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4:15 PM ET, June 28, 2011

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George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
John Quincy Adams a Founding Father?  Michele Bachmann Says Yes  —  On the heels of her official entry into the Presidential campaign in Iowa yesterday, Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann came to “GMA” today.  I gave her the opportunity to clear up some of her past statements that caused Chris Wallace …
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Des Moines Register:
Bachmann is so not ready for presidency, but Pawlenty has the judgment and skills  —  In early 2012, Iowans in all 99 counties will bundle up, brave the cold night air, and join neighbors and fellow Republicans in casting their vote for the next president of the United States.
Mark Levin / Facebook:
George Stephanopolous: Flake  —  George Stephanopolous has revealed his own flakiness and ignorance in his effort to pile on Michele Bachmann.  No, John Quincy Adams was not a founding father.  He was John Adams' son.  So, if she makes another 1,000 misstatements, only then will she come close …
Discussion: AmSpecBlog and Riehl World View
The Politico:
Michele Bachmann's thin legislative résumé  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann is surging in the GOP presidential polls and barnstorming Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, but as she sprints toward the front of the Republican pack, there's a major hole in her political résumé: legislation.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
More Bachmann Surge  —  We've never found her leading one of our state polls until now but Michele Bachmann's been on fire for the last two weeks and we find her at the top of the GOP field in both Oregon and Montana when Sarah Palin's not included.  That's just more indication that if Palin ends …
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Tom Petty reportedly issuing cease and desist letter to Bachmann  —  Tom Petty may be taking legal action to make sure Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann stops using his songs at her campaign events.  —  “NBC News: @TomPetty unhappy with Michele Bachmann's use of 'American Girl …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Fact-checking Michele Bachmann's announcement speech and Sunday interviews
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Petty's heartbreaker for Bachmann
Discussion: GOP 12 and New York Magazine
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
NBC Nightly News Reports Bachmann's John Wayne Gaffe, Ignores Obama's Fallen Soldier Error
Bryan Preston / Pajamas Media:
Stephanopolous to Bachmann: We'll investigate your foster kids  —  Proving what the clear-eyed could already see: If you're a Republican, the media will hound you for every last scrap of anything, no matter how unfair or trivial. … George Stephanopolous was deep in the Clinton administration …
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Brobinson / Fox Nation:
Stephanopoulos Tries Savaging Bachmann
Discussion: Don Surber and Pajamas Media
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
John Quincy Adams Wikipedia Page Edited To Describe Him As A ‘Founding Father’  —  GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann is now getting the Sarah Palin treatment on Wikipedia.  In light of Bachmann's latest historical hiccup, people are trying to edit John Quincy Adam's Wikipedia page to reflect her recent gaffe.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Bachmann Flubs History Again, Insists John Quincy Adams Was A Founding Father
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: Bachmann: I'm scholarly
Discussion: TPMDC, FrumForum and Fox News
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Bristol Palin says her mom has decided whether to run for president  —  The daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) said Tuesday that her mother had made up her mind already about whether to run for president in 2012.  —  Bristol Palin, the eldest daughter of the 2008 Republican vice …
Discussion: CNN and Salon
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The Daily Beast:
Sarah Palin's Iowa Debut
Craig Robinson / The Iowa Republican:
More Than A Movie Debut?  —  When Sarah Palin steps foot …
New York Post:
Al Gore's next crusade: in your bed  —  Al Gore, America's loopiest ex-vice president, is at it again.  Not content with pocketing a fortune by scaring his fellow citizens with the imaginary boogeyman of “man-made climate change,” the prophet of doom now wants everybody to save the planet by — wait for it — halting population growth.
Discussion: National Review
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Christian Schneider / National Review:
More Details Emerge in Wisconsin's ‘Chokegate’  —  With the Wisconsin Supreme Court devolving into a storyline only Vince McMahon could love, rumors are still swirling about what actually happened when two justices engaged in a physical confrontation behind closed doors on June 13.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House Democrats feel jilted by the president in budget, debt talks  —  House Democrats feel like jilted lovers.  —  They're looking down Pennsylvania Avenue for some sign of affection from President Obama in the White House.  But all they feel they're getting in return is the back of his hand.
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New York Post:
Weiner horning in on successor race  —  His ego has no bounds.  —  In a dazzling display of arrogance, disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner is trying to insert himself back into politics — calling power brokers and would-be candidates for his old seat, hoping they'll let him play …
Karen Spears Zacharias / CNN:
“Go the F*** to Sleep” not funny  —  Editor's note: Karen Spears Zacharias is the author of the forthcoming memoir, “The Shelter of Mockingbirds: The Murder of 3-Year-Old Karly Sheehan.”  Follow her on Twitter.  —  (CNN) — “Go the F*** to Sleep” is being hailed as a cathartic children's book for parents.
