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Thomas M. Defrank / NY Daily News:
Bad news for Obama: Conservative Justice Kennedy tells pals he's in no rush to leave Supreme Court — WASHINGTON - President Obama may get liberal Elena Kagan on the Supreme Court, but conservative swing-voter Anthony Kennedy says he's not going anywhere anytime soon.
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Obama and Supreme Court may be on collision course — The president's agenda on healthcare and financial regulations sets the stage for a clash with the Supreme Court's conservative majority. — Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court wrapped up its term last week …
John / Power Line:
Had Enough “Hope and Change”? — One of my daughters drove up north with some friends to stay overnight at a lake cabin earlier this weekend. Somewhere northeast of Minneapolis they passed a billboard that said, “Had enough ‘HOPE AND CHANGE’?” The billboard depicted a pair of hands feeding the Constitution into a shredder.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Democrats hope Obama 2008 model will help stem midterm losses — To become the nation's first black president, Barack Obama not only won heavy percentages of the black and Hispanic vote but also managed to trim the Democratic Party's traditional deficit among white voters.
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Tea Party time across the pond — This past weekend Americans celebrated a revolution that began with a tea party in Boston Harbor — and today's Tea Party movement takes its inspiration from those early protests against the economic despotism of George III.
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Democratic campaign committees losing big Wall Street donors — A revolt among big donors on Wall Street is hurting fundraising for the Democrats' two congressional campaign committees, with contributions from the world's financial capital down 65 percent from two years ago.
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Ben White / The Politico:
Wall St. plans payback for reg reform — That compromise hasn't stopped the financial community from singling out Lincoln for scorn. — “She told us she knew Congress had to be sensible in its approach to dealing with derivatives, and then she went and hit us with her amendment,” a financial executive said.
Ben White / The Politico:
Wall St. plans payback for reg reform — With the financial reform bill likely to hit President Barack Obama's desk in coming weeks, Wall Street's top political players are warning Democrats to brace themselves for the next phase of the fight: the fundraising blowback.
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
As Netanyahu visits, White House insists ‘no rift’ between Israel, U.S. — Senior White House officials say there is “absolutely no rift” between the United States and Israel as President Barack Obama prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday.
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Kimberly Kindy / Washington Post:
Recovery effort falls vastly short of BP's promises — In the 77 days since oil from the ruptured Deepwater Horizon began to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, BP has skimmed or burned about 60 percent of the amount it promised regulators it could remove in a single day.
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. expected to sue Ariz. on immigration, citing ‘preemption’ grounds — The Justice Department has decided to file suit against Arizona on the grounds that the state's new immigration law illegally intrudes on federal prerogatives, law enforcement sources said Monday.
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Brian Duggan / Carson City Nevada:
Angle sends cease and desist letter to Reid over website — Sharron Angle's campaign sent a cease and desist letter to Sen. Harry Reid's campaign last week after a copy of her pre-primary election website was relaunched as www.therealsharronangle.com, which was later taken down.
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New York Times:
Are Profits Hurting Capitalism? — A STREAM of disheartening economic news last week, including flagging consumer confidence and meager private-sector job growth, is leading experts to worry that the recession is coming back. At the same time, many policymakers, particularly in Europe …
Telegraph:
Con Coughlin — Con Coughlin, the Telegraph's executive foreign editor, is a world-renowned expert on the Middle East and Islamic terrorism. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books. His new book, Khomeini's Ghost, is published by Macmillan.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
NASA's new mission: Building ties to Muslim world — You'd be hard-pressed to find an American who doesn't know that the “S” in NASA stands for “Space.” Since the race to the moon in the 1960s, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been one of the most storied agencies in the U.S. government.
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Ryan Brown / Salon:
“Losing Our Cool”: The high price of staying cool — How air conditioning changed the American landscape, transformed our politics, and is endangering our health — In the last half century, air conditioning has joined fireworks, swimming pools and charred hamburgers as a ubiquitous ingredient of an American summer.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
A Little Economic Realism — Let's say you're the leader of the free world. The economy is stuck in the doldrums. Naturally, you want to do something. — Many economists say we need another stimulus bill. They debate about whether the stimulus should take the form of tax cuts or spending increases …
Zombie / Pajamas Media:
Did Huffington Post crop AP photo to give Netanyahu devil horns? — Photo of Netanyahu as it appeared on Huffington Post. — The picture of Benjamin Netanyahu shown to the left appears on the front page of today's Huffington Post, illustrating a story about Israel easing its blockade of Gaza.
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David Carr / New York Times:
Outspoken Is Great, Till It's Not — Wanted: Political blogger covering the conservative movement. Must be provocative and write with a strong point of view although not in a way that would reveal bias or offend any of your potential subjects. Social media a plus until it's not.
Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Education cuts highlight Dem fight over Obama's school reforms — The war and education spending bill passed by the House is exposing the raging debate within the Democratic Party over the Obama administration's school reforms. — The House Democrats' package that passed Thursday cuts …
Washington Post:
Tom Shales: Larry King's exit marks the end of a gentlemanly era in TV talk — No More Mr. Nice Guys. Such is the prognosis for the post-King world — Larry King, of course, who has had a rocky year in the ratings and who recently announced his retirement from the flagship talk show he hosts on CNN.