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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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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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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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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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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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Two Top Republican Lawmakers Form Unusual Bond — WASHINGTON — When Speaker John A. Boehner was pressed on whether he shared Senator Mitch McConnell's view on wringing savings out of Medicare in the continuing debt limit fight, he hardly waited for the questioner to finish.
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David Rogers / The Politico:
Ghost of Gipper looms over GOP
Ghost of Gipper looms over GOP
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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
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Romney Bucks Congressional Republicans, Backs Assistance For Workers Who Lost Jobs To Trade
Romney Bucks Congressional Republicans, Backs Assistance For Workers Who Lost Jobs To Trade
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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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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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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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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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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.
Mike Lowe / WITI:
EXCLUSIVE: FOX6 talks to four of the seven Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices — Grabbing the microphone - and the spotlight. Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser did both when FOX6's Mike Lowe attempted to speak with him about the serious allegations of a physical altercation with Justice Anne Walsh Bradley on Thursday.
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Eric Kleefeld / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:
Prosser Grabs Reporter's Microphone, Quickly Hands It Back (VIDEO)
Prosser Grabs Reporter's Microphone, Quickly Hands It Back (VIDEO)
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Reid: Millionaires should pay more taxes for deficit reduction — The Democratic leader of the Senate has introduced a measure asking the wealthy to make a large contribution to deficit reduction. — The resolution offered by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) …
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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Dems dig in: GOP trying to sabotage economy on purpose — In recent weeks, there's been some question as to how far Dems are willing to go in making the explosive charge that Republicans are deliberately trying to sabotage the economy in order to improve their chances of defeating President Obama in 2012.
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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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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 …
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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 …
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
W.H. picks counterterrorism chief — President Barack Obama plans to nominate the top lawyer at the National Security Agency as the next director of the National Counterterrorism Center, replacing a predecessor who started on the job during the Bush administration, the White House announced Friday afternoon.
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Phillip Longman / Washington Monthly:
The Case for Not-Quite-So-High-Speed Rail — The bad news: Republicans have torpedoed plans for American bullet trains. The good news: The Obama administration is quietly building a slower, but potentially much better, rail system. — This principle is also illustrated by Amtrak's highly successful …
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