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Jonathan Martin / Ben Smith's Blog:
Palin hammers media, hints at national ambitions — One day after announcing that she's resigning, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blasted the media for their coverage of her surprise move and asserted that she's held to a higher standard by reporters. — Palin, who has not had a public schedule …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
It Always Has Been About Trig — I waited a whole day before posting about the Sarah Palin resignation. Well, not a whole day, but longer than almost everyone else in the blogosphere. Here's my take as of this moment in time, subject to change: — I don't know why Sarah Palin resigned …
CBS News:
Palin A “Shooting Star Crashing To Earth”? — GOP Strategist Ed Rollins Says Her Resignation Hurts Any 2012 White House Run She Might Be Mulling — (CBS) If Sarah Palin thinks quitting the Alaskan statehouse is going to help a 2012 presidential campaign which some pundits speculate she's mulling …
Matthew Continetti / Weekly Standard:
More on Palin — I spoke to a few friends in Alaskan Republican politics yesterday. None of them had a clue that Palin was going to resign her office, and none has any idea what her motivation might be in doing so. It was widely assumed in Alaska that Palin wouldn't run for a second term.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
If White House Is Her Goal, Palin's Route Is Risky — Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska offered few hints of what her next stage in national politics might be when she unexpectedly announced on Friday that she was quitting her job, 18 months before her term is up.
Bruce Reed / Slate:
In Sarah Palin's GOP, the leaders keep quitting and the troubles don't. — “It may be tempting and more comfortable to just keep your head down [and] plod along,” Sarah Palin said Friday, in an attempt to suggest that serving her full term as governor would add to the nation's apathy.
Phoebe Connelly / American Prospect:SARAH PALIN INSISTS YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE INTERNET ON HOLIDAY.
The Huffington Post:Sarah Palin Resignation Speech: FULL VIDEO, TEXT
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Matthew Cooper / The Atlantic Politics Channel:Three Theories of Palin's Resignation
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
READERS ARE SENDING PHOTOS FROM TEA PARTY PROTESTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. Here's one from Perrysburgh, Ohio, sent by reader Chris Zarecki, who reports about 3,000 people attending. — Here's one from Bel Air, Maryland, sent by reader Maya Leonetti. The Debt Star makes another appearance!
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Ceci Connolly / Washington Post:
Advocacy Groups Should Halt Attacks on Moderate Democrats, Obama Says — Advocates Should Turn Attention to Promoting Legislation, President Says — President Obama, strategizing yesterday with congressional leaders about health-care reform, complained that liberal advocacy groups ought …
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Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Matalin Thinks Palin is Brilliant—Rollins and Gergen Think She's Toast — You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player! — DOWNLOADS: (281) — PLAYS: (2758) — What a surprise. Neocon and former Cheney advisor Mary Matalin thinks …
Randy Barnett / The Volokh Conspiracy:
July 5th Oration by Frederick Douglass: Tomorrow I am hoping to attend a recreation of Frederick Douglass's Independence Day oration at his home in Anacostia, DC. … Today, historian Jonathan Bean has a nice essay on National Review Online entitled, The Party of Lincoln, and of Douglass …
Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
‘Family Friendly’ White House Is Less So for Aides — WASHINGTON — When President Obama talks up the family-friendly vibe at the White House — the nightly family dinners, the flexibility to attend school presentations and join impromptu plunges in the pool with his girls — his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, sets him straight.
Roger L Simon / Pajamas Media:
Storm Clouds on the Fourth of July — I don't think I've ever seen my country so divided and depressed on the Fourth of July in my lifetime and - no matter what Bob Dylan dreamed up - I'm not young, forever or otherwise. That includes the Vietnam War period when both sides at least …
Andrew Batson / Wall Street Journal:
Asian Officials Push Back Against Savings Glut Theory — BEIJING - Asian officials and scholars are pushing back against the notion that their countries' high savings helped cause the financial crisis by flooding the world with money, arguing that lax U.S. financial regulation bears the brunt of the blame.
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Tracy Wilkinson / Los Angeles Times:
Tensions mount as Honduras defies OAS — Supporters of the new government, lead by Roberto Micheletti, rallied at the presidential palace as the Honduran army maintained control. Ousted President Manuel Zelaya is set to return to the country over the weekend; Micheletti has threatened to arrest him.
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WhiteHouse.gov Blog:
WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama Celebrates Independence Day and the American Spirit — WASHINGTON - In his weekly address, President Barack Obama celebrated the unyielding American spirit that has defined our past and will lead us into the future. Even as we face daunting challenges …
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