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Juli Weiner / Vanity Fair:
“Best Wishes, Donald Trump”: A Future President's Letter to Vanity Fair — The Donald has inveighed (in Sharpie!) against our intrepid blogger. We found his comments so delightful, we had to share. — It was with great delight and a sense of kinship that we at Vanity Fair read Donald Trump's letter …
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Lukas I. Alpert / NY Daily News:
Donald Trump fires back after White House aide declares that he has ‘zero chance’ to be President — The White House stopped just short of dismissing Donald Trump as a clown Sunday - calling him a “sideshow” act with “zero chance” of becoming president. — Chief Obama adviser David Plouffe unleashed …
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Pajamas Media, Ben Smith's Blog, The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Obama Puts Taxes on Table — President Barack Obama will lay out his plan for reducing the nation's deficit Wednesday, belatedly entering a fight over the nation's long-term financial future. But in addition to suggesting cuts—the current focus of debate—the White House looks set to aim …
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David Brody / The Brody File:
Exclusive: Donald Trump to Brody File: ‘I believe in God. I am Christian.’
Exclusive: Donald Trump to Brody File: ‘I believe in God. I am Christian.’
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Don Surber, GOP 12 and The Page
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
Trump: White House's ‘Worst Nightmare?’
Trump: White House's ‘Worst Nightmare?’
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Mediaite, Pajamas Media and Weasel Zippers
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Donald Trump talks religion: ‘I am a Christian’
Myglesias / Yglesias:
A Debt Ceiling Hostage Rescue Strategy — As Jon Chait and Josh Marshall write this morning, the way the tax cut deal and the appropriations deal went down makes it clear that the White House needs a better hostage rescue strategy heading into the debt ceiling fight. Fortunately, I think one is available.
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Erica Werner / Associated Press:
WH: Obama regrets vote against raising debt limit
WH: Obama regrets vote against raising debt limit
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Associated Press, msnbc.com, Weasel Zippers, The Moderate Voice, The Politico and InvestmentWatch
Lauraklairmont / CNN:
CNN Poll: Majority support deal to avert government shutdown
CNN Poll: Majority support deal to avert government shutdown
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The Politico, Yglesias, Washington Monthly, msnbc.com and Daily Kos
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Boehner: Relationship with Obama improved after budget battle
Boehner: Relationship with Obama improved after budget battle
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The Politico and Indecision Forever
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Change The Terms — To paraphrase the late Sen. Moynihan …
Change The Terms — To paraphrase the late Sen. Moynihan …
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The Politico, AMERICAblog News, Donklephant, Pajamas Media, Outside the Beltway and Balloon Juice
First Read / msnbc.com:
WH, Dems want clean debt-ceiling vote
WH, Dems want clean debt-ceiling vote
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FiveThirtyEight, Daily Kos, Hot Air, TPMDC, The Raw Story and Speaker
Chicago Tribune:
Chicago school bans some lunches brought from home — To encourage healthful eating, Chicago school doesn't allow kids to bring lunches or certain snacks from home — and some parents, and many students, aren't fans of the policy — A Little Village Academy student cringes at an enchilada dish served at his school.
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Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
“Some Chicago schools ban some lunches brought from home”
“Some Chicago schools ban some lunches brought from home”
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Fausta's Blog
orchidforchange.com:
Statement & Account of Ramona Kitzinger, Waukesha Board of Canvassers member since 2004: — (Waukesha County Democratic Party)On Tuesday night, I received a voice message from someone in the office of Clerk Kathy Nickolaus informing me of a Wednesday canvass meeting, which I returned …
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Washington Post:
Appeals court upholds Justice challenge on Ariz. immigration law — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a lower court decision that blocked the most contested provisions of Arizona's immigration law from taking effect. — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals …
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The Washington Independent, Outside the Beltway and ACS Blog
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Ariane De Vogue / ABCNEWS:
Arizona Immigration Law: Enforcement Blocked by Circuit Court
Arizona Immigration Law: Enforcement Blocked by Circuit Court
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The Politico and JOSHUAPUNDIT
Dylan Smith / TucsonSentinel.com:
Appeals court rules against SB 1070
Appeals court rules against SB 1070
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The Atlantic Online, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Guardian
The Note:
Mitt Romney Announces 2012 Presidential Exploratory Committee: 'Obama's Policies Have Failed' — ABC News' Michael Falcone reports: — UPDATED: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney formally launched his 2012 presidential exploratory committee on Monday in a Web video, declaring that “President Obama's policies have failed.”
