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• Republicans say Obama must "step up" on deficit talks (Reuters)
• Edwards indicted in $925K mistress cover-up (AP)
• The Fast Fix: GOP contender Herman Cain on the rise (The Fast Fix)
• GOP hopefuls court evangelical support (Washington Post)
• Palin dismisses Geithner warnings about debt ceiling (Washington Post)
• House passes $42.3B homeland security funding bill (AP)
• Anthony Weiner: Were his dreams of being mayor just Twittered away? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Gates sees improvements in US-China relationship (AP)
• Golf summit for Obama and Boehner (Politico)
• Pawlenty to deliver economy speech (Politico)
• GOP tries to bridge social-fiscal divide (AP)
• Obama, Boehner to play a round of golf (AP)
• Pope heads to Balkans with pro-EU message (AP)
• Family: Sergeant given Medal of Honor likes pranks (AP)
• John Edwards indicted: What happens next? (The Week)
• Obama stumps in Toledo (Daily Caller)
• Pawlenty clear favorite in Minnesota GOP primary (Daily Caller)
• Media Skepticism Aside, Michele Bachmann Is for Real (The Atlantic Wire)
• Jill Abramson, Feminist Journalist (The Nation)

Republicans say Obama must "step up" on deficit talks (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:29 PM PDT Reuters - Top Republicans on Friday said an increase in the jobless rate underscored the need for President Barack Obama to get personally involved in talks to cut government spending to help stimulate economic growth.

Edwards indicted in $925K mistress cover-up (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:11 PM PDT AP - John Edwards admitted he has "done wrong" and hurt others but strongly denied breaking the law after federal prosecutors charged him Friday with using $925,000 in under-the-table campaign contributions to hide his mistress and baby during his 2008 run for president.

The Fast Fix: GOP contender Herman Cain on the rise (The Fast Fix) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 05:49 AM PDT The Fast Fix - 2012 hopeful and former Godfather pizza CEO Herman Cain is the hottest thing in Republican presidential politics Herman Cain is the hottest thing in Republican presidential politics these days. Cain, a businessman who served as the CEO of Godfather's pizza chain, has been winning over converts with his fiery rhetorical flourishes and non-political background. He [...]

GOP hopefuls court evangelical support (Washington Post) Posted: 02 Jun 2011 06:05 PM PDT Washington Post - Is it possible to revive the evangelical political movement into the potent voting bloc it once was?

Palin dismisses Geithner warnings about debt ceiling (Washington Post) Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:18 PM PDT Washington Post - SEABROOK, N.H. â€" Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (R) teed off on Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on Thursday night, saying she does not believe his “false statements” that a “catastrophe would befall” the country if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling by August.

House passes $42.3B homeland security funding bill (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:24 PM PDT AP - The GOP-controlled House on Thursday passed a $42.3 billion budget for the government's homeland security efforts after a debate that demonstrated resistance for some of the spending cuts required under austere budget times.

Anthony Weiner: Were his dreams of being mayor just Twittered away? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:43 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Democrat Rep. Anthony Weiner makes no bones about it â€" he wants to be mayor of New York City.

Gates sees improvements in US-China relationship (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:03 PM PDT AP - Putting a positive spin on a sometimes stormy relationship, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that military ties with China are "on a more positive trajectory" but need further strengthening.

Golf summit for Obama and Boehner (Politico) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 01:55 PM PDT Politico - The president and House speaker will finally hit the links for some golf — and budget talk.

Pawlenty to deliver economy speech (Politico) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:26 PM PDT Politico - He'll lay out his plan economic growth and spending cuts on Obama's home turf – Chicago.

GOP tries to bridge social-fiscal divide (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:21 PM PDT AP - In an election season driven by economic worries, Republican leaders are trying to keep Christian conservatives excited and involved by blurring the line between religious/social issues and low-tax crusades — a divide that has helped shape past GOP primaries.

Obama, Boehner to play a round of golf (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 02:36 PM PDT AP - A White House official says President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner will play a round of golf together later this month.

Pope heads to Balkans with pro-EU message (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:13 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI heads to the Balkans this weekend with a pro-European Union message for a region being forced to account for its bloody past to join the EU bloc.

Family: Sergeant given Medal of Honor likes pranks (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:12 PM PDT AP - An Army sergeant who will receive the Medal of Honor likes to prank people by showing them the prosthetic he got after losing a hand when he tried to toss away an enemy grenade to protect his colleagues in Afghanistan.

John Edwards indicted: What happens next? (The Week) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:58 AM PDT The Week - The scandal-stained Democrat faces jail time over the coverup of his affair with Rielle Hunter. Here's a brief guide to the career-destroying mess

Obama stumps in Toledo (Daily Caller) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 02:21 PM PDT Daily Caller - In his appearance at Chrysler's auto plant in Toledo, President Barack Obama repeated the standard themes of his campaign stump speech while downplaying today's bad economic news. Standing in his shirtsleeves before an audience of union workers, he declared that he was “bettin’ on American workers.”

Pawlenty clear favorite in Minnesota GOP primary (Daily Caller) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 02:09 PM PDT Daily Caller - Tim Pawlenty leads the Republican primary field by a large margin in his home state of Minnesota, according to a Public Policy Polling poll of Republican voters released Friday.

Media Skepticism Aside, Michele Bachmann Is for Real (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:20 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Michele Bachmann has said some funny stuff--like that maybe members of Congress should be investigated for anti-Americanism--but maybe it's time for headlines to be a little kinder to the potential presidential candidate. It looks like Republican voters are taking her seriously (or least more seriously than they're taking Jon Huntsman, who's seen as a credible candidate despite having a single supporter in Public Policy Polling's latest from Iowa). Bachmann will be in the second Republican primary debate June 13--the first one with top-tier candidates--and, as is in keeping with her Tea Party leanings, she earned loud cheers from the crowd at Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Conference in Washington Friday, when she pledged to make President Obama a one-term president. The biggest cheers came when she vowed to kill Obama's health care overhaul: "I am committed: I will not rest until we repeal ObamaCare. America will not rest until we repeal ObamaCare... Take it to the bank, cash the check, it will be done." Will Bachmann get the chance to do it? Here are her strengths and weaknesses going into the race:

Jill Abramson, Feminist Journalist (The Nation) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:49 AM PDT The Nation - The Nation -- All too often, women trailblazers are either outright opponents of feminism, like Sarah Palin and Margaret Thatcher, or hesitant to fully claim the feminist mantle until far too late in the game, like Hillary Clinton and Katie Couric.

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