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Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Reid: Cantor acted ‘childish’ and shouldn't be at the negotiation table — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) acted “childish” in the debt talks. — He is the the latest Democratic leader to accuse Cantor of impeding progress …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid And Mitch McConnell: ‘Hybrid’ Solution To Debt Standoff … Barack Obama , Harry Reid , Mitch McConnell , Cantor Debt Ceiling , Debt Ceiling , Cantor Obama , Debt Ceiling Approach , Debt Ceiling Mcconnell , Debt Ceiling Negotiations , Hybrid Debt Ceiling , Mcconnell Debt Ceiling Plan …
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Firedoglake, Washington Post, TPMDC, TalkLeft, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, Prairie Weather, msnbc.com, National Review, Global Public Square and White House Dossier
The Politico:
Washington loses its cool — Tensions are running so high over debt talks that Capitol Hill leaders turned down a trip to Camp David before the White House even invited them. — The mood among debt-limit negotiators appeared as sour Thursday as it was the night before …
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: Why Obama walked out — (Pablo Martinez Monsivais - AP) Last night's debt-ceiling meeting did not go very well. Unlike in the Biden negotiations, where the talks were kept quiet and so the participants didn't grandstand, these negotiations have been leaking …
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Forget the Scrum: Real Details on Debt Limit Deal Emerge
Forget the Scrum: Real Details on Debt Limit Deal Emerge
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Washington Post, The Hill, TPMDC and Shakesville
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
The White House's case for a big deficit deal
The White House's case for a big deficit deal
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Crooks and Liars, Hullabaloo, The Huffington Post and AMERICAblog News
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Quinnipiac poll finds more voters would blame GOP on debt
Quinnipiac poll finds more voters would blame GOP on debt
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Roll Call, Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog and Investor's Business Daily
Amanda Carey / The Daily Caller:
Boehner says ‘no need’ for a Camp David summit
Boehner says ‘no need’ for a Camp David summit
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Weasel Zippers
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
John McCain turns ‘pea’ shooter on Obama
John McCain turns ‘pea’ shooter on Obama
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JustOneMinute, The Western Experience, TPMDC and FrumForum
Bloomberg:
Obama May Call Lawmakers to Camp David
Obama May Call Lawmakers to Camp David
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Wall Street Journal, FrumForum, The Hill and The Politico
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
“Republican Candidate” Extends Lead vs. Obama to 47% to 39% — Margin marks first statistically significant lead among registered voters — PRINCETON, NJ — Registered voters by a significant margin now say they are more likely to vote for the “Republican Party's candidate for president” …
Bruce Orwall / Wall Street Journal:
In Interview, Murdoch Defends News Corp. — In his first significant public comments on the tabloid newspaper scandal that has engulfed his media empire, News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch vigorously defended the company's handling of the crisis but said it would establish …
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Guardian, Company Town, Salon, Gawker and Runnin' Scared, more at Mediagazer »
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New York Times:
Murdochs Now Say They Will Appear Before Parliament
Murdochs Now Say They Will Appear Before Parliament
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Mediaite, The Lede, New York Magazine and Wall Street Journal, more at Mediagazer »
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
F.B.I. Opens Inquiry Into Hacking of 9/11 Victims
F.B.I. Opens Inquiry Into Hacking of 9/11 Victims
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Los Angeles Times, Telegraph, Crooks and Liars, Felix Salmon, Outside the Beltway, FT Alphaville and The Agonist
Tom Hays / Associated Press:
AP source: FBI probing News Corp. 9/11 phone link
AP source: FBI probing News Corp. 9/11 phone link
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The Raw Story and Raw Replay
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
FBI examining alleged News Corp. phone hacking
FBI examining alleged News Corp. phone hacking
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CNN and AMERICAblog News
Judicial Watch:
Documents Show Obama White House Attacked, Excluded Fox News Channel — White House Emails Detail anti Fox Bias inside Obama White House: “I'm putting some dead fish in the fox cubby — just cause” “[FNC Anchor] Bret Baier...is a lunatic” — Judicial Watch, the public interest group …
The Note:
Mitt Romney Breaks Silence on Debt Ceiling — ABC News' Emily Friedman(@EmilyABC) reports: — It didn't take long for Mitt Romney to field a question on the debt ceiling negotiations today during an event at the Portsmouth Rotary Club in New Hampshire. — After Romney's opening remarks …
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The Hill, TPMDC, GOP 12, FrumForum and Political Punch
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
The Bain of Mitt Romney's campaign — A company that laid off hundreds of employees. A federal “bailout” to rescue a failing bank. Mitt Romney, at the center of it all. — It's a story line from a tough Democratic ad that was teed up for use against Romney in his 1994 Senate campaign in Massachusetts.
