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New York Times:
Strauss-Kahn Case Faces Test in Hearing — The sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse as investigators have uncovered major holes in the credibility of the housekeeper who charged that he attacked her in his Manhattan hotel suite in May, according to two well-placed law enforcement officials.
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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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Runnin' Scared, New York Magazine, Above the Law, Guardian and FrumForum
New York Post:
Maid who accused DSK of sexual assault repeatedly lied: sources — The maid who accused former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn of a violent sex attack in his Midtown hotel room has repeatedly lied to prosecutors and is “personally associated” with money launderers and drug dealers …
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Gothamist, Daniel W. Drezner and iOwnTheWorld.com
Andrew Cohen / The Atlantic Online:
5 Ways to Think About The Times' Strauss-Kahn Story — The facts laid out by the paper virtually guarantee that prosecutors would lose the case if they were to proceed to trial — The one immutable fact about high-profile cases, especially at the beginning, is that the people …
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Guardian, Politics and AMERICAblog News
New York Times:
News of Turnaround in Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case Stuns France — PARIS — News of the possible collapse of sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn hit France on Friday morning like a whirlwind, upending political calculations, challenging moral assumptions and apparently vindicating supporters …
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Guardian, Althouse, Outside the Beltway, New York Magazine and FrumForum
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Minnesota government begins historic shutdown — Dayton renewed his call to tax the rich; GOP pointed to harm of long-term debt. The governor and legislative leaders worked into the evening in a last-ditch bid for resolution. — Talks imploded Thursday between DFL Gov. Mark Dayton …
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Tim Mak / The Politico:
Tim Pawlenty: Shutdown could be a good thing — In a press conference just hours before the shutdown to defend his record as Minnesota governor, Tim Pawlenty said that he wished the 2005 government shutdown he presided over would have lasted longer, and that the paralysis underway now in the state could be a good thing.
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Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, TPMDC and FrumForum
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Minnesota government shuts down after tax plan torpedoes budget
Minnesota government shuts down after tax plan torpedoes budget
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Indecision Forever
Abby Phillip / The Politico:
Fact checking a claim on tax breaks — 'I think it's only fair to ask an oil company .... to give up a tax break,' Obama said. — AP Photo — President Obama used oil barons and corporate jet owners to anchor his opposition to Republicans' demands on taxes in his press conference on Wednesday.
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The Other McCain
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David Freddoso / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Heritage: Yes, Obama still owns the tax break for corporate jets
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Heritage: Yes, Obama still owns the tax break for corporate jets
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The Politico, Hot Air and Booman Tribune
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Heritage Foundation Refusing To Admit It Made A Mistake On Tax Preference For Corporate Jets
Heritage Foundation Refusing To Admit It Made A Mistake On Tax Preference For Corporate Jets
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TPMDC and iOwnTheWorld.com
John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
President Gets Flak for Jet-Tax Idea
President Gets Flak for Jet-Tax Idea
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The New Republic, FrumForum and The Hill
Mike Gonzalez / The Heritage Foundation:
White House Wastes Time Attacking Heritage
White House Wastes Time Attacking Heritage
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White House Dossier and NewsBusters.org blogs
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Senate GOP mocks president with video of Obama on golf course — Senate Republicans on Friday said President Obama should look in the mirror before questioning their work ethic. — The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the Senate GOP's campaign arm, released a Web video …
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Right Wing News, FrumForum and Washington Monthly
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama's fighting tone could buy room with left for a deal with right
Obama's fighting tone could buy room with left for a deal with right
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Prairie Weather
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Section 4 Of The 14th Amendment Was Designed To Stop Boehner — Kevin Drum is skeptical that the Obama administration would really be within its rights to ignore the debt ceiling: … Jack Balkin delves into the legislative history and shows why the 14th Amendment has a provision guaranteeing …
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Talking Points Memo, Grasping Reality … and Democracy in America
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Union curbs rescue a Wisconsin school district — “This is a disaster,” said Mark Miller, the Wisconsin Senate Democratic leader, in February after Republican Gov. Scott Walker proposed a budget bill that would curtail the collective bargaining powers of some public employees.
