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9:05 AM ET, July 6, 2009

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Violet / Reclusive Leftist:
Feminists and the mystery of Sarah Palin  —  I don't usually comment on other blogs; I have little enough time to keep my own gig in working order.  But the other day I was over at I Blame The Patriarchy, where I was dismayed to find in the comment threads some of the same Palin-bashing …
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Harry Siegel / Politico Live's Blog:
Rove ‘perplexed’ by Palin, Huckabee calls move ‘risky’  —  Former Bush adviser Karl Rove and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee both seemed to be scratching their heads over Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's decision to resign her office in an appearance along with Alaska Lt. Gov Sean Parnell on “Fox News Sunday.”
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Palin's Prospects  —  She dashed her chances of winning the 2012 nomination, but a path to the presidency remains open to Sarah Palin.  —  Forget about Sarah Palin as the Republican presidential candidate in 2012 and probably ever.  She may have no interest in seeking the GOP nomination.
Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Sarah Palin's Resignation Stuns Father-In-Law
Discussion: American Spectator and msnbc.com
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Reuters Runs Staged Photo Of Bloody Honduran Protester  —  Reuters has run photo of a bloodied Honduran protester (below) dramatizing the bloodshed at protests for Manuel Zelaya.  (h/t) Problem is, this photo appears to be staged.  —  Blogger Hunter Smith, who recently finished …
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BBC:
Zelaya's jet blocked in Honduras  —  Honduran troops fire tear gas at Zelaya supporters  —  Honduras's ousted President, Manuel Zelaya, has failed in a dramatic attempt to fly back to his country.  —  His plane circled the Tegucigalpa airport, but it could not land as the authorities had blocked the runway.
Tomas Bravo / Reuters:
Supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, one of …
Discussion: Honduras Abandoned
Fausta / Fausta's Blog:
Honduras: will Zelaya show up?  UPDATE Zelaya lands in El Salvador; 2 dead
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Presented by The First Five Years Fund: Offers pour in for Sarah Palin from left, right and center - Next two weeks could be make-or-break for health care - Al Franken to be sworn in tomorrow  —  BIRTHDAY: DNC's Cloe Axelson (hat tip: Mike Czin)  —  BREAKING - Bloomberg …
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
A chill in air for Obama in Russia
Discussion: Associated Press
Kristina Wong / Political Punch:
US-Russian Arms Negotiators “Under the Gun,” …
Paul Krugman:
Bruce Bartlett misstates the problem  —  He says: … Um, that's totally false.  Did Bartlett even look at the Bernstein-Romer paper?  Here's the key graph:  —  The predicted impact from the stimulus is indicated by the difference between these two curves.
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Nadia Gilani / Times of London:
Wife blows MI6 chief's cover on Facebook  —  The wife of the new head of MI6 has caused a major security breach and left his family exposed after publishing photographs and personal details on Facebook.  —  Sir John Sawers is due to take over as chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in November …
Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Biden Suggests U.S. Not Standing in Israel's Way on Iran  —  WASHINGTON — Plunging squarely into one of the most sensitive issues in the Middle East, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. suggested on Sunday that the United States would not stand in the way of Israeli military action aimed at the Iranian nuclear program.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Despite Crisis, Policy on Iran Is Engagement
Discussion: The Caucus and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Fox News:
Biden: U.S. Won't Stand in Way of Israel on Iran Nukes
Jeffrey Young / The Hill:
Schumer promises public option in healthcare bill  —  The healthcare reform bill that emerges from Congress this year will include a government-run public health insurance option, regardless of the bipartisan negotiations seeking a compromise in the Senate, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday.
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Obama: Student Radical  —  During the campaign, I wrote a piece called “Why Won't Obama Talk About Columbia?  — The years he won't discuss may explain the Ayers tie he keeps lying about.”  So now, nearly six months into the Obama presidency, the mainstream media has finally done a bit …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
In Defense of Neo-Con Bashing  —  Greg Djerejian offers up something of a mea culpa and something of a defense against Jeff Weintraub's charge of “rather tiresome ritual 'neocon'-bashing which is becoming too much of a reflex in some quarters.”  —  It's actually true that neocon bashing is a bit on the tiresome side.
Washington Post:
Former Lawmakers and Congressional Staffers Hired to Lobby on Health Care  —  Firms Are Enlisting Ex-Lawmakers, Aides  —  The nation's largest insurers, hospitals and medical groups have hired more than 350 former government staff members and retired members of Congress in hopes of influencing …
Kevin Hassett / Bloomberg:
California's Nightmare Will Kill Obamanomics: Kevin Hassett  —  Last week, we discovered that the state of California will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.  —  With California mired in a budget crisis, largely the result of a political impasse that makes spending cuts …
Trina Hoaks / Examiner:
Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe is an atheist and respects Richard Dawkins  —  It is no secret that people have long protested not only the Harry Potter books but the movies as well.  Many of those people who protest do so with their religious conviction in mind.
 
 
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Emily Pierce / Roll Call:
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Matthew Goldstein / Commentaries:
A Goldman trading scandal?
Discussion: Zero Hedge and Dealbreaker
Jad Mouawad / New York Times:
Volatile Swings in Price of Oil Stir Fears on Recovery
Discussion: Glenn Thrush's Blog
Washington Post:
Conservatively Liberal  —  AS AN APPEALS judge, Supreme Court …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Just the Messenger  —  Mediaite.com Focuses on Celebrity of Journalism
Mike Spector / Wall Street Journal:
GM Asset Sale Gets Judge's Nod
Discussion: The Page and Clusterstock
Wall Street Journal:
Scores Reported Dead After Unrest in China
Discussion: Clusterstock and Barcepundit
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
HELP Is on the Way  —  The Congressional Budget Office has looked …
Associated Press:
Colin Powell worries Obama tackling too much
Discussion: Donklephant