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1:40 AM ET, May 30, 2011

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Gennette Cordova / NY Daily News:
Statement from Gennette Cordova, student who was sent lewd Twitter photo from Rep. Weiner's account  —  Friday evening I logged onto Twitter to find that I had about a dozen new mentions in less than an hour, which is a rare occurrence.  When I checked one of the posts that I had been tagged …
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NY Daily News:
Student who got lewd pic from Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account denies she's his mistress  —  A college student who received an obscene photo from Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account says she's never met the married Queens politico - and backed his contention they're both victims of online pranksters.
Datechguy / Datechguy's Blog:
Hey MSM any old Twit(erer) understands what Rep Weiner's numbers mean  —  I came to twitter very late in the game, so unlike many bloggers both bigger and smaller than me, my total number of followers is very small (787 as of this morning).  To give you an idea of how that stands with someone …
Ace / minx.cc:
Washington Post Breaks Embargo, Spinning, But Noting the 545InSeattle Time-Chime  —  They continue getting the timeline wrong.  —  They keep seeing that he tweeted about the Tivo eating his hockey game, in a tweet that comes closer to the top of the twit-feed.  —  But the tweet-feed is in reverse chronological order, duh.
Discussion: Doug Ross
CBS News:
Rep. Weiner: I did not send Twitter crotch pic  —  Rep. Anthony Weiner's spokesman claims his Twitter account was hacked when a woman allegedly received a nude photo from it  —  NEW YORK — A lewd photograph of a crotch sent from the Twitter account of U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is just …
Discussion: Don Surber and The Raw Story
Lee / STRANAHAN dot COM:
Weinergate:The “Would Your Spouse Buy It?”  Test  —  Although I don't think what Anthony Weiner is even accused of doing rises to the level of ‘love child while your wife has cancer’, the #Weinergate story reminds me a lot of the post-Beverly Hills Hotel phase of the John Edwards story.
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
Dan Riehl / Big Government:
Weinergate: Why Would Rep Weiner Care What Time It Was In Seattle?
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
For Palin, a Short Ride With Lots of Rumbling  —  Sarah Palin made a grand entrance at the Rolling Thunder biker rally on Sunday, wearing a black Harley-Davidson helmet and visibly enjoying herself as a crush of reporters and bikers swarmed her motorcycle.  —  Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska …
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SarahPAC:
Roll On, Rolling Thunder!  —  There's no better way to see D.C. than on the back of a Harley!  My family may be used to snowmachines more so than motorcycles (though you couldn't tell it with Todd driving a hog today with Piper on the back and with Bristol riding on the back of another bike).
Discussion: New York Times
Fox News:
Palin Appearance at ‘Rolling Thunder’ Feeds Election Speculation Fury  —  Sarah Palin's participation in the annual Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C., has fueled as much noise about a potential presidential candidacy as the thousands of motorcycle-riding veterans participating in the Rolling Thunder ride-along Sunday.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and JammieWearingFool
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Mixed feelings about Sarah Palin at Rolling Thunder
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
ROLLING THUNDER... SARAH PALIN Rides Hog Into DC (Video)
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
At Rolling Thunder, Waiting for Palin
Discussion: The Impolitic
Matt Schneider / Mediaite:
George Will: Everyone Knows Sarah Palin Should Not Be Trusted With Nuclear Weapons  —  With Sarah Palin fever sweeping across the media again, persistent Palin critic and conservative commentator George Will clearly was not excited by the speculation surrounding her potential run for President.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Classy.  Obama Sits in Front Row and Chews Gum at Joplin Memorial Service (Video)  —  Classy as always... Obama sits in front row and chews gum during the sermon at the Joplin Memorial Service.  —  Maybe he learned this at his Trinity Church?  —  Nicorette gum?
BBC:
Afghan leader Karzai issues ‘last warning’ to Nato  —  The BBC's Quentin Sommerville said villagers brought their dead children to the governor's office shouting: “See they aren't Taliban”  —  Afghan President Hamid Karzai has forcefully condemned the killing of 14 civilians in the south-west …
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Jason Burke / Guardian:
Nato commander injured in Taliban suicide attack in Afghanistan
Discussion: HotAirPundit
 
 
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Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Can I See Your License, Registration and C.P.U.?
Voice of America:
Egyptian Court Fines Mubarak, Ex-Officials $90 Million for Telecom Shutdown
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Abby Phillip / The Politico:
Daniels: I could have beaten Obama
Discussion: Marbury and National Review
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Policy Adviser to Become U.S. Ambassador to Russia
Discussion: The Hill and American Power
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
GOP freshman: We don't want to repeat George W. Bush's economic record
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Pro-Obama media always shocked by bad economic news
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran Vows to Unplug Internet
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