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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
CNN anchors attack the scourge of anonymity — CNN's Kyra Phillips and John Roberts spent a good five minutes yesterday expressing serious concern over what they called “the dark side” of the Internet: the plague of “anonymous bloggers” who are “a bunch of cowards” for not putting their names …
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Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
Five Minutes With Andrew Breitbart — Few would dispute the notion that Andrew Breitbart, 41, has become a major force on the right. Formerly the editor of The Drudge Report, and a primary developer for The Huffington Post, Breitbart has come into his own in recent years …
Alana Goodman / NewsBusters.org:
CNN Host Calls for Crackdown on ‘Bloggers’ in Wake of Sherrod Incident: 'Something's Going to Have to be Done Legally' — Should there be a “gatekeeper” regulating internet bloggers? In the aftermath of the Shirley Sherrod incident, that's what CNN promoted on July 23.
James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
On the Media: Even when in error, Andrew Breitbart is on the attack — (CBSNews.com, CBSNews.com / July 22, 2010) — The conservative agitator didn't bother to vet the video that damaged Shirley Sherrod's character, yet he's unapologetic. — Short of announcing the discovery …
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Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Journolist flap shows a destructive ‘gotcha’ mentality — The current Journolist controversy that has the blogosphere heaving sparks and Washington even more self-absorbed than usual is weak tea — a tempest in Barbie's teacup. — At least as concerns the so-called conspiracy itself.
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Rangel proceeding worries Dems and puzzles ethics experts — The timing of Rep. Charles Rangel's (D-N.Y.) public House ethics trial has House Democrats panicked and ethics watchdogs puzzled. — Democrats are worried the unusual and high-profile trial will cost the party seats in the fall …
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Obama and Boehner square off again over parties' jobs plans — President Obama squared off with House Republicans in his weekly radio address on Saturday, calling their job creation plan “surprisingly short and sadly familiar.” — Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) …
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Jamal Abdi / The Huffington Post:
Resolution Green-Lighting Israeli Strikes on Iran Introduced by House Republicans — Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a measure that would green-light an Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. The resolution, H.Res. 1553 (in full below), provides explicit support …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
‘A Commandeering of the People’ — One of America's leading libertarian legal scholars handicaps whether the Supreme Court will find ObamaCare's insurance mandate constitutional. — Is ObamaCare constitutional? “If you ask any constitutional law professor whether Congress can do something …
Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin:
Young Voters Slowly Abandoning Hope & Change — Could it finally be sinking in who exactly is going to be paying for all this alleged “free” stuff? … “Easily disillusioned” is sociology-speak for “sucker.” — Even “Obama Girl” was struck by reality a few months ago.
The Right Scoop:
Lt. Col. Allen West: I don't see myself as African American, Black American. I see myself as an American — West gets a standing ovation for that line. And he means every word of it. And that's why America loves Lt. Col. Allen West! — Also, this is a MUST SEE …
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Clinton Wedding Is Leaving Some Feeling Left Out — So, just what does it take to score an invitation to the hottest — not to mention most secretive — political wedding of the summer? — More than a cross-country ride on a private jet, apparently. — “I'm good enough to borrow a plane from …
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Expect Obama To Nullify Effect Of Arizona Court Ruling — Based on reports of the hearing before the federal District Court Judge yesterday, it appears that the provision of the Arizona immigration law requiring law enforcement to verify immigration status is likely to survive …
Geoff Mohan / LA Times Environment Blog:
Gulf oil spill: Alarms, detectors disabled so top rig officials could sleep [updated] — Critical fire and gas leak alarm systems had been disabled for at least a year aboard the Deepwater Horizon because the rig's leaders didn't want to wake up to false alarms, a rig chief engineer tech told federal investigators.
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