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10:40 AM ET, June 22, 2011

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Guardian:
Barack Obama and Pentagon split on Afghanistan pullout  —  US president set to reject military advice by withdrawing more troops from Afghanistan  —  Barack Obama is set to reject the advice of the Pentagon by announcing on Wednesday night the withdrawal of up to 30,000 troops from Afghanistan …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Cost of Wars a Rising Issue as Obama Weighs Troop Levels  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will talk about troop numbers in Afghanistan when he makes a prime-time speech from the White House on Wednesday night.  But behind his words will be an acute awareness of what $1.3 trillion in spending …
Scott Wilsonand Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Obama's task: maintaining support for Afghan war
John T. Bennett / The Hill:   Afghan war is first task for Panetta
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Newt Gingrich had second line of credit at Tiffany and Co.  —  Former House speaker Newt Gingrich had a second line of credit at the high-end jewelry store Tiffany and Co. for as much as $1 million dollars, his presidential campaign acknowledged Tuesday.  —  Joe DeSantis, a spokesman for Gingrich …
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The Atlantic Online:
Congress Divides on Libya, Moves Toward Key Votes  —  The Senate may authorize the war, even as the House turns against it  —  Senators John McCain and John Kerry are from different political parties, but the former presidential candidates have a lot in common: both men fought in Vietnam …
Discussion: The Agonist
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Theo Emery / Boston Globe:
Kerry, McCain push role in Libya
Discussion: Washington Post
Russell Berman / The Hill:
House to vote on authorizing or ending Libya mission
Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Palin Bus Tour Takes Extended Pit Stop  —  Less than a month after she appeared poised to shake up the Republican presidential campaign, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has once again receded from the 2012 limelight.  —  When Palin launched her “One Nation” bus tour on Memorial Day amid …
Jennifer Martinez / The Politico:
Six GLAAD board members resign amid AT&T flap  —  Six board members of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation have resigned amid the fallout over the organization's letter in support of AT&T's proposed bid for wireless rival T-Mobile, a person familiar with the matter told POLITICO.
Sarah Kliff / The Politico:
Tim Pawlenty says he won't let up on ‘Robamacare’  —  Last week, presidential contender Tim Pawlenty called the health reform law “Obamneycare.”  On Tuesday, he called it “Robamacare.”  —  The names may switch, but there's one thing Pawlenty says he won't change: He won't let up his attacks …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Note
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The Note:
The Note: Where's The Beef?  Jon Huntsman Serves Up Tofu To GOP Base  —  By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter)  —  As President Obama prepares to tell the American people tonight about his plan for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan …
Wall Street Journal:
Florida Lawmaker Faces Ethics Review  —  WASHINGTON—A congressional ethics panel is investigating allegations that Florida Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings sexually harassed a member of his staff, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  The investigation of Mr. Hastings is being conducted …
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Jon Huntsman: I'd ‘Respect’ New York Law Allowing For Same-Sex Marriage … Gay Marriage , Gay Marriage New York , Huntsman Gay Marriage , New York Same Sex Marriage , Gop Gay Marriage , Huntsman , Huntsman Campaign , Huntsman Presidential Campaign , Huntsman Republican Presidential Field …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Jon Huntsman: ‘Redefining Marriage Is Something That Would Be Impossible’
Discussion: Good As You
Verne G. Kopytoff / New York Times:
F.B.I. Seizes Web Servers, Knocking Sites Offline  —  Updated Adding that the F.B.I. did not comment.  —  Updated Adding comments from Curbed Network and Instapaper.  —  The F.B.I. seized Web servers in a raid on a data center early Tuesday, causing several Web sites …
Julie Mason / The Politico:
W.H. flags Drudge-mocked transcript  —  When laughter turns to applause: Welcome to the White House  —  The Drudge Report Tuesday morning cheekily linked to an official White House transcript of President Obama's remarks from a fundraiser the night before, which noted the audience laughing at his jobs claims.
Allan / Angry Black Lady Chronicles:
Keeping It Classy at the NRSC … Fox News F**kery, I Heart Ye, Kick Ass, Politics and Culture
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and The Impolitic
Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Americans Worse Now Than When Obama Inaugurated by 44%-34% Margin in Poll  —  Two years after the official start of the recovery, the American people remain pessimistic about their current economic circumstances and longer-term prospects.  —  Fewer than a quarter of people see signs …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
How did Obamacare get so screwed up?  —  The Democrats' “historic achievement,” shocking as it seems, turns out to be an expensive, jobs-crippling monstrosity that is filled with unintended consequences.  Employers are likely to dump employees into highly subsidized exchanges.
Discussion: Betsy's Page and National Review
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Feds crack down on campus flirting and sex jokes  — TAGS: - 1950s - colleges - Department of Education - Duke lacrosse team - foundation for individual rights in education - greg lukianoff - Iowa State University - Kangaroo courts - Kentucky - Marsupial justice - Michael Barone …
New York Post:
The gang that couldn't sting straight  —  What did Attorney General Eric Holder know — and when did he know it?  —  That's the question congressional investigators are asking — and rightly so — about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which stands exposed …
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
New York Post:
NBC gives Donald a Trump-sized raise to $160M  —  Playing the presidential card has paid off for Donald Trump.  —  The real-estate mogul and reality-TV host — who kept viewers and the NBC network guessing until the last minute whether he would make a serious run at the Oval Office …
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Poll: Bachmann surges to primary lead  —  Fresh off her well-received performance in last week's GOP presidential debate, Rep. Michele Bachmann now tops the field of candidates in a new Zogby poll of Republican primary voters.  —  The poll found Mrs. Bachmann garnering 24 percent of the vote …
David Lev / Arutz Sheva:
Min. Edelstein Asks Apple to Remove Anti-Israel App  —  Follow Israel news on and .  —  Israeli officials were up in arms Tuesday after Apple cleared for release into the iPhone App Store an application that encourages violent uprising against Israel, and advocates violence against …
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Israel Matzav
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Senate budget chairman says $2 trillion not enough  —  The debt-reduction package emerging in talks between the White House and congressional leaders would not “fundamentally change” the alarming rate of growth in the national debt, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee said Tuesday.
Russell Roberts / Wall Street Journal:
Obama vs. ATMs: Why Technology Doesn't Destroy Jobs  —  Doing more with less is what economic growth is all about.  —  The story goes that Milton Friedman was once taken to see a massive government project somewhere in Asia.  Thousands of workers using shovels were building a canal.  Friedman was puzzled.
Discussion: EconLog
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
New York Atheists Angry Over ‘Heaven’ Street Sign Honoring Sept. 11 Victims  —  A group of New York City atheists is demanding that the city remove a street sign honoring seven firefighters killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks because they say the sign violates the separation of church and state.
 
 
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