Top Items:
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House unloads anger over criticism by ‘professional left’ — The White House is simmering with anger at criticism from liberals who say President Obama is more concerned with deal-making than ideological purity. — During an interview with The Hill in his West Wing office …
Discussion:
New York Times, Ben Smith's Blog, Matthew Yglesias, TalkLeft, Ezra Klein, AMERICAblog News, Hit & Run, Free exchange, New York Magazine, FiveThirtyEight, pandagon.net, Shakesville, Mediaite, Swampland, The Plum Line, Corrente, Brendan Nyhan, Suburban Guerrilla, DISSENTING JUSTICE, Raw Story, Wake up America, The Reaction and Prairie Weather
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
THAT WAS NO TEACHER... Unhinged Leftist Who Confronted Palin Is a Singer in a Drag Queen Band (Photo) — The poor little unhinged leftists had their panties in a bunch today after Sarah Palin confronted a far left loon for her rude and aggressive sign in Homer, Alaska.
Discussion:
The Daily Dish, Outside the Beltway, Publius Forum, Althouse, Liberty Pundits Blog, Political Byline and New York Magazine
RELATED:
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Levi Johnston for mayor. . . really — Reality show follows Palin player's bid for office — Levi Johnston is setting his sights on the dysfunctional family business. — Johnston will run for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska — yes, the same job that propelled Sarah Palin to governor of that state …
Facebook:
There you go again, LSM — While filming the Alaska documentary in Homer, I had a brief discussion with a local lady who, in typical Alaska style, decided to give me her two cents worth about my political leanings, American politics in general, and much else besides.
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, alicublog, Patterico's Pontifications, The Right Scoop, Hot Air, Gawker, American Power, Swampland and Mediaite
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Sarah Palin gets in dustup with teacher
Discussion:
The Confluence, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog, Scared Monkeys, Breitbart.tv, Sister Toldjah, The Last Tradition, Conservatives4Palin.com, Taylor Marsh, Riehl World View, CNN, The Note, Weasel Zippers, SHANNYN MOORE, Digital Spy, Politics Daily, Gateway Pundit, The Huffington Post and Ballot Box
Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Manager: Levi Johnston to run for city office in Alaska
Discussion:
Politics Daily, Wonkette, Georgia Elections News, The Politico and The Page
Anchorage Daily News:
Plane with 8 on board crashes off Dillingham — 5 good Samaritans reportedly on scene as weather hampers rescue — Severe weather has hampered the rescue operation for eight people believed to be on board a GCI-owned aircraft that crashed near Dillingham on Monday night with possible fatalities …
Discussion:
ABCNEWS, Talking Points Memo, Politics Daily, Washington Wire, KTUU-TV, Townhall.com, The Atlantic Online, Mediaite, Crooks and Liars and TPMDC
RELATED:
Jeremy Pelofsky / Reuters:
Ex-Senator Ted Stevens in plane crash — (Reuters) - The head of plane manufacturer EADS North American unit, Sean O'Keefe, and former Republican U.S. Senator Ted Stevens were aboard a plane that crashed in Alaska, and it was not immediately known if they survived, EADS and a congressional source said on Tuesday.
Discussion:
The Caucus, Associated Press and Raw Story
The Politico:
Report: Ted Stevens in Alaska plane crash — The former Alaska senator may have been aboard a plane that crashed in Alaska on Monday. AP — Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was on a small airplane that crashed in a remote part of southwestern Alaska, according to media reports Tuesday morning.
Discussion:
CNN
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Former Sen. Stevens reportedly in Alaska plane crash — Former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was reportedly aboard a small plane that crashed near Dillingham, Alaska, according to several media reports. — Eight or nine people were reportedly on the plane, but their status was unknown, according to the Associated Press.
Discussion:
Ben Smith's Blog
Pauline Jelinek / Associated Press:
Official: Stevens believed aboard crashed airplane
Discussion:
Anchorage Daily News
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Gay Bar at Ground Zero — This is kind of a jerk move. But it's a brilliant jerk move. I am hoping that at least one person will attempt to explain why we should support the mosque near Ground Zero, but not the gay bar next to the mosque near Ground Zero. I would find that very entertaining.
