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12:55 PM ET, July 15, 2010

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The Politico:
Why President Obama loses by winning  —  The imminent passage of financial reform, just a couple months after the passage of comprehensive health care, should decisively end the narrative that President Obama represents a Jimmy Carter-style case of naïve hope crushed by the inability to master Washington.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
House Democrats hit boiling point over perceived lack of White House support  —  House Democrats are lashing out at the White House, venting long-suppressed anger over what they see as President Obama's lukewarm efforts to help them win reelection — and accusing administration officials …
The Politico:
At W.H., Pelosi leverages tension
Discussion: The Hill, CNN and The Hill
Alex Altman / Time:
TIME Poll: Voters Like Obama More Than His Domestic Policies
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The Politico:
On being labeled as ‘racist’  —  A clear pattern of behavior has emerged over the last 16 months.  According to liberals, if you disagree with their thinking, and if you disagree with the Obama administration, you are not only wrong, you are a “racist.”  —  The latest strike by the left comes …
Andy Barr / The Politico:
NAACP: We didn't call tea party ‘racist’
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers
Jia Lynn Yang / Washington Post:
Companies pile up cash but remain hesitant to add jobs  —  Corporate America is hoarding a massive pile of cash.  It just doesn't want to spend it hiring anyone.  —  Nonfinancial companies are sitting on $1.8 trillion in cash, roughly one-quarter more than at the beginning of the recession.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Politico's theory: Liberal bloggers don't care if Dems sustain large losses this fall  —  I'm probably a sucker for biting on this attack on the liberal blogosphere from Poiltico top-dog editors John Harris and Jim VandeHei, but this is so divorced from reality that it really shouldn't go unanswered:
Wall Street Journal:
Three Million Imaginary Jobs
Discussion: Hit & Run and Commentary
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
McConnell: GOP ‘got our groove back’  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will put forth his party's case for regaining its congressional majorities this fall during a speech Thursday in Washington.  —  McConnell will tell members of the Young Republican Leadership Conference that the GOP has …
Discussion: ABCNEWS and The Politico
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David W. Dunlap / City Room:
18th-Century Ship Found at Trade Center Site  —  In the middle of tomorrow, a great ribbed ghost has emerged from a distant yesterday.  —  On Tuesday morning, workers excavating the site of the underground vehicle security center for the future World Trade Center hit a row of sturdy …
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Guardian:   Ground Zero diggers find ship's hull
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
My Biggest Mistake in the White House  —  Failing to refute charges that Bush lied us into war has hurt our country.  —  Seven years ago today, in a speech on the Iraq war, Sen. Ted Kennedy fired the first shot in an all-out assault on President George W. Bush's integrity.
John R. Emshwiller / Wall Street Journal:
Senate VIP Loans Mount  —  Countrywide Dealt With More Lawmakers and Staffers Than Previously Known  —  Angelo Mozilo, former Countrywide Financial chairman  —  U.S. senators or Senate employees received 30 loans—far more than had previously been known—under a controversial lending program …
Discussion: Townhall.com
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TheDenverChannel.com:
Researcher Says Scott McInnis Lied  —  Rolly Fischer: I Didn't Know He Was Making Money On Articles  —  Tom Burke and Arthur Kane and John Ferrugia , CALL7 Investigators  —  GLENWOOD SPRINGS — The man Scott McInnis blamed for the plagiarized material in an article on water rights told …
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Ezra Klein:
Do conservatives care about the deficit?  Do Democrats?  —  Matt Yglesias asks the question and assembles some evidence.  The two modern conservative presidents, George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, “both presided over massive increases in both present and projected deficits.”
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Mark Halperin / Time:
Sarah Palin in '12?  Why She's for Real  —  The music swells and then picks up tempo.  Sarah Palin is talking about how 2010 will be the year that “commonsense conservative women get things done for our country.”  She's worried about “these policies coming out of D.C. right now …
Discussion: The Page
BBC News:
Argentina legalises gay marriage  —  Debate continued until the early hours of Thursday  —  Argentina has become the first country in Latin America to legalise gay marriage after the Senate voted in favour.  —  The country's Chamber of Deputies had already approved the legislation.
