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5:40 PM ET, July 2, 2010

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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Letter to Michael Steele  —  You are, I know, a patriot.  So I ask you to consider, over this July 4 weekend, doing an act of service for the country you love: Resign as chairman of the Republican party.  —  Your tenure has of course been marked by gaffes and embarrassments …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
RNC chairman: Obama pursued Afghanistan war ‘trying to be cute’  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was caught on video at a fundraiser in Connecticut on Thursday raising doubts about the war in Afghanistan.  —  The Democratic National Committee (DNC) pushed out the video …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Dems say Steele is “rooting for failure.”  Really, Dems?  —  By all means, Dems should go on the attack against Michael Steele for his wild comments about Afghanistan.  But do they really think it's a good idea to say he's for cutting and running, is “rooting for failure” and is “betting against our troops”?
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Steele Says We Shouldn't Be In Afghanistan; Calls It Obama's War Of Choice  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele may be misremembering exactly how and when the Afghanistan war began.  —  At a Republican Party fundraiser in Connecticut on Thursday, Steele declared …
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Michael Steele Must Resign  —  I have heard Michael Steele's comments regarding Afghanistan and the President.  —  I have read the RNC's statement on the matter.  —  The RNC statement is indecipherable in the context of what Michael Steele actually said.  —  The war in Afghanistan is not a war of Barack Obama's choosing.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TPMDC
Barbara Morrill / Daily Kos:
Michael Steele: Afghanistan “was a war of Obama's choosing”
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Chris Good / The Atlantic Online:   The Biggest Michael Steele Gaffe of All
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Kristol calls for Steele to resign
Discussion: Pat Dollard
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
RNC Tries To Explain Steele's Afghanistan Comments
Michael Powell / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Shed 125,000 Jobs in June; Rate Is 9.5%  —  The United States added just 83,000 private-sector jobs in June, a dishearteningly low number that could add to the growing number of economists who warn that the economic recovery is stalling.  —  Multimedia
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Christina Romer / White House.gov Blog Feed:
The Employment Situation in June  —  Today's employment report shows continued signs of gradual labor market recovery.  Private nonfarm payroll employment increased by 83,000 in June and the unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 9.5%.  June marks the sixth month in a row …
Ezra Klein:
Economy lost 125,000 jobs and 652,000 workers in June
Charlie Cook / National Journal Online:
Hurricane GOP On The Way  —  MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT: THERE IS A WAVE OUT THERE, AND FOR DEMOCRATS, THE HOUSE IS, AT BEST, TEETERING ON THE EDGE.  —  Imagine sitting in Washington's Verizon Center, listening blissfully to Carole King and James Taylor, thanks to a fast-thinking friend who managed to score four floor seats.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Kagan Reminds Senators: Legislation Is Your Job  —  WASHINGTON — Supreme Court confirmation hearings are usually designed to probe a nominee's conception of the role of the justices.  But this week's questioning of Elena Kagan turned into a tutorial on Congressional responsibility.
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US Senator Orrin Hatch:
HATCH ANNOUNCES OPPOSITION TO ELENA KAGAN'S SUPREME COURT NOMINATION  —  Utah Senator Says, He “Cannot Ignore Disturbing Situations in which it Appears that Her Personal or Political Views Drove her Legal Views”  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a former chairman …
The Hill:   Hatch to vote against Kagan's nomination
David Paul Kuhn / Real Clear Politics:
The Polarization of the Supreme Court
USA Today:
What is the Tea Party?  A growing state of mind  —  WASHINGTON — The “Tea Party” is less a classic political movement than a frustrated state of mind.  —  A year and a half after the idea of a Tea Party burst into view, three of 10 Americans describe themselves in the USA TODAY/Gallup Poll …
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Ezra Klein:
Are Democrats setting themselves up for failure in 2011 by not passing a budget?  —  The most important job news of the days was not the June jobs numbers.  It was a mostly ignored vote in the House of Representatives last night.  By a vote of 215 to 210, the House passed a …
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Steven T. Dennis / Roll Call:   Republican Eyes Hoyer for Speaker
Connie Hair / Human Events:
House Democrats ‘Deem’ Faux $1.1 Trillion Budget ‘as Passed’
Discussion: Townhall.com
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Sharron Angle: I am not a Birther  —  Earlier today, I spoke exclusively to Sharron Angle, the Republican nominee to challenge Harry Reid for the Senate seat in Nevada.  In the past few days, rumors have swirled that Angle is a crypto-Birther.  I asked her “flat out” whether she believed Barack Obama …
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Factory Jobs Return, but Employers Find Skills Shortage  —  BEDFORD, Ohio — Factory owners have been adding jobs slowly but steadily since the beginning of the year, giving a lift to the fragile economic recovery.  And because they laid off so many workers — more than two million since the end of 2007 …
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Obama and Reid in animated discussion before Byrd service  —  President Obama had an animated discussion with the top Senate Democrat en route to the memorial service for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (W.Va.) at the West Virginia State Capitol.  —  Obama and Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) …
Discussion: The Politico
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Dems refuse compromise to extend unemployment benefits
Discussion: Don Surber and The Moderate Voice
Fred Lucas / CNSNews:
Congressional Report Claims Administration Misled About Efforts on Oil Spill  —  (CNSNews.com) - Billy Nungesser, president of New Orleans' Plaquemines Parish, sensed that a chart showing 140 oil skimmers at work — a chart given to him by BP and the Coast Guard — was “somewhat inaccurate.”
Marist Poll:
7/2: Don't Know Much About History?  —  There's good news for American education.  About three-quarters of residents — 74% — know the U.S. declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776.  The bad news for the academic system — 26% do not.  This 26% includes one-fifth who are unsure …
Michelle Malkin:
Assimilation and the Founding Fathers  —  As we head into Independence Day weekend, my column today reflects on the other “A” word missing from the immigration debate: Assimilation.  —  Assimilation and the Founding Fathers  —  by Michelle Malkin  —  Creators Syndicate  —  Copyright 2010
Ron Brynaert / Raw Story:
Exclusive: Washington Post fails to disclose blogger's ties to White House  —  UPDATE: Washington Post responds, promises it will require full disclosure from all “Leadership” contributors  —  Kris Coratti, Communications Director of The Washington Post, issued this statement in response to Raw Story's report.
 
 
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