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11:00 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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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
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 …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
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 …
Bloomberg:
Obama Challenges Republicans for Debt-Plan Details
James Pethokoukis:
No big budget deal? Blame Obama, not Boehner
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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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Michele Bachmann: While you weren't looking, she's taken over the GOP lead in Iowa
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann in first place, Iowa Republican poll finds
Discussion: The Hill and Fox Nation
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
2012 Republican presidential campaign: Who will Iowa's Ames Straw Poll make, break?
Discussion: 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.
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.
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
New York Times:
A Top British Leader Urges Murdoch to Drop TV Deal
Discussion: AllThingsD
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
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, National Review and Wizbang
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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.
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.
Discussion: The Politico and The Raw Story
 
 
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CEPR:
There Was No Deficit Commission Report, Why Do Post Columnists Feel the Need to Lie About This?
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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
John Kerry / Boston Globe:
Politicians have the right to evolve on gay marriage
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
‘Man-cession’ ends as males learn new job skills
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Althouse
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Wisconsin's Walker signs must-issue carry permits into law
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New York Post:
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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
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Discussion: NewsBusters.org and BizzyBlog
Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
Answer for Invasive Species: Put It on a Plate and Eat It
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Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Petraeus Confident as He Leaves Afghanistan
Discussion: Attackerman
Rasmussen Reports:
Most Voters Think President Obama is More Liberal Than They Are
Jesse Washington / Chicago Sun Times:
The disappearing black middle class
Discussion: Shakesville and Doug Ross
 

 
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