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Ben Smith's Blog, The Politico, TPMDC, Washington Wire, The Atlantic Online, CNN, Weasel Zippers and Pajamas Media
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Lauraklairmont / CNN:
TRENDING: Trump says he is Obama campaign's ‘worst nightmare’
TRENDING: Trump says he is Obama campaign's ‘worst nightmare’
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The Politico, The Hill, Taylor Marsh, Cubachi and Ben Smith's Blog
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The President Is Missing — What have they done with President Obama? What happened to the inspirational figure his supporters thought they elected? Who is this bland, timid guy who doesn't seem to stand for anything in particular? — I realize that with hostile Republicans controlling the House …
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Revolver — Why do some of the most capable public servants in America, people like economist Peter Orszag, keep circling back from Washington to Wall Street? One guess. — When Peter Orszag left his post as White House budget director last summer, it made perfect sense, on several levels …
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New York Review of Books:
Private Manning's Humiliation — Bruce Ackerman and Yochai Benkler — Bradley Manning is the soldier charged with leaking US government documents to Wikileaks. He is currently detained under degrading and inhumane conditions that are illegal and immoral.
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The Moderate Voice, Guardian, Weasel Zippers, Washington Post, The Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Firedoglake, Ben Smith's Blog, The Nation, MyDD and The Agonist
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Manning, Obama and U.S. moral leadership
Manning, Obama and U.S. moral leadership
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CANNONFIRE, Associated Press, normblog and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WHAT PAUL RYAN'S CONSTITUENTS THINK, AND WHY IT MATTERS.... Rep. Paul Ryan's (R) Wisconsin district isn't competitive. Over the last decade, his most competitive race was the one he won by “only” 26 points. Last year, the margin was 38 points. — But when the Associated Press checked …
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The Moderate Voice and Booman Tribune
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
REPORT: U.S. Military Spending Has Almost Doubled Since 2001 — A new report released today by SIPRI, a Swedish-based think tank, reveals that U.S. military spending has almost doubled since 2001. The U.S. spent an astounding $698 billion on the military last year, an 81% increase over the last decade.
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American Prospect, Yglesias, Outside the Beltway, Shakesville and The Agonist
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Greg Scoblete / RealClearWorld:
U.S. Military Spending vs. the World
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Republican lawmakers sour on 2012 field — A presidential primary favorite is emerging among the ranks of congressional Republicans: none of the above. — The dissatisfaction with the likely GOP field — long whispered among party activists, operatives and elected officials — is growing more audible in the House and Senate.
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The Moderate Voice, Salon, The Raw Story, Firedoglake, msnbc.com, Booman Tribune and National Review
Richard Dunham / Texas on the Potomac:
Hearst exclusive: Obama talks about his golf habit, his favorite magazines and personal frustrations — President Obama makes a surprise visit to the Lincoln Memorial this weekend. — President Obama wants you to know that he is not a golf addict. — He simply spends so much time unwinding …
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Lynn Sweet, The Lonely Conservative, The Atlantic Online, The Cloakroom and Political Punch
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
In Iowa, Bachmann blasts GOP on budget deal — Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) told voters in Iowa on Monday that Congressional Republicans backed down too easily in the recent budget fight, saying, “We will never win if we don't fight.” — Bachmann has been an outspoken critic …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO OFFER THE LOW-WAGE WORKFORCE FOR FOREIGN COMPANIES.... Ikea's labor dispute in Southern Virginia should be a bigger story. … It's quite an ordeal. Workers are forced to work overtime, often with little notice, and those who don't go along face disciplinary action.
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The Reality-Based Community
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Nathaniel Popper / Los Angeles Times:
Ikea's U.S. factory churns out unhappy workers
Ikea's U.S. factory churns out unhappy workers
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Yglesias, ThinkProgress and Balloon Juice
Charles Ommanney / Newsweek:
What's Really Going On With Gabby Giffords? — The untold story of the congresswoman's struggle, her husband's faith, and their long, hard road to recovery. — PHOTOS: According to doctors, Sen. Gabrielle Giffords has made significant advances. But they caution that injuries to the brain …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Where Hippie Punching Gets You — Jonathan Cohn makes the good point that Obama's speech on Wednesday is unfortunately going to be seen as the left most position in the debate which makes a compromise between his plan and Ryan's the “juuust right” sweet spot.
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Eschaton and Shakesville
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Couric's Rocky Path to a Likely Parting With CBS — For Katie Couric, the offer in 2006 to become the anchor of “CBS Evening News” came with another incentive, one she prized almost as highly, according to two of her friends: the chance to report for “60 Minutes,” the newsmagazine …
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New York Post:
Ex-senator Hiram Monserrate, accused of slashing girlfriend, now working at pizza joint — Hiram Monserrate is serving the public again — one slice at a time. — The shamed former state senator is getting rid of his aggression these days by pounding the dough at a pizza shop in Queens.
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