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11:20 AM ET, May 16, 2012

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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
10 things about Deb Fischer's win  —  Deb Fischer upset favorite Jon Bruning to win the Nebraska Republican primary for Senate by a 41 to 36 percent margin.  There are (at least) 10 aspects of the race worth noting.  —  1. Neither Fischer nor Bruning was the tea party candidate and neither is a non-politician.
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Deb Fischer pulls off upset victory in Neb. Senate primary  —  State Sen. Deb Fischer (R) pulled off an upset victory Tuesday in Nebraska's GOP Senate primary, dealing a blow to both the Republican establishment and the Tea Party.  —  Fischer, a rural rancher who has never held statewide office …
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
The Bind That Ties Obama And Romney Together (The Note)  —  NOTABLES:  — SHADOW BOXING: Both President Obama and Mitt Romney have a common foe: neither receives majority support for some of their own signature policy proposals, new ABC News-Washington Post polling shows.
David Catanese / Politico:
Deb Fischer wins Nebraska Senate stunner  —  Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer wrested the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Attorney General Jon Bruning Tuesday night, riding a burst of late momentum to pull off an unexpected victory.  —  Her stunning come-from-behind performance amounts …
www.wftv.com:
Autopsy results show Trayvon Martin had injuries to his knuckles  —  SANFORD, Fla. —  WFTV has confirmed that autopsy results show 17-year-old Trayvon Martin had injuries to his knuckles when he died.  —  The information could support George Zimmerman's claim that Martin beat him up before Zimmerman shot and killed him.
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BuzzFeed:
Karl Rove Super PAC Matches Obama Campaign Ad Spending  —  Crossroads GPS, the Super PAC backed by Karl Rove, is spending $25 million on television ads this month — the same amount as the Obama campaign.  New ad attacks Obama for broken promises.  —  Source: youtube.com
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Super PAC ‘Super-O-Rama’ for President Obama  —  Strapped for cash and facing a tidal wave of big-money Republican attack ads, Democratic super PACs are putting an unlikely plan in motion: the Super-O-Rama.  —  The kitschy name is for a massive fundraising push at the national convention in Charlotte …
Discussion: Hot Air
Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Obama, Dems raise $43.6 million in April
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Peter Peterson Spent Nearly Half A Billion In Washington Targeting Social Security, Medicare … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Bill Clinton, John Boehner, Social Security, Health Care, Paul Ryan, Taxes , Video, David Walker, Pete Peterson, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Peter Peterson …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Pete Peterson's crusade of a lifetime
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Bias a Drink  —  It's Obama vs. the New York Times!  —  It's not the first time the New York Times has been accused of bias, but it may be the funniest.  Charlie Spiering of the Washington Examiner reports that the charge was leveled this morning by the Obama campaign.
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Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
Alarm Grows Among Dems About Obama's Chances
Wall Street Journal:
As Bank Withdrawals Surge, Athens Relies More on ECB  —  Greek depositors withdrew €700 million ($898 million) from the country's banks on Monday, fueling fears of a bank run amid the growing political disarray.  —  With deposits falling, Greek banks become even more dependent …
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Tim Mak / Politico:
Romney-Christie ticket a loser in N.J., poll finds  —  Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) would not be able to deliver the Garden State if he were chosen as Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick, a new survey shows.  —  Without running mates, Romney gets 39 percent to the president's 49 percent in New Jersey …
Discussion: CNN and Hotline On Call
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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Mitt Romney Calls President Obama Out On ‘Beef’ With Clintons
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
National Mood a Drag on Obama's Re-Election Prospects  —  U.S. satisfaction and economic ratings low compared with years incumbents won  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Some six months before voters head to the polls to choose the next president of the United States, Gallup finds several indicators …
Discussion: The Monkey Cage and Politico
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
A 30,000-Foot View on the Presidential Race  —  We are beginning to see more national surveys now, including this week's New York Times/CBS News poll, which show Mitt Romney with a slight lead over Barack Obama in the general election matchup.  To be sure, there are also a number of polls that put Mr. Obama slightly ahead.
Washington Post:
Bigotry blocks a gay Virginian from the bench  —  IF ANYTHING, Tracy Thorne-Begland, a top state prosecutor in Richmond with a decade of courtroom experience, is overqualified for a judgeship on the General District Court.  Mr. Thorne-Begland, who has prosecuted dozens of homicides and other major felonies …
Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: Of course Boehner wants another debt-ceiling showdown  —  “We shouldn't dread the debt limit,” said Speaker John Boehner at the Peter G. Peterson Fiscal Summit.  “We should welcome it.  It's an action-forcing event in a town that has become infamous for inaction.”
Edwin Durgy / Fistful Of Dollars:
What Mitt Romney Is Really Worth: An Exclusive Analysis Of His Latest Finances  —  W. Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP nominee.  —  This is a version of a story that appears in the June 4, 2012 issue of Forbes Magazine.  —  Mitt Romney isn't the richest person to ever run for President …
Discussion: New York Magazine
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Polling: President Has Failed on Housing, Wall Street Accountability  —  Voters see Obama as not holding Wall Street accountable  —  The issues of housing policy and Wall Street criminality have not appeared at the top of the agenda in the Presidential campaign, certainly not among horse race journalists.
Discussion: US Politics
Fox News:
Catholic university drops student health insurance, cites ObamaCare  —  A Catholic university in Ohio said Tuesday it is being forced to end a student health insurance program over the Obama administration's contraception mandate and costs associated with other provisions of the health care overhaul.
Jonathan Allen / Politico:
Earmarks still have friends in high places  —  A provision for a uranium-enrichment plant in Ohio keeps cropping up all over Capitol Hill: $150 million in the Senate's highway bill, $150 million in a Senate energy bill, $100 million in that bill's House counterpart.
Izabella Kaminska / FT Alphaville:
Why China's RMB exodus IS the story  —  There is a huge developing story in China's currency, the renminbi.  —  After years of structural under-valuation, things are changing.  —  China faces what we have described before as a “dollar shortage” problem, a situation it last faced on a major level in 2008.
James Lipton / New York Magazine:
How to Act Human: Advice for Mitt Romney From Inside the Actors Studio  —  A special imaginary edition of Inside the Actors Studio.  —  A few months ago, Brian McFadden's weekly comic strip in the Sunday Times offered ways for Mitt Romney to improve his image.
Discussion: Business Insider
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Biden wields Bain against Romney in Ohio  —  In just-released excerpts of Joe Biden's planned speech today in Youngstown, Ohio, the vice president takes aim at Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital and goes into rather more detail about the company's involvement in GST Steel than you can fit in a 30-second (or even 2-minute) ad:
Discussion: ABCNEWS, CNN and Capital New York
ThinkProgress:
CHART: Spending, Taxes, And Deficits Are All Lower Today Than When Obama Took Office  —  Our guest blogger is Michael Linden, Director for Tax and Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.  —  Federal spending is lower now than it was when President Obama took office.
 
 
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