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12:30 PM ET, June 7, 2012

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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
The Candidate Next Door  —  ON Dunemere Drive, it seems as if just about everyone has a gripe against the owners of No. 311.  —  The elderly woman next door complains that her car is constantly boxed into her driveway.  A few houses over, a gay couple grumbles that their beloved ocean views are in jeopardy.
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George W. Bush / CNN:
CNN Poll: George W. Bush only living ex-president under 50%  —  Washington (CNN) - More than three years after leaving office, former President George W. Bush remains unpopular with the public, according to a new national poll.  —  A CNN/ORC International poll also indicates that two-thirds …
Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
Obama frets after ‘terrifying’ recall vote  —  President Obama will need to double down on his efforts to keep Wisconsin safely in his column after Gov. Scott Walker's (R) resounding victory in Tuesday's recall election.  —  Every Democratic presidential candidate since Walter Mondale in 1984 …
Politico:
Clinton aides: Bill screwed up  —  Bill Clinton's off-message musings in recent days on Mitt Romney, taxes and the state of the economy prompted a series of urgent and agitated calls between senior aides to both Clinton and President Barack Obama.  —  In the past, these kinds of complaints …
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Boom: Romney, RNC beat Obama's May fundraising  —  Mitt Romney's presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee raised a combined $76.8 million in May, outdistancing President Obama and the Democratic National Committee by a wide margin.  —  The RNC announced on Twitter: “The RNC and @MittRomney raised $76.8M in May.”
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Breaking: Romney/RNC outraises Obama/DNC by nearly $17 million in May
Benjy Sarlin / Livewire:
Romney/RNC Outraise Obama/DNC With Huge $76.8 Million Haul
CNN:   Romney's campaign announces $77 million raised in May
First Read / msnbc.com:
Obama on defensive
Discussion: Boston Globe and New York Times
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Democrats, Obama Raise $60 Million in May
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Tim Mak / Politico:
Jeb Bush: President Obama ought to give George W. Bush a hat tip
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Tim Mak / Politico:
George W. Bush least popular living ex-president, poll shows
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
CNN:
Major GOP donor ready to give big donation to pro-Romney super PAC
Discussion: Ballot Box, GOP 12 and Washington Post
Ron Paul / CNN:
Ron Paul admits he won't be nominee
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Mitt Romney's campaign, GOP leaders ramp up coordination
Discussion: Politico
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Obama is killing the Democratic Party  —  President Obama, I have frequently argued, has been fabulous for the conservative movement.  He spurred the creation of the tea party.  He helped the GOP win the House majority in 2010 and make big gains in the Senate.
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Stanley Kurtz / National Review:
Obama's Third-Party History  —  On the evening of January 11, 1996, while Mitt Romney was in the final years of his run as the head of Bain Capital, Barack Obama formally joined the New Party, which was deeply hostile to the mainstream of the Democratic party and even to American capitalism.
BuzzFeed:
Did President Obama Just Make A Blowjob Joke?  —  So says the pool report from his gay and lesbian fundraiser at L.A.'s Beverly Wilshire tonight.  Incredibly awkward.  —  Obama speaks during a campaign event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills tonight.  —  (Getty Images / JEWEL SAMAD)
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John / The City Square:
San Franciscans protest against Obama  —  Barack Obama, America's Fundraiser-in-Chief, visited San Francisco today in search of still more campaign cash.  Because San Francisco, home to Nancy Pelosi, has a reputation as America's most liberal city, one might think that The One would be safe from criticism here.
Discussion: Examiner and The Gateway Pundit
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Larry / Fund47:
The Press Lines Up to Interview San Francisco Tea Party at Obama Fundraisers
Discussion: The Jawa Report
The Caucus:
New Poll: The Supreme Court and the Health Care Law  —  More than two-thirds of Americans hope the Supreme Court will overturn some or all of the 2010 health care law, according to a new poll conducted by The New York Times and CBS News.  Just 24 percent said they hoped the court “would keep the entire health care law in place.”
Jack Cashill / American Thinker:
What the Media Choose Not to Know about Trayvon  —  Unnerved by an unspoken mix of political bias and racial queasiness, the major media have chosen to know as little about Trayvon Martin as they know about Barack Obama.  —  As a case in point, consider this boy vs. man fable spun by the New York Times' Charles Blow:
Paul Krugman:
Estonian Rhapsody  —  Since Estonia has suddenly become the poster child for austerity defenders — they're on the euro and they're booming!  — I thought it might be useful to have a picture of what we're talking about.  Here's real GDP, from Eurostat:  —  So, a terrible — Depression-level …
Nick Allen / Telegraph:
Foie-mageddon: California in one last foie gras binge before statewide ban  —  A foie gras frenzy is under way in California as the state prepares to become the first in America to ban the controversial delicacy.  —  California's decision to ban foie gras - pictured above in its pate form …
Discussion: Via Meadia and Babalú Blog
Manu Raju / Politico:
Secret talks under way about ‘fiscal cliff’  —  A growing number of lawmakers are alarmed that Congress's do-nothing posture ahead of the year-end fiscal cliff could provoke a massive voter backlash and economic catastrophe if they don't start laying the groundwork right now to cut a deal.
Discussion: Grist and Political Insider
Vicente Silveira / Linkedin Blog:
An Update on LinkedIn Member Passwords Compromised  —  We want to provide you with an update on this morning's reports of stolen passwords.  We can confirm that some of the passwords that were compromised correspond to LinkedIn accounts.  We are continuing to investigate this situation …
BuzzFeed:
Rick Santorum Hits The Speaking Circuit  —  He'll make between $40,000 and $50,000 a talk, a source familiar with his plans tells BuzzFeed.  “The Dawn of an American Renaissance.”  —  Via: harrywalker.com  —  Rick Santorum is joining the ranks of politicians turning public speaking …
Discussion: GOP 12
PBS NewsHour / Online NewsHour:
With Political Polarization at All-Time High, Americans Say ‘Listen to Me’  —  Partisan divisions in U.S. politics have grown more intense, according to a new Pew Research Center survey tracking attitudes on government, business social issues and more.  Judy Woodruff speaks with Linda Killian …
Discussion: The Agonist
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Ron Paul: I won't be the nominee  —  Texas Rep. Ron Paul acknowledged in a message to supporters Wednesday evening that he will not end up with enough delegates to win the Republican presidential nomination — an obvious statement that may still come as a disappointment to the congressman's hard-core supporters.
ABCNEWS:
Senator Asks DOJ to Investigate SWAT-ting Attacks on Conservative Bloggers  —  A number of conservative bloggers allege they have been targeted through the use of harassment tactics such as SWAT-ting (fooling 911 operators into sending emergency teams to their homes), in retaliation for posts …
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
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Frances Martel / Mediaite:
Lawrence O'Donnell Breaks New Mitt Romney Scandal: He Maybe Had A Police Uniform?
Discussion: The Hope For America
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Cornyn doesn't trust White House to ‘investigate itself’ over leaks
Discussion: CNN
New York Times:
Iran Threatens Delays in Nuclear Talks
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Guardian
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Congressional Budget Office defends stimulus
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
The return of Sheldon Adelson
Discussion: Mother Jones and New York Magazine
Wall Street Journal:
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Wall Street Journal:
Labor Faces New Challenge
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Kerry questions NYT decision to run stories
Discussion: emptywheel and Weasel Zippers