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David Stockman / New York Times:
Four Deformations of the Apocalypse — IF there were such a thing as Chapter 11 for politicians, the Republican push to extend the unaffordable Bush tax cuts would amount to a bankruptcy filing. The nation's public debt — if honestly reckoned to include municipal bonds and the $7 trillion …
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Pat G. / Think Progress:
Palin Writes Down Cost Of Extending Bush Tax Cuts On Her Hand, But She Still Gets It Wrong — Since he was on the campaign trail, President Obama has proposed renewing the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts for the lower- and middle-class, while allowing them to expire on schedule at the end …
William G. Gale / Washington Post:
Five myths about the Bush tax cuts — The tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003, known as the Bush tax cuts, are set to expire Dec. 31, and the fight over what to do is increasingly heated. Should the tax cuts expire, as some Democrats have said? Should they be extended, as most Republicans maintain?
The Huffington Post:
Alan Greenspan: Extending Bush Tax Cuts Without Paying For Them Could Be ‘Disastrous’ — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said that the push by congressional Republicans to extend the Bush tax cuts without offsetting the costs elsewhere could end up being “disastrous” for the economy.
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Fox News to move to Thomas' front-row briefing room seat — The White House Correspondents Association voted unanimously Sunday afternoon to move Fox News to the front row of the White House briefing room. — The seating change was prompted by the resignation of veteran UPI reporter Helen Thomas.
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Michael Calderone / Yahoo! News:
Fox News gets front row White House seat — The White House Correspondents Association is moving Fox News up to the front row in the briefing room, according to sources familiar with the process. The WHCA board's decision was unanimous. [It's now confirmed; see update below]
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Obama Weighs Influence on Democrats' Midterm Races — WASHINGTON — As lunch was served in the Roosevelt Room of the White House one day last week, President Obama assured the nine Democratic members of Congress sitting around the table that he would do anything he could to help them survive their fall elections.
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David Klinghoffer / Los Angeles Times:
From neocons to crazy-cons — Once the conservative movement was about finding meaning in private life and public service. But it has undergone a shift toward demagoguery and hucksterism. — Once, the iconic figures on the political right were urbane visionaries and builders of institutions …
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Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com:
It's getting to be embarrassing to be a conservative — These days it's getting increasingly embarrassing to publicly identify oneself as a conservative. It was bad enough when George Bush 43, the K Street Gang, and the neo-cons were running up spending, fighting an unnecessary war of choice in Iraq …
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
The crisis of middle-class America — Technically speaking, Mark Freeman should count himself among the luckiest people on the planet. The 52-year-old lives with his family on a tree-lined street in his own home in the heart of the wealthiest country in the world. When he is hungry, he eats.
Directorblue / Doug Ross:
The Wife Was Really P.O.'ed This A.M. — Chelsea's Wedding Extravaganza — The wife was on a roll this morning, pointing out some interesting facts about the immense Clinton wedding that took place this weekend. — “This damn wedding cost between $2 million and $5 million.”
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Fox News:
Palin Says Brewer Has Something Obama Lacks: ‘Cojones’ — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks to the crowd at a P.U.R.E. Ministries event June 29 in Duluth, Ga. (AP Photo) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Sunday praised Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer for defending her state's immigration law …
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Controversy proves collusion among liberal journalists — Login using your account on any of these websites below. — Web Search powered by YAHOO! SEARCH — Election 2010 links — NEWS SENTINEL VOTER GUIDE - COMPARE THE CANDIDATES - GEORGIANA VINES COLUMNS - BLOG: HUMPHREY ON THE HILL
New York Times:
Targeted Killing Is New U.S. Focus in Afghanistan — WASHINGTON — When President Obama announced his new war plan for Afghanistan last year, the centerpiece of the strategy — and a big part of the rationale for sending 30,000 additional troops — was to safeguard the Afghan people …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Levin: Media too focused on negative in Afghanistan; it's a ‘mixed picture’
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BRODER LOOKS AHEAD TO A POSSIBLE 2011.... As David Broder sees it, the White House is already preparing itself — mentally, emotionally, strategically, substantively — for expected Republican gains in the midterm elections. The columnist quoted an insider who told him, “If you asked the president …
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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Boehner Spouts Anti-Intellectualism Screed: 'I Don't Need To See GDP Numbers Or Listen To Economists' — This morning on Fox News Sunday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), who has waffled on the impact of the stimulus, argued against the need for more stimulus funding.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Survey USA: Paul leads by eight in KY — Democrats initially hoped to steal a Senate seat back from the GOP in Kentucky, where Rand Paul won the nomination to succeed retiring incumbent Jim Bunning. Paul rode a post-nomination bounce to a 25-point lead, but soon came under fire …
Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
Retirement? You Must Be Kidding. Workers Are Emptying Retirement Plans To Stay Afloat. — This is why we should not only not cut Social Security, we should expand it. The workers who relied on 401Ks have finally figured out why companies were so happy to have them replace pension plans …
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