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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich owed six figures to Tiffany's — Newt Gingrich, a fiscal conservative? Not when it comes to Tiffany's. — In 2005 and 2006, the former House speaker turned presidential candidate carried as much as $500,000 in debt to the premier jewelry company, according …
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Aharding / CNN:
Gov. Nikki Haley hammers Gingrich over Medicare remarks — Dallas (CNN) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich might not want to count on a presidential endorsement from South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. — In an interview with CNN Tuesday, Haley sharply admonished Gingrich for his comments …
Wall Street Journal:
Gingrich to House GOP: Drop Dead — Newt undermines his former comrades on Medicare. — The Republican Presidential campaign is off to a slow start, but judging by the last week not slow enough. First Mitt Romney defends his ObamaCare prototype in Massachusetts, and now Newt Gingrich …
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Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
GOP Braces for Bachmania — Republican Field Shaping Up Fast after Huck, Trump — “Get out now before you make a bigger fool of yourself.” … Get ready, Republicans. Hurricane Michelle is heading toward your primaries. — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Tea Party favorite …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Newt says Reagan also had to fix problems …
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Allen West Slams Newt Gingrich's Poll Test Proposal: 'That's [What] My Parents Had To Contend With'
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W. James Antle III / The Politico:
What Rand Paul could teach Ron Paul
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Michael Steele Defends Newt Gingrich On Ryan Plan, Suggests GOP Critics Are Being Hypocritical
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Los Angeles Times:
Schwarzenegger fathered a child with longtime member of household staff — His wife, Maria Shriver, moved out of their Brentwood mansion earlier this year after the former governor acknowledged the child was his. The staff member worked for the family for 20 years, retiring in January.
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John Cook / Gawker:
Is This Arnold Schwarzenegger's Love Child? — News of Arnold Schwarzenegger having fathered a child with a member of his household staff more than a decade ago shouldn't come as a surprise. The alleged existence of an out-of-wedlock son, including his name and his mother's name, was reported by the London Daily Mail in 2003.
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Major Garrett / NationalJournal.com:
Rep. Paul Ryan Staying in House, Won't Run for U.S. Senate — Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is staying in the House, and won't run for the U.S. Senate, two well-placed GOP sources tell National Journal. — Ryan began informing close friends of his decision Tuesday and is expected to announce later in the day.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Ex-Sen. Feingold says Lieberman, McCaskill, Hoyer fit for ‘shame’ — Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) has tabbed two Democrats and Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.) as fit for “shame” for being too beholden to corporate interests. — Feingold, the former liberal senator who leads …
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Nearly 20 percent of new Obamacare waivers are gourmet restaurants, nightclubs, fancy hotels in Nancy Pelosi's district — Of the 204 new Obamacare waivers President Barack Obama's administration approved in April, 38 are for fancy eateries, hip nightclubs and decadent hotels …
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Gov. Sarah Palin on Pelosi district's Obamacare waivers: ‘Seriously, this is corrupt’ — In response to the revelation that about 20 percent of the latest slew of Obamacare waivers went to luxurious restaurants, nightclubs and hotels in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's district …
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Justin Elliott / Salon:
Santorum: What does McCain know about torture? — (UPDATED) John McCain has been on something of a crusade this week on the question of how we found Osama bin Laden, giving speeches and writing Op-Eds outlining his position that it was not torture of detainees that led the U.S. to its man.
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The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum reacts to Newt Gingrich's slam of Paul Ryan — HH: Joined now by former United States Senator Rick Santorum, a candidate for the presidency. Senator Santorum, always a pleasure, welcome back. — RS: Thank you, Hugh, it's great to be with you again.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Coburn out of Gang of Six talks — Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) announced Tuesday that he would pull out of the talks with two other Republican and three Democratic colleagues. — Coburn said the talks have collapsed over the tough issue of entitlement reform.
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David Rogers / The Politico:
Tom Coburn drops out of Gang of Six
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Mitt Romney has ‘mixed emotions’ on Mike Huckabee exit — LAS VEGAS — After being conspicuously absent from the chorus of candidates praising Mike Huckabee in the wake of his announcement Saturday that he won't run for president, Mitt Romney has offered an olive branch to his bitter rival from the 2008 campaign.
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Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
CINDY CRAWFORD FLIP-FLOPS FOR MITT ROMNEY
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Democrats' Oil Subsidy Repeal Bill Is Actually Unconstitutional — Republicans may have a point that Democrats are playing politics with oil subsidies. To understand why, look no further than the fact that the bill Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will bring to the floor for a vote Tuesday evening …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Reid: Best to ‘withhold judgment’ on cutting aid to Pakistan
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Real Clear Politics:
Rick Perry Presidential Push Quietly Gains Steam — As many grass-roots Republicans remain in search of a conservative candidate with the pizazz to go toe-to-toe against President Obama, a man from deep in the heart of Texas who was tea party before the tea party was cool, appears to be giving the presidential race some thought.
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Ben Stein / American Spectator:
Presumed Innocent, Anyone? — Now for a few humble thoughts about Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his recent brush with law and journalism, bearing in mind that it's possible indeed, maybe even likely, that he is guilty as the prosecutors charge: — 1.) If he is such a womanizer and violent guy with women …
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Bruce Bartlett / Economix:
The Real Social Security and Medicare Problem (and a Doable Fix) — Bruce Bartlett has served as an economic adviser in the White House, the Treasury Department and Congress. — On Friday, the trustees of the Social Security and Medicare systems issued their annual reports for 2011.
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Mahmoud Abbas / New York Times:
The Long Overdue Palestinian State — SIXTY-THREE years ago, a 13-year-old Palestinian boy was forced to leave his home in the Galilean city of Safed and flee with his family to Syria. He took up shelter in a canvas tent provided to all the arriving refugees.
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Associated Press:
Sources: Navy SEALs Knew Bin Laden Mission Was One-Shot Deal — WASHINGTON — Those who planned the secret mission to get Usama bin Laden in Pakistan knew it was a one-shot deal, and it nearly went terribly wrong. — The U.S. deliberately hid the operation from Pakistan …
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Associated Press:
Clinton says Obama believes 8 years is enough — WASHINGTON - Eight years as president is enough, thank you. At least that's what Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says President Barack Obama told her the other day. — Clinton said Tuesday that she and Obama often marvel …
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Jerome R. Corsi / WorldNetDaily:
Nordyke numbers expose Obama document fraud? — Newly found details about birth registration show president's certificate out of sequence — NEW YORK - Newly unearthed information about Hawaii's procedure for numbering birth records at the time Barack Obama was born casts further doubt …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House: Obama's Middle East speech comes at a time of ‘opportunity’ — President Obama's address on the Middle East Thursday will not focus on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. — It will also not focus on the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden, White House press secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday.
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