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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Palin resigns, blasts press, ‘starlets’ — FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin resigned here Sunday with a blast at the media that reflected the frustrations that led her to leave office a year-and-a-half before her term expired. But speaking in a style that her fans see as plain talk …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Morning Fix: What's Next for Palin? — Sarah Palin entered the next stage of a political career defined by its unpredictability on Sunday as she formally stepped down as the governor of Alaska after two and a half years on the job. — The resignation was pure Palin — unexpected and, to many Republican observers, inexplicable.
Associated Press:
Palin's Formal Farewell Includes Parting Shots — FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin stepped down Sunday as Alaska governor to write a book and build a right-of-center coalition, but she left her long-term political plans unclear and refused to address speculation she would seek a 2012 presidential bid.
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Health Care Reform the People Don't Want — David Leonhardt has another in a growing series of great David Leonhardt pieces on the nutty and dysfunctional nature of “fee-for-service” medicine in which doctors are paid for doing stuff rather than for treating illness.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:Forget Who Pays Medical Bills, It's Who Sets the Cost
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The Treatment
ABCNEWS:
Transcript: Sens. Kent and DeMint — “This Week” Transcript with Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (voice-over): Will delay kill Obama-care, or give time to get it right? Is the president's plan what America needs now?
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Conventional Folly
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The Corner:
Robert Gibbs on FNS — On today's Fox News Sunday, presidential press secretary Robert Gibbs admitted President Obama had been prepared to answer questions about the Henry Louis Gates arrest at his press conference last week. Bret Baier, filling in for regular host Chris Wallace, asked Gibbs …
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Obama plays golf....again — President Obama has become quite the golf fanatic since he began his presidency. — The commander in chief is out on the links again today, playing a round at Andrews Air Force Base. This is the 10th time in as many weeks that Obama has found time to squeeze in some golf …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
An Incoherent Truth — Right now the fate of health care reform seems to rest in the hands of relatively conservative Democrats — mainly members of the Blue Dog Coalition, created in 1995. And you might be tempted to say that President Obama needs to give those Democrats what they want.
BBC:
Whale wedged on cruise ship bow — A rare whale was discovered wedged on to the bow of a cruise ship when it docked in a Canadian port. — The 70ft fin whale, a threatened species in Canada, was found when the Sapphire Princess docked at the Port of Vancouver, the cruise company said.
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Moe Lane
msnbc.com:
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — MR. DAVID GREGORY: This Sunday: She's logged 100,000 miles traveling around the globe as secretary of state, pushing President Obama's foreign policy goals as his top diplomat. This week in Asia she confronted U.S. adversaries, trading barbs with the North Koreans...
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Sorry to State the Obvious, But ... For all the obvious reasons, I hesitate to even enter this discussion. But (famous last words) I can't help myself. — As you know, high on the list of current right-wing conspiracy theorizing (and sort of a stalking horse for underlying beliefs …
Hannah Devlin / Times of London:
Climate study puts Incas' success down to 400 years of warm weather — Supreme military organisation and a flair for agricultural invention are traditionally credited for the rise of the Incas. However, their success may have owed more to a spell of good weather — a spell that lasted for more than 400 years.
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