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LiveBlog for Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) calls in at 9:30am ET / 6:30am PT to talk about what Dems are doing to improve jobs and the economy

• Former and Future Rep. Alan Grayson calls in at 10am ET / 7am PT to talk about Romney’s “We don’t need teachers” gaffe on the campaign trail

Charlie Pierce of Esquire’s Politics Blog calls in at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT to talk about the latest from Scott Walker’s Wisconsin

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) calls in at 11am ET / 8am PT to talk about her heroic service in government, and about improving the economy for Americans

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Florida to stop its push to remove what it says are ineligible voters from their rolls. It comes the same day that Florida announced it was suing a different federal agency over the purge.

• The White House said late Monday that Commerce Secretary John Bryson, who was cited in a felony hit-and-run case in southern California over the weekend, will take a medical leave as he undergoes tests, evaluations.

• Democrats are hoping that late campaign appearances by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will help push her hand-picked successor to victory in a special congressional election in Arizona today.