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President Barack Obama meets with French President Francois Hollande, Friday, May 18, 2012, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ricketts aide says the Wright plan was a nonstarter.

DNC pushes back on reports that they're not involved in Wisconsin recall.

Rubio heads to Indiana for Mourdock.

His wife, Jeanette, speaks with POLITICO.

Electoral math looks tough for Obama in North Carolina.

Indiana, too, will be tough for him in November.

Bush will make a rare visit to the White House.

And Cillizza says Fred Davis had the worst week in Washington.

(Lire la suite) Emily Schultheis

Turn The Table: Rev. Wright returns par Dylan Byers Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: TOP 10 Blogs :: RSS

POLITICO's James Hohmann talks to the Sunday morning show hosts.

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Indiana: The Obama state that got away par Charles Mahtesian Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: TOP 10 Blogs :: RSS

Indiana voted narrowly for Barack Obama in 2008, but few see the state as within the president's reach this year. Even the Obama campaign has sent signals that it's a low priority.

The most recent public poll bolsters the notion that Indiana isn't in play: according to a late March Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll, just 39 percent approve of the president's job performance. In a match-up with Obama, Mitt Romney led 49 percent to 40 percent.

This Associated Press story today by Thomas Beaumont provides an overview of why Indiana is the one Obama 2008 state that's been all but written off in 2012.

GARY, Ind.—Barack Obama was the first Democrat in 44 years to win Indiana in the 2008 presidential race. A repeat coup seems doubtful this year.

Even Democrats see the current political environment in this conservative-leaning state as far more challenging. The economy is still struggling, Republicans have made steady gains in state and federal elections in the past four years and the regional pride that came with voting for a senator from a neighboring state -- Obama is from Illinois -- is all but gone.

Longtime Sen. Richard Lugar's loss to tea party-backed Richard Mourdock in the GOP Senate primary gives some Democrats hope that Indiana could become more competitive by November. But for now at least, it appears most likely to be scratched off the list of states in Obama's 2008 win column.

"None of the factors that helped him in 2008 are going to be there this time," said Kip Tew, an Indianapolis lawyer who chaired Obama's statewide campaign when he became the first Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 to carry Indiana...

Obama aides try to lower expectations about winning Indiana again, calling the state a unique opportunity in 2008 and suggesting it's not high on the priority list this time. Of the three historically conservative states Obama won that year, aides see the other two -- North Carolina and Virginia -- as more competitive given the favorable changes in voting and demographic patterns there as compared to Indiana.

Indeed, there is no evidence that Obama is competing in Indiana.

(Lire la suite) Charles Mahtesian

Obama camp debuts new ad about education par Donovan Slack Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: TOP 10 Blogs :: RSS

The Obama campaign debuted a new ad Friday focusing on higher education - Barack Obama's - and his efforts to make college more affordable. The 30-second spot depicts sunny images of Obama growing up -- as a toddler with his mother, as a boy, and later as a college student.

"His mother got him up before dawn to do school work she knew what it meant for his future," a female narrator says. "With hard work and student aid his life was transformed. Today higher education means even more for the middle class. Giving young people the chance to compete, like he did. So he doubled funding for college grants, capped federal student loan payments, passed the largest college tax credit ever. For their future and ours."

The ad hit the airwaves in Florida on Friday, one day after Romney finished a two-day swing through the Sunshine State for fundraisers. The Obama camp took aim at Romney in a release issued with the new ad.

"While keeping college affordable is a critical part of the President’s blueprint for an economy that’s built to last, Mitt Romney has suggested that students should 'shop around' if they are worried about paying tuition. Romney’s policies don’t just hurt students and working families in Florida; they hurt our ability to grow our economy."

What's not said but is hinted at - in the release and the ad - is the difference in financial circumstances Obama and Romney faced growing up, something that has been and will surely continue to be a recurring theme for the Obama camp going forward.

UPDATE: From Romney campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg: "With young Americans facing high unemployment and bleak job prospects, this ad is another attempt by President Obama and his campaign to distract voters from his record of ineffective policies and broken promises. On day one of his presidency, Mitt Romney will take immediate action to get our economy back on track and ensure that young Americans – and all Americans – have the brighter future they deserve.”

