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10:05 AM ET, August 3, 2009

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Native and Natural Born Citizenship Explored:
Third Obama birth certificate appears in court  —  Dr C reports that Orly has filed a motion claiming that she has discovered another Birth Certificate for President Obama, this one from the Republic of Kenya  —  Update: Ron Polarik calls Kenya BC a forgery
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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 …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:   THEY'LL NEVER STOP.... Last week, Hawaii's health director …
Gryphen / The Immoral Minority:
Was it something I said?  —  As many of you are already aware I DID receive a notification from Palin attorney Thomas Van Flein yesterday.  It arrived in my e-mail in PDF form and you can read it over at the Alaska Report.  —  Now Van Flein is forcing me to make an admission …
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Robert Stacy McCain / AmSpecBlog:
CNN Bozo Accidentally Outs His Source; Palins Threaten LegalActionOn Divorce Smear  —  An attorney for Sarah Palin has delivered a letter threatening legal action against an anti-Palin blogger who was the source of a divorce rumor that the attorney for the former Alaska governor called “categorically false.”
Henny Sender / Financial Times:
Wall Street profits from trades with Fed  —  Wall Street banks are reaping outsized profits by trading with the Federal Reserve, raising questions about whether the central bank is driving hard enough bargains in its dealings with private sector counterparties, officials and industry executives say.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Rewarding Bad Actors  —  Americans are angry at Wall Street, and rightly so.  First the financial industry plunged us into economic crisis, then it was bailed out at taxpayer expense.  And now, with the economy still deeply depressed, the industry is paying itself gigantic bonuses.
Greg Farrell / Financial Times:
Goldman Sachs' reputation tarnished
Discussion: Clusterstock
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
The Prez, The Press, The Pressure  —  Networks Grouse About Obama in Prime Time  —  In the days before President Obama's last news conference, as the networks weighed whether to give up a chunk of their precious prime time, Rahm Emanuel went straight to the top.
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Janie Lorber / The Caucus:
‘Cash for Clunkers’ Becomes a Republican Target  —  The government's “cash for clunkers” program become the latest political flashpoint on Sunday, with Obama administration officials urging the Senate to approve more money for the initiative and Republicans raising concerns about it.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McCain will lead GOP opposition to ‘cash-for-clunkers’
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Morning Fix: The Mac Attack is Back
Little Green Footballs:
The True Nirth Certifikit At Last  —  LGF reader Shiplord Kirel has granted us exclusive permission to reveal his world-shattering scoop!  He's discovered the honest-to-goodness, no BS, real, true, and genuine nirth certifikit for Barack Obama ... and the conspiracy goes much deeper …
Discussion: Founding Bloggers
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
MALKIN, KATZ, AND GOVERNMENT CHEESE.... For reasons I'll never fully understand, ABC News' “This Week” invited right-wing blogger Michelle Malkin to participate in its roundtable discussion yesterday.  It was a reminder that the darned liberal media just isn't willing to consider the perspective of right-wing activists.
Washington Post:
Democrats Find Rallying Points on Health Reform, but Splinters Remain  —  Democrats leave town for the August recess with frayed nerves and fragile agreements on health-care reform, and a new bogeyman to fire up their constituents: the insurance industry.  —  With the House already gone …
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Wall Street Journal:
High-End Homes Miss Out on Rebound  —  KENILWORTH, Ill. — Housing is fast dividing into two markets: Sales of low- and moderately priced homes are picking up and values have stopped falling in some parts of the nation.  But on the upper end, sales remain mired in a deep slump and price declines are expected to accelerate.
Mark Landler / New York Times:
U.S. to Push Peace in Middle East Media Campaign  —  WASHINGTON — George J. Mitchell likes to remind people that he labored for 700 days before reaching the Good Friday accord that brought peace to Northern Ireland.  So the fact that Mr. Mitchell has shuttled back and forth to the Middle East …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Political Party Affiliation: 30 States Blue, 4 Red in '09 So Far  —  PRINCETON, NJ — An analysis of Gallup Poll Daily tracking data from the first six months of 2009 finds Massachusetts to be the most Democratic state in the nation, along with the District of Columbia.
Tim Pawlenty / Washington Post:
States Set Example for Health-Care Reform  —  If you tie money to results, you'll get better results.  Unfortunately, government often dumps money into programs without regard to accountability and outcomes.  This past week, Democrats in Congress have been busy tinkering with a Washington takeover …
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