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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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The Politico:
John Boehner's ‘grand bargain’ - with House GOP — Speaker John Boehner's decision not to “go big” on a debt-limit deal is the starkest demonstration yet of the limits of the Ohio Republican's power. — The internal GOP backlash against his efforts to secure a package of $4 trillion …
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The Page, No More Mister Nice Blog, Patterico's Pontifications and White House Dossier
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama, GOP back to where they started: The debt ceiling — It started with a simple objective: Raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. — Then the Republicans began demanding big budget cuts in exchange for increasing the debt ceiling. — Then the Democrats began demanding higher taxes …
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The Reaction
Jill / Pundit & Pundette:
All Dems want is more taxing and spending
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National Review, Poor Richard's News, Cold Fury and Rasmussen Reports
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Palin warns Boehner on debt ceiling deal
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Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Debt reduction talks in limbo as clock ticks toward Aug. 2 deadline
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Global Public Square, The BLT and Crooks and Liars
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Tries To Re-Sell Republicans On A Grand Debt Ceiling Deal
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Open Congress
The Politico:
Obama: ‘If not now, when?’ — President Barack Obama called …
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Boston Globe, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Sky Dancing, New York Magazine, Taylor Marsh, CNN and Outside the Beltway
Craig Robinson / The Iowa Republican:
TIR Poll: Bachmann Overtakes Romney in Iowa — Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has surpassed former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in a recent Iowa poll that was conducted by TheIowaRepublican.com. With Bachmann now leading in Iowa, Romney has fallen to second place …
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann in first place, Iowa Republican poll finds — The time stamp is a little dusty, but these newly released numbers from the Iowa Republican website will only add to the sense of Bachmann mo': … This poll was taken a few days after last month's Des Moines Register survey …
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The Hill
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Michele Bachmann: While you weren't looking, she's taken over the GOP lead in Iowa
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Minnesota Independent, Pirate's Cove and Washington Wire
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
2012 Republican presidential campaign: Who will Iowa's Ames Straw Poll make, break?
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The Page
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Economy Faces a Jolt as Benefit Checks Run Out — An extraordinary amount of personal income is coming directly from the government. — Close to $2 of every $10 that went into Americans' wallets last year were payments like jobless benefits, food stamps, Social Security and disability, according to an analysis by Moody's Analytics.
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Washington Monthly, TalkLeft, Balloon Juice and The Consumerist
Mirror.co.uk:
Phone hacking: 9/11 victims ‘may have had mobiles tapped by News of the World reporters’ — DESPERATE Rupert Murdoch yesterday flew to London to try to save his crumbling empire. — He arrived in a cowboy-style hat to be hit by claims News of the World reporters hacked the phones of 9/11 victims.
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Andrew Whitaker / The Scotsman:
‘Rebekah Brooks is my No1 priority,’ says defiant Murdoch
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Guardian, more at Mediagazer »
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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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
No, We Can't? Or Won't? — If you were shocked by Friday's job report, if you thought we were doing well and were taken aback by the bad news, you haven't been paying attention. The fact is, the United States economy has been stuck in a rut for a year and a half.
Wall Street Journal:
Taxes Upon Taxes Upon . . . Obama wants $1 trillion in taxes on top of what he's already signed. — So the fondest Washington hopes for a grand debt-limit deal have broken down over taxes. House Speaker John Boehner said late Saturday that he couldn't move ahead with a $4 trillion deal …
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Betsy's Page, Wizbang, Cold Fury and The Lonely Conservative
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Obama vs. Obama — Not long ago, Obama warned that raising taxes in a struggling economy is “the last thing you want to do.” — In a 75-minute meeting Sunday night, President Obama once again demanded that more than $1 trillion in tax increases be part of any deficit reduction package attached to a vote on the debt ceiling.
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The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative and Cold Fury
Wall Street Journal:
The Necessity of U.S. Naval Power — Our maritime forces provide an unmatched advantage. — All our citizens, and especially our servicemen and women, expect and deserve a thorough review of critical security decisions. After all, decisions today will affect the nation's strategic position for future generations.
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Information Dissemination and Attackerman
New York Post:
Weiner and wife toast their wedding — Anthony Weiner escaped to Miami for a romantic weekend with wife Huma to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Witnesses told us that the couple, who married a year ago on Long Island, looked very much in love as they dined with friends …
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