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9:55 AM ET, May 30, 2012

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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:

Romney's birth certificate evokes his father's controversy — (Reuters) - Finally, there is definitive proof: The presidential candidate was born in the United States, and his father was not. — Yes, Republican Mitt Romney appears eligible to be president, according to a copy …

Discussion: Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, Sweetness & Light, Stop The ACLU, No More Mister Nice Blog, Riehl World View, CNN, msnbc.com, New York Magazine, Hot Air and Mediaite

Ashley Parker / New York Times:

Romney, on His Big Day, Finds Himself Upstaged — LAS VEGAS — It was supposed to be a day of triumph for Mitt Romney, when he would at last formally claim the Republican presidential nomination with a victory in the Texas primary. And Mr. Romney was to focus attention on an aggressive …

Discussion: Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Campaign 2012, The Atlantic Online, The Caucus, Balloon Juice, Sweetness & Light, 2012 Decoded, Reuters, ABCNEWS, National Review, The Mahablog, CBS Philly and The Page

Donald Trump / CNN:

TRENDING: Blitzer and Trump go at it over Trump's ‘birther’ claims — (CNN) - Donald Trump did not back down Tuesday from his questioning of President Barack Obama's birthplace, instead arguing heatedly with CNN's Wolf Blitzer that “a lot of people do not think it was an authentic certificate …

Discussion: Washington Wire, BuzzFeed, Reuters, Politico, Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Mediaite, Scared Monkeys, Taylor Marsh, Erin Burnett OutFront, No More Mister Nice Blog, Outside the Beltway, Ballot Box, The Gateway Pundit and Prairie Weather

New York Times:

Nomination His, Romney Steps Up Attack on Obama — WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney, having initially weathered the first sustained general election attack, is entering a critical 90-day stretch to the Republican convention on relatively equal footing with the White House and is unleashing …

Discussion: msnbc.com, Wall Street Journal, The Caucus, Ballot Box, ABCNEWS, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and San Francisco Chronicle

Jan Crawford / CBS News:
Romney clinches GOP nod as he raises cash with Trump

Discussion: The Agonist

BuzzFeed:
This Is What Mitt Romney's Birth Certificate Looks Like

Discussion: 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com, Politico and ThinkProgress

CNN:
Planned Parenthood's new ad zeroes in on Romney

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Gingrich defends Romney's appearance with Trump

Discussion: askmarion, ABCNEWS and American Thinker

Mark Landler / New York Times:
Romney Condemns Obama's Syria Policy

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Washington Post, National Review, Guardian and The Caucus

Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Donald Trump Doubles Down On Birther Nonsense, Gets Flogged By Wolf Blitzer

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Inside Cable News and The Daily Dish

Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:

President Obama Causes Outrage with Reference to ‘Polish Death Camp’ — Poles and Polish-Americans expressed outrage today at President Obama's reference earlier to “a Polish death camp” — as opposed to a Nazi death camp in German-occupied Poland. — “The White House will apologize …

Discussion: Power Line, Conservative Commune, The Daily Caller, Weasel Zippers, Stop The ACLU, Freedom's Lighthouse, Pat Dollard, New York Magazine, WyBlog and Adrienne's Corner

BuzzFeed:

Poles Demand Obama Apology For “Polish Death Camps” Comment — The president referred to “Polish death camps” while awarding a posthumous Medal of Freedom to Polish professor Jan Karski, a hero of the anti-Nazi resistance. UPDATE: “The President misspoke,” says Vietor. — Rosie Gray — an hour ago

Discussion: Mediaite, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Washington Wire, Taylor Marsh, Israel Matzav, The Lonely Conservative, Chicks on the Right, BackyardConservative, Weekly Standard and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Donovan Slack / Politico:
Obama ‘misspoke’ on ‘Polish death camp,’ spokesman says

Discussion: premier.gov.pl, The PJ Tatler, White House Dossier and Washington Free Beacon

Agence France Presse:
Obama Nazi death camp gaffe ‘hurt all Poles’: PM

Discussion: Marathon Pundit

E.L. / Eastern approaches:
Mind your language — FEW things annoy Poles more than being blamed …

Discussion: Macleans.ca, Poynter, The Huffington Post, HillBuzz.org, The Jawa Report and All American Blogger, more at Mediagazer »

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Good news: Obama alienates Poland by referring to “Polish death camps”

Discussion: The Coalition Of The Swilling, Five Feet of Fury and Fire Andrea Mitchell!

