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9:10 PM ET, August 2, 2009

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Michelle Malkin:
When they can't attack the message...  ...they attack the messenger.  —  This is all they've got (vid at link if you can stomach it):  —  That's it.  Not a single refutation of a single fact in the book.  Bill Maher can't bring himself to open it and read what's in between the covers.  Why?
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Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Real Time: Bill Maher Mocks Malkin for Her New Book  —  Bill Maher goes after Michelle Malkin for already writing a book trashing Obama's Presidency only six months in, and has a bit of fun with Jonah Goldberg, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and Glenn Beck in the process.
WorldNetDaily:
Is this really smoking gun of Obama's Kenyan birth?  —  Attorney files motion for authentication of alleged 1960s certificate from Africa  —  WASHINGTON - California attorney Orly Taitz, who has filed a number of lawsuits demanding proof of Barack Obama's eligibility to serve as president …
George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Geithner Won't Rule Out New Taxes for Middle Class  —  To get the economy back on track, will President Barack Obama have to break his pledge not to raise taxes on 95 percent of Americans?  In a “This Week” exclusive, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told me, “We're going to have to do what's necessary.”
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New York Times:
Health Bill May Advance Without Bipartisan Deal  —  WASHINGTON — As White House officials and members of Congress began fanning out across the country on Sunday to make the case for or against a health-care overhaul, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said that the White House still preferred …
Discussion: Don Surber
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Stimulus? W.H. may extend jobless aid
Discussion: The Note and Donklephant
Thom Shanker / New York Times:
Pilot's Remains Found in Iraq After 18 Years  —  WASHINGTON — Navy officials announced early Sunday that Marines in western Anbar Province, Iraq, had found remains that have been positively identified as those of an American fighter pilot shot down in the opening hours of the first Gulf War in 1991.
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CBS News:
Missing Gulf War Pilot's Remains ID'd
Kathianne Boniello / New York Post:
JOBLESS GRAD SUES COLLEGE FOR 70G TUITION  —  She has given new meaning to a class-action lawsuit.  —  Trina Thompson gave it the old college try, but couldn't find work.  Now she thinks her sheepskin wasn't worth her time, and is suing her alma mater for her money back.
Laura Donnelly / Telegraph:
Patients forced to live in agony after NHS refuses to pay for painkilling injections  —  Tens of thousands with chronic back pain will be forced to live in agony after a decision to slash the number of painkilling injections issued on the NHS, doctors have warned.
Discussion: Don Surber, YID With LID and AmSpecBlog
Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
How Did This Happen?  —  THE TIMES published an especially embarrassing correction on July 22, fixing seven errors in a single article — an appraisal of Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman famed for his meticulous reporting.  The newspaper had wrong dates for historic events …
Stirling Newberry / Firedoglake:
The Failure of Phantom Victory in Afghanistan  —  Escalation in Afghanistan means more military deaths, 9 coalition fatalities in 48 hours.  This is the war we did not fight, which has festered.  Iraq and Afghanistan were planned on the “1 1/2” conflict doctrine, that the US could face …
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Christi Parsons / Los Angeles Times:
The crafting of Obama's Cairo speech to world's Muslims  —  President Obama and aides discuss his address to the world's Muslims, delivered June 4 from Cairo.  The team solicited input from dozens of people.  —  The president worked with dozens but put his own delicate touch onto a blunt address …
Ynetnews:
Report: Iran plane was carrying arms for Hezbollah  —  Italian newspaper says plane crash north of Tehran which left 168 people dead was caused by explosion of fuses slated to be delivered to Lebanese organization.  According to report, members of Revolutionary Guards among casualties  —  Nir Magal
Discussion: Soccer Dad
Los Angeles Times:
Congress' own healthcare benefits: Membership has its privileges  —  Lawmakers can choose among several plans and get special treatment at federal medical facilities.  In 2008, taxpayers spent about $15 billion to insure 8.5 million federal workers and their dependents.  —  Too much, too fast, too expensive.
Thomas Beaumont / Des Moines Register:
Branstad says he's weighing run for governor  —  Signs are increasing that Terry Branstad - Iowa's longest-serving governor, but one who hasn't been on the ballot for 15 years - is actively considering a run for the office next year.  —  The state's last Republican governor dismissed talk of a comeback last spring.
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
‘Mommy, Why Does My Kindergarten Teacher Lie About Sarah Palin?’  —  (BUMPED; SEE UPDATE BELOW)  —  6:39 p.m. ET: An anonymous e-mailer forwards to me this communication, which I post without editing, except for formatting purposes: … I cannot vouch for the information alleged …
 
 
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