Discussion:
The Daily Dish
RELATED:
Melissa Clouthier / Liberty Pundits Blog:
Ground Queero: Greg Gutfeld's New Cordoba Mosque Gay Bar: A Mecca Of Tolerance
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, The Right Scoop, Hot Air, Slate and Tim Blair
Greg Gutfeld / Big Hollywood:
Investment Opportunity: My Ground Zero Islamic Gay Bar
Discussion:
Pajamas Media
Frank Newport / Gallup:
GOP Maintains Lead on Generic Ballot for Congress — Second week in a row favorable to Republicans — PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans have a 49% to 43% lead over Democrats among registered voters in Gallup's generic ballot for Congress for the week of Aug. 2-8, the second straight week …
Discussion:
Hot Air, NRSC and Top of the Ticket
RELATED:
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Crossroads poll: Dem Senate in peril
Discussion:
Hot Air, Taegan Goddard's … and FrumForum
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Large Number of Governors' Races Grips Both Parties
Discussion:
Taegan Goddard's … and The Page
New York Times:
Fed-Up Flight Attendant Makes Sliding Exit — It has been a long time since flight attendant was a glamorous job title. The hours are long. Passengers with feelings of entitlement bump up against new no-frills policies. Babies scream. Security precautions grate but must be enforced.
Discussion:
Achenblog, The Reality-Based Community, The New Republic, nancynall.com and Mediaite
John H. Richardson / Esquire:
Newt Gingrich: The Indispensable Republican — In the twelve years since he resigned in defeat and disgrace, he has been carefully plotting his return to power. As 2012 approaches, he has raised as much money as all of his potential rivals combined and sits atop the polls for the Republican presidential nomination.
Discussion:
The Politico, Mediaite, Political Insider and The Eye
Megan Carpentier / TPMMuckraker:
Conservapedia: E=mc2 Is A Liberal Conspiracy — To many conservatives, almost everything is a secret liberal plot: from fluoride in the water to medicare reimbursements for end-of-life planning with your doctor to efforts to teach evolution in schools. But Conservapedia founder …
Discussion:
Paul Krugman, Pharyngula and Firedoglake
Washington Post:
From Google and Verizon, a path to an open Internet — We have spent much of the past year trying to resolve our differences over the thorny issue of “network neutrality.” This hasn't been an easy process, and Google and Verizon are neither regulators nor legislators.
Discussion:
Balkinization, The Enterprise Blog and GigaOM, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Craig Aaron / The Huffington Post:
Google-Verizon Pact: It Gets Worse
Discussion:
Free Press, more at Techmeme »
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
WikiLeaks' blow to the surge — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made clear that his objective in releasing tens of thousands of classified documents was to “end the war in Afghanistan” and “oppose an unjust [war] plan before it reaches implementation.” He may well achieve his goal.
Discussion:
The Enterprise Blog
RELATED:
Jeanne Whalen / Wall Street Journal:
Rights Groups Join Criticism of WikiLeaks
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money and American Power
Wall Street Journal:
Are Americans Bigots? — Attacking the motives of those who disagree with elite opinion has become all too common. — When in 1983 Ronald Reagan characterized the Soviet Union as an “evil empire,” the reaction from his betters was swift. Writing in the New York Times, Anthony Lewis called it …
Discussion:
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, The Mahablog, JustOneMinute, Townhall.com and The Future of Capitalism
David Weigel / Weigel:
Rand Paul Considering “Legal Options” Over GQ Story — Rand Paul's campaign manager Jesse Benton revises and extends his response to reporter Jason Zengerle's story about Paul's occasionally-wild college days. … Benton has not denied the substance of the story; the part garnering …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, 1115.org, Bluegrass Politics, Mediaite, Ben Smith's Blog, TPMDC, Hot Air and GQ
RELATED:
Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Fed Will Meet With Concerns on Deflation Rising — WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve will meet on Tuesday faced with a pivotal decision about whether to abandon its presumption that the economy is gradually picking up steam and begin to consider new steps to keep the recovery from sputtering out.
Discussion:
Money Game, Washington Post, Stop The ACLU, The Page, Right Wing News and Beat the Press
John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary for Vice President? — The movement is gaining traction. — As President Obama sinks in the polls, Democrats and liberal pundits inevitably are searching for a scapegoat. The most likely victim appears to be gaffe-prone Vice President Joe Biden, who has become the focus …
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, Althouse and Corrente
The Huffington Post:
GOP To Introduce Lame-Duck Prohibition Resolution, Citing Browner's Remarks On Energy Bill — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — House Republicans are going forward with plans to introduce a resolution on Tuesday to prohibit the House of Representatives from assembling during the two-month period following the November elections.
Discussion:
Think Progress, Top of the Ticket, National Review, Joe. My. God., Firedoglake, Questions and Observations and The Politico
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
