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7:00 PM ET, June 6, 2012

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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A wake-up call for Dems, labor, and the left  —  Scott Walker's victory in tonight's recall battle is a major wake-up call for the left, Democrats, and unions about the true nature of the new, post-Citizens United political landscape, and it should force a major reckoning among liberals …
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Wesley Lam / Twitchy:
“Kill Scott Walker”: Angry libs flood Twitter with death threats after Wisconsin recall defeat … Tonight, liberal Twitter users are openly advocating the assassination of Gov. Scott Walker:
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Barney Frank: Dems, unions made ‘big mistake’ in pushing for Wisconsin recall  —  Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) slammed unions and liberal activists for pushing to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R).  —  “I think the people on the Democratic side made a big mistake and the funding thing was a big deal …
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
The “People United” Go Down In Flames  —  The American left as we have come to know it suffered a devastating blow in Wisconsin last night.  The organized heart of the left gave everything it had to the fight against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker: heart, shoe leather, wallet and soul.
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Only one takeaway from Wisconsin: Money shouts  —  Wisconsin is the first recent election that doesn't need five, three or even two takeaways.  One will do.  —  (Unions are weak?  Check.  Scott Walker is a way better candidate than Tom Barrett?  Double-check.  Obama sat it out, sapping enthusiasm?
Ross Douthat / Campaign Stops:
No Recall  —  For disappointed Democrats, seduced by early exit polls into a vain hope that the union-busting Wisconsin governor Scott Walker might actually be recalled from office late last night, the good news is that some of their pre-election spin still holds up.
Lee Bergquist / JSOnline:
Democrats appear to take Senate with narrow Lehman win  —  Race in Racine County still out  —  By Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel  —  Democrats appeared to have assumed control of the state Senate with results posted early Wednesday showing former Sen. John Lehman (D-Racine) defeating incumbent Van Wanggaard in a tight race.
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
A Wisconsin Domino Effect?  —  (AP/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)  —  Supporters of a recall effort against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker continue to sing a union solidarity song outside the State Capitol Building after polling results begin show a victory for Walker in statewide recall elections Tuesday, June 5, 2012.
Ezra Klein:
Wisconsin recall shows labor isn't coming back.  So what's next? #wonkbook  —  Last night, Scott Walker successfully resisted the recall effort in Wisconsin.  And so, today, pundits everywhere are mining the election results for insight into the 2012 election.  Ignore them.
Alec MacGillis / The New Republic:
Meet The Walker-Obama Voter
CNN:
Romney predicts Wisconsin reverberates
Discussion: The Rightnewz and Harry's Place
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:   Notes on the Big Win
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Wisconsin Exit Polls: Obama, (Pretty) Big
Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
Wisconsin recall no, Obama yes
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
New York Times:
Walker Survives Wisconsin Recall Vote
Martin Wolf / Financial Times:
Panic has become all too rational  —  Suppose that in June 2007 you had been told that the UK 10-year bond would be yielding 1.54 per cent, the US Treasury 10-year 1.47 per cent and the German 10-year 1.17 per cent on June 1 2012.  Suppose, too, you had been told that official short rates varied …
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Toff Doctrine Monetary Policy From Alan Greenspan to Mario Draghi
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Bloomberg:   ECB Keeps Rates On Hold As Crisis Increases Pressure For Cut
Saxby Chambliss, U.S. Senator for Georgia:
Chambliss Demands Inquiry Into Attacks Against Conservative Commentators  —  Sends letter to Attorney General Eric Holder about recent “SWAT-ting” incidents  —  Sends letter to Attorney General Eric Holder about recent “SWAT-ting” incidents  —  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss …
Meredith Woerner / io9:
R.I.P. Ray Bradbury, Author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles  —  Ray Bradbury — author of The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and many more literary classics — died this morning in Los Angeles, at the age of 91.
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Gerald Jonas / New York Times:
Ray Bradbury, Master of Science Fiction, Dies at 91
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Miss Pennsylvania USA Resigns In Protest Of Transgender Candidates  —  Before Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss USA last week, she answered a question about transgender contestants in the pageant, openly embracing their inclusion.  But Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin …
Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Mike Huckabee Accidentally Tells The Truth About Fox News  —  Oops!  This slipup by Mike Huckabee accidentally reveals the truth about our favorite non-news channel.  In this clip, he declares that the nation would think Barack Obama was doing just fine if it weren't for Fox News.
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Mike Huckabee: Without Fox News, Americans ‘Will Assume That Obama Really Is Doing A Great Job’
CBS News:
Jeb Bush on being VP: “Under no circumstances”  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  (CBS News) As Mitt Romney continues his hunt for a suitable running mate, Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, flatly dismissed the notion that he might consider the job.  —  “I'm not gonna do it and I'm not gonna …
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Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Jeb: 2012 was “probably my time”  —  Sure, Jeb Bush talked …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Rightnewz
Vanity Fair:
Team of Mascots  —  Four years ago, Barack Obama said he wanted a Lincoln-esque “team of rivals” in his Cabinet.  Thanks to his own temperament, the modern White House, and the 24-hour news cycle, what the president has created is something that doesn't look Lincoln-esque at all.
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Another Federal Judge Strikes Down DOMA  —  Another federal judge has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), finding the law unconstitutional.  —  The victory comes in the case of Edie Windsor, who was seeking a refund of the federal estate tax paid by the estate of her late wife.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Twitter Blog:
Taking flight: #Twitterbird  —  Over the past six years, the world has become familiar with a little blue bird.  The bird is everywhere, constantly associated with Twitter the service, and Twitter the company.  —  Starting today you'll begin to notice a simplified Twitter bird.
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Potential VP pick Marco Rubio reveals he's colorblind  —  If Mitt Romney taps Sen. Marco Rubio to be his running mate, he might need some help determining which states go red and blue on election night.  —  The Florida Republican and center of the veepstakes buzz revealed to ITK Tuesday …
 
 
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Jed Lewison / Daily Kos:
Mitt Romney demands President Obama's jobs plan. Apparently, he forgot the one Republicans blocked.
Discussion: The Daily Dish and CNN
Paul Krugman:
The Urge to Punish  —  I've been hearing various attempts …
McSweeney's:
Prospectus for Silicon Valley's Next Hot Tech IPO, Where Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong by John Flowers
Arthur Delaney / Reuters:
Georgia Drug Testing Policy Not Catching Jobless Druggies So Far
Discussion: theGrio
Dave Jamieson / The Huffington Post:
Walmart Outsourcing Depresses Wages In U.S. Warehouses: Report
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Maddie Garrett / KATC-TV:
Violent Attack in Scott, Man Accused of Biting Off Chunk of Victim's Face
Discussion: The Raw Story and Gawker
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Big Obama Spending Fails To Move The Needle
Discussion: Campaign 2012
Wall Street Journal:
Solar Firm's Big Push for U.S. Loan
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