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Bauer: Voting rights lawsuits in cards par Darren Samuelsohn Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: TOP 10 Blogs :: RSS

The Obama campaign's top lawyer is open to launching more legal challenges against GOP-led laws establishing new ID and polling place requirements around the country.

"We won't hesitate to do that," Bob Bauer, general counsel at Obama for America, told reporters during a conference call Friday.

Bauer didn't get into specifics on a legal strategy but explained that the president's reelection campaign had "concerns" about new laws on the books in about 30 states that eliminate same-day registration options, curtail access to absentee ballots and a variety of other restrictions.

Obama campaign officials worked this year with other Democratic groups to repeal a state election law in Ohio. Democratic-affiliated groups have also turning to the courts or other options to challenge voter laws in Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, Mississippi and Wisconsin.

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All smiles for Obama, Hollande par Patrick Reis Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: TOP 10 Blogs :: RSS

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President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande put a positive spin on U.S.-Franco relations Friday, stressing areas of cooperation and minimizing policy differences.

In remarks following their Oval Office meeting, Obama congratulated Hollande on his victory and emphasized his desire to work together on issues of international security -- including the war in Afghanistan, the Arab Spring and Iran -- as well as on the international economy.

Obama also teased his French counterpart on his transportation habits. "I also warned him that now that he's president, he can no longer ride a scooter in Paris," Obama said. "I know because I've tried with the Secret Service and they don't let me do it."

Hollande reiterated his plan to pull French combat troops from Afghanistan by 2012 -- two years earlier than the preferred U.S. timetable -- but pledged to continue to support the security effort.

"I'm pretty sure I will find the right means so that our allies can continue with their mission and at the same time I can comply to the promise I made to the French people," Hollande said through an interpreter.

Hollande likened his views on Iran to those of the president, saying he would be open to negotiations but only with the "required firmness" to ensure Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons.

Both Obama and Hollande alluded to continued discussions in the days to come, when both will attend the back-to-back meetings of the G-8 at Camp David and NATO in Chicago.

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Weldon joins Florida Senate race par Charles Mahtesian Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: TOP 10 Blogs :: RSS

Two days after Mitt Romney endorsed Rep. Connie Mack in the Florida GOP primary, former Rep. Dave Weldon announced he's joining the crowded Senate race.

Weldon, a former Space Coast congressman, entered the contest Friday amid dissatisfaction with the GOP field against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson.

From the Miami Herald report:

“We are at a time in our nation’s history where we the people have to make tough choices that will determine our national direction for the next 4 years ... choices that determine America’s direction for decades,” Weldon, who represented the Space Coast from 1994-2008, said in a written statement.

Weldon’s entrance in the race comes as Congressman Connie Mack is solidifying his spot as the GOP frontrunner, having received the endorsement this week of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

Mack has about $1 million in the bank. So does former Sen. George LeMieux. A third candidate, businessman Mike McCalister, trails badly in money and name-recognition.

Weldon decided to enter the race because none of the candidates is connecting with conservatives, his campaign says.

“He’s on the ground in Florida everyday. There is no authentic conservative in the race. We’ve got two moderates fighting it out,” said spokesman Hogan Gidley.

Weldon isn't well-known across the state but his conservative record in Congress could give him a toehold in the race. POLITICO first reported last week that Weldon was in Washington making the rounds with conservative groups and signed up political consultant John Brabender, the top adviser to Rick Santorum.

Gidley, Weldon's spokesman, is another Santorum veteran and a former adviser to Mike Huckabee.

(Lire la suite) Charles Mahtesian

Romneys donate $150k to Victory Fund par Emily Schultheis Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: TOP 10 Blogs :: RSS

CNN reports:

Mitt and Ann Romney each donated $75,000 this week to the so-called Romney Victory Fund, the joint fundraising committee between Romney's campaign and the Republican National Committee, a Romney campaign source told CNN.

Under the law, $75,000 is the maximum amount an individual can contribute. The Romney source said the information will appear in the campaign's Federal Election Commission report for May.

This is the first time Romney has given to his own campaign -- unlike some of his opponents, like Jon Huntsman, Romney never dipped into his personal savings during the primary.

