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4:10 PM ET, June 15, 2011

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Oliver Tree / Daily Mail:
Judgement day: Weiner's wife returns home to confront errant husband as new images emerge showing congressman cross dressing and ‘oiled up’  —  Beleaguered congressman Anthony Weiner is set to face his humiliated wife Huma Abedin after she arrived at the family home in Washington home earlier today.
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Mark Egan / Reuters:
Former porn star says Weiner asked her to lie
New York Post:
America poll-axes Weiner
TMZ.com:
Former Porn Star Breaks Silence on Weiner
TMZ.com:
Weiner: 'You Aren't Giving My Package Due Credit'
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
The Note:
Rep. Weiner's Porn Star Pen Pal to Face Reporters Today
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Lawmakers sue President Obama over Libya  —  A bipartisan group of House members announced on Wednesday that it is filing a lawsuit charging that President Obama made an illegal end-run around Congress when he approved U.S military action against Libya.  —  “With regard to the war in Libya, we believe that the law was violated.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
War Powers Act Does Not Apply to Libya, Obama Argues  —  WASHINGTON — The White House is telling Congress that President Obama has the legal authority to continue American participation in the NATO-led air war in Libya, even though lawmakers have not authorized it.
Discussion: The BLT
Fox News:
Lawmakers File Suit Against Obama Administration Over Libya Operation
Jonathan Allen / Reuters:
John Boehner gets into War Powers Act
CNN:
House members' lawsuit asks if Obama exceeded his authority in Libya
Discussion: Shakesville and FrumForum
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House warns Congress against ‘mixed messages’ on Libya
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Chris Jones / Esquire:
Exclusive Interviews: Jon Huntsman Is Tired of Waiting  —  On Tuesday, Jon Huntsman — the former governor of Utah and, more recently, the U.S. ambassador to China — will officially enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination.  But he has already begun to distinguish himself …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Mitt Romney's Afghanistan remark stuns GOP pals
Lewis Page / The Register:
Earth may be headed into a mini Ice Age within a decade  —  Physicists say sunspot cycle is ‘going into hibernation’  —  What may be the science story of the century is breaking this evening, as heavyweight US solar physicists announce that the Sun appears to be headed into a lengthy spell of low activity …
TMZ.com:
Topless Newt Gingrich — On a Rock, In a Hard Place  —  TMZ has obtained a photo of a glistening Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich laying topless on a beach in Greece ... days before his campaign staff quit over the timing of his two-week vacation.  —  The photo was taken on June 2 …
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Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Gingrich Support Drops, Poll Shows  —  Newt Gingrich's image as an idea man and party leader positioned him well for a presidential run.  But since launching his campaign last month, Mr. Gingrich has seen his support erode among likely GOP voters, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
Discussion: The Hill and Taegan Goddard's …
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
Gingrich's unfavorable rating hits all-time high in NBC/WSJ poll
Discussion: TPMDC and The Daily Caller
CNN:
John Edwards' mug shot released  —  (CNN)-Former U.S. Senator John Edwards, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and campaign law violations in early June.  His mug shot was obtained by CNN following a Freedom of Information Act request.  —  The plea came after a federal grand jury indicted him on six counts …
The Politico:
Top Barack Obama donors net government jobs  —  Telecom executive Donald H. Gips raised a big bundle of cash to help finance his friend Barack Obama's run for the presidency.  —  Gips, a vice president of Colorado-based Level 3 Communications, delivered more than $500,000 in contributions …
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Carney defends Obama meeting Wall Street donors at White House
Discussion: The Huffington Post and FrumForum
Agence France Presse:   Desert tortoise comes under fire from ‘Sheriff’ Biden
Ynetnews:
Glenn Beck's Jerusalem rally program unveiled  —  TV star's solidarity event is expected to draw thousands of Israelis, Americans with music, pyrotechnics.  Sarah Palin, republican presidential candidates set to drop by  —  Tzvika Brot  —  Tens of thousands of excited Israelis and Americans …
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Pelosi's wealth grows by 62 percent  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) saw her net worth rise 62 percent last year, cementing her status as one of the wealthiest members of Congress.  —  Pelosi was worth at least $35.2 million in the 2010 calendar year, according to a financial disclosure report released Wednesday.
New York Times:
Pakistan Arrests C.I.A. Informants in Bin Laden Raid  —  WASHINGTON — Pakistan's top military spy agency has arrested some of the Pakistani informants who fed information to the Central Intelligence Agency in the months leading up to the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, according to American officials.
Al Gore / Al's Journal:
Good for Mitt Romney — though we've long passed the point where weak lip-service is enough on the Climate Crisis  —  While other Republicans are running from the truth, he is sticking to his guns in the face of the anti-science wing of the Republican Party: “It seemed like a straightforward question …
The Politico:
Top radio talkers sell endorsements  —  If you're a regular listener of Glenn Beck's radio show and you wanted to contribute to a political group that would advance the populist conservative ideals he touts on his show, you'd have plenty of reason to think that FreedomWorks was your best investment.
Stephanie Banchero / Wall Street Journal:
Students Stumble Again on the Basics of History  —  National Test Shows Little Progress in Grasping Democracy, U.S. Role in World  —  WSJ's Stephanie Banchero has details of a National Assessment of Educational Progress study showing students at the fourth, eighth and twelfth grade levels struggle with basic history questions.
Yinka Adegoke / Reuters:
Cable worried about poverty, not Netflix  —  (Reuters) - For all the talk about competitive threats from the likes of Netflix Inc or Apple Inc, it is rising poverty among households that TV executives say is their biggest source of concern.  —  Executives from News Corp, Comcast Corp and Time Warner Inc …
The New Republic:
Mitt Romney: The Campaign Within the Conservative Movement to Take Him Down  —  Mitt Romney's coming off quite a good week and a half.  Last month's depressing job numbers bolstered his desired narrative about being the man most suited to save the economy, his opponents have largely …
The Huffington Post:
Grover Norquist Rebuked By GOP … WASHINGTON — Grover Norquist's grip on the Republican Party's tax policy slipped dramatically on Tuesday, a development that is likely to have significant repercussions on the debate over spending, revenue and the federal deficit.
 
 
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Marc Lynch / Foreign Policy:
Expellus Assadum!  —  As the violence in Syria grinds …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Guardian
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Rudy Giuliani wants Anthony Weiner's seat for Republican
Discussion: PolitickerNY
Molly Ball / The Politico:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz: ‘We own the economy’
Discussion: National Review
Chuck Marr / Off the Charts Blog:
Pawlenty's High-End Tax Cuts Dwarf Even Those of President Bush
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Rep. King rips media's coverage of radical Muslim hearings
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unionleader.com:
A nominee already? Romney skips ahead
Discussion: USA Today, CNN, Fox Nation and msnbc.com
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Haridopolos: No Major Medicare Reforms for 25 Years
Roger Clegg / National Review:
Disgusting Little Boxes
Discussion: Flypaper and New York Times
The Atlantic Online:
In Which I Become a Republican
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
In CA-36, Democrat Calls For Blanket Condemnation Of Stunning New Web Ad (VIDEO)
 

 
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