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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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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 …
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.  —  Never a slow news day with these Republicans.  —  Couple of quick hits — it's worth re-reading Ann and Tim's initial reactions to the arrival of Sarah Palin on the national political scene as McCain's VP.  (Shorter Tim: it's a gimmick.
The Daily Beast:
Did a Scandal Sink the U.S.S. Palin?  —  Blogs and Stories  —  The suddenness of Sarah Palin's resignation raises questions about whether a coming scandal caused her to leave office.  Max Blumenthal looks at one possibility.  —  Plus: Read more of The Daily Beast's coverage of Palin's resignation and the GOP implosion.
Fox News:
Options Abound for Palin After Alaska Governorship  —  Sarah Palin, 45, will have a variety of platforms to pursue her goals, from writing books to hitting the speaker's circuit to working with the Republican Party to get candidates elected.  —  FOXNews.com  —  What will Sarah Palin do after she quits as Alaska's governor?
Mickey Kaus / Kausfiles:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14 Palin Theories
Matthew Cooper / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Three Theories of Palin's Resignation
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 …
Mark Steyn / The Corner:
Cutting bait  —  With respect to many of the Palinologists below, I think they're getting way too hepatomantic over the entrails.  As a political move for anything other than the 2010 Senate race, today's announcement is a disaster.  And I'm not sure it's a plus for the Senate - and …
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.
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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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama summons spirit of independence
Ashley Seager / Guardian:
Costa Rica greenest, happiest country  —  Latin American nation tops index ranking countries by ecological footprint and happiness of their citizens  —  Costa Rica is the greenest and happiest country in the world, according to a new list that ranks nations by combining measures …
Discussion: Fausta's Blog
Victoria Gill / BBC:
Honeybee mobs overpower hornets  —  Honeybees mount a very effective mobbing defence  —  Honeybee hordes use two weapons - heat and carbon dioxide - to kill their natural enemies, giant hornets.  —  Japanese honeybees form “bee balls” - mobbing and smothering the predators.
Associated Press:
Gay sailor's family blames military after his death  —  They say the government did little after Houstonian complained of harassment  —  BEAUMONT — Relatives of a slain sailor are calling the 29-year-old's death a hate crime.  —  Rose Roy of Beaumont said her nephew, Navy Seaman August Provost III …
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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