(Lire la suite) Emily Schultheis

Barr, Malkin go at it on Twitter par Caitlin McDevitt Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: TOP 10 Blogs :: RSS

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Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin and actress/Green Party presidential candidate Roseanne Barr went at it on Twitter on Friday.

The feud appeared to start when Malkin included Barr in a tweet that read, “#clownbloq -femme-a-gogue edition: @DWSTweets @NancyPelosi @SandraFluke @TheRealRoseanne @Cher @hilaryr @michelleinbklyn.”

Barr fired back, “michelle why are u such a woman hating idiot?”

“Not all women,” Malkin replied. “Just unthinking, liberty-impinging prog ones.”

“So you think being a progressive makes one anti-liberty?” Barr wrote. “I am pro liberty Michelle-and anti oligarchy. But yet you back the government interfering in women's lives and dictating who can marry whom - #antiliberty. Your kind of liberty involves HUGE GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE in the private lives of citizens.”

Barr signed that last tweet with the hashtag #Ihatecommies.

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Critics Speak Out on Comcast's Plan to Charge Overages Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Free Press :: RSS

Comcast has announced it is raising its universal 250 GB usage cap to 300 GB — and will be experimenting with a variety of usage-based surcharges over the coming months. Not too surprisingly, competitors and consumer advocates aren't too impressed with the (...) (Lire la suite)

NYT, WaPo Let Unnamed U.S. Officials Spin Honduras Killings par Peter Hart Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: FAIR Blog :: RSS

The details are somewhat murky, but we know the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is heavily involved in counternarcotics in Honduras. A shooting incident last Friday reportedly left four innocent people dead–including two pregnant women. Questions are being raised about whether they were shot by DEA agents who were apparently going after a boat carrying drug smugglers.

The story has become a scandal in Honduras, as the New York Times reports today (5/18/12)

Residents of the isolated Mosquito Coast of Honduras have burned down government buildings and are demanding that American drug agents leave the area immediately

With a story like this, evidently the Times thinks it can get important information from–what a surprise–unnamed U.S. officials:

While acknowledging that the circumstances of a middle-of-the-night firefight are murky, an American official briefed on the matter cast doubt on the local account.

What follows is a long, detailed account of what the United States says happened–which, for whatever reason, a named government official cannot say. And, according to the official, the whole town where the shooting happened is suspicious:

The official also expressed doubts that villagers would be out fishing in the middle of the night, near where helicopters had landed an hour or so earlier. The official added that the large number of people seen in surveillance video unloading the plane showed that many members of the impoverished community of Ahuas were involved in drug trafficking.

"There is nothing in the local village that was unknown, a surprise or a mystery about this," the official said. "What happened was that, for the first time in the history of Ahuas, Honduran law enforcement interfered with narcotics smuggling.

The Washington Post has a similar take (5/18/12):

U.S. officials said Thursday that at least "several" DEA agents had served as advisers during the raid but that the American officers, while armed for self-defense, did not fire their weapons.

The U.S. officials, representing law enforcement agencies, and diplomats who have been briefed on the mission also cast doubt on the allegations that innocent people were killed during the 2 a.m. mission, though they said an investigation is ongoing. The U.S. officials said it was not unusual for local authorities to work with smugglers and also said they wondered why innocent civilians would be on the water in the middle of the night.

Both papers, remember, have rules about when people should be granted anonymity. In both cases it would seem the papers think that readers deserve to know why a source must remain anonymous. The Post and Times don't bother to make any such case in either story on Honduras, leaving readers with the impression that these people who were killed were probably up to no good. That's a pretty remarkable thing to say; it's a lot easier to say when a newspaper will let you say it without naming you.

