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11:30 PM ET, May 17, 2012

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New York Times:
G.O.P. ‘Super PAC’ Weighs Hard-Line Attack on Obama  —  WASHINGTON — A group of high-profile Republican strategists is working with a conservative billionaire on a proposal to mount one of the most provocative campaigns of the “super PAC” era and attack President Obama in ways that Republicans have so far shied away from.
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Romney ‘Repudiates’ Conservative Group's Planned Rev. Wright Attacks  —  In an exclusive interview with Townhall, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney rebuked a conservative group that is reportedly planning to assail President Obama over his 20-year relationship …
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Mitt Romney On His Reverend Wright Attack: ‘I Stand By What I Said, Whatever It Was’  —  Mitt Romney's campaign is apparently worried about being associated with a Republican proposal, first reported by the New York Times today, to run $10 million worth of racially-tinged ads attacking President Obama …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP struggles to banish ghost of Jeremiah Wright
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Statement: Ricketts rejects ‘Ricketts plan’
New York Times:   Magnate Steps Into 2012 Fray on Wild Pitch
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney stands by invocation of Rev. Wright
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Hullabaloo
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Rahm Emanuel ‘livid,’ not returning calls from Ricketts family
Discussion: The Hill
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Ricketts flack says Wright attack plan has been rejected
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Romney invoked Wright with Hannity in the primary
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
THE VETTING - EXCLUSIVE - OBAMA'S LITERARY AGENT IN 1991 BOOKLET: ‘BORN IN KENYA AND RAISED IN INDONESIA AND HAWAII’  —  Note from Senior Management:  —  Andrew Breitbart was never a “Birther,” and Breitbart News is a site that has never advocated the narrative of “Birtherism.”
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Literary Agent Says 1991 Booklet was a Mistake  —  Breitbart News reports on a promotional booklet produced in 1991 by Barack Obama's then-literary agency which describes the author as “born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii.”  —  Miriam Goderich issued the following statement to Political Wire:
CNN:
Autopsy: Drug THC found in Trayvon Martin's system  —  (CNN) — Trayvon Martin had drugs in his system when he was fatally shot earlier this year by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, according to autopsy results released Thursday.  —  Martin's blood contained THC, which is the psychoactive ingredient …
Discussion: Sky Dancing and JustOneMinute
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Associated Press:
THC found in Martin's blood  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Medical examiners found evidence of marijuana in Trayvon Martin's system after he was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer, an autopsy report released Thursday shows.  —  The report was included in a large amount of evidence released …
Orlando Sentinel:
Encounter between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin ‘avoidable,’ cops said in report
Matt Gutman / ABCNEWS:
Trayvon Martin Had Drugs in System, Autopsy Found
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
TMZ.com:
Donna Summer Dead — Disco Legend Dies After Battle with Lung Cancer  —  DEAD AT 63  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  9:27 AM PST- TMZ has learned ... Donna died from lung cancer.  Several sources are telling us Donna believed she contracted it by inhaling toxic particles after the 9/11 attack in New York City.
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Rolling Stone:
Donna Summer Dead at 63
Discussion: The Reaction
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Boehner: Keeping any parts of Obama health law ‘unacceptable’  —  House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) reiterated Thursday that he wants to repeal all of President Obama's healthcare law if the Supreme Court doesn't toss out the entire statute.  —  “We voted to fully repeal the president's healthcare law …
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TEDChris:
TED and inequality: The real story  —  Today TED was subject to a story so misleading it would be funny... except it successfully launched an aggressive online campaign against us.  —  The National Journal alleged we had censored a talk because we considered the issue of inequality “too hot to handle.”
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Caitlin McDevitt / Politico:
Ben Stein: Obama's not very smart  —  Is President Obama smart?  Ben Stein wouldn't put his money on it.  —  During an appearance on Fox News, the economist and actor said he doesn't consider the president to be very intelligent.  —  “Barack Obama is a smart man, you would say that, right?” host Bill O'Reilly asked.
Discussion: Lippmann's Ghost and The Raw Story
U.S. Census Bureau News:
Most Children Younger Than Age 1 are Minorities, Census Bureau Reports  —  The U.S. Census Bureau today released a set of estimates showing that 50.4 percent of our nation's population younger than age 1 were minorities as of July 1, 2011.  This is up from 49.5 percent from the 2010 Census taken April 1, 2010.
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DealBook:
Facebook Raises $16 Billion in I.P.O.  —  Facebook pulled it off.  —  As investors raced to get shares, the sprawling social network raised $16 billion on Thursday, in an initial public offering that valued Facebook at $104 billion.  —  The I.P.O. signals a rapid evolution for the company.
Kyle Clark / KUSA-TV:
Rep. Mike Coffman: Obama in his heart ‘not an American’  —  “I don't know whether Barack Obama was born in the United States of America.  I don't know that,” Coffman said.  “But I do know this, that in his heart, he's not an American.  He's just not an American.”
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Movement among black North Carolinians on gay marriage  —There's been a noticeable shift in the attitudes of African Americans in North Carolina toward rights for gay couples in the wake of President Obama's announcement last week that he supports gay marriage.
United States Department of Labor:
Skip to page content  —  Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis  —  EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION  —  Program Contact:  —  TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL  —  (202) 693-4676  —  UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT  —  SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
Discussion: Daily Kos, Economix, Hot Air and Reuters
 
 
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Who Is Deb Fischer?  —  On Tuesday night, Nebraska state senator …
Rush Limbaugh:
Joe Biden Goes Nuts in Ohio
Kevin Roderick / LA Observed:
Brad Sherman mailers come with (or without) mom *
Discussion: Politico, BuzzFeed and Ballot Box
John H. Cushman Jr / New York Times:
Senate Confirms 2 Fed Board Nominees
Discussion: The Maddow Blog
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NPR sees sharp downturn in advertising revenue, leading to talk of cuts
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Romney Registers Personal Best 50% Favorable Rating
Judson Berger / Fox News:
Florida Catholic school considers dropping student health plan, on heels of Ohio decision
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Biden Calls Himself ‘Middle Class Joe,’ Owns Mansion
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
BuzzFeed:
7 Times In 2008 Obama Promised To Create 7 Million New Jobs
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
A Pro-Austerity Chart, and Why the President Is Touting It
Discussion: BBC, Hullabaloo and Bark Bark Woof Woof
ABCNEWS:
Senators to Unveil the ‘Ex-Patriot Act’ to Respond to Facebook's Saverin's Tax ‘Scheme’
New York Post:
RFK Jr.'s wife hangs herself
Discussion: Politico
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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