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11:35 AM ET, July 11, 2011

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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 …
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Palin warns Boehner on debt ceiling deal  —  Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has issued a stern warning to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) as Boehner sits down with President Obama Sunday night to negotiate a raising of the debt ceiling: don't do it.  —  Palin, in an interview appearing …
Bloomberg:
Obama Challenges Republicans for Debt-Plan Details
James Pethokoukis:
No big budget deal? Blame Obama, not Boehner
Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Obama huddles with Hispanic groups to woo support for 2012 race
Discussion: Washington Post and Weasel Zippers
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Tries To Re-Sell Republicans On A Grand Debt Ceiling Deal
Discussion: Open Congress
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:
Tim Pawlenty keeps up Michele Bachmann bashing
Discussion: Hot Air and The Page
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Michele Bachmann: While you weren't looking, she's taken over the GOP lead in Iowa
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:   Pawlenty Is Right: Bachmann Has Accomplished Very Little
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann in first place, Iowa Republican poll finds
Discussion: Fox Nation, The Hill and TPMDC
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
2012 Republican presidential campaign: Who will Iowa's Ames Straw Poll make, break?
Discussion: The Page
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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The Independent:
I was targeted too, Gordon Brown to say  —  Gordon Brown will today break his silence over the News International scandal by accusing Rupert Murdoch's organisation of targeting his personal information, The Independent has learnt.  —  In a dramatic intervention in the deepening scandal …
Discussion: Guardian
Guardian:
News International papers targeted Gordon Brown  —  Newspapers obtained details from the former prime minister's bank account and legal file and his family's medical records  —  Journalists from across News International repeatedly targeted the former prime minister Gordon Brown …
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.
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.
Discussion: DailyHowler.com and The Impolitic
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.
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.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL  —  Paul Ryan accuser won't talk  —  Susan Feinberg, an associate professor of management and global business at Rutgers University, caused a stir in the left-wing blogosphere over the weekend with her account of witnessing House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan drinking …
Discussion: RedState and National Review
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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 …
Discussion: The Agonist
A.Killough / CNN:
DeMint presidential forum planned  —  Washington (CNN) - South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, embracing his role as kingmaker in the Republican race for the White House, has organized a presidential forum scheduled to take place in Columbia on September 5.  —  The Labor Day event …
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.
Michael Kirkland / UPI:
Bruising healthcare fight looms over Kagan, Thomas  —  All signs point to the U.S. Supreme Court as the major battleground in the bitter national debate over healthcare reform, either next term or the term after that.  Meanwhile, each side is trying to push a justice out of the case.
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Eleanor Clift / Salon:   Two decades later, Clarence Thomas is still a (relatively) young justice
 
 
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NationalJournal.com:
Tax Collector or Tax Litigation Attorney? Closer Look at Bachmann's Past
Chao Xiong / Associated Press:
Gridlock deals gut punch to businesses
Discussion: The Politico and The Raw Story
CEPR:
There Was No Deficit Commission Report, Why Do Post Columnists Feel the Need to Lie About This?
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Jim Tankersley / NationalJournal.com:
The Glum and the Restless  —  Nearly one in five recent grads is out of work.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Time for free-market populism from the GOP
Discussion: Hit & Run and Betsy's Page
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
‘Man-cession’ ends as males learn new job skills
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Althouse
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Wisconsin's Walker signs must-issue carry permits into law
Andrew Whitaker / The Scotsman:
‘Rebekah Brooks is my No1 priority,’ says defiant Murdoch
Douglas Martin / New York Times:
Fred Newman, Writer and Political Figure, Dies at 76
New York Post:
Weiner and wife toast their wedding
Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Petraeus Confident as He Leaves Afghanistan
Discussion: Attackerman
Jesse Washington / Chicago Sun Times:
The disappearing black middle class
Discussion: Shakesville and Doug Ross
 

 
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CNBC:
Comcast confirms plans to spin off its NBCUniversal cable TV networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, with Mark Lazarus as CEO; the separation may take about a year

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
James Harding says the Tortoise-Observer deal could create a profitable media group and there isn't a guaranteed future for the Observer with the Guardian

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