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12:25 AM ET, July 2, 2011

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John Eligon / New York Times:
Strauss-Kahn Is Released as Case Teeters  —  Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest on Friday as the sexual assault case against him moved one step closer to dismissal after prosecutors told a Manhattan judge that they had serious problems with the case.
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Globe and Mail:
Letter from prosecutors on the accuser of Strauss-Kahn  —  The following is a letter New York prosecutors sent to defence lawyers for former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn that details inconsistencies in the story of the woman who accused Mr. Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault.
Robert Kuttner:
Applying Occam's Razor to Strauss-Kahn  —  The latest leaks from prosecutors suggesting that Strauss-Kahn's accuser is less than reliable may well result in an early settlement of the case.  Strauss-Kahn, who is now out of a job, may even resurrect his campaign for president of France …
Andrew Cohen / The Atlantic Online:
5 Ways to Think About The Times' Strauss-Kahn Story
New York Post:
Maid who accused DSK of sexual assault repeatedly lied: sources
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
U.S. opposes Mexican's execution  —  Making the unusual move of trying to stop a state execution, the Obama Administration on Friday afternoon urged the Supreme Court to delay temporarily the scheduled execution in Texas next Thursday of a Mexican national, Humberto Leal Garcia …
Discussion: UrbanGrounds
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Mike Lowe / WITI:
EXCLUSIVE: FOX6 talks to four of the seven Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices
Jeffrey Rosen / The New Republic:
Why I Miss Sandra Day O'Connor
Tony Mauro / The BLT:
Solicitor General Joins Plea to Stay Execution of Humberto Leal
Discussion: Josh Blackman's Blog
TMZ.com:
Maria Shriver Files for Divorce from Arnold  —  TMZ has learned Maria Shriver has pulled the trigger on her marriage ... she just filed for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger ... and we've learned, there is NO PRENUP.  —  In the divorce petition, obtained by TMZ, Shriver cites …
Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
White House releases staffers' salaries  —  The top earners in the Obama White House take home $172,200 a year, according to figures posted on whitehouse.gov Friday afternoon.  —  Twenty-one administration officials earn the top salary, including Chief of Staff Bill Daley …
Discussion: CNN and FrumForum
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
White House says stimulus boosted employment by as many as 3.6M jobs
Alexander Burns / Reuters:
Herman Cain's top Iowa staff resigns  —  A few days after two senior aides in New England, the other shoe drops on Herman Cain in Iowa: … Cain spokeswoman Ellen Carmichael told POLITICO a few days ago that the New Hampshire staff would be replaced in short order.
Discussion: FrumForum
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The Iowa Republican:
Cain Loses Iowa Director and Straw Poll Coordinator
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:
Pawlenty Raises $4.2 Million, Ron Paul Collects $4.5 Million in Quarter  —  Former Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty raised about $4.2 million during the second quarter in his bid for the White House, his campaign announced Friday afternoon.  That number is respectable …
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The Note:
Pawlenty Raised $4.2 Million During Second Quarter
Discussion: The Hill
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Laura D'Andrea Tyson Can't Possibly Be Treasury Secretary  —  I've heard some chatter that were Timothy Geithner to step down, Laura Tyson might replace him as Treasury Secretary but it's clear from what she's wrote today that she's far too sensible to be confirmed: … Crazy talk.
Discussion: Economix
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The Politico:
Whiteboard Archives … JUNE 30, 2011 - 04:38PM
Discussion: Hullabaloo and ThinkProgress
Mark Halperin / The Daily Beast:
Why Mark Halperin Is a D—k  —  The political commentator erred in speaking disrespectfully of the president.  His far greater sin: being so cowed by conservatives that he's offended by Obama's mild poke at the GOP.  —  Here's why Mark Halperin is a disgrace.
Pete Vonder Haar / Hair Balls:
Sarah Palin Sneak Preview: The Agony of The Undefeated  —  ​There was an advance screening last night of The Undefeated, the new film by Stephen K. Bannon that traces the rise of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin from her early years as mayor of Wasilla to John McCain's 2008 Vice-Presidential candidate …
Lori Jane Gliha / Phoenix, Arizona:
Weapons linked to controversial ATF strategy found in Valley crimes  —  PHOENIX - Weapons linked to a questionable government strategy are turning up in crimes in Valley neighborhoods.  —  For months the ABC15 Investigators have been searching through police reports and official government documents.
Discussion: YID With LID and Hot Air
