MILWAUKEE—Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), facing a recall election on June 5, came under sharp attack here Friday night from his Democratic rival, who accused the governor of creating a political civil war in the state and of seeking to become “a right-wing rock star” at the expense of the people he serves. Read full article > >

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Gov. Scott Walker challenged by Tom Barrett in debate on Wisconsin recall

Gov. Scott Walker (R) is not safe in next month’s recall election, Wisconsin Democrats say. Walker has been pulling ahead of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) in polls on the June 5 recall election sparked by the governor’s collective bargaining reforms. But internal polling from We Are Wisconsin, a labor-backed coalition supporting the recall, finds a dead heat. Read full article > >

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Internal Democratic polling shows dead heat in Wisconsin recall

Talk show host Bill Maher, a major financial supporter of President Obama ’s reelection, referred to Mormonism as a “cult” on Monday. Mitt Romney ’s only foreign policy experience, Maher quipped via Twitter, was “trying to brow-beat Frenchmen into joining his cult” — a reference to the former Massachusetts governor’s time as a Mormon missionary in France. Read full article > >

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Bill Maher calls Mormonism a ‘cult’

Here’s a scary thought for Democrats: It’s entirely possible that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee will outraise President Obama and the Democratic National Committee in the seven-month sprint to the general election. Read full article > >

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Romney could best Obama in fundraising

With the mayor, the governor, friends and family members looking on, Christine C. Quinn was married in one of the most prominent same-sex weddings of a public official.

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Christine Quinn, New York City Council Speaker, Marries Longtime Partner

The centerpiece of the governor’s legislation is to create a new state agency — the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs — with prosecutorial powers.

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Senate Passes Cuomo’s Bill Creating State Agency to Police Care of Disabled

Former governor ahead 46 percent to 43 percent.

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Poll: Romney Leads Over Obama

Governor says cuts to safety, schools may be made.

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California Faces $16bn Shortfall

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law a bill banning abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving money through the state, her office said in a statement.

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Arizona Bans Funding to Planned Parenthood in Abortion Fight

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has endorsed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney . “I’m honored to announce that today, I am endorsing Governor Mitt Romney for President of the United States, a man who will preserve the American dream of prosperity and liberty,” she said in a statement Thursday afternoon.  “On November 6th, the only option is Mitt Romney for President.” Read full article > >

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The governor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King, rejects criticism of the bank’s role ahead of the financial crisis.

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King rejects criticism for crisis

Pressed to reveal the lighter side of Mitt Romney, his advisers on Saturday recalled the time when the former Massachusetts governor had a laugh over a prank involving the purported firing of a chambermaid. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney’s aides point to candidate’s lighter side

Insurgents managed to break into the governor’s palace in Kandahar on Saturday, but were killed by guards in a 20-minute-long firefight.

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Insurgents Attack Governor’s Office in Southern Afghanistan

President Obama ’s campaign has launched an interesting new line of attack on Mitt Romney — questioning whether the former Massachusetts governor would have killed Osama bin Laden. In a Web video released Friday morning called “One Chance,” former president Bill Clinton praises the “decider-in-chief” for ordering the Navy SEAL raid on bin Laden’s compound. Read full article > >

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Obama campaign implies that Mitt Romney would not have killed Osama bin Laden

Addressing for the first time speculation in political circles that he might be a candidate for president in 2016, the Democratic governor said the talk could be “totally distracting.”

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Cuomo Says Talk of Presidential Bid Is Premature