memeorandum: Pre-Trial Chamber I issues three warrants of arrest for Muammar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdualla Al-Senussi (icc-cpi.int)

11:30 AM ET, June 27, 2011

Top Items:

Maggie Haberman / The Politico:

Bachmann won't take Fox host's apology — Via POLITICO's Jennifer Epstein, Michele Bachmann isn't accepting an apology from Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace for asking her yesterday, “Are you a flake?” — ABC News' Jon Karl, who's been getting face-time with Bachmann in Waterloo in advance …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Moderate Voice, The Atlantic Online, CNN, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Outside the Beltway, Taylor Marsh, Fox News, Althouse, This Just In, The Daily Caller, National Review, Michelle Malkin and The Lonely Conservative

Matt Schneider / Mediaite:

Chris Wallace On Michele Bachmann's ‘Flake’ Question: 'I Messed Up, I'm Sorry' — Chris Wallace is back again commenting on one of his interviews, but this time he is also apologizing. Earlier today he interviewed Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann and rather bluntly asked her “are you a flake?”

Discussion: The Note, The Hill and The Wire

The Note:

Is Michele Bachmann Just Another Mike Huckabee? — By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) — All roads lead to Iowa this week, and the first stop on the 2012 campaign trail is the city of Waterloo — the childhood home of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and the place …

Discussion: Roll Call, Pajamas Media, USA Today and The Politico

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Wallace: Sorry for the “flake” question

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic Online, The Last Tradition, NewsBusters.org blogs, Fox News, Don Surber, American Power, Outside the Beltway and The Hill

Peter Hamby / CNN:
Bachmann well-positioned for Iowa, and maybe beyond

Discussion: GOP 12

Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Chris Wallace Strikes Back At Jon Stewart: Hannity and O'Reilly's Viewers Better Informed Than Daily Show's

Discussion: Verum Serum

Michael Barbaro / City Room:

How the Same-Sex Marriage Deal Nearly Collapsed — Until the end, when 33 state senators had cast their votes on Friday night, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo privately feared that his bill to legalize same-sex marriage would fail. — A few days before, it nearly did.

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Politics on the Hudson, Box Turtle Bulletin, New York Times, AmSpecBlog and The Huffington Post

New York Times:

Gay Marriage: Where's Mr. Obama? — On Thursday night, when same-sex marriage in New York State was teetering on a razor's edge, President Obama had a perfect opportunity to show the results of his supposed evolution on gay marriage. — Unfortunately, he did not take it, keeping his own views in the shadows.

Discussion: Balloon Juice, AMERICAblog News, Hotline On Call, AMERICAblog Gay and LGBTQ Nation

Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Beyond New York, Gay Marriage Faces Hurdles

Discussion: New York Magazine

Molly Peterson / Bloomberg:
Christie Says He's ‘Not a Fan’ of Gay Marriage After New York Passes Bill

Discussion: Runnin' Scared, alicublog and NewsBusters.org blogs

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:

Putting defense spending on the table — One of the many problems with the debt-reduction talks is the narrow scope of what Republicans consider acceptable. They are, or at least claim to be, desperate to cut spending and reduce the deficit in a hurry, but they're also quick to reject …

Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
GOP compromise on debt: Cut military spending?

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Nation, msnbc.com and Battleland

Carl Hulse / The Caucus:
Congressional Week Ahead: Obama Enters Budget Talks

Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots

Robert Pear / New York Times:

U.S. Plans Stealth Survey on Access to Doctors — WASHINGTON — Alarmed by a shortage of primary care doctors, Obama administration officials are recruiting a team of “mystery shoppers” to pose as patients, call doctors' offices and request appointments to see how difficult it is for people to get care when they need it.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, The Politico, Questions and Observations, The Caucus, YID With LID, americanthinker.com, Healthwatch, Suburban Guerrilla, Prairie Weather, Los Angeles Times, The Lonely Conservative, Connecting.the.Dots and Corrente

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:

Inside Nancy Pelosi's drive to win the House majority back for Democrats — View Photo Gallery — It has been almost six months since the California congresswoman relinquished the speakership of the House. Now, as minority leader, she is focused on winning back Democratic control.

Discussion: Booman Tribune, The New Republic, The Heritage Foundation, Taylor Marsh, Balloon Juice, Taegan Goddard's … and ThinkProgress

Alexander Bolton / The Hill: Debt deal now up to the leaders

NY Daily News:

Disgraced former pol Anthony Weiner, ‘miserable’ wife Huma Abedin spotted dining in Chelsea — Sexting ex-pol Anthony Weiner and wife Huma Abedin stroll up Fifth Ave. Saturday after brunch with a couple of cones from a pit stop at Baskin Robbins. Below, they head off hand-in-hand.

Discussion: Runnin' Scared, No More Mister Nice Blog, Weasel Zippers, New York Magazine, TMZ.com, Gawker and Gothamist

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:

In Response To Prosser Choking Allegations, Fox's Van Susteren Calls On Female Chief Justice To Resign — Over the weekend, the Wisconsin State Journal reported that Justice David Prosser “grabbed fellow Justice Ann Walsh Bradley around the neck in an argument in her chambers last week …

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Law Blog and MinnPost

John Leland / New York Times:

At Gay Pride Parade, Cuomo Is Center of Attention — Two days after the State Senate voted to legalize same-sex marriage, participants in New York's 42nd annual gay pride parade on Sunday came to shout, dance, cheer, strut, hug and shed tears of joy, knowing that on July 24, when the law takes effect …

Discussion: New York Magazine

New York Post: Cheers for Gov. Cuomo at gay pride parade

NY Daily News:
Gay Pride parade marches through New York City; Gov. Cuomo cheered for gay marriage law

Discussion: City Room, Runnin' Scared and LGBTQ Nation

New York Post:

LI man busted for ‘pretending’ to be soldier to get first-class upgrade — This GI Joe wannabe got a hero's welcome just by dressing the part. — A Long Island man was arrested for donning an Army uniform and brazenly posing as a soldier so he'd get bumped up to first class on a flight …

Discussion: Outside The Wire

CNN:

TSA stands by officers after pat-down of elderly woman in Florida — (CNN) — The Transportation Security Administration stood by its security officers Sunday after a Florida woman complained that her cancer-stricken, 95-year-old mother was patted down and forced to remove her adult diaper while going through security.

Discussion: NY Daily News, Pajamas Media, Hot Air, Mediaite and This Just In

icc-cpi.int:

Pre-Trial Chamber I issues three warrants of arrest for Muammar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdualla Al-Senussi — Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued three warrants of arrest respectively for Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, The Politico and Associated Press

BBC: Libya: ICC issues arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi

Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:

Perry's Predicament: Does He Have Time to Build a National Campaign? — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is still weeks away from a decision on joining the 2012 Republican presidential race, but his camp has already made some key decisions about how he would run if he does, according to his top political adviser.

Discussion: GOP 12

Erik Eckholm / New York Times:

Several States Forbid Abortion After 20 Weeks — Dozens of new restrictions passed by states this year have chipped away at the right to abortion by requiring women to view ultrasounds, imposing waiting periods or cutting funds for clinics. But a new kind of law has gone beyond such restrictions …

Discussion: The Mahablog, Daily Kos and Booman Tribune