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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.
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The Huffington Post:
GOP Scoffed At CBO Score For Iraq That Was Twice The Cost Of Health Care — Testimony from Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf that preliminary versions of health care legislation lack effective cost-containing mechanisms has roiled the nation's capital.
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 …
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Concerns Over Health-Care Reform's Scope, Price Tag Slow Momentum
Concerns Over Health-Care Reform's Scope, Price Tag Slow Momentum
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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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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 …
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 …
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:
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 …
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,” …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
AmeriCorps IG sues government over “unlawful” firing — Gerald Walpin, the AmeriCorps inspector general who was summarily fired in June amid controversy over his investigation of a politically-connected supporter of President Obama, has filed suit alleging that the firing was “unlawful,” …
Wall Street Journal:
Their Own Medicine — Senators prefer the insurance they have. — Printer — Friendly — In the health debate, liberals sing Hari Krishnas to the “public option” — a new federal insurance program like Medicare — but if it's good enough for the middle class, then surely it's good enough for the political class too?
Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Unemployment tops 10 percent in 16 states in June … WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Labor Department says unemployment topped 10 percent in 16 states last month. The rate in Michigan surpassed 15 percent, the first time any state hit that mark since 1984. — Home to the nation's struggling auto makers …
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Washington Post:
U.S. Commanders Are Concerned About New Iraqi Restrictions on American Troops — American Officials See Link Between Limits, Spate of Attacks — The Iraqi government has moved to sharply restrict the movement and activities of U.S. forces in a new reading of a six-month-old U.S.-Iraqi security agreement …
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Siobhan Gorman / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Weighs Terror Interrogation Team — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering overhauling the way terror suspects are interrogated by creating a small team of professionals drawn from across the government, according to people familiar with a proposal that will be submitted to the White House.
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