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Walter Cronkite, Iconic Anchorman, Dies at 92 — Walter Cronkite at the anchor desk. — Update: 10:40 p.m.: We are highlighting some of the comments from readers about Walter Cronkite's life and legacy: — “Walter, you were family. Thank you for always telling the truth and for seeing us as neighbors, not audience members.
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Newerdeal / CBS News:
CBS Legend Walter Cronkite Dies — “Most Trusted Man in America” Passes Away in New York at 92 — (CBS) The “most trusted man in America” is gone. — Walter Cronkite, who personified television journalism for more than a generation as anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News …
Douglas Martin / New York Times:
Walter Cronkite, Voice of TV News, Dies — Walter Cronkite, who pioneered and then mastered the role of television news anchorman with such plain-spoken grace that he was called the most trusted man in America, died Friday, his family said. He was 92. — From 1962 to 1981 …
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Concerns Over Health-Care Reform's Scope, Price Tag Slow Momentum — Some Democrats Protest Surtax on Richest Americans — President Obama sought to reassure jittery Democrats that health-care reform was within reach, although he urged his party to take bolder steps to address long-term cost concerns.
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
What's really behind Obama's sudden plea for troubled health reforms today — Friday afternoons and evenings — as we've mentioned here previously — are usually a dumping ground for political news its originators do not want noticed much. Especially entering warm summer weekends.
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
CBO deals blow to House health plan — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office dealt another blow to House Democrats on Friday night, saying their health care bill would increase the federal deficit by $239 billion over the next 10 years. — The projected shortfall means Democrats …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
DNC now targets House Democrats in health care push — The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America Arm — criticized by Harry Reid yesterday for an ad pressuring Senate Democrats on health care — has launched a similar effort in the House. — A version of the same ad …
David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:
Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others — This morning, hundreds of Amazon Kindle owners awoke to discover that books by a certain famous author had mysteriously disappeared from their e-book readers. These were books that they had bought and paid for—thought they owned.
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Brad Stone / New York Times:
Amazon Erases Orwell Books From Kindle — In George Orwell's “1984,” government censors erase all traces of news articles embarrassing to Big Brother by sending them down an incineration chute called the “memory hole.” — On Friday, it was “1984” and another Orwell book, “Animal Farm,” …
Brad DeLong / Grasping Reality with Both Hands:
Fasten Your Seatbelts for the Jobless Recovery... As of this writing, it looks as though the average unemployment rate in 2009 is going to average at least 1.5 percentage points above where last December the incoming Obama administration thought that it was likely to be.
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Economist:
The other-worldly philosophers — Although the crisis has exposed bitter divisions among economists, it could still be good for economics. Our first article looks at the turmoil among macroeconomists. Our second (see article) examines the foundations of financial economics
John / Power Line:
A Year Without A Summer? — 1816 was the “year without a summer.” There were several causes of the abnormally cold weather that year, as this source recounts: … If this account is correct, the “year without a summer” played a role in the development of the American Midwest:
Tania Branigan / Guardian:
Chinese blogger tweets arrest SOS — • Twitterer amoiist caught up in police blog probe — • Inquiry centres on murder ‘libel’ against officials — The hundreds following amoiist on Twitter were used to his stream of messages. But they ended abruptly with two terse updates early yesterday morning.
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Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
Last Post — I had all kinds of ideas for things I wanted to write before I left, but between last-minute packing and phone calls from friends and family, it didn't happen. So I'll just say a few things quickly. — As I said before, one of the things that led me to start blogging …
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Gateway Pundit:
McCaskill's Office Locks Doors, Pulls Blinds, Calls Cops & Forces Obamacare Protesters Off Public Property — Local Tea Party patriots held an anti-Obama Care protest at Senator Claire “ACORN” McCaskill's district offices on Delmar Boulevard today. — The protest was organized by Americans …
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Liz Kowalczyk / Boston Globe:
Pay for care a new way, state is urged — Hospitals and doctors may be put on budget — A state commission recommended yesterday that Massachusetts dramatically change how doctors and hospitals are paid, essentially putting providers on a budget as a way to control exploding healthcare costs and improve the quality of care.
The Politico:
Why Trig has divided America — Reactions to Sarah Palin's decision to resign the governorship of Alaska have been a reminder of her unmatched ability to elicit strong emotions from friend and foe alike. We know some of the reasons why. It's her evangelical Christianity and her folksy manner.
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Los Angeles Times:
Iranian protesters galvanized by sermon — They clash with security forces in Tehran after a sermon in which top cleric Hashemi Rafsanjani criticizes the election and calls for rule of law, unity and dialogue. — Reporting from Tehran and Beirut — A sermon by powerful cleric …
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Robert F. Worth / New York Times:
Cleric Says ‘Crisis’ Has Caused Loss of Public Trust
Cleric Says ‘Crisis’ Has Caused Loss of Public Trust
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Guardian:
Giant squid terrorise California coast — Divers spooked by tales of assaults as swarms of aggressive jumbo flying squid invade the shallows off San Diego — Jumbo flying squid have invaded the shallow waters off San Diego, California, spooking scuba divers and beachgoers after washing up dead on the beaches.