A relatively small slice of the electorate will participate in Republican primaries in Georgia and Kentucky, despite international attention and eye-popping sums of money heaped on races that will help determine which party controls …
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Comey: FBI ‘Grappling’ With Hiring Policy Concerning Marijuana — Monday was a big day for the nation's cyber police. The Justice Department charged five Chinese military officials with hacking, and brought charges against the creators of powerful hacking software.
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Firedoglake, The Moderate Voice, Business Insider, The Verge and TalkLeft
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NPR To End ‘Tell Me More,’ Eliminate 28 Positions — NPR announced Wednesday that it would cease broadcast of the weekday program Tell Me More on Aug. 1 and eliminate 28 positions as part of a larger effort to end the company's persistent budget deficits. — “These times require …
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The Huffington Post, Politico, Poynter and FishbowlDC, more at Mediagazer »
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Exclusive: Al Qaeda's American Fighters Are Coming Home—And U.S. Intelligence Can't Find Them — The number of American extremists who have flocked to Syria is higher than previously understood, American intelligence sources say. And some of the fighters are coming home.
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CANNONFIRE and Washington Post
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No prison time for Indiana man convicted of drugging, raping wife — Nation Now — The nation's news, events, people and culture
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Mashable, Shakesville, ThinkProgress, The Week, Mediaite and Reuters
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Wife, attorney say blogger was pawn — It's still unclear how a political blogger gained access to the bedridden wife of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in her nursing home, but the man's wife and his attorney said he didn't sneak into the facility, and that he appears to be a pawn in a big political game.
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Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post and Jackson Jambalaya
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Convicted former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.: Presidential pardons for all ex-offenders — Former Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who is serving the end of his federal prison term in a Montgomery federal prison. — ctoner@al.com By Casey Toner | ctoner@al.com
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Talking Points Memo
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Hillary Clinton to sit down with Diane Sawyer for first interview on her new book — (CNN) - Promotion of Hillary Clinton's book “Hard Choices” will begin in earnest on Monday, June 9 when ABC's Diane Sawyer interviews her in a one-hour prime time special. — The prime time hour was announced …
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Politico, Washington Post and OnPolitics
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
As Candidate For Congress, Ted Yoho Suggested Limiting The Right To Vote To Property Owners — Recently unearthed footage of Rep. Ted Yoho speaking at Berean Baptist Church in Ocala, Florida, during his candidacy for Congress in the 2012 election cycle shows the Republican politician suggesting …
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Talking Points Memo and The Raw Story
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Biggest Loser: Thawing Greenland Competes With Collapsing Antarctic For Fastest Ice Loss — Several new studies underscore scientists' concerns we're headed toward a coastline at least this flooded (20 meters or 69 feet) over many hundreds of years: — The worst-case scenario for sea level rise …
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leeds.ac.uk, EurekAlert!, Balloon Juice, Guardian and Mashable
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Extreme Weather: How El Niño Might Alter the Political Climate — How El Niño Might Alter the Political Climate — A rise in sea surface temperatures could presage a season of weather extremes, as it did in 2002 when tuna crabs washed ashore north of their usual habitat.
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NewsBusters and AEIdeas