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Steve Krakauer / Mediaite:
CNN's Octavia Nasr Leaving Network After Controversial Hezbollah Tweet — In the latest case of new media (or oversharing) gone wrong, CNN's Senior Editor of Mideast Affairs Octavia Nasr is leaving the company following the controversy caused by her tweet in praise of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah
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Kos / Daily Kos:
Why I am blacklisted by MSNBC — In case you were wondering why you haven't seen me on MSNBC recently, it seems that Joe Scarborough, he of the lowest rated morning show in cableland, has blackballed me. And Phil Griffin, the alleged president of MSNBC, is going along with it.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
MSNBC's excuse for banning Markos doesn't hold water — By now you may have heard that Markos Moulitsas, the founder of Daily Kos, has charged that he's been blackballed from appearing on MSNBC because he got into a Twitterwar with Joe Scarborough. — According to Markos, MSNBC chief Phil Griffin emailed him this explanation:
Neil Irwin / Washington Post:
Federal Reserve weighs steps to offset slowdown in economic recovery — Federal Reserve officials, increasingly concerned over signs the economic recovery is faltering, are considering new steps to bolster growth. — With Congress tied in political knots over whether to take further action …
Andy McCarthy / The Corner on National Review Online:
United States v. Arizona — How 'Bout United States v. Rhode Island? — By: Andy McCarthy — Well whaddya know? It turns out that Rhode Island has long been carrying out the procedures at issue in the Arizona immigration statute: As a matter of routine, RI state police check immigration status …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Hey, Rhode Island Already Checks Immigration Status At Traffic Stops
Hey, Rhode Island Already Checks Immigration Status At Traffic Stops
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
President Obama Attacks Congress for Delaying His Nominees — Is He Right? — In announcing the recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — and two other nominees — today President Obama said in a statement that “It's unfortunate …
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New York Post:
Dodging a health-care fight — On Tuesday, the Obama ad ministration decided to do something rather peculiar, somewhat shocking and politically fascinating: It circumvented the process by which the Senate advises and consents on executive-branch nominees. — The move, which seems unprecedented …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Republicans And Democrats Lining Up Behind Major Changes To Social Security — Is there a new, bipartisan consensus forming on Capitol Hill about whether (and how) to scale back Social Security benefits? A surprising number of signs point to “yes” — and that has many progressives looking ahead …
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New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Gov. Bobby Jindal signs bills allowing guns in church, changing sex-solicitation penalty — Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law one of the more controversial bills from the recent legislative session, one allowing guns to be carried into houses of worship.
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Laura Rozen / The Politico:
Obama's interview with Israel TV — President Barack Obama gave his first interview to an Israeli outlet since taking office, to Yonit Levi, of Israel's Channel 2 TV. Conducted Wednesday at the White House, it airs today at 1pm EST on Israel's Channel 2. While there's no breaking news …
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The Fix:
The ever-expanding Senate playing field, or not — 1. Just when you think the 2010 Senate playing field is set, it spawns a few more races. — West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) announced Wednesday that he will push for a 2010 special election to replace Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) …
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Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Run! Vitter Dodges Reporters' Questions On Aide Who Resigned …
Run! Vitter Dodges Reporters' Questions On Aide Who Resigned …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Boxer's approval ratings sink, Field Poll says — California voters are giving U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer some of the lowest approval ratings of her career, as the three-term Democrat is in a statistical dead heat against first-time GOP office-seeker Carly Fiorina, according to a new Field Poll released today.
The Politico:
Blago trial could singe W.H. — It's the trial the White House hopes you won't watch. — The federal corruption saga of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been rattling along during the sweltering Chicago summer, offering a daily dose of low-grade theatrics, low-impact bombshells and low-brow humor.
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama tries to sell ‘recovery summer’ amid sluggish economy — President Barack Obama and his team are trying to sell Americans on an economic recovery this summer, but the economy is stubbornly refusing to cooperate. — Obama and his Cabinet officials will fan out across the country …
Andrew Leonard / Salon:
Heat wave air conditioners of doom — From China to New York, the more we cool ourselves, the hotter we're going to get — When I lived in Taiwan in the mid-1980s, a version of the same news story would run every summer, right after temperatures spiked to their highest point of the year …
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Mike Flynn / Big Government:
Breaking: Chicago Democrat Machine Throws Black Female Candidate Off the Ballot — As we feared, the Chicago Democrat Machine reached into neighboring Will County and lined up a couple Democrat officials to throw Cedra Crenshaw, GOP candidate for the 43rd State Senate District, off the ballot.
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Lloyd Grove / Yahoo! News:
The Elite Turn Against Obama — NEW YORK - Even the Aspen Ideas Festival, an annual gathering of the country's brightest lights, isn't Obama country anymore. Lloyd Grove on the president's waning support among the intelligentsia. — You'd think the well-heeled and enlightened eggheads …
Townhall.com:
Name One Difference Between World Opinion and Left-Wing Opinion — Here's a challenge: Can you name one difference between what the media refer to as “world opinion” and Left-wing opinion? — Take all the time you need. But no matter how much time you take, you probably won't come up with any examples.
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Wall Street Journal:
Banks Often Extend Sour Property Loans — Some banks have a special technique for dealing with business borrowers who can't repay loans coming due: Give them more time, hoping things improve and they can repay later. — Banks call it a wise strategy. Skeptics call it “extend and pretend.”
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Elder of Ziyon:
Mother of baby saved by Israelis wants him to murder them — Ha'aretz reports on a documentary by Channel 10 reporter Shlomi Eldar about a Palestinian Arab baby with a rare disease being treated in Israel. … (h/t Islamonazism blog)
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Let Michael Steele have his say on the Afghan war — It's easy to understand why Democrats want Michael Steele to stay in the news. The Republican National Committee chairman is a wonderful distraction, a constant source of gaffes, laughs, clarifications and denials.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
N.Y. challenger Saujani embraces Wall Street in bid to unseat Rep. Maloney — NEW YORK — It's cocktail hour on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and dozens of rich New Yorkers are gathered around a grand piano, sipping white wine in the living room of an elegant high-rise apartment.
Antonio Villaraigosa / The Huffington Post:
A New Chapter for the LA River — There was a time when the Los Angeles River ran freely along a flooded plain, and the lands surrounding it were lush and fertile. It was the primary water source for the Los Angeles basin, the reason our city was able to grow and thrive.