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10:30 AM ET, July 10, 2009

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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Vulnerable GOPs want Palin to stay home  —  Republicans facing tough elections in 2010 don't want Sarah Palin campaigning with them.  —  Though the soon-to-be-former Alaska governor is seen as popular with the conservative grass roots, several Republicans said she'd help them by staying home in Wasilla.
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John / Power Line:
The Real Sarah Palin  —  I haven't commented on Sarah Palin's resignation as Governor of Alaska since Friday afternoon, when I noted the story and said that her resignation “seems bizarre to me.”  Here are some additional thoughts on the subject.  —  I am, to begin with, an admirer of Governor Palin …
The Politico:
House Dems stall health bill unveiling  —  Rank-and-file Democrats stalled the introduction of a long-awaited health-care bill in the House on Thursday by conducting a letter-writing campaign of sorts to put forth their demands for changes to the legislation, even before its authors could unveil it.
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R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
High-Priced F-22 Fighter Has Major Shortcomings  —  The United States' top fighter jet, the Lockheed Martin F-22, has recently required more than 30 hours of maintenance for every hour in the skies, pushing its hourly cost of flying to more than $44,000, a far higher figure than for the warplane it replaces …
Discussion: Jay Bookman
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Last Manned Fighter?  —  Mike Mullen thinks the F-35 may be the last manned fighter.
Discussion: American Power and PoliGazette
Robert Farley / Lawyers, Guns and Money:
F-35: The Last Manned Fighter Aircraft?
David Stout / New York Times:
Senator's Parents Gave Mistress Thousands  —  WASHINGTON — Senator John Ensign's wealthy parents gave almost $100,000 to his former lover and her family, ostensibly out of concern for their welfare and as part of a “pattern of generosity,” his lawyer disclosed Thursday.
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Stars & Stripes:
Watchdog group: Dozens of active-duty troops found on neo-Nazi site  —  WASHINGTON — It is the Facebook for the fascist set, and the typical online profiles of its members reveal expected tastes.  —  Favorite book: “Mein Kampf”  —  Favorite movie: the Nazi propaganda film “Triumph of the Will”
CNN:
Specter: Sestak a ‘flagrant hypocrite’  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter called his fellow Democrat, Rep. Joe Sestak, a “flagrant hypocrite” and accused his rival of registering as a Democrat “just in time to run for Congress.”  —  Sestak has said that he will challenge Specter …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Stimulus Trap  —  As soon as the Obama administration-in-waiting announced its stimulus plan — this was before Inauguration Day — some of us worried that the plan would prove inadequate.  And we also worried that it might be hard, as a political matter, to come back for another round.
Phil Izzo / Wall Street Journal:
Economists Oppose More Stimulus  —  Most economists believe the U.S. doesn't need another round of stimulus now despite expectations of continued severe job losses.  —  Just eight of 51 economists in The Wall Street Journal's latest forecasting survey said more stimulus is necessary …
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Wall Street Journal:
J.P. Morgan to Send Warrants to Market
Discussion: Felix Salmon
Washington Post:
AIG Seeks Clearance For More Bonuses  —  $2.4 Million in Executive Payments Due Next Week  —  American International Group is preparing to pay millions of dollars more in bonuses to several dozen top corporate executives after an earlier round of payments four months ago set off a national furor.
Discussion: DailyFinance, The Note and Truthdig
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Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
Roland Burris won't run for Senate seat in 2010  —  Sneed has learned U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has decided NOT to seek election to the seat he fought the government to keep.  —  Sen. Burris is planning to announce his decision Friday by issuing a statement to the press.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Senator Roland Burris to Retire, Won't Seek a Full Term
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
Todd Venezia / New York Post:
TAIL TO THE CHIEF  —  O-GLER PREZ JOINS 'KOZY FOR A SUMMIT REAR VIEW  —  Baby got Barack!  —  The leader of the free world and his French counterpart were caught sneaking a peek at a the pink-satin-draped booty of a 17-year-old junior G-8 delegate just moments before the summit's official group photo was snapped in Italy yesterday.
Discussion: Macsmind
The Hill:
