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8:55 AM ET, June 13, 2012

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Jeff Weiner / Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman's wife arrested, charged with perjury  —  At her husband's bond hearing, Shellie Zimmerman was asked repeatedly about money.  Among the questions: How much did the couple collect in donations through George Zimmerman's website?  —  “Currently, I do not know,” Shellie Zimmerman replied.
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Vivian Kuo / CNN:
Zimmerman's wife arrested, accused of perjury  —  (CNN) — George Zimmerman's wife was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly lying at his bond hearing about the couple's finances.  —  Shellie N. Zimmerman, 25, faces a perjury charge, according to Jackie Barnard, spokeswoman …
Discussion: This Just In and Wonkette
Jeff Weiner / Orlando Sentinel:
Zimmerman ‘does not properly respect the law,’ judge says in order revoking bond
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere and Daily Kos
msnbc.com:
Shellie Zimmerman, wife of Trayvon Martin killer, arrested on perjury charge
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and JustOneMinute
Casey Glynn / CBS News:
Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, arrested for perjury
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider:
Obama Is Losing A Stunning Amount Of African-American Support In North Carolina  —  WATCH: What Obama's Embarrassing Primaries  —  In Kentucky And Arkansas Last Month Mean  —  President Barack Obama is rapidly losing support among African-American voters in North Carolina …
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John Whitesides / Reuters:
Obama's ratings sink on economic doubts  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's approval ratings have dipped to their lowest level since January on deep economic worries, wiping out most of his lead in the White House race over Republican rival Mitt Romney, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.
Discussion: Ballot Box and NO QUARTER
Caitlin McDevitt / Politico:
Spike Lee: Obama win not a sure thing
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Mediaite and GQ
Tim Mak / Politico:
World poll: Chill on Obama policies  —  Global opinion of President Barack Obama has declined dramatically since 2009, according to a new survey of the president and his policies in 21 countries.  —  Approval of Obama's international policies has dropped from 78 percent to 63 percent in Europe …
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
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Pew Global Attitudes Project:
Global Opinion of Obama Slips, International Policies Faulted  —  OVERVIEW  —  Global approval of President Barack Obama's policies has declined significantly since he first took office, while overall confidence in him and attitudes toward the U.S. have slipped modestly as a consequence.
Discussion: msnbc.com
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Obama's White Base Shows Cracks Compared With 2008  —  Support down five points since 2008 among all voters, but more among key 2008 white supporters  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Daily tracking indicates Barack Obama is receiving less support in the 2012 presidential election …
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Democracy Corps:
Shifting the Economic Narrative  —  What is clear from this fresh look at public consciousness on the economy is how difficult this period has been for both non-college-educated and college-educated voters - and how vulnerable the prevailing narratives articulated by national Democratic leaders are.
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Obama campaign's rough patch concerns some Democrats
Discussion: Power Line and Washington Monthly
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Did He Get the Memo? Obama Sticks to Script on Stump
Tim Makand Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Eric Holder warns of ‘constitutional crisis’  —  Under threat of a House contempt citation over the botched Fast and Furious gun-walking operation, Attorney General Eric Holder spoke in a conciliatory tone Tuesday about his willingness for “compromises” to avoid what he called …
Discussion: CNN and CNSNews
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Cornyn: Holder should resign in wake of Fast and Furious probe
Discussion: Doug Ross and Nice Deb
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Dems block McCain resolution on special counsel for leaks
Discussion: CBS News and Michelle Malkin
Joel Gehrke / Campaign 2012:
Obama: GOP stuck me with a steak dinner tab  —  President Obama subtly attacked Mitt Romney for being wealthy, suggesting that he hasn't “spent time in the real world” and so has not received the necessary preparation to occupy the White House.  —  “Those of us who have spent …
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Politico:
Obama: Debt, deficits were ‘baked into the cake’
Deborah Charles / Reuters:
Michelle Obama to Ann Romney: have fun campaigning
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
‘Team Kimberlin’ Meltdown Continues  —  Liars hate nothing worse than to be exposed as liars — exposure makes it hard for them to get away with their lies — and three weeks of public attention to lying felon Brett Kimberlin and his associates have put them under extraordinary psychological pressure.
