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6:00 PM ET, May 31, 2012

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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 …
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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 …
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: Swampland
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:   Mitt Romney's Solyndra trip stirs up bad memories for White House
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Mitt Romney crashes Solyndra
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Pirate's Cove
Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Romney Feared W.H. Conspiracy To Stop Secret Solyndra Presser
Ashley Parker / The Caucus:
Romney Campaigns at Failed Solyndra Factory
Adele Hampton / Ballot Box:
RNC ad hits Obama for ‘failed investments’ in Solyndra, green energy
Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Maddow Blog and The Hill
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.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
DOMA Opinion Analysis: Why Judge Michael Boudin Is Just Like 50 Cent
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Federal appeals court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
Discussion: protein wisdom and Truth Wins Out
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
Associated Press:
Mistrial declared in John Edwards corruption case; jurors deadlocked on 5 of 6 counts  —  GREENSBORO, N.C. — A mistrial has been declared in the campaign fraud trial against ex-presidential candidate John Edwards.  —  Jurors on Thursday acquitted John Edwards of one of six counts involving …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
John Edwards verdict: Confusion reigns at trial
Discussion: CNN and New York Times
Allison Hayward / Politico:
Jail for Edwards over Bunny money?
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Hot Air
Michael Biesecker / Associated Press:
Edwards acquitted on 1 count, mistrial on others
Lucy Madison / CBS News:   Edwards not guilty on 1 count; mistrial declared on other 5 counts
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
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
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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Devin Gordon / GQ:
Five Points About Politico's Hatchet Job On NYT and WaPo
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.
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Republicans attack Obama ahead of vote on bill to punish sex-selective abortion
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 …
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.
Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Presidential Polling in June: Flip a Coin Instead?  —  “I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”  — Socrates  —  With all of the polls, models and history at their disposal, political analysts should be able to figure out who is going to win a November presidential election by June, right?
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Honeywell CEO Says The Corporate Tax Rate Should Be Zero  —  During an interview today, Honeywell CEO David Cote — who President Obama named to the Bowles-Simpson deficit commission — told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin that he believes the U.S. corporate tax rate should be zero.
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 …
Brennan Center for Justice:
Suppressive Voting Laws Take Hit, Federal Judge Blocks Florida Law  —  4:00 PM EST Media Call to Discuss Decision  —  Contact: Erik Opsal, 646-292-8356, erik.opsal@nyu.edu  —  New York, NY - A federal judge blocked enforcement of key provisions of a restrictive voting law in Florida today …
 
 
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Politics Put Aside for Unveiling of Bush Portrait
Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
New York Court Rules That ‘Gay’ Is Not Slander
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
With Plan X, Pentagon seeks to spread U.S. military might to cyberspace
Patrick McGeehan / New York Times:
Federal Officials Shut Down 26 Bus Operators
Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
White Supremacist With Ties To Neo-Nazi Groups Elected To Pennsylvania County GOP Committee
Discussion: Hatewatch and Tucson Citizen
Donn Esmonde / Buffalo News:
City is transferring $45 million from JPMorgan Chase to First Niagara
Discussion: The Raw Story and ThinkProgress
New York Post:
Taliban vows to cut Pakistan's bin Laden doctor ‘into pieces’
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch
Mike Ramsey / Wall Street Journal:
Car Battery Start-Ups Fizzle
Discussion: GigaOM and Fraters Libertas
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Boehner: ‘This election is about jobs’
Greg Allen / NPR:
World War II Vet Caught Up In Florida's Voter Purge Controversy
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Crossroads blasts Sen. McCaskill as ‘Obama-Claire’ for votes with president
 

 
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