Nancy Benac / Associated Press:
White House: Obama misspoke on ‘Polish death camp’

Discussion: msnbc.com, Right Truth and The Other McCain

Nile Gardiner / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
Barack Obama has insulted 38 million Poles with his crass and ignorant ‘Polish death camp’ remark

Discussion: Mcnorman's Weblog

Patterico's Pontifications:

Aaron Walker Arrested for Blogging? Clearing Some of the Fog Surrounding Today's Litigation — Well, partially dispelling. — Aaron Walker (aka Worthing) was arrested today in a Maryland courtroom. Several days ago, convicted bomber and perjurer Brett Kimberlin had obtained a …

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Villainous Company, National Review, That Innocuous Girl, Cold Fury, hogewash, Pink Flamingo Bar, Truth Before Dishonor, The Other McCain, Instapundit, therightplanet.com, That Mr. G Guy's Blog and An Ex-Con's View

David Hogberg / Capital Hill:

IBD At Kimberlin Hearing: Walker Handcuffed, 1st Amendment Muzzled — With all of the attention surrounding Brett Kimberlin, I attended Tuesday's hearing in his “peace order” vs. Aaron Walker in the District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County. In the end, the judge granted Kimberlin's peace order …

Discussion: Flap's Blog, Simple Justice, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Popehat

Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Aaron Walker, Brett Kimberlin, and the Fog of Litigation [see UPDATE at the end]

Discussion: OpenMarket.org, Belmont Club, The Daley Gator, That Innocuous Girl, Atlas Shrugs, Truth Before Dishonor, American Power, Dedicated Tenther, Pat Dollard, FilmLadd Blogs and The Mahablog

Dmoynihan / Munsey's Technosnarl:
When Your Honor, This Man Is a Convicted Domestic Terrorist Is Not Enough

Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:

The job of the White House Press Secretary is simple: to answer questions from the press* without actually answering them. To form aloud words that are assembled into sentences and then stacked up into paragraphs, giving the appearance of communication, but without communicating.

Discussion: Hot Air, The Heritage Foundation, Betsy's Page, The Mental Recession, Hit & Run, hogewash and American Glob

Ed Andrieski / ABCNEWS:

Obama Campaign Mounts New Assault on Romney's Record as Massachusetts Governor — The Obama campaign is opening a new front in its war against GOP rival Mitt Romney, ABC News has learned, with planned attacks to begin this week on Romney's record as governor of Massachusetts and the campaign promises Democrats say he left unfulfilled.

Discussion: Washington Post, protein wisdom and Taegan Goddard's …

Bob King / Politico:
Mitt Romney hoping Solyndra trumps Bain

Discussion: The Huffington Post, TheStreet.com, Washington Post, The Lonely Conservative, CNN and Hit & Run

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:

Ted Cruz forces runoff against David Dewhurst in Texas Senate race — Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz (R) has forced a runoff election with Texas Lieutenant Gov. David Dewhurst (R), a victory for the Tea Party candidate against a better-known and much better-funded foe.

Discussion: CNN and Lawrence Person's …

David Catanese / Politico:
Texas Senate primary: Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst to run-off

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Outside the Beltway and The Volokh Conspiracy

Elizabeth Hartfield / ABCNEWS:
Texas GOP Senate Primary Going to Runoff Between David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz

Discussion: Hot Air, Salon and ThinkProgress

Lachlan Markay / The Heritage Foundation:

Obama Awards Medal of Freedom to Democratic Socialists of America Chair — President Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday to Dolores Huerta, an 82-year-old labor activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union. — Huerta is also an honorary chair of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Discussion: Campaign 2012, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, The Lonely Conservative, The POH Diaries, Left Coast Rebel, Nice Deb, Capitol Commentary's …, Ironic Surrealism, Weasel Zippers, WyBlog, Pat Dollard and The Daley Gator

The White House:
Remarks by the President at Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony

Discussion: Law Blog, Gawker and White House.gov Blog

Samson Reiny / Reuters:
Obama honors Dylan, other “heroes” for their influence

Discussion: Bookworm Room

Mike Allenand Jim Vandehei / Reuters:

GOP groups plan record $1 billion blitz — Republican super PACs and other outside groups shaped by a loose network of prominent conservatives - including Karl Rove, the Koch brothers and Tom Donohue of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce - plan to spend roughly $1 billion on November's elections …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Maddow Blog and The PJ Tatler

Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
Senate Democrats Outspent 3 To 1 On Ads By Super-Pacs

Discussion: The Page

Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:

Stubborn Infection, Spread by Insects, Is Called ‘The New AIDS of the Americas’ — Chagas disease, caused by parasites transmitted to humans by blood-sucking insects, has been named “the new AIDS of the Americas” in a lengthy editorial published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Discussion: Jezebel and The Daley Gator

William Grimes / New York Times:

Doc Watson, Folk Musician, Dies at 89 — Doc Watson, the guitarist and folk singer whose flat-picking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music, and whose interpretations of traditional American music profoundly influenced generations of folk and rock guitarists …

Discussion: Pop & Hiss, Daily Kos, Gawker and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Gabriele Steinhauser / Wall Street Journal:

EU Proposes ‘Banking Union’ — BRUSSELS—The 17 countries that use the euro should consider setting up a “banking union” that allows them to share the burden of bank failures, the European Union's executive arm said Wednesday in a report on the currency union's crisis-fighting efforts.

Discussion: Cafe Hayek and 24/7 Wall St.