(Lire la suite) Peter Hart

What Does a First-Grade Journalist Look Like? Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Free Press :: RSS

When my colleague Mike Fritz and I headed down to St. Petersburg, Fla., recently, we knew we were going to see young journalists at work. It's not too hard to imagine that middle school students with a bit of training can write for a newspaper or even shoot video; plenty of kids have (...) (Lire la suite)

Bahrain Arrests Critical Journalist Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Free Press :: RSS

A journalist who criticized Bahrain's proposed union with Saudi Arabia was seized from his home near Manama and his whereabouts are unknown. Ahmed Radhi, a freelance journalist who contributes to local news websites, was arrested by security forces at 4 a.m. after they broke down his door, (...) (Lire la suite)

Facebook's IPO Has Journalism Pack Salivating Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Free Press :: RSS

Pop the corks. Light the sparklers. Shoot the fireworks. But please. Enough news already about Facebook's IPO. (Lire la suite)

Comcast Eliminates Xfinity Data Cap, Adds Charge for High Usage Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Free Press :: RSS

With Internet usage spiking, Comcast Corp. will eliminate its monthly 250-gigabyte cap for Xfinity Internet subscribers but charge additional $10 fees for users who exceed 300 gigabytes. The 300-gigabyte limit could be used to videoconference on Skype for 225 hours, or watch more than 100 hours (...) (Lire la suite)

Verizon Dishes Up a Mobile Nightmare Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Free Press :: RSS

It's been just about two years since Verizon announced it was planning to end unlimited data plans for smartphone users. And in 2011, Verizon made good on its promise, getting rid of unlimited plans for new customers and forcing them to pay at least $30 a month for limited plans. Meanwhile, (...) (Lire la suite)

Comcast Should Eliminate Punitive Data Caps Altogether Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Free Press :: RSS

Comcast announced plans to raise its data caps from 250 GB per month to 300 GB in some areas. The company said it would also impose new overage charges on customers who exceed those caps. Comcast justified its use of caps and overage fees as necessary to manage congestion, even as it continues (...) (Lire la suite)

Super PACs Tell Lies, but the Media Spread Them Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Free Press :: RSS

If you think presidential politics have gotten ugly, just wait. With wealthy corporations and individuals spending billions of dollars to influence your vote, the real dirt is about to hit your TV screen like mud on a linen bed (...) (Lire la suite)

Comcast Pricing Critics Undeterred By Announcement Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Free Press :: RSS

Comcast executive VP David Cohen told reporters that the headline on its announcement that it was changing its Xfinity data-use threshholds should be that there was no longer a cap. But critics of usage-based pricing saw it differently. (Lire la suite)

Angry Birds Heikki: New Rovio racing game out next month? Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Electricpig :: RSS

A new teaser website has gone live today for Angry Birds Heikki, a new game from the Finnish developer Rovio. It’s not just a twist on the standard Angry Birds format, by the looks of things though: it appears to be an Angry Birds racing game. Head on over to heikki.angrybirds.com and you’ll see this ... No related posts.

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Max Payne 3 is out today: Where to get the best price Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Electricpig :: RSS

We’ve waited nine years for it, but at last, Max Payne 3 is out. The bullet-time ballistic action shooter is out today on Xbox 360 and PS3 in the UK, and we’ve got the lowdown on where to get it right here. It’s been years in the making, but Max Payne 3 is finally out, ... No related posts.

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LG Optimus LTE II: How LG is losing the war by winning the spec battle Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Electricpig :: RSS

Meet the LG Optimus LTE II: LG’s latest flagship smartphone. With its 4G LTE speeds, it’s a South Korea-only model for now, but the company says it’ll be heading overseas soon, according to the Associated Press. It’s also a spec-beast, and the first smartphone to cram in a massive 2GB of memory, making it a ... No related posts.

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The real problem with wireless internet exposed: Censorship Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Electricpig :: RSS

Smartphones are taking over the world, and mobile internet usage continues to shoot up. But there’s a real and growing problem with that, even in our own backyard, as a new report published today by the Open Rights Group reveals: the over-zealous site-blocking carried out by mobile networks. Whatever happened to net neutrality? While a ... No related posts.

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So Nintendo won’t do mobile but it will do cars? Vendredi 18 Mai 2012 :: Electricpig :: RSS

The ageing Nintendo DS got an unexpected new feature in Japan this week courtesy of auto-maker Toyota: satnav. The deal allows drivers and passengers to pair up a Nintendo DS with their car’s navigation system, and have it act as a second screen. Is this really the solution for Nintendo’s current woes? Kuruma de DS ... No related posts.

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