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8:25 PM ET, July 19, 2009

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Washington Post:
Obama Heads to the Front to Do Battle on Health-Care Reform  —  Six months into his presidency, Barack Obama may have no greater test of his ability to translate personal popularity into a successful legislative agenda than the upcoming two weeks.  —  With skepticism about the president's …
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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Orszag: Some who are advocating delay on health care are just trying to kill it.  —  Late this week, a group of Blue Dog Democrats in the House and six “centrist” Democrats urged their leadership to delay action on health care reform.  The White House has been insisting that Congress send …
Political Punch:
Inspector General Fired by President Obama Files Lawsuit to Be Reinstated*
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WITH SO MUCH ON THE LINE.... In 1993, Bill Kristol privately …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The (Political) Stakes in Health Reform
Discussion: The RBC
NY Daily News:
Hooker who worked for Kristin Davis says Eliot Spitzer wasn't her only governor  —  Another gubernatorial sex scandal may be looming.  Even as South Carolina's Mark Sanford waits to see whether his wife, Jenny, forgives his romp in the pampas, a New York call girl could plunge one of America's …
Sabina Amidi / Jerusalem Post:
‘I wed Iranian girls before execution’  —  Article's topics: Basiji, Ali Khamenei  —  In a shocking and unprecedented interview, directly exposing the inhumanity of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's religious regime in Iran, a serving member of the paramilitary Basiji militia has told this reporter …
James Lileks / New York Post:
JOE BIDEN'S TERRIBLE TRUTHS  —  HIS "GAFFES" REVEAL WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS REALLY THINKING  —  It takes years of yoga to learn the posture necessary for speaking clearly with all your feet in your mouth.  But for some the skill comes naturally, which brings us to Joe Biden.
Paul Krugman:
Morning Joe  —  I think this Michael Hirsch piece on Joe Stiglitz somewhat misses the point.  —  Yes, Joe should be playing a bigger role — he's an insanely great economist, in ways you can't really appreciate unless you're deep into the field.  I'd say that he's more his generation's Paul Samuelson …
Discussion: AMERICAblog News and The Impolitic
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Michael Hirsh / Newsweek:
The Most Misunderstood Man in America  —  Joseph Stiglitz predicted the global financial meltdown.  So why can't he get any respect here at home?
Tim Lindell / Conservatives4Palin.com:
Palin Hairdresser: NYT Was Lying About “Hair Thinning” Claim  —  Chalk this up as Stupid Palin Meme of the Week:  —  In a July 12th hit piece published on the front page of the New York Times, reporters Jim Rutenberg and Serge Kovaleski (assisted by Kim Severson and William Yardley in Alaska) made the following claim:
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Mike Allen's PLAYBOOK  —  Presented by McDonald's: Senator Kennedy pens Newsweek cover story with Shrum — Dan Pfeiffer: ‘No one gets rich betting against Barack Obama’ — Ax calls Rahm a poseur (as a Cubs fan)  —  BREAKING — ORSZAG: August is “still the goal” — Reuters …
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Matt Bai / New York Times:   The Shuffle President  —  Like romantic comedies and superhero …
New York Times:
In Washington, One Bank Chief Still Holds Sway
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
ORSZAG SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT.... Fox News' Chris Wallace asked OMB Director Peter Orszag this morning if the administration will be “rationing” health care by establishing a commission of doctors and medical experts to oversee medical practices.  Orszag, thankfully, called this a “canard” and pointed to the status quo.
Moshe Chayim / Jerusalem Post:
'We won't halt J'lem housing project'  —  Article's topics: United Stated, East Jerusalem, Michael Oren, Shepherd's Hotel, Irwin Moskowitz  —  Jerusalem is the “unified capital of Israel and the capital of the Jewish people, and sovereignty over it is indisputable,” …
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Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Israel Rejects U.S. Call on East Jerusalem Development
Discussion: The Page
Associated Press:
Israel Told to Halt East Jerusalem Housing Project
Discussion: Jerusalem Post
Mark Sanford / The State:
An apology, and a pledge  —  I have struggled with how best to convey my regret in letting so many down, and in that regard I realize this column does not do justice to the process of saying “I am sorry.”  A hand-written note or phone call would ultimately be more appropriate …
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Mark Sanford / South Carolina Statehouse Blog:
Now and going forward
Discussion: GOP 12
John Lott / Fox News:
States Hit Hardest by Recession Get Least Stimulus Money  —  FOXNews.com analyzed data tracking how the stimulus money is being given out across the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and it has found a perverse pattern: the states hardest hit by the recession received the least money.
Ynetnews:
Cure for radiation sickness found?  —  Exclusive: Dramatic discovery by Jewish-American scientists could change world; anti-radiation medication proves effective, safe in tests.  Further experiments to be fast tracked, FDA approval possible within 1-2 years  —  Ronen Bergman
Jim Robinson / freerepublic.com:
If we could get millions of Americans to march on Washington, what would we do?  —  Here is our recourse as declared by our Founding Fathers: … It cannot be denied that the central government has become destructive of our unalienable rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness and our rights to live free.
New York Times:
Governors Balk Over Health Bill Because of Cost  —  BILOXI, Miss. — The nation's governors, Democrats as well as Republicans, voiced deep concern Sunday about the shape of the health care bill emerging from Congress, fearing that the federal government is about to hand them expensive …
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
The Chris Matthews Show: On Health Care Reform, Won't Someone …
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Washington Post:
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Martina Stewart / CNN:
Leahy on Sotomayor: ‘Stop the racial politics’
Discussion: The Caucus
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Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times:
Americans won't accept ‘long slog’ in Afghanistan war, Gates says
 

 
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Financial Times:
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