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Senator Kyl Drops Out of the Debt Talks, Leaving Zero Republicans at the Table  —  ABC News' Sunlen Miller (@sunlenmiller) reports:  —  Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., will also drop out of the debt talks, a source within his office confirms today.  The Arizona Republican's office will issue a formal statement shortly.
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Why Eric Cantor won't make the budget deal  —  (Brendan Hoffman - Getty Images) Eric Cantor is pulling out of the debt-ceiling talks.  But he's not saying they should end.  In fact, he's saying they've been very successful thus far.  “We have a blueprint to move forward to trillions …
Wall Street Journal:
Cantor Pulls Out of Biden-Led Budget Talks  —  WASHINGTON—House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Thursday said he was pulling out of the bipartisan budget talks headed by Vice President Joe Biden for now because the group has reached an impasse over taxes that only President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) could resolve.
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
How To (Temporarily) Survive a Debtpocalypse  —  Intra-caucus dynamics on the GOP side seem to be dooming the debt limit talks.  Eric Cantor's preference is for John Boehner to sign a deal he can grumble about, so that when the GOP loses seats in 2012 he can challenge Boehner for the leadership.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Cantor pulls out  —  Eric Cantor pulled out of the debt ceiling talks …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Daily Kos
BooMan / Booman Tribune:
Republicans Appear Incapable of Compromise
Discussion: The Hill and Ballot Box
Reuters:
Republicans walk out of budget talks over taxes
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Budget Talks Near Collapse as G.O.P. Leader Quits
Discussion: Washington Monthly
The Note:
Mystery Candidate Leads to Walk Out at Ames Straw Poll Land Auction  —  ABC News' Russell Goldman (@GoldmanRussell) and Arlette Saenz (@ArletteSaenz) report:  —  A little bit of intrigue at the Ames straw poll land auction...  Representatives of Republican candidates are meeting today in Ames …
Discussion: USA Today and Ben Smith's Blog
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CNN:
Six GOP campaigns land spots for Ames Straw Poll  —  Washington (CNN) - Six Republican presidential campaigns secured spots Thursday to participate in the high stakes Ames Straw Poll in Iowa.  —  Multiple GOP sources told CNN that the former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann …
TAPPED:
The Rules of the Game  —  The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza joins …
Craig Robinson / The Iowa Republican:
Thaddeus McCotter Creates Chaos At Straw Poll Auction
Discussion: The Politico and Nice Deb
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney leads the way in Florida
Michele Chabin / USA Today:
U.S. Jews not able to fly on Delta flights to Saudi Arabia  —  JERUSALEM — Jews and Israelis, or passengers carrying any non-Islamic article of faith, will not be able to fly Delta Air Lines flights from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia under Delta's new partnership with Saudi Arabian Airlines.
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Is Rick Running?  —  A Republican campaign veteran tells us that Texas Governor Rick Perry has decided to run for President, though the official word from Team Perry is still a definite maybe.  —  A Republican campaign veteran tells us that Texas Governor Rick Perry has decided to run for President …
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
White House threatens to veto Defense bill  —  The White House on Thursday threatened to veto the 2012 defense appropriations bill.  —  “The administration strongly opposes a number of provisions in this bill.  If a bill is presented to the President that undermines his ability as commander …
Discussion: The Politico
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Robin Bravender / The Politico:
Senate Democrats: Long live the ‘czars’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and American Glob
Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire:
Confirmed: Obama to Address Same-Sex Marriage Debate Tonight  —  White House Press Secretary Jay Carney expects President Obama to break his recent silence on same-sex marriage at an LGBT fundraiser tonight.  But he doesn't anticipate any surprises, “I'm sure he will mention it,” said Carney to the White House press pool.
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Carney: Obama to ‘mention’ N.Y. marriage bill, but won't endorse it
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
EXCLUSIVE — Herman Cain: Jon Stewart Attacked Me 'Because I'm Black'  —  ThinkProgress filed this report from Iowa Falls, Iowa.  —  Earlier this month, ThinkProgress reported that GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain told an audience in Pella, Iowa that he would not sign a bill longer than three pages.
