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Iowa Poll: Romney Leads, Cain Surges
Public Policy Polling reports : Mitt Romney has the lead in PPP's first Iowa poll since Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump exited the race, but with six different candidates polling in double digits it's clear this thing is wide open. Romney polls at 21%. Sarah Palin and Herman Cain are …
Private Sector Hiring Slumps
The Wall Street Journal reports : Employment slowed drastically in May, according to the latest National Employment Report released Wednesday. In total, the private sector added only 38, 000 jobs, down from the 177,000 increase a month earlier. The lingering effect of the Japanese …
DeMint Considers White House Bid
The Hill reports : Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) says he is considering running for president after frustrated conservative activists have pleaded with him to run. DeMint told The Hill that he has discussed a White House bid with his wife and will pray on the question out of respect for his …
Weinergate Won't Die
Ben Smith at Politico reports : Trying to put last weekend’s ambiguous online mini-scandal behind him, Rep. Anthony Weiner told reporters outside his office Tuesday that he’s “not going to talk about this anymore.” But Weiner, a veteran and champion of New York City’s media scrum, …
Ryan Confronts Obama on Medicare
Politico reports : Rep. Paul Ryan directly confronted President Barack Obama over Democratic ridicule of Ryan’s controversial Medicare overhaul plan – while other GOP leaders accused the president for “demagoguery” during a chilly bipartisan White House meeting. Ryan, a Wisconsin …
Palin Heads to Boston
Politico reports : Sarah Palin told reporters gathered at the hotel where the former governor and her family spent the night that Boston will be the next stop of the One Nation tour . After that, Palin said, “we’ll take a break and then we’ll be back.” Palin was mobbed by roughly …
Debt Talks: House GOP Won't Budge on Taxes
The Hill reports : House Republicans and President Obama had a “frank” but “productive” discussion at the White House Wednesday, according to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). Boehner and other GOP leaders greeting the media after the one-hour meeting said they pushed Obama to agree to …
FEMA to Katrina Victims: Repay $22M
The AP reports : Nearly six years have passed since Hurricane Katrina drowned New Orleans in misery, but many residents haven't forgiven the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its sluggish response to the storm. Now another delayed reaction by FEMA – a stop-and-start push to recoup …
Trump: Ryan Plan a 'Death Wish'
Huffington Post reports : Donald Trump warned that a controversial budget proposal introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) could prove to be a "death wish" for Republicans in the next election cycle on Wednesday morning during an appearance on "Fox & Friends." "I’m looking at the …
Goldman Sachs Downgrades US Growth Again
CNN reports : How tepid is the U.S. economy? So lukewarm that economists at Goldman Sachs last week cut their economic growth forecast for the second time in a month , only to warn a few days later that "we already see downside risk to that estimate." Goldman now sees the U.S. …
Sarah Palin Heads to Ellis Island
Politico reports : Sarah Palin is starting Day 4 of her One Nation bus tour with a trip to Ellis Island. “It’s one of the symbols of course of our country, and it’s a reminder too that immigrants built this country, ” Palin explained to reporters here on Wednesday morning, before …
Is Ryan's Budget a Suicide Pact?
Jonathan Chait writes : One of my favorite descriptions of the modern Republican party came during the late 1990s, when the Republican revolution had blundered into one of its periodic acts of self-immolation. An anonymous Clinton administration official gloated to the Washington Post, “Every …
How Accurate are Obama's Tax Rate Claims?
The Washington Post reports : “I say that, at a time when the tax burden on the wealthy is at its lowest level in half a century, the most fortunate among us can afford to pay a little more.” — President Obama, April 13, 2011 “The president says he wants to eliminate deductions, …
Alaska to Release Palin Emails
The Anchorage Daily News reports : The state is about to release more than 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin's emails from her time as governor. But officials are also going to withhold another 2,415 pages the state deems privileged, personal or otherwise exempt from Alaska's disclosure laws. …
Tribes Capture Govt Offices in Yemen's Capital
Al Jazeera reports : Tribal fighters in Yemen have taken over government buildings in the capital, Sanaa, including the headquarters of the ruling party, sources tell Al Jazeera. Fighters were also said to be surrounding the building of the interior ministry, our correspondents reported …
GOP Running Out of Time to Win Debt Fight
The clean debt limit vote has predictably failed. But by wasting time on political games, the GOP may have run out of time to cut the long-term spending deal they want. The clean debt limit vote has predictably failed. Of course, it wasn’t the best conceivable option. A debt ceiling increase …GOP to Meet Obama on Debt Limit
AP reports WASHINGTON (AP) — Scores of House Republicans are heading to the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama to demand trillions of dollars in spending cuts as the price for providing any increase in the government's power to borrow. Wednesday's meeting comes on …
Endeavour Shuttle Makes Final Landing
The Guardian reports Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts have returned to Earth, completing the second-last mission in Nasa's 30-year program with a safe night-time landing. Endeavour touched down on the runway a final time under the cover of darkness just as Atlantis, the …
Living Soldier Earns Medal of Honor
CBS News reports President Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Army Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry on July 12, the White House has announced. Petry will be just the second living, active duty member of the military to receive the honor since the end of the Vietnam War, as …