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2:50 PM ET, July 2, 2011

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New York Times:
Strauss-Kahn Accuser's Call Alarmed Prosecutors  —  Twenty-eight hours after a housekeeper at the Sofitel New York said she was sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, she spoke by phone to a boyfriend in an immigration jail in Arizona.  —  Investigators with the Manhattan district …
Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
Obama: We can't afford to keep every tax break  —  President Obama used his weekly address to reiterate his demand for ending tax breaks for “millionaires and billionaires” in any budget deal to raise the nation's debt limit.  —  “It would be nice if we could keep every tax break, but we can't afford them,” Obama said.
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The White House:
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Cutting the Deficit and Creating Jobs  —  WASHINGTON- In this week's address, President Obama spoke to the American people about reducing the nation's deficit and creating jobs across the country.  The President emphasized the need for Government to live within its means …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Paul Krugman
Mark Landler / The Caucus:
Obama Again Assails Tax Breaks
Discussion: Daily Kos and FrumForum
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
The Failure of Al Gore Part Three: Singing the Climate Blues  —  Some readers are wondering why I am spending so much time analyzing the political problems of a former vice president.  It is not out of any personal animus toward Mr. Gore.  Though I'm not expecting any invitations …
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.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Herman Cain Hauls In $2.46M In Fundraising, ‘No Debt’
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
China's Stimulus  —  Word from Prime Minister Wen Jiabao : … Now obviously what Wen doesn't add to that is “and a lot of this new construction is pretty wasteful.”  But the reality is that it is.  People often say that China has a billion people.  But it doesn't.  It has over 1.3 billion people.
Discussion: Eschaton
Associated Press:
Justice Ginsburg Not Leaving Court ‘Anytime Soon’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and liberals have a nightmare vision of the Supreme Court's future: President Barack Obama is defeated for re-election next year and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at 78 the oldest justice, soon finds her health will not allow her to continue on the bench.
Discussion: Althouse and Outside the Beltway
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
U.S. opposes Mexican's execution
Discussion: UrbanGrounds
Tony Mauro / The BLT:
Solicitor General Joins Plea to Stay Execution of Humberto Leal
Discussion: Josh Blackman's Blog
David Gambacorta / Philly.com:
On Obama's visit, presidential seal blew off his limo on I-76; it later was recovered  —  There's nothing quite like that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you just know that you've lost something important.  —  It happens to people all the time - especially travelers.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Weasel Zippers
New York Times:
U.S. Expands Its Drone War Into Somalia  —  WASHINGTON — The clandestine American military campaign to combat Al Qaeda's franchise in Yemen is expanding to fight the Islamist militancy in Somalia, as new evidence indicates that insurgents in the two countries are forging closer ties …
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Runnin' Scared
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
DOJ: Court Should Not Dismiss Karen Golinski's Health Benefits Claim, Should Instead Find DOMA Unconstitutional  —  Today, the Department of Justice filed a brief in federal court employee Karen Golinski's federal court challenge, supporting her lawsuit seeking access to equal health benefits …
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 …
Agence France Presse:
Hamas slams Greece for barring Gaza aid ship  —  DAMASCUS — The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Friday denounced Greece after its coastguard intercepted a US vessel which tried to sail to Gaza to break Israel blockade of the coastal strip.  —  In a statement issued by its political leadership …
marketplace.publicradio.org:
Former Obama economic adviser warns on debt limit  —  In one of his first interviews since leaving the White House, former National Economic Council director Larry Summers says he believes “reason will prevail” in negotiations over the debt limit because a default would spark a second …
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: Outside the Beltway, CNN and FrumForum
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Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Google hiring 12 lobbying firms as FTC readies antitrust probe
Discussion: New York Magazine and FrumForum
Peter Orszag / Bloomberg:
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Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Ynetnews:
Swiss party ad features Jewish doll
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Jason Burke / Guardian:
Saudi Arabia's clerics challenge King Abdullah's reform agenda
Discussion: Jihad Watch and AMERICAblog News
David Dayen / news.firedoglake.com:
The Social Security Benefit Cut in the Debt Limit Talks
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Pro Perry effort hires former Newt staffer in Iowa
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Pete Vonder Haar / Hair Balls:
Sarah Palin Sneak Preview: The Agony of The Undefeated
Lori Jane Gliha / Phoenix, Arizona:
Weapons linked to controversial ATF strategy found in Valley crimes
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Laura D'Andrea Tyson Can't Possibly Be Treasury Secretary
Discussion: Economix
Amb. Vassilis Kaskarelis / The Huffington Post:
Focusing All on Greece Ignores the Elephant in the Room
Discussion: National Review
Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:
Pawlenty Raises $4.2 Million, Ron Paul Collects $4.5 Million in Quarter
 

 
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
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David Pierce / The Verge:
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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
US House Speaker Mike Johnson says the GOP “probably will” try to repeal the CHIPS Act, but then walks it back, saying the GOP may “further streamline” the bill

 
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