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5:15 PM ET, May 31, 2012

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Jim Vandeheiand Mike Allen / Politico:
To GOP, blatant bias in vetting  —  On the front page of its Sunday edition, the New York Times gave a big spread to Ann Romney spending lots of time and tons of money on an exotic genre of horse-riding.  The clear implication: The Romneys are silly rich, move in rarefied and exotic circles, and are perhaps a tad shady.
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Romney supporters shout down Axelrod criticism of former governor's record  —  President Obama and Mitt Romney protesters faced off Thursday at a press conference in Boston featuring senior Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod.  —  Speakers at the outdoor event were framed …
ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney Visits Solyndra Amid Attack on Obama Jobs Record  —  An auction sign stands at the entrance Solyndra LLC building in Fremont, California, U.S., Nov. 2, 2011.  (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/ Getty Images)  —  FREMONT, Calif. - Mitt Romney arrived at the shuttered headquarters …
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC-Marist polls: Obama, Romney deadlocked in three key states  —  President Obama phones Mitt Romney to congratulate him for locking up the GOP nomination.  NBC's Steve Handelsman reports.  —  President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney are deadlocked …
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
In Boston, Romney And Obama Campaigns Clash With Dual Rallies
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Devin Gordon / GQ:
Five Points About Politico's Hatchet Job On NYT and WaPo
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Two Republican Judges Declare DOMA Unconstitutional  —  A three judge panel of The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit just handed down a decision declaring the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.  Notably, the panel included Judges Juan Torruella and Michael Boudin …
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Associated Press:
Appeals Court Rules Against Defense of Marriage Act  —  BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a groundbreaking ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Federal appeals court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional  —  Greg Kimball and Brian O'Connor shout outside the Massachusetts State House during a gay-rights rally in Boston.  (Darren McCollester / Getty Images / May 14, 2012)  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. appeals court in Boston became …
Discussion: protein wisdom and Truth Wins Out
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
DOMA Opinion Analysis: Why Judge Michael Boudin Is Just Like 50 Cent
Elizabeth Harrington / CNSNews:
Pelosi: Obamacare Will Be Upheld 6-3, ‘Because I Know the Constitution’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
George F. Will / Washington Post:   Montana bucks the court
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Mitt Romney's Solyndra trip stirs up bad memories for White House  —  Mitt Romney's latest attack on President Barack Obama's energy policies takes him to Solyndra's shuttered manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif., the site of several moments the White House might like to forget.
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CNN:
TRENDING: Romney makes surprise visit to Solyndra  —  The visit - kept a secret by the campaign until shortly before the candidate and the press arrived at the site - offered a hulking visual to accompany Romney's repeated criticism of Obama over the Solyndra scandal.  — Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @PoliticalTicker
Discussion: The Caucus, The Raw Story and Swampland
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Mitt Romney crashes Solyndra
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Pirate's Cove
Adele Hampton / Ballot Box:
RNC ad hits Obama for ‘failed investments’ in Solyndra, green energy
Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Maddow Blog and The Hill
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
It's official: Bill Clinton heading to Wisconsin to campaign against Scott Walker  —  Former President Bill Clinton has decided to go to Wisconsin to campaign against Scott Walker in the final days of the battle over whether to recall the Wisconsin Governor, a move that could give a boost …
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Wall Street Journal:
Wisconsin Unions See Ranks Drop Ahead of Recall Vote  —  Public-employee unions in Wisconsin have experienced a dramatic drop in membership—by more than half for the second-biggest union—since a law championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker sharply curtailed their ability to bargain over wages and working conditions.
CNN:
Former President Clinton jumps into Wisconsin recall election
Discussion: Washington Monthly and The Page
Boston Globe:
Warren says she told schools of heritage  —  Acknowledges identifying as Native American after hirings  —  Governor Deval Patrick (right) endorsed Elizabeth Warren's Senate candidacy at a campaign event on Wednesday.  (Yoon S. Byun / Globe Staff)  —  Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth …
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Joshua Roberts / ABCNEWS:
Warren Admits Telling Harvard of Cherokee Heritage
Discussion: Guardian
Allison Hayward / Politico:
Jail for Edwards over Bunny money?  —  As the John Edwards jury deliberates, we should focus not just on his potential incarceration, but on what a guilty verdict could mean for all campaign finance regulation.  —  If Edwards is successfully prosecuted, we may be entering an “Alice in Wonderland” …
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Hot Air
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Associated Press:
Mistrial declared in John Edwards corruption case; jurors deadlocked on 5 of 6 counts
Discussion: Daily Kos
msnbc.com:
John Edwards jury reaches verdict on one count; ordered to resume deliberations
James Hill / ABCNEWS:
Jury Says It Can Reach Verdict on Only One Count of John Edwards Indictment
Discussion: Politico
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Bloomberg Plans a Ban on Large Sugared Drinks  —  New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.
Buddy Roemer for President:
Governor Charles “Buddy” Roemer Suspends Campaign  —  Today, I am no longer a candidate for President of the United States.  —  After 17 months of a wonderful campaign, the lack of ballot access in all 50 states makes the quest impossible for now.  —  I want to thank my family …
Discussion: Hit & Run and ABCNEWS
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Buddy Roemer quits 2012 race
Discussion: CNN and Indecision Forever
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republican's abortion bill risks alienating Asian Americans  —  Republicans long ago lost African American voters.  They are well on their way to losing Latinos.  And if Trent Franks prevails, they may lose Asian Americans, too.  —  The Arizona Republican's latest antiabortion salvo …
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House rejects bill penalizing doctors for sex-selective abortions  —  The House on Thursday rejected a Republican bill that would impose fines and prison terms on doctors who perform abortions for the sole purpose of controlling the gender of the child, a practice known as sex-selective abortion.
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
In Milwaukee Post, Cardinal Authorized Paying Abusers  —  Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York authorized payments of as much as $20,000 to sexually abusive priests as an incentive for them to agree to dismissal from the priesthood when he was the archbishop of Milwaukee.
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
With Plan X, Pentagon seeks to spread U.S. military might to cyberspace  —  The Pentagon is turning to the private sector, universities and even computer-game companies as part of an ambitious effort to develop technologies to improve its cyberwarfare capabilities, launch effective attacks and withstand the likely retaliation.
 
 
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Patrick McGeehan / New York Times:
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Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
White Supremacist With Ties To Neo-Nazi Groups Elected To Pennsylvania County GOP Committee
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Honeywell CEO Says The Corporate Tax Rate Should Be Zero
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Greg Allen / NPR:
World War II Vet Caught Up In Florida's Voter Purge Controversy
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