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2:00 PM ET, June 15, 2011

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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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Fox News:
Lawmakers File Suit Against Obama Administration Over Libya Operation
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Page
CNN:
Lawmakers to sue Obama administration over Libya mission
Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY and FrumForum
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner demands that Obama provide legal basis for Libya mission
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Candidates Show G.O.P. Less United on Goals of War  —  DERRY, N.H. — The hawkish consensus on national security that has dominated Republican foreign policy for the last decade is giving way to a more nuanced view, with some presidential candidates expressing a desire to withdraw from Afghanistan …
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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 …
Discussion: Healthwatch
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Mitt Romney's Afghanistan remark stuns GOP pals
Discussion: The Daily Dish
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham says Romney risks looking like Jimmy Carter
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
On Afghanistan—What Did Mitt Mean?
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 …
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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New York Post:
America poll-axes Weiner  —  By GEOFF EARLE and S.A. MILLER in Washington and ANDY SOLTIS in NY  —  America has seen enough of Anthony Weiner.  —  The first national Weinergate poll shows 60 percent of Americans want the lewd lawmaker to quit Congress.  —  And a paltry 8 percent …
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.
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The Politico:
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 for the Obama war chest …
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Agence France Presse:   Desert tortoise comes under fire from ‘Sheriff’ Biden
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Carney defends Obama meeting Wall Street donors at White House
Discussion: The Huffington Post and FrumForum
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
In CA-36, Democrat Calls For Blanket Condemnation Of Stunning New Web Ad (VIDEO)  —  The special election to replace the retired Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) just took a turn for the spectacular.  A new web video aimed at boosting the Republican chances for an upset win is
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David Catanese / The Politico:
Most offensive ad yet: Hahn's Homeboyz
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 …
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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Investor's Business Daily:
Big Corn Eats GOP
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 …
TMZ.com:
Former Porn Star Breaks Silence on Weiner  —  As if he didn't have enough on his hands, Congressman Anthony Weiner is about to get Allreded ... because Gloria is holding a news conference today with former porn star Ginger Lee, and they'll talk about that email TMZ told you about in which Weiner told Lee …
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The Note:
Rep. Weiner's Porn Star Pen Pal to Face Reporters Today
Discussion: TMZ.com and Ben Smith's Blog
Jimmy Vielkind / Albany Times Union:
GOP senator from Saratoga becomes 31st vote for same-sex marriage bill  —  GOP Sen. Roy McDonald becomes 31st vote for same-sex marriage bill  —  New York Rangers player Sean Avery, left, and ?  Sex and The City? star Cynthia Nixon make their way to a news conference calling on the state legislature …
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Kenneth Lovett / NY Daily News:
Gay marriage now just one vote shy of becoming law in New York despite Archbishop Dolan's objections
Discussion: New York Post and Washington Post
JSOnline:
Supreme Court reinstates collective bargaining law  —  By Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel  —  Madison - Acting with unusual speed, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated Gov. Scott Walker's plan to all but end collective bargaining for tens of thousands of public workers.
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
“your comments about spiking footballs seem distinctly un-professorial”  —  In my post yesterday about the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturning Judge Sumi, I opined: … In response, I received this email (emphasis mine): … Reaction?  —  Here's mine:  —  Ya see, this is what blogging does to the mind.
The Atlantic Online:
In Which I Become a Republican  —  At least for purposes of admiring the panache and “a dish best served cold” gleeful nastiness of today's proclamation by Gov. John Kasich, Republican of Ohio, that the Dallas Mavericks and their friends, family, and fans are all Honorary Ohioans.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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 released by the U.S. Marshals Service Wednesday.  —  The plea came after a federal grand jury indicted him on six counts …
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.
 
 
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Rep. King rips media's coverage of radical Muslim hearings
Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
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Yinka Adegoke / Reuters:
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Casey B. Mulligan / Economix:
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unionleader.com:
A nominee already? Romney skips ahead
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Dinesh Ramde / host.madison.com:
Senate votes to legalize concealed carry
Discussion: UrbanGrounds and Vox Popoli
Major Garrett / NationalJournal.com:
McConnell Urges Obama to Play the ‘Crazy Republicans’ Card on Taxes
Roger Clegg / National Review:
Disgusting Little Boxes
Discussion: Flypaper and New York Times
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
US Housing Crisis Is Now Worse Than Great Depression
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Moonbattery