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CNN, Erick's blog, Taylor Marsh, Ben Smith's Blog, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Daily Kos
Time:
Conspiracy of Two — For one of the world's most watched buildings, the White House is remarkably easy to sneak into. On the afternoon of Sunday, July 3, while reporters scribbled down the details of President Obama's early return from a family vacation at Camp David — short sleeves …
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Crooks and Liars and Hullabaloo
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Owns the Debt-Ceiling Fiasco
Obama Owns the Debt-Ceiling Fiasco
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Washington Post, Don Surber, The Moderate Voice, americanthinker.com, The Hankster, Booman Tribune, The Atlantic Online and msnbc.com
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: Markets might have to plummet before GOP acts on debt limit
Pelosi: Markets might have to plummet before GOP acts on debt limit
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Hot Air
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Palin PAC raises $1.6M in first half of year — Former Alaska Republican Gov. Sarah Palin's political action committee, Sarah PAC, raised almost $1.6 million in the first six months of this year, it will report in Federal Election Commission filings. — Sarah PAC had slightly …
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Washington Post and American Power
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
'We're running out of time' — It's safe to say the Secretary of the Treasury is feeling some anxiety. … Putting aside, at least for now, whether Tim Geithner is my favorite Treasury Secretary of all time or not, I've been thinking a bit lately about what it must be like to be in his shoes right now.
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Ccolton / CBS New York:
Judge Declares Mistrial In Roger Clemens Perjury Case — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP) — The judge presiding over Roger Clemens' perjury trial has declared a mistrial over over inadmissible evidence shown to jurors that could have prejudiced them against the former Yankees star.
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The Moderate Voice
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ESPN:
Mistrial ruled in Roger Clemens case
Mistrial ruled in Roger Clemens case
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Gothamist, Off the Kuff and Outside the Beltway
MyFox Twin Cities:
End to Minnesota Shutdown in GOP Hands — Special session could be called within three days — ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton sent a letter Thursday to House Speaker Kurt Zellers and Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, saying he “reluctantly” agrees to accept …
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Hot Air, Power Line, Cold Fury, Daily Pundit, Moe Lane and Pajamas Media
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
U.S. credit rating not worth saving, Ron Paul says — The United States's top credit rating is “probably not” worth saving, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Thursday, less than a day after a major rating agency indicated it was considering a downgrade as the country hurtles toward …
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CNN, New York Times and LewRockwell.com Blog
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Jonathan Dienst / NBC New York:
The Accused Killer in His Own Words — Read a partial transcript of the confession that police say Levi Aron gave during questioning … My name is Levi Aron... On Monday evening around 5:30 I went to my dentist, Dr. Sorcher, to make a payment for visit for exam routine.
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msnbc.com, City Room, ABCNEWS, Runnin' Scared, Gothamist, The Daily Dish and NY Daily News
Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Book Challenges Obama on Mother's Deathbed Fight — The White House on Wednesday declined to challenge an account in a new book that suggests that President Obama, in his campaign to overhaul American health care, mischaracterized a central anecdote about his mother's deathbed dispute with her insurance company.
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The Atlantic Online, Hit & Run, Weasel Zippers, New York Magazine, Verum Serum, Political Punch, NO QUARTER, The Politico and Riehl World View
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Siobhan Gorman / Wall Street Journal:
Bin Laden Plotted to Attack U.S. on 9/11 Anniversary — Osama bin Laden was working to assemble a team of militants to attack the U.S. on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 hijackings, according to communications that Navy SEALs seized from his Pakistani hideout when they killed the al Qaeda leader this spring.
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The Politico, Runnin' Scared, MyFox Twin Cities and Politics
Rasmussen Reports:
55% Oppose Tax Hike In Debt Ceiling Deal — As the Beltway politicians try to figure out how they will raise the debt ceiling and for how long, most voters oppose including tax hikes in the deal. — Just 34% think a tax hike should be included in any legislation to raise the debt ceiling.
Bloomberg:
Reinhart and Rogoff: The Economy Can't Grow — As public debt in advanced countries reaches levels not seen since the end of World War II, there is considerable debate about the urgency of taming deficits with the aim of stabilizing and ultimately reducing debt as a percentage of gross domestic product.
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National Review and AMERICAN FUTURE
Paul Krugman:
Obama, Moderate Republican — OK, not exactly. But Nate Silver's analysis of the budget proposals is a must-read. Nate looks at polling, and extracts the following implied preferences for the mix between tax increases and spending cuts in a debt deal: — What Obama has offered …
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Which Is Worse? Default or Voting to Raise the Debt Ceiling Again in 2012?: Today's Qs for O's WH - 7/14/2011 — CARNEY: That is a bad scenario. I'm not sure — I mean — TAPPER: Is it worse — CARNEY: You know, there are things you could anticipate. But I — yes.
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Hot Air, Verum Serum, National Review and Cold Fury