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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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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 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 …
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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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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Debt reduction talks in limbo as clock ticks toward Aug. 2 deadline
Debt reduction talks in limbo as clock ticks toward Aug. 2 deadline
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Bloomberg:
Obama Challenges Republicans for Debt-Plan Details
Obama Challenges Republicans for Debt-Plan Details
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James Pethokoukis:
No big budget deal? Blame Obama, not Boehner
No big budget deal? Blame Obama, not Boehner
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Tries To Re-Sell Republicans On A Grand Debt Ceiling Deal
Obama Tries To Re-Sell Republicans On A Grand Debt Ceiling Deal
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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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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Michele Bachmann: While you weren't looking, she's taken over the GOP lead in Iowa
Michele Bachmann: While you weren't looking, she's taken over the GOP lead in Iowa
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann in first place, Iowa Republican poll finds
Michele Bachmann in first place, Iowa Republican poll finds
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
2012 Republican presidential campaign: Who will Iowa's Ames Straw Poll make, break?
2012 Republican presidential campaign: Who will Iowa's Ames Straw Poll make, break?
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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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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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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
‘Rebekah Brooks is my No1 priority,’ says defiant Murdoch
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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.
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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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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 …
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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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Chao Xiong / Associated Press:
Gridlock deals gut punch to businesses — Nearby shops that cater to — and rely on — state workers find themselves struggling to survive. — Pat and Mike's Lobby Shoppe in downtown St. Paul's skyway typically operates 10 hours a day, but lately it's been shuttering its location in the Golden Rule Building for lack of customers.
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