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4:00 PM ET, June 23, 2012

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Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
White House Memo: White House Waits Tensely for Decision on Health Law  —  Late on Tuesday, March 27, halfway around the world, President Obama began one of the most suspenseful waits in recent presidential history.  —  After a blur of nuclear security meetings in South Korea …
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
GOP promises to rid nation of healthcare law  —  Republicans are using their weekly radio address to reiterate their promise to repeal President Obama's healthcare law.  —  The address is timed for this week's decision by the Supreme Court, which is set to announce its ruling on the controversial law as early as Monday.
Discussion: CNN
Joe Drape / New York Times:
Penn State's Sandusky Convicted of Sexually Abusing Boys  —  BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted Friday of sexually abusing young boys, completing the downfall of a onetime local hero in a scandal that shook a proud Pennsylvania community …
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Philly.com:   Jerry Sandusky found guilty on 45 counts, led from court in handcuffs
CBS News:   Sandusky found guilty in child sex abuse trial
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Ann Romney has a horse.  So what?  —  The punch line is at least as old as the eldest baby boomer: “I didn't get a pony.”  —  Here's Jerry Seinfeld: “I hated those kids [who had ponies].  In fact, I hate anyone that ever had a pony when they were growing up.”  —  Why is this funny?
New York Times:
Companies' Ills Did Not Harm Romney's Firm  —  Cambridge Industries, an automotive plastics supplier whose losses had been building for three consecutive years, finally filed for bankruptcy in May 2000 under a mountain of debt that had ballooned to more than $300 million.
Discussion: Politico and Prairie Weather
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Romney's Bain Profited Even As The Companies It Invested In Went Bankrupt, Analysis Reveals  —  Mitt Romney has argued that his business experience as head of Bain Capital from 1984 to 1999 will help him turnaround the economy, reduce the debt and place the nation on a sustainable economic footing.
CNN:
Powerful congressman accused of campaign finance violations  —  Washington (CNN) — Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan, a self-made Florida millionaire, is only in his third term in Congress, but he already is in charge of fundraising for the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee …
Discussion: Ballot Box and Outside the Beltway
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
GOP hardliners won't attack Romney's ‘amnesty’ plan  —  Republican hardliners in both chambers are holding their tongues over Mitt Romney's plan to grant qualified illegal immigrants legal status and even U.S. citizenship.  —  Similar proposals in the past have led to charges from these conservatives …
David Giambusso / New Jersey Online:
Cory Booker shares spotlight with county detective, both help victim of Newark car accident  —  NEWARK — Hold the accolades.  The superhero mayor was more of a concerned bystander this time.  —  When a pedestrian was struck by a moving vehicle in Newark earlier today …
Politico:
Forkless Friday at Obama event  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. —Does a fork or dinner knife pose an unacceptable danger to President Barack Obama?  —  One wouldn't think so, given the hundreds of lunches and dinners he's attended ranging from state dinners to political fundraisers to run-of-the-mill stops on the rubber-chicken circuit.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP leader fires back at newspaper over First Amendment protections  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has fired a salvo at The Washington Post after two of its columnists wrote that he has been inconsistent on First Amendment issues.  —  McConnell, who considers himself …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Do Democrats Have a Shot at the House?  —  So far this election season we have written very little about the race for the House of Representatives.  In part this is because this looks to be less dramatic than the presidential race — where Barack Obama has only a slight edge, in my view …
Discussion: americanthinker.com
 
 
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Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
Chinese Data Said to Be Manipulated, Understating Slowdown
Discussion: Via Meadia and Business Insider
Michael K. Lavers / Washington Blade:
EXCLUSIVE: National Council of La Raza board unanimously approves same-sex marriage resolution
Discussion: Runnin' Scared
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
GOP Holds Early Turnout Edge, But Little Enthusiasm for Romney
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post
Reuters:
Bombs targeting Shi'ites kill 13, wound 100 in Baghdad
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Reuters:
U.S. Catholic priest found guilty in child abuse case
 Earlier Items: 
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Weekend of secrecy for big GOP donors
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House Republicans release final Holder contempt resolution
Discussion: The Right Scoop and Weasel Zippers
Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
Corporate Profits Just Hit An All-Time High, Wages Just Hit An All-Time Low
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Many Americans Can't Name Obama's Religion
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit