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6:50 PM ET, June 14, 2011

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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Debate Swings Door Open for Perry, Closed for Palin  —  Most people have better things to do than to watch a presidential debate eight months in advance of the Iowa caucuses.  So when considering a debate like the one that took place among Republican candidates in New Hampshire tonight, it's important to be mindful of the following:
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Michele Bachmann steals the show at GOP debate
The Politico:
Pawlenty beats hasty N.H. retreat
Rand Simberg / National Review:
An Out-of-This-World Debate Question
Mike Murphy / Swampland:
Pawlenty's Poor Debate Showing Risks Donor Flight
Discussion: Hot Air
Jimmy Vielkind / Capitol Confidential:
McDonald is 31st vote for same-sex marriage (updated)  —  Senator Roy McDonald, R-Saratoga, told the Times Union Tuesday that he will back a bill legalizing same-sex marriage.  He becomes the 31st senator to proclaim his public support for the bill.  It needs 32 votes to pass the Senate.
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City Room:
Same-Sex Marriage Within One Vote of Passage in Albany
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
John Boehner invokes War Powers Act  —  House Speaker John Boehner is warning President Barack Obama that he may be in violation of the War Powers Act if Obama refuses to ask Congress for authorization to overthrow Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi.  —  In a letter to Obama today …
Discussion: CNN and The Note
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Group files ethics complaint against Boehner over DOMA defense
Discussion: ThinkProgress
David Brooks / New York Times:
Pundit Under Protest  —  I'll be writing a lot about the presidential election over the next 16 months, but at the outset I would just like to remark that I'm opining on this whole campaign under protest.  I'm registering a protest because for someone of my Hamiltonian/National Greatness perspective …
Jay Root / The Texas Tribune:
Rick Perry Says Voters Want More Options In GOP Field  —  Keywords:  —  Enlargephoto by: Bob Daemmrich  —  Texas Governor Rick Perry carries his bags off a private plane at the San Antonio International Airport on November 1, 2010.  —  Texas Gov. Rick Perry, in New York …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Texas Gov. Perry giving ‘serious thought’ to White House run, won't set deadline
Discussion: The Note and New York Magazine
A.Killough / CNN:
Perry hits New York amid talk of possible presidential run
Discussion: The Politico
Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Senate keeps $6B in ethanol subsidies in blow to Sen. Coburn  —  The Senate on Tuesday voted against killing off $6 billion in tax breaks for ethanol producers in a vote highlighting the power of anti-tax groups.  —  The measure was backed by Sen. Tom Coburn, a fiscally conservative Republican …
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Koch Brothers, Grover Norquist Split On Ethanol Subsidies
CNNMoney.com:
Wingnut debt ceiling demands  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A lot of politicians are weighing in with demands before they'll support raising the debt ceiling.  Most of their conditions are related to debt, such as put in place a debt reduction plan or cut spending.
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CNNMoney.com:
Bernanke: Stop holding debt ceiling hostage
Aharding / CNN:
Court upholds gay judge's ruling on Proposition 8  —  (CNN) - A federal judge in San Francisco Tuesday upheld a former colleague's ruling on California's Proposition 8, despite questions raised about Judge Vaughn Walker's ability to impartially decide the controversial question of same-sex marriage.
Discussion: The Note
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
Motion to Vacate Prop 8 Decision Is Denied
Discussion: Queerty and Runnin' Scared
Carlos Lozano / L.A. NOW:
Gay jurist in Proposition 8 case had no legal obligation to remove himself, judge rules [Updated]
Discussion: New York Magazine
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Citing his own past, Barney Frank declines to judge Rep. Weiner  —  Citing his own brush with sexual scandal, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said Tuesday that he's in no position to judge the lurid actions of colleague Anthony Weiner.  —  “Given these circumstances, where I was myself engaged …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Weiner's bad poll numbers
Discussion: Hot Air and Pajamas Media
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
National poll: Anthony Weiner's got to go
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Verum Serum
hellomagazine.com:
HELLO! exclusive: Mildred Baena, the housekeeper who had a child with Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks out for the first time  —  When it was revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger had a 13-year-old child with a trusted member of the family's domestic staff, the world let out a collective gasp.
Matthew Hendley / The Daily Pulp:
Allen West Violates Federal Law During Weekend Diving Trip  —  ​There's nothing really bad to say about Rep. Allen West going diving off the coast of Deerfield Beach with a bunch of military veterans — except for the fact that he violated U.S. federal law in the process, and provided pictorial of himself doing so.
ABCNEWS:
Newt Gingrich Charity Paid Cash To Gingrich For-Profit Business  —  A non-profit charity founded by Newt Gingrich to promote freedom, faith and free enterprise also served as another avenue to promote Gingrich's political views, and came dangerously close, some experts say …
Associated Press:
Obama: My family would be fine with just 1 term  —  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says his wife and daughters aren't “invested” in him being president and would have been fine had he decided against running for re-election.  But he says they believe in what he's doing for the country.
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Tammy Bruce / Big Government:
Why Sarah Palin Must Run in 2012  —  One of the prevailing debates in the GOP these days (if not the only one) is whether or not Governor Sarah Palin will, or should, run for president.  Not only should she, she must if the GOP has any hope of having a legitimate nominee whom everyone can support for the 2012 election.
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Bachmann says she won't seek re-election to Congress, while running for president  —  MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she's not running for re-election in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District while she's campaigning for the Republican nomination for president.
Mark Steyn / National Review:
Is Every Lesbian Blogger a Middle-Aged Man?  —  We're one lesbian away from a bona fide Fleet Street “trend”.  Further to yesterday's post, a lesbian blogger who helped unmask the Syrian lesbian blogger as a middle-aged American male has herself been revealed to be a middle-aged American male:
Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal:
High Hopes at Miracle-Gro in Medical Marijuana Field  —  Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has long sold weed killer.  Now, it's hoping to help people grow killer weed.  —  In an unlikely move for the head of a major company, Scotts Chief Executive Jim Hagedorn said he is exploring targeting medical marijuana …
Brad Johnson / ThinkProgress:
Mitt Romney: Federal Disaster Relief For Tornado And Flood Victims Is ‘Immoral,’ ‘Makes No Sense At All’  —  Obama meets victims of the Joplin tornado.  —  Asked about federal disaster relief for recent tornado and flood victims at last night's GOP debate, candidate Mitt Romney called the spending …
David Weigel / Weigel:
The Most Offensive Political Ad Ever, This Hour  —  Democrats sort of bungled a low-turnout jungle primary for Jane Harman's open seat.  They expected it to produce an all-Democrat race between Janice Hahn and Debra Bowen, but Bowen fell short, and Republican Craig Huey got the other runoff spot.
 
 
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Erik Telford / The Daily Caller:
Against the odds, right leads online
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Bruce Bartlett / Economix:
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Robert Kuttner / TAPPED:
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Gallup:
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Dan Froomkin / The Huffington Post:
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Nflatow / ACS Blog:
Just What Is So Wrong with the War on Drugs?
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Hit & Run
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Fact-checking the GOP debate in New Hampshire
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