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Washington Post:
White House Drafts Executive Order to Allow Indefinite Detention of Terror Suspects — The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, has drafted an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely …
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Charlie Savage / The Caucus:
From the White House Files: A Fight Over Michael Jackson — The death of Michael Jackson on Thursday recalled his brush a quarter century ago with an aide to President Ronald Reagan — John G. Roberts Jr., who would go on to become chief justice of the United States.
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TBogg, Salon, Taylor Marsh, Weekly Standard, Angry Bear, Hullabaloo, The Washington Independent and The Huffington Post
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel: Is Obama Moving Toward An Executive Order On Detention Policy?
Donald Douglas / American Power:
Change! Obama Will Hold Terror Detainees Indefinitely!
Change! Obama Will Hold Terror Detainees Indefinitely!
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Top of the Ticket
Zachary Roth / TPMMuckraker:
Sanford: King David Didn't Resign, So Why Should I? — Mark Sanford has been holding a televised cabinet meeting this afternoon. — And the South Carolina governor started out by using an interesting comparison to respond to calls for his resignation. King David didn't back down after …
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Shakesville
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Associated Press:
Jenny Sanford: I Learned Of Affair In Jan. — Wife Of S.C. Governor Said She Discovered Letter From His Mistress — (AP) South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she discovered her husband's affair in January when she found a letter to the governor from his mistress.
Vinod Sreeharsha / New York Times:
Argentine Man Is Said to Be Source of Sanford E-Mail — BUENOS AIRES — The mystery of who revealed Gov. Mark Sanford's e-mail messages may finally be solved. A business associate of Mr. Sanford's Argentine mistress said Friday that private messages between the two lovers had been sent anonymously …
Swopa / Firedoglake:
A Tale of Two Moralities — When South Carolina governor Mark Sanford made his rambling, tearful admission of infidelity on Wednesday, some people felt a bit of sympathy for him. Sure, he probably had no intention of coming clean until he was caught in the act of returning from Buenos Aires …
Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Sanford's trade mission to Argentina contradicted U.S. policy
Sanford's trade mission to Argentina contradicted U.S. policy
Lachlan Markay / Washington Examiner:
Climate bill clears House in close vote — WASHINGTON — The highly publicized Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill (H.R. 2454) cleared the House Friday afternoon by a roll call vote of 219 to 212. — Proponents hailed its passage as a crucial step towards the creation of what prominent Democrats have called a new green energy economy.
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Michelle Malkin:
The 8 cap-and-tax Republicans...and the 44 Democrats who voted no — Introducing the GOP's Cap-And-Tax 8... I listed them earlier tonight, but am breaking out a separate post to spotlight them again. — The 8 cap-and-tax Republican turncoats again are: — Bono Mack (CA) (202) 225-5330
Think Progress:
Rep. Broun receives applause on the House floor for calling global warming a ‘hoax.’ — During the floor debate this morning over the historic American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) received a round of applause from GOP colleagues when he claimed that man …
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CNN:
Jackson dies, almost takes Internet with him — LONDON, England (CNN) — How many people does it take to break the Internet? On June 25, we found out it's just one — if that one is Michael Jackson. — The biggest showbiz story of the year saw the troubled star take a good slice …
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change — WASHINGTON — Overcoming deep divisions within its Democratic majority, the House passed legislation on Friday intended to address the threat of global warming and transform the way the United States produces and uses energy.
Arnold Kling / The Atlantic Business Channel:
The Obama Pattern — The Obama Administration appears to me to be pursuing many goals, poorly. Here are four: — 1) The stimulus failed to meet Larry Summers' famous criteria of timely, targeted, or temporary. — 2) The cap and trade legislation maximizes rent-seeking …
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Alexis Stevens / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Naked ex-mayor arrested at campsite — Gainesville's Musselwhite denies causing earlier trouble — A former mayor found sitting naked and holding a beer at a Rabun County campsite told police he wasn't the same naked man seen walking around earlier. — Mark Musselwhite, 43 …
Lawrence M. Krauss / Wall Street Journal:
God and Science Don't Mix — A scientist can be a believer. But professionally, at least, he can't act like one. — Printer — Friendly — My practice as a scientist is atheistic. That is to say, when I set up an experiment I assume that no god, angel or devil is going to interfere …
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Pharyngula
Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:
Where in the world is Ciro Rodriguez? UPDATED — After all the arms had been twisted, only two four Democrats gave their leadership an unpleasant surprise at the end of the climate change vote — and are firmly in Pelosi-Obama doghouse: — Texas Rep. Ciro Rodriguez and Rep. Alcee Hastings …
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Burnt Orange Report
Associated Press:
House Democrats win key test vote on climate bill — WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats narrowly won a key test vote Friday on sweeping legislation to combat global warming and usher in a new era of cleaner energy. Republicans said the bill included “the largest tax increase in American history.”
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Michelle Malkin:
Cap and tax liveblog, Pt II: Pay attention to House floor games; 14 undecideds; let's play “Where's the Bill?” — At approx. 2:35pm Eastern, GOP Rep. Joe Barton announced that there is now a placeholder in the bill to be determined later. — Barton notes that this is unprecedented.
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Riehl World View
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