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John M. Broder / New York Times:
2 Republicans Open Door to Increases in Revenue — WASHINGTON — Two senior Republicans said Sunday that they might be open to raising new government revenue as part of a deal to resolve the dispute over the federal debt ceiling, but they warned that there was little time to enact a comprehensive deal.
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Balloon Juice
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Bill Clinton calls for corporate tax cut — ASPEN, Colo. — President Bill Clinton says the nation's corporate tax rate is “uncompetitive,” and called for a lower rate as part of a “mega-deal” to raise the debt ceiling. — “When I was president, we raised the corporate income-tax rates …
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Guardian and The Raw Story
Mike Allen / The Politico:
In surprise Aspen tour de force, Bill Clinton calls for corporate tax cut in debt ‘mega-deal’ …
In surprise Aspen tour de force, Bill Clinton calls for corporate tax cut in debt ‘mega-deal’ …
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The TrogloPundit, Man Are We Screwed and Right Wing News
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic Online:
Clinton Calls on Obama Not to ‘Blink’ on Debt-Ceiling Deal
Clinton Calls on Obama Not to ‘Blink’ on Debt-Ceiling Deal
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The Politico, CNN, The Hill and Connecting.the.Dots
Tom Moran:
Sweeney unleashes his fury as N.J. budget battle turns personal — TRENTON — Senate President Stephen Sweeney went to bed furious Thursday night after reviewing the governor's line-item veto of the state budget. — He woke up Friday morning even angrier.
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
‘I want to punch him in his head’ — The Newark Star-Ledger has some explosive quotes from one of the two Democratic legislative leaders who recently reached a compromise on a pension reform bill with Gov. Chris Christie regarding the overall state budget: … A Christie spokesman didn't immediately respond to an email.
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Weasel Zippers
New York Post:
Maid ‘laid’ low as DA paid for digs — She was turning tricks on the taxpayers' dime! — The Sofitel maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of a sex attack in his suite wasn't just a hotel hooker — she continued to work as a prostitute in a Brooklyn hotel where she was stashed by prosecutors, The Post has learned.
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Gawker and New York Times
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
When a Predator Collides With a Fabricator — SO what's the moral of this Manhattan immorality tale? — That the French are always right, even when their hauteur is irritating? — They were right about Iraq and America's rush to war. And they may be right about Dominique Strauss-Kahn and America's rush to judgment.
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Gothamist
New York Post:
Dominique Strauss-Kahn ‘refused to pay’ hooker maid for sex — She had dollar signs in her eyes. — Before she ever walked into Dominique Strauss-Kahn's dazzling suite at the Sofitel, his accuser was well aware of his VIP status — and planning to get her hands in his deep pockets, sources told The Post.
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New York Magazine, The Gateway Pundit, News Desk and Guardian
Rich Schapiro / NY Daily News:
Chaos on Christopher: Iconic Village stretch overrun by drug dealers, prostitutes, violent youths — Just past midnight in the heart of the West Village, a burly man in a black T-shirt approached a guy with his hands in his pockets. — “I got you. What do you need?” the beefy man asked …
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Pajamas Media and Gothamist
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Tale of Two Shutdowns — Minnesota's government shutdown has made national news, in part because it foreshadows, in some respects, the battle that will play out in Washington over the next month on the debt ceiling. What has happened in Minnesota is clearcut: our Republican legislature passed …
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The Politico and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
The Politico:
Herman Cain hits some speed bumps — Herman Cain's presidential campaign should be flying high. — Last week, the highly anticipated first poll from the Des Moines Register put him in third place, with 10 percent support, ahead of more well-known presidential hopefuls.
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The Other McCain and Iowa Caucuses
Jeffrey H. Anderson / Weekly Standard:
Obama's Economists: ‘Stimulus’ Has Cost $278,000 per Job — The stimulus is now causing the economy to shed jobs. — When the Obama administration releases a report on the Friday before a long weekend, it's clearly not trying to draw attention to the report's contents.
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The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, The TrogloPundit, Doug Ross and Michelle Malkin
Erik Kirschbaum / Reuters:
Greek sovereignty to be massively limited: Juncker — (Reuters) - Greece faces severe restrictions on its sovereignty and must privatize state assets on a scale similar to the sell off of East German firms in the 1990s after communism fell, Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said.
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Zandar Versus The Stupid and Corrente
Andrew Beatty / Agence France Presse:
Libya rebels ready to push towards Tripoli — Buoyed by French arms drops and intensified NATO air strikes on the regime's frontline armour, Libya's rebel army said it is poised for an offensive that could put it within striking distance of Tripoli. — The rebels' announcement late …
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Weasel Zippers
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Maria Golovnina / Reuters:
Gaddafi can stay in Libya if he quits: rebel chief
Gaddafi can stay in Libya if he quits: rebel chief
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Associated Press, Informed Comment, Attackerman and New York Magazine