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12:40 PM ET, June 13, 2012

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Politico:
Wall Street's vote: Romney by a landslide  —  For three years, Wall Street's been telling the world how much it can't stand President Barack Obama.  —  Now, thanks to campaign finance filings, it's possible to put a price tag on just how much: Mitt Romney's presidential campaign …
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Alicia Mundy / Washington Wire:
Adelson Gives $10 Million to Pro-Romney Super PAC  —  Billionaire conservative casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who helped keep Newt Gingrich's failed presidential campaign alive during the Republican primaries, is giving $10 million to the super PAC supporting the presumptive GOP nominee …
John Whitesides / Reuters:
Obama's ratings sink on economic doubts  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's approval ratings have dipped to their lowest level since January on deep economic worries, wiping out most of his lead in the White House race over Republican rival Mitt Romney, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.
Greg Holyk / ABCNEWS:
A Chilly Reception from Independents on Obama's Plans for the Economy  —  Swing-voting independents see Barack Obama's plans for the economy negatively rather than positively by 54-38 percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, marking the president's challenges as he seeks re-election in still-troubled economic times.
Discussion: The Hill, Politico and “The Lid”
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Obama's White Base Shows Cracks Compared With 2008
Tara Palmeri / New York Post:
A blue man ‘dupe’: Parent panic at 32G ‘progressive’ school  —  The Blue School is one big play date in desperate need of adult supervision.  —  Parents are yanking their kids out of the “progressive,” $32,000 per-year private school founded by the Blue Man Group — which has no books and no tests …
Pew Global Attitudes Project:
Global Opinion of Obama Slips, International Policies Faulted  —  OVERVIEW  —  Global approval of President Barack Obama's policies has declined significantly since he first took office, while overall confidence in him and attitudes toward the U.S. have slipped modestly as a consequence.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and msnbc.com
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Tim Mak / Politico:
World poll: Chill on Obama policies
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Former Giffords aide Barber wins race to replace her in the House  —  Democrat Ron Barber defeated Republican Jesse Kelly in an emotionally charged and nationally watched special election to replace former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).  —  In what both candidates predicted …
Discussion: CNN, ABCNEWS and Towleroad News #gay
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Ex-aide Ron Barber wins Gabrielle Giffords's Arizona seat in Congress
Discussion: The Democratic Daily
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Sen. Grassley demands re-vote on 9th Circuit judge nomination  —  Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) late Tuesday demanded that the Senate vote again on the confirmation of Andrew Hurwitz to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit, and said he was not aware …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Five Things To Know About The Republican Witchhunt Against Attorney General Holder  —  In 2006, during the presidency of George W. Bush, the Justice Department launched the first of a series of misguided “gunrunning” schemes that eventually led to the death of federal Agent Brian Terry.
Josh Kraushaar / 2012 Decoded:
In Colorado Focus Group, Obama Voters Disillusioned  —  Last night, veteran Democratic pollster Peter Hart conducted a focus group featuring 12 undecided, ticket-splitting voters in Colorado, which illustrated the tough challenge President Obama faces in winning a second term.
Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
Rogers not invited to Kenwood wedding that includes Obamas  —  Desiree Rogers and Valerie Jarrett in happier times, together at a D.C. party in May 2009.  Brendan Hoffman~Getty Images  —  The wedding aisle ...  The president is going. The first lady is going.  —  First daughters Sasha and Malia will be there.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Obama campaign's rough patch concerns some Democrats  —  Is it time for Democrats to panic?  —  That's what a growing number of party loyalists are wondering, amid a rough couple of weeks in which President Obama and his political operation have been buffeted by bad economic news …
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online.wsj.com:
U.S. Probes Cable for Limits on Net Video  —  WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is conducting a wide-ranging antitrust investigation into whether cable companies are acting improperly to quash nascent competition from online video, according to people familiar with the matter.