Elizabeth Williamson / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Snub Scuttles Trade-Deal Hearing  —  WASHINGTON—Republicans boycotted a key Senate hearing Thursday on three pending free-trade deals amid a political row over whether to renew a 50-year-old program that helps workers who lose their jobs as a result of trade agreements.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Dems dig in: GOP trying to sabotage economy on purpose
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Dems pounce on Romney's latest mega flip-flop  —  Yesterday Mitt Romney backtracked on one of his core campaign messages — that Obama made the economy “worse” — and the Democratic National Committee has rushed out a new video documenting the flip-flop with footage.
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Romney Repeatedly Said Obama ‘Made The Recession Worse,’ Now Claims 'I Didn't Say That Things Are Worse'
Discussion: Washington Monthly and msnbc.com
Ian / CBS Los Angeles:
Official Calls For Riverside, 12 Other Counties To Secede From California  —  RIVERSIDE (CBS) — Is the state of California about to go “South”?  —  Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone apparently thinks so, after proposing that the county lead a campaign for as many as 13 Southern California counties to secede from the state.
The Official Home of the Department of Defense:
IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Message to the Department of Defense from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta  —  “Today, I was honored to take the oath of office to become the 23rd Secretary of Defense.  I am mindful of the great responsibility the President has entrusted to me, and I will work with you …
Radley Balko / The Huffington Post:
Cory Maye To Be Released From Prison … MONTICELLO, Miss. — After 10 years of incarceration, and seven years after a jury sentenced him to die, 30-year-old Cory Maye will soon be going home.  Mississippi Circuit Court Judge Prentiss Harrell signed a plea agreement Friday morning …
Marist Poll:
7/1: Independence Day — Seventeen Seventy When?  —  Just in time for the July 4th weekend, the Marist Poll has asked Americans in which year the United States declared its independence.  And, the result is many Americans need to brush up on their American history.
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Employees had been increasingly troubled by Gingrich's Tiffany purchases  —  Employees of presidential candidate Newt Gingrich grew increasingly concerned in recent years about their boss's purchases from luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co., worried that if he followed through on plans to run …
Amb. Vassilis Kaskarelis / The Huffington Post:
Focusing All on Greece Ignores the Elephant in the Room  —  Greece has become a household word recently, regrettably, for the wrong reasons.  Barely a day has passed during the last fifteen months when its imminent default and doom as well as the Euro's consequent demise have not been predicted.
Discussion: National Review
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
NY Catholic Bishop Bans Legislators Who Supported Marriage Equality From Catholic Parish And School Events  —  New York's successful marriage equality effort was marked by an outpouring of support from religious groups.  About 727 clergy and congregations across faiths and denominations signed on to the push for marriage equality.
Discussion: CNSNews
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Barbara Boxer's blatant rewriting of history  —  (Paul Sakuma/AP) “I think we ought to go back to the people and the party that was the only party and the only people to balance the budget in 40 years.  I hate to break it to my Republican friends, but that is the Democratic Party.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 
 
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Jenna Greene / The BLT:
D.C. Circuit Declines to Wade Into Yucca Mountain Dispute
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
Spencer Ackerman / Danger Room:
‘Some Will Call Me a Torturer’: CIA Man Reveals Secret Jail
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Obama campaign to go on the offensive against conservative critics of Israel stance
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Mark Kelly: I'm not running for office
Discussion: CNN and Ballot Box
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
W.H. picks counterterrorism chief
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Los Angeles Times:
Amazon fights California sales tax requirement
Phillip Longman / Washington Monthly:
The Case for Not-Quite-So-High-Speed Rail
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 Earlier Items: 
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Reid: Millionaires should pay more taxes for deficit reduction
Wall Street Journal:
The Jobless Summer  —  Why only one in four teens is employed.
Discussion: Hot Air, Maggie's Farm and 24Ahead
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Mika: ‘Morning Joe’ Being Pressured To Invite More Pro-Obama Flacks
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
California Republicans push Rick Perry to run
Discussion: USA Today and The Daily Caller
Gina Pace / NY Daily News:
Glenn Beck to move to Texas; rents $20,000-a-month house
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Minnesota government begins historic shutdown
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
To the Limit  —  In about a month, if nothing is done …
 

 
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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