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Nick Gillespie / Reason:
Ted Kennedy and the Death (Hopefully) of an Era — With the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), two points immediately come to mind. — First is the endless, generally uncritical encomia that journalists and other public commenters immediately generate whenever any major figure, especially a controversial one, dies.
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Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Andrew Breitbart Unleashes A Torrent Of Invective Against Sen. Ted Kennedy's Legacy On Twitter — Early this morning, news broke that Sen. Ted Kennedy had passed away after serving in the U.S. Senate for nearly 50 years. Soon after, conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart began …
Michael Calderone / The Politico:
Not all Kennedy critics hold fire — Washington mourned the passing of the last of the Kennedy brothers Wednesday, with everyone from Barack Obama and Joe Biden to Orrin Hatch and Nancy Reagan offering heartfelt tributes to the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. — House GOP Whip Eric Cantor took …
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Edward Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies — Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew triumph and tragedy in near-equal measure and who will be remembered as one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate, died Tuesday night.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:Conservatives on Kennedy: ‘A Wellstone memorial on steroids’
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Timothy Noah / Slate:The Kennedy who most changed America.
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:Rush Was Right: Dems Call For “The Kennedy Memorial Health Bill”
ABCNEWS:Ted Kennedy Dies of Brain Cancer at Age 77
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The Huffington Post:
Mike Enzi, Gang Of Six Republican, Admits He's Simply Blocking Health Care Reform — Mike Enzi, one of three Republicans ostensibly negotiating health care reform as part of the Senate's “Gang of Six,” told a Wyoming town hall crowd that he had no plans to compromise with Democrats and was merely trying to extract concessions.
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Associated Press:
Enzi gets earful on health care plan — GILLETTE - Sen. Mike Enzi attracted some rare criticism from his hometown of Gillette over his participation in bipartisan health care negotiations in the U.S. Senate. — About 500 people packed the cavernous Campbell County High School South Campus commons area …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:ENZI EXPLAINS HIS APPROACH TO NEGOTIATIONS.... Sen. Mike Enzi …
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Peter Roff / US News:
Romney for Senate? Succeeding Kennedy Could Help in 2012 — By Peter Roff, Thomas Jefferson Street blog — Though it may be hard to see at first, the passing of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts may have a profound impact on 2012's race for the GOP presidential nomination.
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Sarah Wheaton / New York Times:
Kennedy's Death Raises Issues of Succession — The death of Edward M. Kennedy immediately raises the question of who will succeed the senator — and how quickly — as Congress is embroiled in a bitter battle over plans to overhaul the nation's health care system.
The State:
Bauer: I won't run in 2010 if Sanford resigns — EXCLUSIVE - Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer plans to call on embattled Gov. Mark Sanford to step down during a noon news conference today. Bauer will also renew his pledge to bow out of the 2010 gubernatorial race should Sanford resign within a month or so.
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Allison Hoffman / Tablet Magazine:
Broken Watch — On July 15, David Bernstein published an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal criticizing senior officials of Human Rights Watch, the New York-based advocacy organization, for traveling to Saudi Arabia—a state frequently cited for its own human-rights abuses—to solicit support …
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Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
AARP Poll: 8 in 10 Back Public Option — A new survey commissioned by the AARP asks respondents to what degree they support or oppose “[s]tarting a new federal health insurance plan that individuals could purchase if they can't afford private plans offered to them” — a public option, in other words.
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Kevin McArdle / Millennium Radio New Jersey:
Christie Faces Questions Over '05 Traffic Tickets — On a Saturday night in 2005 Chris Christie was issued tickets for speeding and driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle. A tow truck showed up at the scene but Christie was allowed to drive the vehicle with his wife …
Rachel Lucas:
“We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else." — The title is a quote by Elie Wiesel and I use it because I've spent the last several weeks trying to write this post but failing, especially when it came to the title.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The American Way Of Torture — Greg Sargent notes another document secured by the ACLU. (Yes, Greenwald is right that it's bizarre the media in this country are second to the ACLU in demanding information from the government.) This document gives a detailed account of the torture techniques used …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Coming Air Force Crisis — David Petraeus makes a joke: … As Robert Farley says, this kind of thing is a pretty typical ground forces joke but “the AFA whining reveals a certain insecurity.” — It's worth observing that this issue is going to become much more severe in the years to come.
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Daily Mail:
The babies born in hospital corridors: Bed shortage forces 4,000 mothers to give birth in lifts, offices and hospital toilets — Thousands of women are having to give birth outside maternity wards because of a lack of midwives and hospital beds. — The lives of mothers and babies are being put …
Jessica Fender / Denver Post:
'08 race worker held in damage to Colorado Democratic HQ — One of two people suspected of shattering 11 windows Tuesday morning at the state Democratic Party headquarters has an arrest record and a history of helping a Democratic political candidate, public records show.
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Vanity Fair:
Dominick Dunne: 1925-2009 — Dominick Dunne, a best-selling author and special correspondent for Vanity Fair, died today at his home in Manhattan. He was 83. — The cause of death was bladder cancer, said his son Griffin Dunne. — Dunne—who joined Vanity Fair in 1984 as a contributing editor …
Michael Rothfeld / Los Angeles Times:
California holds a garage sale — with cars autographed by Schwarzenegger — In the latest attempt to raise money, the state is selling thousands of surplus items on EBay, Craigslist and in a warehouse auction. — Reporting from Sacramento - Does Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have a deal for you.
BBC:
China admits death row organ use — China is trying to move away from the use of executed prisoners as the major source of organs for transplants. — According to the China Daily newspaper, executed prisoners currently provide two-thirds of all transplant organs.
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Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Tax Court Rejects Taxpayer's Attempt to Use Geithner's TurboTax Defense — The Tax Court yesterday rejected a taxpayer's attempt to use the TurboTax defense successfully employed by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Hopson v. Commissioner, T.C. Summ. Op. 2009-130 (Aug. 25, 2009) (citations omitted):
Gerry Shih / New York Times:
Downturn Dims Prospects Even at Top Law Schools — This fall, law students are competing for half as many openings at big firms as they were last year in what is shaping up to be the most wrenching job search season in over 50 years. — For students now, the promise of the big law firm career …
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