Charlie Gasparino / FoxBusiness.com:
Goldman to Embark on Hiring Spree in Singapore  —  As Goldman Sachs (GS) plans major job cuts in the United States, the firm is planning to expand overseas with a major hiring spree in Singapore and taking the unusual step of alerting Congress before even it's widely known to its own shareholders, the FOX Business Network has learned.
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
After Taking A $10 Billion Bailout, Goldman Sachs Announces It Will Outsource 1,000 Jobs To Singapore
Discussion: Shakesville
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Pawlenty: War Powers Act ‘does not apply’ to Libyan mission  —  NEW YORK — GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday that the War Powers Act “does not apply” to the U.S. intervention in Libya, but that he would have consulted with Congress anyway if he had launched the mission as president.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, GOP 12 and Hit & Run
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
Corker: W.H. Libya argument ‘cute’
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Wizbang
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
N.Y. town clerk: I won't sign gay wedding license  —  New York's gay weddings victory lap has not extended to all parts of the Empire State, with a rural town clerk determined to not sign any same-sex marriage licenses.  —  Barbara MacEwen, the town clerk in upstate Volney who is responsible …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Daily Caller
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Bachmann in Strong Position as She Enters 2012 Race  —  Bachmann's name recognition is 69%, with highest Positive Intensity Score  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who formally announced her presidential candidacy Monday in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa …
Discussion: GOP 12, Taegan Goddard's … and Weigel
timpawlenty.com:
“No Retreat From Freedom's Rise” Gov. Tim Pawlenty's Remarks at Council on Foreign Relations  —  I want to speak plainly this morning about the opportunities and the dangers we face today in the Middle East.  The revolutions now roiling that region offer the promise of a more democratic, more open, and a more prosperous Arab world.
Bruce Bartlett / Economix:
Who Doesn't Pay Federal Income Taxes (Legally)  —  Bruce Bartlett held senior policy roles in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and served on the staffs of Representatives Jack Kemp and Ron Paul.  —  Conservatives are fond of railing against those who are able to legally avoid paying federal income taxes.
Gina Sunseri / ABCNEWS:
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Appears, Stands Before Houston Crowd  —  This, most recent photo of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords since she was shot, was posted to her public Facebook page by her aides Sunday morning June 12, 2011.  The photo was taken May 17, 2011 at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital …
Aaron Worthing / Patterico's Pontifications:
Thirteen Clear Factual Errors in Richard Stengel's Essay on the Constitution (And I Am Looking for Your Help) (Update: My Letter to the Editor)  —  [Guest post by Aaron Worthing; if you have tips, please send them here.  Or by Twitter @AaronWorthing.]  —  Late last week, I fisked Richard Stengel's …
Lenora Jane Estes / Vanity Fair:
Lisa Baron Reads from Life of the Party  —  For a decade-plus, Lisa Baron—a political communications advisor and sometime sex columnist—hit the campaign trail with Republican candidates.  In her new political memoir, Life of the Party: A Political Press Tart Bares All (Citadel Press) …
Suzanne Mettler / Washington Monthly:
20,000 Leagues Under the State  —  Beneath the surface of American government lurks a system of social programs for the wealthy that is consuming the federal budget.  It's time for progressives to do battle with tax expenditures.  —  Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Delicious
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Fox News:
Afghanistan's Intercontinental Hotel Under Attack by Suicide Bombers  —  The popular Intercontinental hotel in Kabul has come under a suicide bombing attack Tuesday, a U.S. official told Fox News.  The attack is still ongoing.  —  Afghanistan news agency TOLOnews is reporting at least 10 people have been killed.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
RNC Chairman Priebus: Americans Will Say ‘Well Good’ If The U.S. Defaults On Its Obligations  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus  —  Several Republicans in the last few months have put forth the idea that the U.S. doesn't actually have to raise the debt ceiling …
David Brooks / New York Times:
Convener in Chief  —  This is a column about management styles.  What sort of leader can get things done in an age of austerity?  —  Our first case study is what you might call the Straight Up the Middle Approach.  When Chris Christie ran for governor of New Jersey, he campaigned bluntly on the need to reduce the state's debt.
 
 
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Grant Cardone / The Huffington Post:
Why Criticism is Important to Success
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Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Herman Cain: 'I Don't Think The Current Minimum Wage Is Necessary'
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP again attacks Dems from left, says Dem Medicare plan is the ‘most extreme’
Discussion: Daily Kos and ThinkProgress
City Room:
Man on Light Pole in Times Square Stops Traffic
Discussion: New York Magazine
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Olbermann calls for TSA head firing in wake of 95-year-old woman pat-down
Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
Romney, Huntsman to overlap in N.H.
Discussion: The Note and GOP 12
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