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1:05 PM ET, June 22, 2011

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Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Palin Bus Tour Takes Extended Pit Stop  —  Less than a month after she appeared poised to shake up the Republican presidential campaign, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has once again receded from the 2012 limelight.  —  When Palin launched her “One Nation” bus tour on Memorial Day amid …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
No Joke: Sarah Palin Reportedly Quits One Nation Bus Tour Halfway Through  —  Real Clear Politics is reporting that Sarah Palin has taken an “extended hiatus” from her much ballyhooed One Nation Bus Tour.  While the tour was never clearly defined with specific stops (especially to the media) …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Jillian Rayfield / TPMDC:
Sarah Palin Reportedly Quits Bus Tour Halfway Through  —  Former half-term Gov. Sarah Palin has reportedly packed in her bus tour...halfway through.  —  Real Clear Politics is reporting that Palin and her family have returned to Alaska from their “One Nation” bus tour, despite tentatively scheduled stops in Iowa and South Carolina.
Rolling Stone:
Climate of Denial  —  Can science and the truth withstand the merchants of poison?  —  AL GORE  —  The first time I remember hearing the question “is it real?” was when I went as a young boy to see a traveling show put on by “professional wrestlers” one summer evening in the gym …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Gore: Obama has ‘failed’
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Huntsman Finishes Opening Day with Big Money Haul  —  Jon M. Huntsman Jr. opened his day on Tuesday by formally declaring his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.  He closed it by accomplishing an equally important task: collecting $1.2 million for his campaign.
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The Politico:
Pawlenty goes up on Iowa TV - His message: ‘If I can do it in Minnesota ...’ - Club for Growth warns …
Discussion: msnbc.com, Big Government and GOP 12
Sarah Kliff / The Politico:
Tim Pawlenty says he won't let up on ‘Robamacare’
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Proof Positive
Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
Michele Bachmann's Holy War  —  The Tea Party contender may seem like a goofball, but be warned: Her presidential campaign is no laughing matter  —  Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and, as you consider the career and future presidential prospects of an incredible American phenomenon named Michele Bachmann, do one more thing.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Poll: Bachmann surges to primary lead
Des Moines Register:
Bachmann's Iowa strategy questioned: Will a late start hurt her?
Discussion: USA Today and The Daily Caller
CBO's Latest 10 Documents:
CBO'S 2011 LONG-TERM BUDGET OUTLOOK  —  ABSTRACT  —  This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report presents the agency's projections of federal spending and revenues over the coming decades.  Under current law, an aging population and rapidly rising health care costs will sharply increase federal spending …
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
CBO: We'll only have giant deficits if Congress wants giant deficits
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Douglas Elmendorf / Director's Blog:
CBO's 2011 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Discussion: msnbc.com
Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Americans Worse Now Than When Obama Inaugurated by 44%-34% Margin in Poll  —  Two years after the official start of the recovery, the American people remain pessimistic about their current economic circumstances and longer-term prospects.  —  Fewer than a quarter of people see signs …
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Julianna Goldman / Bloomberg:
Obama Gets 30% of Americans Certain to Support Re-Election in Economy Poll
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Poll: 3 in 10 sure they'll vote Obama
Wall Street Journal:
Florida Lawmaker Faces Ethics Review  —  WASHINGTON—A congressional ethics panel is investigating allegations that Florida Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings sexually harassed a member of his staff, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  The investigation of Mr. Hastings is being conducted …
Jose Antonio Vargas / New York Times:
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant  —  One August morning nearly two decades ago, my mother woke me and put me in a cab.  She handed me a jacket.  “Baka malamig doon” were among the few words she said.  ("It might be cold there.")  When I arrived at the Philippines' Ninoy Aquino International Airport …
Jennifer Martinez / The Politico:
Six GLAAD board members resign amid AT&T flap  —  Six board members of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation have resigned amid the fallout over the organization's letter in support of AT&T's proposed bid for wireless rival T-Mobile, a person familiar with the matter told POLITICO.
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Critic of ATF gun-trafficking program raised no objection when briefed last year  —  A chief Republican critic of a controversial U.S. gun-trafficking operation was briefed on the ATF's “Fast and Furious” program last year and did not express any opposition, sources familiar with the classified briefing said Tuesday.
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New York Post:   The gang that couldn't sting straight
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Newt Gingrich had second line of credit at Tiffany and Co.  —  Former House speaker Newt Gingrich had a second line of credit at the high-end jewelry store Tiffany and Co. for as much as $1 million dollars, his presidential campaign acknowledged Tuesday.  —  Joe DeSantis, a spokesman for Gingrich …
New York Post:
NBC gives Donald a Trump-sized raise to $160M  —  Playing the presidential card has paid off for Donald Trump.  —  The real-estate mogul and reality-TV host — who kept viewers and the NBC network guessing until the last minute whether he would make a serious run at the Oval Office …
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Feds crack down on campus flirting and sex jokes  — TAGS: - 1950s - colleges - Department of Education - Duke lacrosse team - foundation for individual rights in education - greg lukianoff - Iowa State University - Kangaroo courts - Kentucky - Marsupial justice - Michael Barone …
Xinhua News Agency:
Ai Weiwei released on bail  —  The Beijing police department said Wednesday that Ai Weiwei has been released on bail because of his good attitude in confessing his crimes as well as a chronic disease he suffers from.  —  The decision comes also in consideration of the fact that Ai has repeatedly …
The Atlantic Online:
Congress Divides on Libya, Moves Toward Key Votes  —  The Senate may authorize the war, even as the House turns against it  —  Senators John McCain and John Kerry are from different political parties, but the former presidential candidates have a lot in common: both men fought in Vietnam …
Discussion: Boston Globe and The Agonist
Verne G. Kopytoff / New York Times:
F.B.I. Seizes Web Servers, Knocking Sites Offline  —  Updated Adding that the F.B.I. did not comment.  —  Updated Adding comments from Curbed Network and Instapaper.  —  The F.B.I. seized Web servers in a raid on a data center early Tuesday, causing several Web sites …
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Small Business Lending Fund: No Money Spent in Nine Months  —  I don't think we're making enough out of incompetence as a primary reason we're mired in a zero-growth decade.  For instance, the Federal Reserve, empowered with enormous control over the economy, simplydidn't perform …
 
 
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Dylan Howard / RADAR:
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Alexander Bolton / Ballot Box:
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Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:
American Crossroads Starts Radio Campaign to Unseat Sen. McCaskill
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The ‘Jim Crow’ Lie
Discussion: Betsy's Page and The Daily Caller
Scott / Power Line:
God and damage control at Yale
Discussion: NY Post and JTA
Russell Roberts / Wall Street Journal:
Obama vs. ATMs: Why Technology Doesn't Destroy Jobs
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How did Obamacare get so screwed up?
Allan / Angry Black Lady Chronicles:
Keeping It Classy at the NRSC
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and The Impolitic