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Bob Salsberg / Associated Press:
Black officer at Gates home during arrest said scholar acted strange, supports arrest — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A black police officer who was at Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s home when the black Harvard scholar was arrested says he fully supports how his white fellow officer handled the situation.
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Obama Calls Cambridge Cop, Still Sees ‘Overreaction’ in Gates' Arrest — President Explains His Remarks About Henry Louis Gates Arrest In Surprise Appearance — President Obama called the Cambridge police officer who arrested his friend, prominent Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. …
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The Corner:
L'Affaire Gates — After spending untold millions of dollars in its implementation, the Los Angeles Police Department has at long last been freed from the federal consent decree under which it has been operating for the past eight years. The decision to terminate the consent decree came …
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Washington Post:
Obama Invites Gates, Arresting Officer to the White House — President Obama expressed regret Friday over the comment that has plunged his administration into a polarizing national debate, and he invited the two men at its center — a white police officer and an African American scholar — to join him at the White House.
Boston Globe:Police unions call for apology from Obama, Patrick
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:A Presidential Mea Culpa To Sgt. Crowley
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The Hill:
House healthcare talks break down in anger — House healthcare negotiations dissolved in acrimony on Friday, with Blue Dog Democrats saying they were “lied” to by their Democratic leaders. — The seven Blue Dogs on the Energy and Commerce Committee stormed out of a Friday meeting …
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Waxman may let health bill skip committee — Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) says there is “no alternative” but to have healthcare legislation bypass his Energy and Commerce Committee if Blue Dog Democrats don't accept a deal worked out Friday. — Waxman is hoping the inclusion of a study …
Chris / TVNewser:
Jon Klein on Birthers: “It Seems This Story is Dead” — TVNewser has learned CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein sent an email to a handful of “Lou Dobbs Tonight” staffers last night regarding the coverage of the so-called birthers and the validity of Pres. Obama's birth in the U.S.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
CNN President Brushes Off Criticism Of Lou Dobbs' Continued Floating Of “Birther” Theories — CNN/US president Jonathan Klein is rebuffing the mounting criticism of the network over Lou Dobbs' continued airing of “birther” theories, saying that Lou runs “his own show” that merely hosts …
David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
McCain Campaign Investigated, Dismissed Obama Citizenship Rumors — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) during his presidential campaign (WDCpix) — In the final months of the 2008 presidential race, Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) campaign learned of a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania that asked the state …
Jonathan Klein / SPLCenter.org:
SPLC President Calls on CNN to Remove Lou Dobbs from Air, Cites Newsman's Support for Extremist-Inspired ‘Birther’ Claims — CNN/U.S. — 1 Time Warner Center — New York, N.Y. 10019-6038 — Dear Mr. Klein, — As an important and respected news organization, CNN has a special responsibility …
Dave Montgomery / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Perry raises possibility of states' rights showdown with White House over healthcare — AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry, raising the specter of a showdown with the Obama administration, suggested Thursday that he would consider invoking states' rights protections under the 10th Amendment to resist …
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Fox News:
Obama: ‘Victory’ Not Necessarily Goal in Afghanistan — The enemy facing U.S. and Afghan forces isn't so clearly defined defined, Obama explained in a TV interview — President Obama has put securing Afghanistan near the top of his foreign policy agenda, but “victory” …
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Wall Street Journal:
Common Sense May Sink ObamaCare — It turns out the president misjudged the nation's mood. — Printer — Friendly — This is big, what's happening. President Obama appears to have misstepped on a major initiative and defining issue. He has misjudged the nation's mood …
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:Why Obamacare Is Sinking
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Jim Manzi / The Corner:
Has Global Warming Stopped? — Ezra Klein, Kevin Drum, and Ryan Avent all have posts up that attack George Will's statement that “If you're 29, there has been no global warming for your entire adult life.” Kevin Drum describes this as “idiotic,” Ryan as “moronic,” and Ezra responds, of course, with a chart.
Connie Hair / Human Events:
GOP Not Allowed to Say ‘Government-Run Healthcare’ — Rep. John Carter (R-Texas), the secretary of the House Republican Conference and a former District Court Judge, is having his messages to constituents censored by Democrats on the Franking Commission. Republicans are no longer allowed …
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New York Times:
Bush-Era Debate: Using G.I.'s in U.S. — WASHINGTON — Top Bush administration officials in 2002 debated testing the Constitution by sending American troops into the suburbs of Buffalo to arrest a group of men suspected of plotting with Al Qaeda, according to former administration officials.
Ellen / News Hounds:
Fat Cat Limbaugh: Only Those Who Can Afford The Ritz Should Have Excellent Health Insurance — Rush Limbaugh was a guest for half of last night's On The Record (7/23/09) where he offered some breathtaking hatemongering about President Obama, the media, universal health care and more.
Ncarlile / Think Progress:
Limbaugh: Obama has a ‘chip on his shoulder’ because he's ‘black.’ — In an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren last night, right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh said President Obama was more “passionate” during Wednesday night's news conference about the arrest of his friend …
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