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Kim Willsher / Guardian:
Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces further claim of sexual assault — Socialist party official says her daughter was left traumatised after alleged attack by Strauss-Kahn in 2002 — By this time next year, Dominique Strauss-Kahn might well have been president of France.
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Landon Thomas Jr / New York Times:
Money Troubles Take Personal Toll in Greece
Money Troubles Take Personal Toll in Greece
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Police: IMF head picked out of lineup in sex case
Police: IMF head picked out of lineup in sex case
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
Gay CNN Anchor Sees Risk in Book — Don Lemon, the weekend prime-time anchor for CNN, was on the air on Sunday night this month when the news broke that President Obama would address the nation at the unusual hour of 10:30 p.m. — By the time the news network was confirming the reports …
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Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Israeli Troops Fire as Marchers Breach Borders — JERUSALEM — Israel's borders erupted in deadly clashes on Sunday as thousands of Palestinians — marching from Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank — confronted Israeli troops to mark the anniversary of Israel's creation.
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David Carr / New York Times:
How Drudge Has Stayed on Top — For most big news Web sites, about 60 percent of the traffic is homegrown, people who come directly to the site by dint of a bookmark or typing in www.latimes.com or www.huffingtonpost.com. The other critical 40 percent comes by referrals …
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Gingrich Blasts House GOP's Medicare Plan — Presidential Candidate Calls It ‘Right-Wing Social Engineering,’ Agrees With Obama About Need for Insurance Mandate — White House hopeful Newt Gingrich called the House Republican plan for Medicare “right-wing social engineering,” …
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Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
Newt Gingrich Blasts GOP Budget As ‘Right-Wing Social Engineering’
Newt Gingrich Blasts GOP Budget As ‘Right-Wing Social Engineering’
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Matthew Yglesias / Yglesias:
Newt Gingrich Proposes Reviving “Poll Tests” Of The Sort Outlawed In The Civil Rights Era
Newt Gingrich Proposes Reviving “Poll Tests” Of The Sort Outlawed In The Civil Rights Era
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Iowa gov says on your marks ... Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad will call on the Republican presidential candidates to pick up the pace of their campaigns in the first-in-the-nation caucus state, using his weekly news conference on Monday to fire a starter's pistol on the 2012 race.
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Wall Street Journal:
As Debt Limit Reached, Agreement Still Far Off — The U.S. government is expected to hit the $14.294 trillion debt ceiling Monday, setting in motion an uncertain, 11-week political scramble to avoid a default. — The Treasury Department plans to announce Monday it will stop issuing …
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Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Boehner To Obama: Let's Make A Deal On Debt Limit
Boehner To Obama: Let's Make A Deal On Debt Limit
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John / Power Line:
A Verdict on Obama's “Stimulus” Plan — Economists Timothy Conley and Bill Dupor have studied the effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the purported stimulus bill) with great rigor. Earlier this week, they reported their findings in a paper titled “The American Recovery …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
President Obama polls well despite jobs fears — Despite widespread disapproval of Barack Obama's handling of the economy, more than half of Americans approve of the president and are open to reelecting him. — The economy and government spending stand as the dominant issues on the minds …
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Nursing Homes Seek Exemptions From Health Law — WASHINGTON — It is an oddity of American health care: Many nursing homes and home care agencies do not provide health insurance to their workers, or they pay wages so low that employees cannot afford the coverage that is offered. — The numbers are stark.
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Charles Hoskinson / The Politico:
Gates: Obama made a ‘gutsy’ call — President Barack Obama made a “very gutsy call” to send Navy SEALs into Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden, outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an interview broadcast Sunday. — “I worked for a lot of these guys.
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Dan Barry / New York Times:
A Sports Executive Leaves the Safety of His Shadow Life — Last month, in a Midtown office adorned with sports memorabilia, two longtime friends met for a private talk. David Stern, the commissioner of the National Basketball Association, sipped his morning coffee, expecting to be asked for career advice.
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Paul Ryan / Chicago Tribune:
The budget debate we all deserve — Despite Washington coming to grips with the fact that the debt threat is real, policymakers still are not having the debate Americans deserve. — The talk is too often restricted to “shared sacrifice.” This sets up a debate where we are really just arguing …
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