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Emily Shur / Newsweek:
Palin Plots Her Next Move — Sarah Palin hasn't jumped into the race for the White House (yet), but she believes the prize is there for the taking. In a conversation with Peter J. Boyer, Palin warns Boehner not to raise the debt ceiling, proclaims that Obama is beatable—and says the 2012 field is far from settled.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
For Boehner, Lofty Budget Goals Checked by Reality — WASHINGTON — At a private meeting about deficit reduction at the White House last week, Speaker John A. Boehner told his fellow Congressional leaders and President Obama that he did not spend 20 years working his way up to the top job …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Leans on G.O.P. for a Deal on Debt Ceiling — WASHINGTON — President Obama tried on Sunday to revive the chances for a sweeping budget agreement to reduce the nation's deficit and repair its perilous finances, but Congressional Republicans continued to balk, insisting on a more modest deal …
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Obama to lawmakers: Meet every day on debt deal
Obama to lawmakers: Meet every day on debt deal
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Damian Paletta / Washington Wire:
Top House Leaders Offer Conflicting Views Of Where Debt Talks Go Next
Top House Leaders Offer Conflicting Views Of Where Debt Talks Go Next
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
John Boehner Wants To Scale Down Debt Talks
John Boehner Wants To Scale Down Debt Talks
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Political leaders plan another day of deficit-reduction talks
Political leaders plan another day of deficit-reduction talks
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner backing away from grand compromise on debt
Boehner backing away from grand compromise on debt
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Jesse Washington / Chicago Sun Times:
The disappearing black middle class — Princeton Professor Cornel West (center) eagerly shakes the hand of President Barack Obama in June 2010. Today, West calls Obama “a black mascot of Wall Street oligarchs.” Pablo Martinez Monsivais~AP — Millions of Americans endured financial calamities in the recession.
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Matt Schneider / Mediaite:
Sen. McConnell: ‘Nobody Is Talking About Not Raising The Debt Ceiling’ In Congress — Senate Minority Leader Republican Mitch McConnell discussed the debt ceiling negotiations with Bret Baier on Fox News Sunday. McConnell was in agreement with Speaker John Boehner's decision not to support …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Most Voters Think President Obama is More Liberal Than They Are — As they have consistently, voters continue to believe that President Obama is more liberal than they are, though that number has reached a new low. — A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 52% …
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Tonya Mosley / KING-TV:
Kirkland 6-year-old patted down by TSA agents — A Kirkland family has filed a complaint claiming their 6-year-old son was singled out by TSA for a hand-search. KING 5's Tonya Mosley has the story.
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Italian Debt Adds to Fears in Euro Zone — LONDON — Top European officials planned to meet on Monday to wrestle with threats to the currency union as fears mounted that Italy could become a victim of the debt crisis even as discussions stalled over a second bailout for Greece.
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Luke Baker / Reuters:
Exclusive: EU calls emergency meeting as crisis stalks Italy
Exclusive: EU calls emergency meeting as crisis stalks Italy
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Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Petraeus Confident as He Leaves Afghanistan — KABUL, Afghanistan — Just days away from the end of his tour as the supreme military commander in Afghanistan, and the end of a 37-year military career, Gen. David H. Petraeus said he was leaving in the belief that his plan to turn around the war …
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Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:
Stop Obama's Egyptian Tank Sale — While everyone in Washington was concentrating on the debt crisis this week, the Obama administration attempted to slip through a questionable arms deal that requires serious scrutiny. Though it got little attention, the Defense Department officially notified Congress …
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Pawlenty: Science ‘In Dispute’ Over Whether Gays ‘Born This Way’ — This morning on Meet The Press, David Gregory pressed GOP presidential candidate Gov. Tim Pawlenty about his recent remarks that he likes Lady Gaga's song “Born This Way,” asking if he believes being gay is a choice.
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Johanna Kaiser / Associated Press:
Mass. city to pay wedded gay workers to offset tax — CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—When the city of Cambridge issues paychecks to its public employees, nearly two dozen workers find a federal tax on their income that their colleagues don't have to pay. — Like many people, these 22 school …
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