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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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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Steele's Afghanistan criticism highlights Democrats' mixed message on war — Michael Steele's criticism of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan may be creating a headache for the Republican National Committee, but it's also shining a spotlight on the Democrats' mixed message on the war.
The Huffington Post:
Liz Cheney Joins The Michael Steele Should Resign Chorus — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Another prominent neoconservative has called for RNC Chairman Michael Steele to resign in the wake of his calling the Afghanistan war a largely un-winnable conflict of President Obama's choosing.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
RNC Chairman Steele tries to stamp out controversial remarks
Marc Kaufman / Washington Post:
Jefferson changed ‘subjects’ to ‘citizens’ in Declaration of Independence — “Subjects.” — That's what Thomas Jefferson first wrote in an early draft of the Declaration of Independence to describe the people of the 13 colonies. — But in a moment when history took a sharp turn …
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Clinton Defends Byrd's KKK Ties: “He Was Trying To Get Elected” — “He once had a fleeting association with the Ku Klux Klan, what does that mean? I'll tell you what it means. He was a country boy from the hills and hollows from West Virginia. He was trying to get elected,” former President Bill Clinton said of Sen. Robert Byrd.
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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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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Dems refuse compromise to extend unemployment benefits
Dems refuse compromise to extend unemployment benefits
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Bradley Blackburn / ABCNEWS:
Petraeus Assumes Command of Coalition Forces in Afghanistan — On Deadly Day in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus Arrives in Kabul to Take Control of War — As Gen. David Petraeus arrived in Kabul today to take control of the long Afghanistan war, a pre-dawn attack on an American aid organization …
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Associated Press:
Moynihan, as Nixon aide, warned of global warming — YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Documents released Friday by the Nixon Presidential Library show members of President Richard Nixon's inner circle discussing the possibilities of global warming more than 30 years ago.
Abdon M. Pallasch / Chicago Sun Times:
Chicago approves new gun restrictions — 45-0 vote comes after Supreme Court hits city on gun ban — Grumbling about a U.S. Supreme Court they say is out of touch with America's cities, Chicago aldermen voted 45-0 today to approve a rushed-through compromise gun ban.
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City Council passes Daley gun restrictions 45-0
City Council passes Daley gun restrictions 45-0
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David Leonhardt / Economix:
Worse Than 1982? — If you've already lost your job, your prospects for finding a new one are looking dismal. Especially if you lost your job a long time ago. — Private-sector job growth has slowed. The workweek also shrunk in June, and wages fell. — The labor market is recovering …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BUY THAT SENATOR A NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION.... I've noticed, from time to time, that Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) seems to be a little slow on the uptake. As the New York Times' Gail Collins noted this week, after the senator tried to talk about Wall Street reform, and demonstrated …
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Orla Guerin / BBC:
Debt agony — Every few days Pakistan makes the worst kind of headlines: bombings in markets and mosques, battles with the Taleban. But, much less widely reported, the daily lives of millions of Pakistanis are consumed by another problem. They have to cope with desperate poverty.
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Neil Irwin / Washington Post:
Economy lags as job growth remains weak — The economic expansion is sputtering. — Private employers added only 83,000 jobs in June, the government said Friday, too few to keep up with growth in the working-age population. And the unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent from 9.7 percent …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
CNN: The feds are trying to block media coverage of how bad the oil spill is — Via Cubachi, a good one from last night's AC 360. I don't think this is an “Obama problem” as much as it is a “government problem,” but of course the bold, fresh Hopenchange climate of transparency was supposed …
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Rasmussen Reports:
29% Say Stimulus Plan Helped the Economy, 43% Say It Hurt — Just 25% of voters nationwide believe the economic stimulus package created jobs and voters are counting on decisions made by business owners more than government officials to create the jobs needed by the nation.
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Tim Arango / New York Times:
War in Iraq Defies U.S. Timetable for End of Combat — NEAR TULUL AL-BAQ, Iraq — President Obama has set an August deadline for the end of the combat mission in Iraq. Here at this makeshift desert camp in the insurgent badlands of northern Iraq, a mission is under way that is not going to stop then …
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Byrd Tributes Go Overboard — It is a good rule of thumb not to speak ill of the dead. But what to do when a man is celebrated beyond the limits of decorum or common sense? Must we stay silent as others celebrate the beauty and splendor of the emperor's invisible clothes?