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The Moderate Voice, Betsy's Page, americanthinker.com, Questions and Observations, Althouse and UrbanGrounds
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 …
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USA Today, The Raw Story, New York Magazine and The Page
New York Times:
White House Sees Date for Budget Deal or Bust — WASHINGTON — The White House believes it must strike a budget deal with Congress by July 22 to avoid a risk of defaulting on the national debt, Democratic officials briefed on the negotiations said Thursday, as Senate leaders canceled …
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The Politico, Bloomberg, The Caucus, Outside the Beltway, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*, CNN and FrumForum
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Pushes for a Deficit Deal by July 22
Obama Pushes for a Deficit Deal by July 22
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Washington Post, James Pethokoukis, Politics, TPMDC, New York Times, New York Magazine and White House Dossier
JSOnline:
Firefighters union throws cold water on 9-11 float — These days, almost anything can get caught in the blender of Wisconsin's union politics. — It can even happen to a Fourth of July parade float honoring firefighters and cops killed on Sept. 11, 2001.
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National Review, alicublog, The TrogloPundit, Pajamas Media and Don Surber
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
To the Limit — In about a month, if nothing is done, the federal government will hit its legal debt limit. There will be dire consequences if this limit isn't raised. At best, we'll suffer an economic slowdown; at worst we'll plunge back into the depths of the 2008-9 financial crisis.
Gina Pace / NY Daily News:
Glenn Beck to move to Texas; rents $20,000-a-month house — New Yorkers better get their heckling in fast, because Glenn Beck is headed for the Lone Star State. — The TV host and commentator recently sold his New Canaan, Conn., mansion, to Maura Abeln Smith, recently named general counsel of PepsiCo, for $3.6 million.
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Gawker, Pajamas Media, UrbanGrounds and Trail Blazers Blog
The Politico:
Thad McCotter to join W.H. race Friday — Thaddeus McCotter will file paperwork on Friday to become the eighth Republican candidate for president, a McCotter adviser told POLITICO. — McCotter spent four days in Iowa this week and came away “feeling positive” about his reception, the adviser said.
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Jackie Kucinich / USA Today:
Rep. McCotter to launch presidential bid on July 2
Rep. McCotter to launch presidential bid on July 2
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Gawker, Hot Air, msnbc.com, The Moderate Voice, TPMDC, Slate, Weasel Zippers, Outside the Beltway, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Daily Caller
Donald Rumsfeld / Wall Street Journal:
The Peril of Deep Defense Cuts — Our country has taken an axe to the national security budget after every war of the 20th century. And every time we later regretted it. — Today Leon Panetta will take the oath to become our nation's 23rd secretary of defense.
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Washington Post, The Heritage Foundation and Man Are We Screwed
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Reuters:
Ohio governor signs law allowing guns in bars — (Reuters) - Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich on Thursday signed into law a bill that allows gun owners in the state to carry concealed weapons into bars and other places where alcohol is served. — The measure, which was forwarded …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Man Are We Screwed and Shakesville
Mary Williams Walsh / New York Times:
Two Rulings Find Cuts in Public Pensions Permissible — Judges in Colorado and Minnesota have dismissed court challenges by retired public workers whose pensions had been cut — developments that may embolden other states and cities to use pension reductions as a tool to help balance their budgets.
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The Moderate Voice, Hold Fast and Balloon Juice
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
California Republicans push Rick Perry to run — Texas Gov. Rick Perry at an event in San Diego on Wednesday. (Gregory Bull / Associated Press) — A group of California lawmakers and former elected officials are calling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to run for president after meeting with him Thursday in Sacramento.
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USA Today and The Daily Caller