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12:20 PM ET, August 13, 2010

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Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN: Angle, Reid race still tight  —  More voters picking sides as senator's clout comes into play  —  Locked in a dead heat, both U.S. Sen. Harry Reid and Sharron Angle picked up support in the past two weeks, according to a poll for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and 8NewsNow …
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David Weigel / Slate:
Why Democrats shouldn't feel overconfident about beating some of those wacky Republican nominees. … - Won't It Be Awesome When Amazon Releases a $99 Kindle?  - Shafer: The Tabloidy Goodness of TBD.com- The Only Luggage You'll Ever Need- Troy Patterson on the Despicable New Genre …
Kerry Picket / Washington Times:
1993 flip-flop: Sen. Reid introduced bill ‘clarifying’ birthright citizenship  —  For all the brouhaha over Republicans wanting to review the interpretation of the 14th Amendment, the citizenship/birthright clause, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, once supported revising …
The Politico:
Can Ken Buck buck the system?
Jeremy Holden / Media Matters for America:
FULL AUDIO: Dr. Laura Schlessinger's N-word rant  —  On August 10, Dr. Laura Schlessinger launched into a racially charged rant, during which Schlessinger — in her own words — “articulated the ‘n’ word all the way out — more than one time.”  Among other things, Schlessinger also told …
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Sacrilege at Ground Zero  —  A place is made sacred by a widespread belief that it was visited by the miraculous or the transcendent (Lourdes, the Temple Mount), by the presence there once of great nobility and sacrifice (Gettysburg), or by the blood of martyrs and the indescribable suffering of the innocent (Auschwitz).
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Obama closes curtain on transparency  —  President Obama has abolished the position in his White House dedicated to transparency and shunted those duties into the portfolio of a partisan ex-lobbyist who is openly antagonistic to the notion of disclosure by government and politicians.
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:   Obama to host Ramadan meal
Julie Mason / Beltway Confidential:
Examiner takes principled stand! Skips OTR lunch with Obama!
Discussion: Hot Air
Jeremy W. Peters / Media Decoder:
With Off-the-Record Lunch, Obama Extends a Hand
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Lessig On Obama  —  Very nicely put: … I am crestfallen over two profound issues: civil rights and accountability for war crimes.  Maybe in the long run, it will come out all right.  And I understand the necessity of pragmatism and the awful legacy this president inherited.
Discussion: The Reaction
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Lawrence Lessig / The Huffington Post:
On the Rage of Gibbs  —  Whitehouse Press Secretary Robert Gibbs …
Discussion: Truth on the Market
Eric Hague / McSweeney's:
OUR DAUGHTER ISN'T A SELFISH BRAT; YOUR SON JUST HASN'T READ  —  ATLAS SHRUGGED.  —  I'd like to start by saying that I don't get into belligerent shouting matches at the playground very often.  The Tot Lot, by its very nature, can be an extremely volatile place—a veritable powder keg …
David S. Cloud / Los Angeles Times:
Defense chief Gates orders review of Marines' role  —  Acknowledging concerns among current and former Marines that the Corps has evolved into another ground combat force, the Defense secretary aims to define the service's future path.  —  Reporting from San Francisco …
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Pentagon push to phase out top brass causing much consternation
Discussion: Bloomberg
Matthew Jaffe / ABCNEWS:
Maxine Waters: “I Won't Cut A Deal”  —  Congresswoman Defends Her Actions in Assisting Minority Banks, Including One With Ties to Husband  —  Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., today adamantly refuted charges brought against her by the House Ethics Committee.  —  “I have not violated any House rules …
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
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The Politico:   Rep. Maxine Waters mounts a forceful public defense
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Op-Ed Columnist: Paralysis at the Federal Reserve  —  Ten years ago, one of America's leading economists delivered a stinging critique of the Bank of Japan, Japan's equivalent of the Federal Reserve, titled “Japanese Monetary Policy: A Case of Self-Induced Paralysis?”
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Elizabeth Warren, likely to head new consumer agency, provokes strong feelings  —  Somewhere along the line, Elizabeth Warren became a symbol.  —  She's either the plain-spoken, supremely smart crusader for middle-class families that her supporters adore, or she's the power-hungry headline seeker …
Dean Baker / Beat the Press:
Fun With Paul Ryan and the Washington Post  —  The Washington Post really really hates Social Security.  They hate Medicare almost as much.  Therefore they are willing to give its critics space to say almost anything against the program (the real cause of September 11th) …
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Economist:
Disappointed, down, despondent  —  And not about to rush to the polls in November, either  —  WHY, asks a Democrat leading a training session for fellow activists, doesn't “Yes we can” work as a slogan any more?  “Because we haven't,” a jaded participant responds.
Gary Fields / Wall Street Journal:
Democratic Seats Vulnerable on Jobs  —  ALBION, Mich.—Michelle Rena Jones cheered when candidates Barack Obama and Joe Biden visited south-central Michigan in 2008.  She supported Mr. Obama that November along with a slate of Democrats, including Mark Schauer in the 7th congressional district.
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
‘Professional left’ not ready to back an Obama primary challenger in '12  —  As angry as they might be, the professional left isn't ready to back a primary challenger to President Obama just yet.  —  Two high-profile liberals on Thursday said they are not interested in running against the president in 2012 …
Fhardingj / CNN:
Legislator resigns after ‘dead Palin’ comment  —  State Rep. Timothy Horrigan made the remarks Wednesday night in a thread discussing the Alaska plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens.  —  “Well a dead Palin wd be even more dangerous than a live one...she is all about her myth …
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James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Ex-Inmate's Dilemma: $2.2 Million or a Lawsuit  —  HOUSTON — Since a judge let him out of prison for a rape that prosecutors now say he did not commit, Michael A. Green has had trouble sleeping.  —  Late at night, he walks the neat, quiet sidewalks in the neighborhood where he is staying with an aunt …
Wall Street Journal:
The Anti-Obama Democrats  —  Democrats in deep-red states who voted against health reform and higher spending may yet survive the midterm.  —  It's 81 days to the election.  Expect many of them to be filled with the explanations Democrats are now serving up as to why Nov. 2 is likely to be a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Betsy's Page
First Read / msnbc.com:
First thoughts: First Read's Field of 64  —  Note: On Fridays during this month of August, we're scaling back our morning note.  But we're still providing something to read as you head to the beach or take advantage (hopefully) of a long weekend.  —  From NBC's Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Ali Weinberg
Discussion: Prime Buzz
 
 
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Republicans reject Obama's Turkey envoy
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Chris Moody / The Daily Caller:
Dems blast WWE even though their presidential candidates appeared …
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Associated Press:
Liberal groups push to exploit Target backlash
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Saeed Kamali Dehghan / Guardian:
Iran commutes stoning sentences
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Brian / Freedom's Lighthouse:
Rangel Says Many Believe After 40 Years in Congress Some of Us …
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Nicholas Wade / New York Times:
Expert on Morality Is on Leave After Research Inquiry
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Mike Glover / Associated Press:
AP Interview: Pawlenty OK with move to oust judges
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
AFL-CIO chief to assail Whitman and Fiorina as ‘clueless CEOs’
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Mayor's Stance on Muslim Center Has Deep Roots
Spiegel Online:
Turkey Accused of Using Chemical Weapons against PKK
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Julian Assange / Reporters Sans Frontières:
OPEN LETTER TO WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE: “A BAD PRECEDENT …
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Bruce Horovitz / USA Today:
San Francisco proposal would limit toys in kids' meals
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
Rare Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer's
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Ace / minx.cc:
The “Neutral Story Line” …
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Brief Post on Immigration
 

 
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