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CBS Miami:
Doctors Release Pictures Of Causeway Cannibal Victim  —  MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Doctors have released photographs of Ronald Poppo, more than two weeks after the homeless man had much of his face chewed off during an attack by so-called Causeway Cannibal Rudy Eugene over the Memorial Day weekend.
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Kyle Munzenrieder / Riptide 2.0:
New Photos of Ronald Poppo, Face-Eating Victim, Released Post-Surgery
Discussion: Runnin' Scared
Bradley Klapper / WTOP.com:
US: Russia sending Syria attack helicopters  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration said Tuesday that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and warned that the Arab country's 15-month conflict could become even deadlier.
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Former Giffords aide Barber wins race to replace her in the House  —  Democrat Ron Barber defeated Republican Jesse Kelly in an emotionally charged and nationally watched special election to replace former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).  —  In what both candidates predicted …
Discussion: CNN
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Gadhafi is hero to NY House candidate  —  BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Charles Barron calls Robert Mugabe and Moammar Gadhafi his “heroes.”  He compared Israel's government to the Nazis, says he won't salute the American flag, and once offered that he wanted to “slap” the nearest white person.
James Wilson / Financial Times:
Bundesbank warns on EU banking union  —  Germany's Bundesbank has warned of possible risks from banking union in the EU, saying it would be tantamount to a back-door pooling of sovereign debt, unless accompanied by fiscal union that allowed control over national budgets.
New York Times:
For Obama and Romney, Nonstop Fund-Raising  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama wooed campaign donors in speed-dating fashion on Tuesday, rushing through six fund-raisers in six hours in Maryland and Pennsylvania.  Thursday will find him in Manhattan, where he will join Anna Wintour at the home …
Discussion: The Caucus
Martin Wolf / Financial Times:
A new form of European union  —  Here is the biggest question about the eurozone: can we envisage a set of reforms that are not only politically feasible and economically workable, but would let it prosper, as it is.  If so, what might they be?  —  We already know that, as designed, the eurozone did not meet this test.
Discussion: Paul Krugman and New York Times
Michael Stafford / Cagle Post:
Why I Gave Up On Being a Republican  —  I'm a life-long Republican.  My political affiliation has been woven intrinsically into the very fabric of my being.  —  When I was young, Ronald Reagan bestrode the world like a colossus.  I grew up watching the Cold War end-game play out as Reagan faced …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and driftglass
 
 
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Jeffrey Young / The Huffington Post:
Health Care Reform Boosts Spending A Tiny Fraction While Covering Millions: Report
Discussion: Campaign 2012 and Weasel Zippers
Alex Pareene / Salon:
Bob Kerrey, yet another Great Moderate Hope
Discussion: Hotline On Call and New York Times
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Current's Joy Behar Wants Conservatives ‘If They Have The Balls To Come On The Show’
Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs
Nick Wing / The Huffington Post:
Rick Scott: Voter Purge Turned Up ‘Over 50’ Non-Citizen Voters — 'The Debate's Over'
Discussion: Crooks and Liars, The Hill and CNN
Daniel Gross / The Huffington Post:
Five More Reasons to Reject the NRA's Dark Vision
Nick Valencia / CNN:
Georgia official: KKK won't be allowed to ‘adopt’ highway
Discussion: Wizbang
 Earlier Items: 
Jaquetta White / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Times-Picayune lays off nearly one-third of its staff
Salvador Rizzo / New Jersey Online:
Johnson & Johnson becomes first N.J. company to part ways with ALEC
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Raw Story
Eric Henderson / CBS Minnesota:
Man Not Allowed To Distribute Bibles At Pride Fest
Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Is Mitt Romney Afraid Of Gary Johnson?
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, CNN and Hit & Run
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Times Have Changed, It's Okay to Lie
Politico:
Obama: GOP campaign fits in a single tweet
Joe Scarborough / Politico:
Why I voted for Ron Paul
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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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