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11:05 AM ET, July 4, 2011

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UPDATED: Think Talks with the Group That Hacked A Fox News Twitter Account — UPDATE: Perhaps deciding on a different strategy, The Script Kiddies have scrubbed all past mentions of their hack of the Fox News Politics Twitter account and replaced them with alarming and, most importantly, fake accounts of President Obama's death.

Discussion: Guardian

Fox News:

Foxnewspolitics Twitter Feed Hacked — FoxNews.com's Twitter feed for political news, FoxNewspolitics, was hacked early Monday morning. — Hackers sent out several malicious and false tweets claiming that President Obama had been assassinated. Those reports are incorrect, of course …

Discussion: TPMDC and Mediaite

Matt Brian / The Next Web:

Hackers claim Fox News' Twitter account, report fake Obama shooting — Fox has found it has been made the target of a hacking campaign once again after attackers managed to compromise the Fox News Politics Twitter account and used it to spread misinformation that the president had been shot and killed.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Mashable!, The Powers That Be and The Raw Story, more at Techmeme »

The Huffington Post:

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Discussion: Guardian, Gawker, THiNK Magazine, TechCrunch and TVNewser

BBC:

Fox News hacker tweets Obama dead — Hackers have taken over a Twitter account belonging to US broadcaster Fox News and declared President Obama dead. — The @foxnewspolitics feed stated: “BREAKING NEWS: @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much.”

Discussion: Politics

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.

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Other McCain and The Gateway Pundit

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.

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
When a Predator Collides With a Fabricator

Discussion: Gothamist

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.

Discussion: GoozNews, Man Are We Screwed, Balloon Juice and FrumForum

Mike Allen / The Politico:
Bill Clinton calls for corporate tax cut

Discussion: The Raw Story, Guardian and Zandar Versus The Stupid

Mike Allen / The Politico:
What Bill Clinton thinks of GOP 2012ers

Discussion: The Hill and The Atlantic Online

Aleister / American Glob:

Wisconsin Democrat Party Spokesman Calls For Violence Against Republicans, Used To Write For The Washington Post And The Onion — And now... a special message about the importance of civility in politics, brought to you by the same people who continually claim the Tea Party is a bunch of violent extremists.

Discussion: Doug Ross and Moe Lane

Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:

Rand Paul Plans Senate Filibuster Over Debt Ceiling … WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is planning a Senate filibuster next week in an attempt to force debt ceiling negotiations into the open. — “We've had not one minute of debate about the debt ceiling in any committee,” …

Discussion: Daily Kos, Connecting.the.Dots, Man Are We Screwed, The Daily Caller and FrumForum

Senator Rand Paul / C-SPAN Recent Events:
WASHINGTON, DC — On Newsmakers, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) …

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Raw Replay and Balloon Juice

New York Post:

That's the ticket! — A Prominent Republican is joining a prominent Democrat in predicting that Gov. Cuomo will become President Obama's running mate for vice president next year. — Former New York GOP boss William Powers, credited with playing a key role in electing Rudy Giuliani mayor …

Discussion: JammieWearingFool and Weasel Zippers

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.

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, New York Magazine, Booman Tribune, The Gateway Pundit, Man Are We Screwed, The TrogloPundit and Suburban Guerrilla

Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
‘I want to punch him in his head’

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and iOwnTheWorld.com

Carlotta Gall / New York Times:

Pakistani Military Still Cultivates Militant Groups, a Former Fighter Says — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani military continues to nurture a broad range of militant groups as part of a three-decade strategy of using proxies against its neighbors and American forces in Afghanistan …

Discussion: Swampland and The Heritage Foundation

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 …

Discussion: Don Surber, Pajamas Media and Gothamist