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1:15 AM ET, June 6, 2012

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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Walker survives recall election in Wisconsin  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker beat back a recall challenge Tuesday, winning both the right to finish his term and a voter endorsement of his strategy to curb state spending, which included the explosive measure that eliminated union rights for most public workers.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WALKER WINS ANYWAY!  -—  Wisconsin Democrats Are Busing in Supporters From Minnesota for Recall Vote (Video) ...Update: Michigan Too!  —  Democrats in Wisconsin are busing in supporters from Minnesota today for the recall vote against Governor Scott Walker.  —  On Twitter Democrats say they are driving in from across America.
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Reports: Robo-calls lying to Wisconsin voters  —  Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said his campaign is contacting Wisconsin residents to counter reports of a robo-call that says anyone who signed a petition to recall Gov. Scott Walker doesn't have to vote in Tuesday's election.
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Wisconsin Recall LIVE (Update - WALKER WINS!!!!)  —  We will stay live until the results are in.  —  You can comment in the Live Feed with any of the usual social media user i.d.'s such as Twitter, Facebook and Open ID (Google, Yahoo, etc.).  Your Legal Insurrection log in will NOT work.
Richard Adams / Guardian:
Scott Walker wins Wisconsin recall challenge - as it happened  —  • Scott Walker comfortably wins Wisconsin recall election  —  • Republicans jubilant at victory in high-profile contest  —  • Exit polls predicting close race proved to be flawed  —  • Mitt Romney says result will ‘echo’ beyond Wisconsin
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Wisconsin recall: Scott Walker wins  —  A two-year saga of recall elections, public demonstrations, litigation and legislative walkouts hurtled to a finish Tuesday as Wisconsin voters turned out in massive numbers to vote on whether to keep Republican Gov. Scott Walker in office.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Open thread: Wisconsin; Update: Revised exit poll says Walker by four; Update: NBC, Fox News call it for Walker; Update: Barrett concedes; Update: Walker by 9.4 with 84% counted; Update: Walker exceeds 2010 vote total  —  Polls close at 9 p.m. ET but we surely won't get a call until late tonight, and maybe not even then.
Washington Post:
Unions flex muscle in early Wisconsin recall exit polls  —  Early exit polling in the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election suggests that union household comprise roughly a third of all voters, a share of the vote that is higher than either of the last two presidential or gubernatorial elections held in the state.
Kevin Hechtkopf / CBS News:
Early Wisconsin recall exit polls show Obama has edge over Romney in presidential race
John Celock / The Huffington Post:
Scott Walker Recall: Democratic State Senator Asks For Voter Fraud Investigation
Discussion: Firedoglake
Larry Sandler / JSOnline:
Heavy turnout reported across Wisconsin
Discussion: Guardian, Daily Kos and The Impolitic
Kyle Olson / EAGnews.org:
Teachers union president brags about pushing Walker recall in schools
Josh Eidelson / Salon:
Nasty robo-calls in Wisconsin?
BuzzFeed:
Obama Emails For Barrett Obama uses campaign list to encourage supporters to support Barrett …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
New York Times nails Mitt Romney's dissembling  —  As I've been noting here far too often, the core claims that form the basis for Mitt Romney's entire case for the presidency have been allowed to escape scrutiny for months and months on end.  Romney claims that we know Obama's policies …
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:   Critique of Obama Jobs Record Puts Romney in a Bind
Amy Willis / Telegraph:
Barack Obama calls Mitt Romney ‘George’ in latest election gaffe
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Bill Clinton ditches Obama message — again
Discussion: CNN
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney in Texas: 'This is Obama's economy, not George Bush's'
Discussion: CNN, Politico, Ballot Box and Weasel Zippers
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Clinton breaks with Obama on extending Bush-era tax rates
Discussion: Politico, Ballot Box and The Hill
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Madison City Clerk: Turnout Is On Pace To Reach 119%  —  A local reporter in Wisconsin is reporting record turnout in Madison: … Turnout in excess of 100% is possible because Wisconsin allows same-day voter registration.  The numbers suggest that many people are registering at the polls.
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Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
Wisconsin recall turnout: 119 percent?  Not exactly  —  By all reports, voter turnout is extremely high in Wisconsin today and Twitter has been abuzz with reports of 119 percent turnout in the liberal stronghold of Madison.  —  But that number — which would have meant more voters …
Dana Loesch / BREITBART.COM:
REPORT: 119% VOTER TURNOUT IN MADISON, WI
Discussion: Instapundit and The Gateway Pundit
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Paycheck Fairness Act is defeated in Senate  —  Democratic legislation meant to fight gender discrimination in the workplace failed in the Democrat-controlled Senate Tuesday on a procedural vote.  —  In a 52 to 47 tally the Senate defeated the Paycheck Fairness Act.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Republican senator introduces alternative to Paycheck Fairness Act
New York Times:
Abu Yahya al-Libi of Al Qaeda Said to Be Killed  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Central Intelligence Agency drone strike in Pakistan's tribal belt killed Al Qaeda's deputy leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi, American officials said on Tuesday, dealing another blow to the group in a lawless area that has long …
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Paul Cruickshank / CNN:
Al-Libi death a major blow for al Qaeda
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Consulting on the Aaron Walker / Brett Kimberlin Case  —  I'm pleased to say that I'll be consulting with Aaron Walker's defense lawyer in the case I discussed last week, in which a Maryland judge issued a “peace order” — in other states, generally called a “restraining order” …
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Abortion Qualms on Morning-After Pill May Be Unfounded  —  Labels inside every box of morning-after pills, drugs widely used to prevent pregnancy after sex, say they may work by blocking fertilized eggs from implanting in a woman's uterus.  Respected medical authorities …
Telegraph:
Barbara Walters: the key emails  —  Following her exclusive interview with Bashar al-Assad, Barbara Walters tried to use her influence to help one of the Syrian dictator's former aides.  Here are the key emails.  —  Sheherazad Jaafari to Barbara Walters [The day after the Assad interview airs …
Meg Jones / JSOnline:
Forms, ballots running out at some Milwaukee polling places  —  Registration forms and ballots are running out at some City of Milwaukee polling sites.  —  Poll workers at Phyllis Wheatley School, 2442 N. 20th St., reported having only 10 paper ballots shortly after 6 p.m. with many people waiting in line.
 
 
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