Luke Funk / myfoxny.com:
Health panel talks about wider food ban  —  MYFOXNY.COM -  —  The board hand-picked by Mayor Michael Bloomberg that must approve his ban of selling large sugar-filled drinks at restaurants might be looking at other targets.  —  The New York City Board of Health showed support for limiting sizes …
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Newt Gingrich: Elections rigged for the rich  —  Newt Gingrich said Tuesday that elections are “rigged, frankly, in favor of the wealthy.”  —  “It is very difficult in America today,” he told MSNBC's Al Sharpton.  “If you look at New York where Mayor Bloomberg spent an extraordinary amount …
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Joy Behar Wants to See Romney's House Burn Down: 'Who's He Going to Call, the Mormon Fire Patrol?'  —  CRITICAL UPDATE AT END OF POST.  —  Joy Behar, Al Gore's new employee at Current TV, said Tuesday in response to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's comments on the need for more police …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Current's Joy Behar Wants Conservatives ‘If They Have The Balls To Come On The Show’
Discussion: Moe Lane and The New Editor
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Gadhafi is hero to NY House candidate  —  BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Charles Barron calls Robert Mugabe and Moammar Gadhafi his “heroes.”  He compared Israel's government to the Nazis, says he won't salute the American flag, and once offered that he wanted to “slap” the nearest white person.
Discussion: americanthinker.com
Stephen Kilcullen / Wall Street Journal:
Women Don't Belong in Ranger School  —  Do individuals serve the military or does the military serve them?  —  The United States Army is debating whether to admit women to Ranger School, its elite training program for young combat leaders.  Proponents argue this is to remove a final impediment to the careers of Army women.
New York Times:
New Weapons Push Syrian Crisis Toward Civil War  —  WASHINGTON — With evidence that powerful new weapons are flowing to the Syrian government and to opposition fighters, the bloody uprising in Syria has thrust the Obama administration into an increasingly difficult position as the conflict shows signs …
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Sana Sana / Jerusalem Post:
‘Hezbollah may move Syrian arms to Lebanon’
Discussion: Power Line and Israel Matzav
Virginia / CNN:
Crossroads takes on six more Democrats in crucial Senate races  —  Washington (CNN) - American Crossroads and its affiliated group Crossroads GPS are going up with television commercials in six more states with competitive Senate races.  —  The pro-Republican independent groups …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Crossroads expands Senate ad blitz with $4.6M in new ads
BuzzFeed:
Right And Left Drop Off Obama's Donor List  —  Obama is losing support from both liberal and conservative donors who backed him in 2008.  Will the center hold?  —  Obama's repeat and drop off $200+ donors plotted based on ideology.  Negative values indicate liberals and positive values indicate conservatives.
Discussion: Firedoglake
Climate Central:
The Heat is On: U.S. Temperature Trends  —  Global warming isn't uniform.  The continental U.S. has warmed by about 1.3°F over the past 100 years, but the temperature increase hasn't been the same everywhere: some places have warmed more than others, some less, and some not much at all.
John Hawkins / Townhall.com:
7 Ways Conservative Activists Are Being Harassed By the Left  —  The harassment that seems to follow people who get caught in the crosshairs of Speedway bomber Brett Kimberlin has started to put a spotlight on the staggering level of abuse that many activists, columnists …
Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
Equality and the End of Marrying Up  —  LONDON — When the daughter of a former flight attendant married the future king of England last year, some starry-eyed monarchists cooed over a 21st-century Cinderella.  —  But the royal wedding of Kate Middleton to Prince William was exceptional in more than one way.
Discussion: Althouse
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
More Justice for Brutalized Seath Jackson: Girl, 16, Convicted in His Horrific Murder  —  There has been more justice for brutalized Seath Jackson — not that it will do him any good or ever remove the utter horror and grief his parents have endured.  Amber Wright has been convicted …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Dean's World
BuzzFeed:
In 1994, Axelrod Warned Against Happy Talk On Economy  —  Axelrod, misidentified in this 1994 C-SPAN clip, sounded a bit like his critics, like James Carville, do now.  The 'stache endures.  —  Source: youtube.com  —  The White House is struggling to talk about a weak recovery in terms Americans …
Ylan Q. Mui / Washington Post:
Ex-loan officer claims Wells Fargo targeted black communities for shoddy loans  —  View Photo Gallery — From making subprime mortgages to fighting foreclosures: Beth Jacobson spent nearly a decade churning out millions of dollars in subprime mortgages.
Discussion: The Big Picture
 
 
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