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Alexei Barrionuevo / New York Times:
Argentina Approves Gay Marriage
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
New York Times:
Economics Behaving Badly  —  IT seems that every week a new book or major newspaper article appears showing that irrational decision-making helped cause the housing bubble or the rise in health care costs.  —  Such insights draw on behavioral economics, an increasingly popular field …
The Huffington Post:
Reid: Unemployment Benefits Extension Vote On Tuesday  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Wednesday that the Senate would vote move forward with reauthorizing unemployment benefits on Tuesday morning, after the replacement for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) has been sworn in.
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Arlen Specter / United States Senator Arlen Specter …:
‘Kagan did just enough to win my vote’  —  USA TODAY  —  Washington, D.C.  —  Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan did little to undo the impression that nominating hearings are little more than a charade in which cautious non-answers take the place of substantive exchanges.
Discussion: CNN, The Swamp, TPMDC and Pennsylvania Ave.
CNBC:
Economic Recovery Showing New Signs of Losing Steam  —  Investors got a strong dose of sobering economic news Thursday as several key manufacturing indexes show that the recovery is losing steam.  —  The few bright spots: New claims for jobless benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly two years …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
MSNBC Host Calls Reid ‘Ball-less’  —  ANOTHER MELTDOWN  —  Libtalker: ‘Shove Those (GOP) Bastards Into The Dirthole’  —  All week, the big question has been whether Democrats are truly imploding, or simply projecting that image to reduce electoral expectations and create complacent Republicans.
New York Times:
Fund-Raising Before House Vote Draws Scrutiny  —  WASHINGTON — Lawmakers take contributions every day from corporate executives and lobbyists hoping for their votes.  The question of whether that represents business as usual in Washington or an ethics breach is at the heart …
The Daily Caller:
The Daily Caller acquires KeithOlbermann.com  —  The Daily Caller, one of the fastest-growing online media properties, announced today its acquisition of KeithOlbermann.com, expanding the company's global reach into a new segment of the online political market.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org, Hot Air and Mediaite
Greg Berlin / DCCC:
The Stakeholder  —  My Prediction  —  Speaker Pelosi just sent this message to DCCC supporters:  —  Friend —  Here is what will happen in November.  Democrats will keep control of the House.  Period.  —  While some Washington pundits are claiming that Republicans have the momentum …
Discussion: Washington Post
Annie Lowrey / The Washington Independent:
In Dodging a Budget Vote, Dems Take Reconciliation Off the Table  —  Decision Could Preclude a Jobs Bill Next Year … On Tuesday, the Treasury Department announced that the country's deficit had hit the $1 trillion mark just nine months into the fiscal year.
 
 
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Rick Green / CT Confidential:
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Economic Confidence Heading Further Down in July
Discussion: YID With LID and The Foundry
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Pretty Bad 2012 numbers for Obama
Rasmussen Reports:
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Jordan Fabian / Ballot Box:
Pawlenty's PAC takes in $724K in second quarter
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Americans in 73% Majority Oppose Deepwater Drilling Ban
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2008 voter-intimidation case against New Black Panthers a political bombshell
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
DC Court of Appeals Upholds Decision Denying Marriage Initiative
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Open Left
Eric Boehlert / The Huffington Post:
When Does Fox News' Ugly Race Baiting Become The Story?
Kirk Johnson / New York Times:
‘Immigrant’ List Sets Off Fears
Discussion: Making Light, Law Blog and Truthdig
Joe Klein / Time:
An Attack on Iran: Back on the Table
Discussion: Hot Air, Danger Room and Swampland
Mark Hemingway / Beltway Confidential:
Democrats block amendment to ensure press access to oil spill
Alejandro Lazo / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. home foreclosures reach record high in second quarter
Washington Post:
Former vice president Dick Cheney has pump implanted in his heart
Discussion: Firedoglake and Politics Daily
 

 
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Ellen Clegg / What Works:
After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online

 
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