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5:50 PM ET, May 16, 2012

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Charles Franklin / Marquette Law School Poll:
Marquette Law School Poll shows Walker, Kleefisch lead in recall  —  Milwaukee, Wis. - A new Marquette Law School Poll shows that with three weeks to go until the recall election Governor Scott Walker has taken a six-percentage point lead over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, 50-44 percent, among likely voters.
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Tim Jones / Bloomberg:
Walker Dislikes Job Numbers, So He'll Put Out His Own  —  When Wisconsin job numbers compiled by the U.S. government were on the upswing last year, Governor Scott Walker traveled to Milwaukee to tout them as proof that he was turning around the state's economy.
Herman Cain / CNN:
On third endorsement, Cain backs Romney
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Politico
CNN:
Obama, Romney tied in battleground Wisconsin
Discussion: Politico
Craig Gilbert / JSOnline:
Walker speeds release of positive jobs data
BuzzFeed:
Huckabee Letter: Obama Surrounds Himself “With Morally Repugnant Political Whores”  —  A letter sent in the name of the group Citizens United, over Hucakbee's signature, says the day Obama was sworn into office is “the day the country started going to pot.”  Huckabee demands the letter be …
Discussion: Daily Kos, The Maddow Blog and Wonkette
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Dylan Byers / Politico:   Huckabee demands fundraising letter pulled
Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: Of course Boehner wants another debt-ceiling showdown  —  “We shouldn't dread the debt limit,” said Speaker John Boehner at the Peter G. Peterson Fiscal Summit.  “We should welcome it.  It's an action-forcing event in a town that has become infamous for inaction.”
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Suzy Khimm / Ezra Klein:
Democrats talk about cutting entitlements. Republicans don't talk about raising taxes.
Discussion: The Maddow Blog and Hullabaloo
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Obama, Boehner clash at White House over debt-ceiling hike
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
10 things about Deb Fischer's win  —  Deb Fischer upset favorite Jon Bruning to win the Nebraska Republican primary for Senate by a 41 to 36 percent margin.  There are (at least) 10 aspects of the race worth noting.  —  1. Neither Fischer nor Bruning was the tea party candidate and neither is a non-politician.
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Coming This Summer: For $24.95, George W. Bush Will Share His ‘Strategies For Economic Growth’  —  Former President George W. Bush jumped back into presidential politics this week, endorsing presumptive 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney.  He also, according to the New York Times …
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Super PAC ‘Super-O-Rama’ for President Obama  —  Strapped for cash and facing a tidal wave of big-money Republican attack ads, Democratic super PACs are putting an unlikely plan in motion: the Super-O-Rama.  —  The kitschy name is for a massive fundraising push at the national convention in Charlotte …
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Super-O-Rama  —  So today we learn from Politico's Ken Vogel …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Hot Air interview with Mitt Romney  —  Earlier today, I had an opportunity to speak with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney about the campaign and the economy, as well as Romney's official endorsement of Connie Mack in the Republican primary for the US Senate race in Florida.
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Edwin Durgy / Fistful Of Dollars:
What Mitt Romney Is Really Worth: An Exclusive Analysis Of His Latest Finances
Discussion: New York Magazine
www.wftv.com:
Autopsy results show Trayvon Martin had injuries to his knuckles  —  SANFORD, Fla. —  WFTV has confirmed that autopsy results show 17-year-old Trayvon Martin had injuries to his knuckles when he died.  —  The information could support George Zimmerman's claim that Martin beat him up before Zimmerman shot and killed him.
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Dan Spector / CJAD 800:
Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean gets in a car accident while on the air with CJAD  —  Former Vermont Governor and Democratic Party Presidential candidate Howard Dean was in Montreal today, attending a luncheon where he discussed the US presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
Discussion: CNN and Guardian
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
David Letterman To Brian Williams: ‘What More Do We Want [Obama] To Do For Us, Honest To God?’  —  NBC News anchor Brian Williams appeared on CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday night.  Letterman discussed Williams's special on Rock Center about the killing of Osama bin Laden …
Patrick Reis / Reuters:
Too big to fail bigger than ever  —  JPMorgan Chase's $2 billion blunder is throwing the spotlight on an awkward truth for President Barack Obama's promise to end the era of big bank bailouts: The same institutions that were deemed “too big to fail” before the financial collapse are even bigger now.
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Michael Rezendes / Boston Globe:
Donors tied to banking desert Obama for Romney
Discussion: Hot Air and Politico
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
OWS RIP  —  Remember when Occupy Wall Street was sweeping the nation?  The media branded it the left's answer to the Tea Party, the start of a grand national mobilization; depending on who you ask, half of America once supported the OWS protestors, double the amount who back the Tea Party.
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Crossroads matches Obama $25 million buy, airs tough new spot  —  Alex reported yesterday that Crossroads GPS was starting to buy time in a number of states, and this morning the group announced an $8 million buy beginning Thursday - part of a larger, $25 million effort that will go up over a month.
John Scalzi / Whatever:
Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is  —  I've been thinking of a way to explain to straight white men how life works for them, without invoking the dreaded word “privilege,” to which they react like vampires being fed a garlic tart at high noon.
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Obama budget defeated 99-0 in Senate  —  President Obama's budget suffered a second embarrassing defeat Wednesday, when senators voted 99-0 to reject it.  —  Coupled with the House's rejection in March, 414-0, that means Mr. Obama's budget has failed to win a single vote in support this year.
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Kucinich won't run in Washington state  —  Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich won't run for the House in Washington state, he said Wednesday, ruling out his last feasible option to stay in Congress after being ousted from his Ohio seat in a primary.  —  “After careful consideration and discussions …
Discussion: CNN
Al Baker / City Room:
Sharply Critical of Police, Judge Widens Stop-and-Frisk Suit  —  Saying the New York Police Department seems to have little regard for constitutional rights, a federal judge on Wednesday elevated to class-action status a lawsuit accusing officers of using race as a factor in stopping people …
 
 
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Buh-Bye  —  Over recent days we've been following the story …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Campaign Tries To Physically Prevent Reporters From Asking Questions (VIDEO)
Discussion: Swampland
Lamar Alexander / Wall Street Journal:
Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Do-Nothing Democrats  —  Senate Democrats are poised to continue …
Discussion: Wake up America
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
‘Putin said Israel would take care of Iran’
Discussion: National Review and Israel Matzav
 Earlier Items: 
ACLU:
The First Amendment Applies to Foreign Service Officers, Too
Discussion: We Meant Well and Firedoglake
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Last Lion at Long Last  —  Lots of good books out right …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Izabella Kaminska / FT Alphaville:
Why China's RMB exodus IS the story
 

 
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Jeff Jarvis / Columbia Journalism Review:
Journalists and liberal critics blast the NYT and other US news outlets for “sanewashing”, false equivalence, and more, and call for sharper political reporting

Todd Spangler / Variety:
An amended FCC filing shows that Skydance CEO David Ellison will hold 100% of the Ellison family's voting interests in the combined Paramount-Skydance company

Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
SAG-AFTRA announces a deal with Ethovox, an AI company building a “foundational voice model” based on voices of members, who would get an ongoing revenue share

 
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