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11:35 PM ET, July 1, 2009

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Jim Myers / Tulsa World:
Inhofe says climate change bill will be “dead in the water” in Senate  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Jim Inhofe, who earlier said a criminal investigation “probably should be” conducted into allegations the EPA suppressed a climate change report, conceded Tuesday he is not qualified to make that determination.
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Media Matters for America:
Fox hosts on Franken victory: “in denial”; Franken and nation crazy; Coleman originally won  —  SUMMARY: Several Fox News hosts have expressed bewilderment, disappointment, and denial about Al Franken's victory in the Minnesota Senate race.  —  After Norm Coleman conceded the 2008 Minnesota Senate race …
Wall Street Journal:
The ‘Absentee’ Senator  —  Franken wins by changing the rules.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  The Minnesota Supreme Court yesterday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of last year's disputed Senate race, and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman's gracious concession at least spares the state any further legal combat.
John Feehery / CNN:   Commentary: Franken victory is not funny
Ncarlile / Think Progress:
Inhofe: No disrespect, but Franken's a ‘clown.’
Discussion: Gawker and TPMDC
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Franken's New Capitol Hill Office Seals Final Victory Over Coleman
Discussion: City Pages
The State:
New sex revelations fuel calls for resignation  —  Latest details tip scales for many  —  Six of 27 members of the conservative Senate Republican Caucus Tuesday night issued a letter calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to resign.  —  Two additional senators considered among Sanford's staunchest allies …
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
Call for Sanford resignation grows louder  —  COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) — South Carolina Republican Party Chairwoman Karen Floyd seemed to suggest Wednesday that the time had come for GOP Gov. Mark Sanford to consider resigning from office.  —  “For the past two days …
Michael Barone / AMERICAN.COM:
The GOP's Real Problems for 2012
Discussion: The Other McCain and The Corner
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Details of Sanford book deal to come this week
Discussion: The Palmetto Scoop and Wonkette
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
In affair, Sanford loses closest ally: his wife
Discussion: Hot Air
CNSNews:
Helen Thomas: Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama  —  (CNSNews.com) - Following a testy exchange during today's briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas told CNSNews.com that not even Richard Nixon tried to control …
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
CBS, Helen Thomas Challenge Gibbs On “Controlled” Town Hall Meeting  —  CBS' Chip Reid and Helen Thomas double teamed Robert Gibbs today at the daily press briefing on the “tightly controlled” town hall meeting President Obama will hold on health care.  Gibbs kept saying lets have this discussion AFTER the meeting.
Macon Phillips / WhiteHouse.gov Blog:
Annual Report to Congress on White House Staff
Discussion: Washington Post and TPMDC
Mark Hemingway / The Corner:
Who's the Palin Leaker from the McCain Campaign?  —  The publication of a Vanity Fair profile of Sarah Palin appears to have opened old wounds in the McCain campaign.  At issue is a question that was never resolved following McCain's loss in November: Who in the McCain campaign was secretly trashing Sarah Palin to the press?
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Mary Katharine Ham / Weekly Standard:
Bush's ‘Town Halls’ vs. Obama's Town Halls  —  The New York Times is covering President Obama's health care town hall-style meeting today in Northern Virginia rather credulously.  This is the orchestrated political event that will feature a hand-picked audience and pre-screened questions about Obama's health care plan for the nation.
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Matt Walker / BBC:
Ant mega-colony takes over world  —  A queen and worker Argentine ant have many, many relatives  —  A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered.  —  Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same interrelated colony …
Discussion: Pharyngula
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Just Go Be With Her!  —  In part two of his leave-no-rock-unturned interview with the Associated Press, Mark Sanford says that at least he will “be able to die knowing I had met my soul mate,” as David noted below.  And if that's not enough, he says that for all the grief his affair has caused …
Megan McArdle:
Wal-Mart and Health Insurance: The Theories of the Case  —  I find it hard to believe that none of the liberal commentators breathlessly celebrating Wal-Mart's “capitulation” on national health care have even entertained the most parsimonious explanation: that Wal-Mart is in favor …
Discussion: Ezra Klein, Guardian and The Treatment
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Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:
U.S. Marines Launch Major Operation in Afghanistan  —  Thousands of U.S. Marines descended upon the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armored convoys early Thursday morning, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test of the U.S. military's new counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan.
Robert Zubrin / Roll Call:
The Costs of the Cap-and-Trade Bill  —  On June 25, the House passed the Waxman-Markey climate stabilization act, which would institute a cap-and-trade system to restrict Americans' carbon emissions.  While proponents of the bill have sought to argue that the costs of such a system would be negligible …
Michelle Malkin:
Who railroaded the Amtrak inspector general?  —  Creators Syndicate  —  Watchdogs are an endangered species in the Age of Obama.  The latest government ombudsman to get the muzzle: Amtrak inspector general Fred Weiderhold.  The longtime veteran employee was abruptly “retired” …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent:
Another Delay in the CIA Inspector General Torture Report
Discussion: BuzzFlash.org, Daily Kos and Emptywheel
Dan Savage / Slog | The Stranger:
Fort Worth Police Chief: That Faggot Had It Coming  —  Most residents of Fort Worth have never even seen the inside of a gay bar.  Fort Worth's police chief Jeff Halstead is counting on that fact—counting on the average person's ignorance about gay bars and certain stereotypes about gay men …
Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Joe the Plumber won't run for office: “You know, I talked to God about that and he was like, ‘No.’”  —  Last year at the height of his “fame,” Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher — aka “Joe the Plumber” — said that he was considering a run for public office.  “I'd be up for it,” he said.
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
We're Getting A Bad Feeling About Our Food  —  Editor's Note: Gut Check is a new biweekly column on the politics of food.  —  “Does for the supermarket what ‘Jaws’ did for the beach,” says Variety's John Anderson.  “Everyone should see ‘Food, Inc.,’ ” enthuses this newspaper.
Discussion: pandagon.net, D-Day and Ezra Klein
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Michael Scheuer on Fox: America's only hope is for another terrorist attack  —  You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player!  —  DOWNLOADS: (909)  —  PLAYS: (3582)  —  Good God.  They really are wishing and hoping for a terrorist attack.
John / Power Line:
Health Care Stagecraft  —  President Obama held an “online town hall” health care meeting in Annandale, Virginia today.  It was televised and, coincidentally, I happened to catch the emotional centerpiece of the production on CNN.  Obama gave a long introductory pitch in support of his health care plan …
Discussion: Associated Press
Rasmussen Reports:
Public Support for Sotomayor Falls After Supreme Court Reversal  —  A heavily publicized U.S. Supreme Court reversal of an appeals court ruling by Judge Sonia Sotomayor has at least temporarily diminished public support for President Obama's first Supreme Court nominee.
Los Angeles Times:
Schwarzenegger orders third furlough day, proposes new cuts  —  The governor calls lawmakers' inaction on the budget ‘inexecusable’ and orders a special emergency session of the Legislature to deal with the deficit, which he says has now swelled to $26.3 billion.
 
 
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Rigged?  ‘Suspicious’ Iranian ballot papers show name Ahmadinejad …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
How It Happens  —  FYI, here's a brief history of Medicare:
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
New York Times:
Our True North  —  Today, on Canada Day, 11 Canadians living …
Discussion: Angry Bear and The Awl
Ben Funnell / Financial Times:
Debt is capitalism's dirty little secret
DealBook:
Another View: In Praise of Law Firm Layoffs
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CNN:
AMA open to government insurance option
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Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
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