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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 …
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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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The Iowa Republican:
Cain Loses Iowa Director and Straw Poll Coordinator — Herman Cain's Iowa Director, Tina Goff, told TheIowaRepublican.com that she has submitted her resignation and is no longer working for the campaign. In addition to Goff's resignation, TheIowaRepublican.com can confirm that Kevin Hall has also left the campaign.
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Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller and Pam's House Blend
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Herman Cain Hauls In $2.46M In Fundraising, ‘No Debt’ — Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain is a grassroots sensation on the 2012 presidential campaign trail. Now we know what that looks like as a dollar figure: Cain brought in $2.46 million in campaign contributions …
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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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Mark Landler / The Caucus:
Obama Again Assails Tax Breaks — 7:32 a.m. | Updated President Obama on Saturday repeated his challenge to Republicans to accept higher taxes on wealthy people and corporate interests, as part of a plan to reduce the budget deficit. — In remarks prepared for his weekly address …
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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 …
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 …
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Tony Mauro / The BLT:
Solicitor General Joins Plea to Stay Execution of Humberto Leal
Solicitor General Joins Plea to Stay Execution of Humberto Leal
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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 …
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
White House says stimulus boosted employment by as many as 3.6M jobs
White House says stimulus boosted employment by as many as 3.6M jobs
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David Dayen / news.firedoglake.com:
The Social Security Benefit Cut in the Debt Limit Talks — One of the more insidious possibilities in a debt limit deal is the use of something called “chained CPI,” which would result in changes to how the government calculates the annual cost of living adjustment.
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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 …
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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 …
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Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
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.
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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.
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Brad Johnson / ThinkProgress:
Global Warming Hates The Fourth Of July — As fossil fuel pollution heats the planet, one of the casualties is the traditional celebration of the founding of the United States. The record droughts, floods, and storms fueled by global warming are causing widespread bans on fireworks …
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Pro Perry effort hires former Newt staffer in Iowa — The group “Americans for Rick Perry,” which made headlines in the last two days for trying to light a fire for the Texas governor in the form of support at the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa next month, is making hires - including a top former Newt Gingrich staffer, sources told POLITICO.
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The Other McCain and FrumForum
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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Washington Post, The Other McCain, Outside the Beltway and Iowa Caucuses
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Tim Pawlenty raises $4.2 million
Tim Pawlenty raises $4.2 million
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Michael Hirsh / NationalJournal.com:
Defining Down War — Obama is already adept at going to war without saying so, but the team of Panetta and Petraeus is likely to turn this age-old deception into an art form. — Each day for the last three months, NATO has issued a classified order dividing the ongoing air war in Libya …
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New Atlanticist, Outside the Beltway and Man Are We Screwed