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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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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 …
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 …
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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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 …
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:
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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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 …
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,” …
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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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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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.
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