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Answering Andrew Sullivan on Allison Benedikt  —  Andrew weighs in on the Benedikt controversy with a thoughtful post, which you should read in full.  He writes, at the end: … The outrage comes form the fact that many of us — I would dare say most American Jews — believe that you just don't get to walk away.
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
President Obama's Afghanistan speech confirms America's decline  —  The American Century just ended.  This was the phrase coined by Henry Luce, which so aptly described America as the modern-day colossus, more powerful than any nation had ever been.  Wednesday night, President Obama said that power had reached its limit.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
‘Mission accomplished,’ Obama style
Discussion: New York Times and Weekly Standard
New York Post:
So much for real victory - unless, that is, it's merely a political one
Discussion: National Review and msnbc.com
Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
Military leaders know Obama's decision is a disaster  —  The press is reporting that the top military leaders have “endorsed” President Obama's Afghan troop withdrawal decision.  With all due respect to the fine reporters, that is not the news.  Under our Constitution …
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Why Obama Is Likely to Lose in 2012  —  Even a small drop in the share of black voters would wipe out his winning margin in North Carolina.  —  President Barack Obama is likely to be defeated in 2012.  The reason is that he faces four serious threats.  The economy is very weak and unlikely …
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Democrats Blue as Senate Acquires a Reddish Tinge  —  Larry J. Sabato and Kyle Kondik, U.Va. Center for Politics  —  As we take a fresh look at next year's Senate races, one thing is clear: Barring an unexpected reelection landslide by President Obama, Republicans are at least slightly favored to take the Senate.
Shelley Murphy / Boston Globe:
Whitey Bulger arrested  —  Boston gangster surrenders quietly in Calif. after 16 years on run  —  Fugitive South Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, wanted for 19 murders, was captured last night in Southern California, the result of a tip from FBI television spots that began airing this week.
Danny Hakim / City Room:
State Senate G.O.P. Near Decision on Gay-Marriage Vote  —  ALBANY — A decision on whether a vote will be held on same-sex marriage appears to be at hand.  —  The State Senate majority leader, Dean G. Skelos, said Thursday morning that his Republican caucus would meet later Thursday to discuss the issue of gay marriage.
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Liz Benjamin / Capital Tonight:
Senate Will Conference Gay Marriage Vote Today
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Stephen Moore / Wall Street Journal:
Drafting Rubio  —  The Republican nomination for president is completely up for grabs, but there's a lot of agreement on who the vice presidential pick should be: freshman senator Marco Rubio.  —  The Republican nomination for president is completely up for grabs, but there's a lot of agreement …
Jennifer Abbasi / Popular Science:
Why Sex With Creatures from the Future Is a Bad Idea  —  Researchers test sexual adaptations in time-traveling brine shrimp  —  When time travel finally becomes possible, we might want to think twice about getting it on.  According to a new study on tiny shrimp (Artemia franciscana) …
James Bovard / Wall Street Journal:
The Food-Stamp Crime Wave  —  The number of food-stamp recipients has soared to 44 million from 26 million in 2007.  Not surprisingly, fraud and abuse are rampant.  —  Millionaires are now legally entitled to collect food stamps as long as they have little or no monthly income.
Jack Shafer / Slate Magazine:
Who Is Jose Antonio Vargas?  —  A prominent journalist comes out as an illegal immigrant, raising additional questions about his real identity.  —  A prefatory note before I join the Jose Antonio Vargas commentary: I am an immigration dove, to pluck a pungent phrase from today's Twitter-stream.
The United States Department of Justice:
Two Men Charged in Plot to Attack Seattle Military Processing Center … SEATTLE - Two men were arrested late last night and are charged by criminal complaint with terrorism and firearms related charges.  The complaint alleges that Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, aka Joseph Anthony Davis, 33 …
Richard Stengel / Time:
U.S. Constitution Under Siege over Libya, Taxes, Health Care  —  DNA.  Sexting.  Airplanes.  The atom.  Television.  Medicare.  Collateralized debt obligations.  The germ theory of disease.  Miniskirts.  The internal combustion engine.  Computers.  Antibiotics.  Lady Gaga.
 
 
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