Issa wants lie detector tests for CIA briefings  —  A leading Republican on Thursday said lawmakers should be forced to take lie detector tests before receiving classified briefings, as debate intensified over lying between the intelligence community and Congress.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Do Americans want Sotomayor confirmed?  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Just three days before the start of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings, a new national poll indicates that by a narrow margin, Americans would like the Senate to confirm her as the next Supreme Court justice.
Discussion: Glenn Thrush's Blog
New York Times:
With Sale of Good Assets, G.M. Out of Bankruptcy  —  General Motors completed a major step in its turnaround on Friday and closed the sale of its good assets to a new, government-backed carmaker, at a speed unimagined by auto and bankruptcy experts even six months ago.
Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
House overwhelmingly rejects signing statement  —  The House rebuked President Obama for trying to ignore restrictions to international aid payments, voting overwhelmingly for an amendment forcing the administration to abide by its constraints.  —  House members approved an amendment …
David Brooks / New York Times:
Whip Inflation Now  —  Over the past few decades, health care inflation has exceeded the general rise in prices by about 2.5 percent a year.  These inexorably rising costs are bankrupting the nation, walloping businesses and squeezing middle-class salaries.  —  Fortunately, the country now has an excellent opportunity to change that.
Discussion: Kausfiles and Commentary
Greg Bensinger / Bloomberg:
New York Times Considers $5 Monthly Web-Access Fee  —  New York Times Co. said in a survey of print subscribers that it's considering a $5 monthly fee for access to its namesake newspaper's Web site.  —  Times Co. also asked whether subscribers would be willing to pay a discounted fee …
Associated Press:
Al-Qaida inmate can't get Obama books  —  Inmate who joined al-Qaida is denied request to read the works  —  McLEAN, Va. - The federal government's most secure prison has determined that two books written by President Barack Obama contain material “potentially detrimental to national security” …
Gregg Zoroya / USA Today:
Ban on tobacco urged in military  —  WASHINGTON — Pentagon health experts are urging Defense Secretary Robert Gates to ban the use of tobacco by troops and end its sale on military property, a change that could dramatically alter a culture intertwined with smoking.
Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
Johnston says Palin had eye on the money  —  RESIGNATION: Daughter's ex-fiance says governor also missed family time.  —  scockerham@adn.com  —  Levi Johnston, the former fiance of Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, on Thursday joined the crowd offering up potential reasons for Palin's decision to step down.
Discussion: The Politico and Raw Story
Political Punch:
'My Cousin In Kenya Can't Get a Job Without Paying a Bribe': Obama Tells African Leaders to Get Their Houses in Order  —  ABC News' Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report:  —  L'AQUILA, ITALY — In a meeting this morning with the leaders of Egypt, Algeria, Senegal, Nigeria, Libya and Ethiopia …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Economists Raise U.S. Outlook as Recession Fades, Survey Shows  —  The U.S. economy will expand faster than previously forecast in the second half of this year and in 2010 as a revival in consumer spending signals an end to the recession, a Bloomberg News survey showed.
Discussion: The Big Picture
Bill Keller / Time:
10 Questions for Bill Keller  —  Why do you think the press gave the Bush Administration a free pass on the misleading statements it made to get us into the war in Iraq?  Randal Davis, PORTLAND, ORE.  —  It was partly the insatiable desire for scoops people in the Administration were feeding about the potential threat in Iraq.
David Shepardson / Detroit News:
Majority of House supports bill to reverse dealer closings  —  Washington — A majority of House members have signed onto a bill to reverse the closing of 789 Chrysler dealerships and block General Motors Corp. from closing more than 1,300, while the full House could vote on the bill as early as next week.
 
 
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Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog:
When Will The Recovery Begin? Never.
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Sally Quinn / Washington Post:
Palin's Peculiar Family Values
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Congress Targets Wealthiest Earners for Health Reform Funds
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
At G-8, Developing Countries Push for ‘Greater Inclusion’
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Obama looks for shared ground in papal meeting
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BBC:
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Mary Katharine Ham / Weekly Standard:
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Criminalizing Free Speech: HR 1966 Sec 881
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
A look at GOP attacks on local news outlets across the US, including the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners' harrassment of LNP reporter Tom Lisi

Katcy Stephan / Variety:
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