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The Politico:
President Obama abruptly walks out of talks — President Barack Obama abruptly walked out of a stormy debt-limit meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday, a dramatic setback to the already shaky negotiations, according to GOP sources. — “He shoved back and said 'I'll see you tomorrow' and walked out …
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The Hill:
Obama warns Cantor: 'Don't call my bluff' in debt-ceiling talks — Republicans said tense negotiations over raising the $14.3 trillion debt limit at the White House ended when President Obama stormed out of the meeting with a stern warning to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.): “Don't call my bluff.”
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The Politico:
No yelling at Obama today — Carney reminded journalists, “I used to be where you are, and I used to ask questions.” — AP Photo — A long-running tiff between the White House press corps and the West Wing over presidential access flared anew today when press secretary Jay Carney faced off …
Political Punch:
Obama: ‘This May Bring My Presidency Down, but I Will Not Yield’ on No Short-Term Extensions — ABC News' Jake Tapper and Ann Compton report: — It was, sources from both parties say, the most tense of the deficit reduction meetings yet. — After a period of what was described …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Warns Cantor 'Don't Call My Bluff' As Debt Talks Stall … WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and the White House had what nearly every party is describing as a “tough” and “testy” meeting on the debt ceiling Wednesday afternoon, culminating in a stormy exchange between President Obama and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.).
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David Rogers / The Politico:
Debt talks blow up — Twenty days left and counting, the August debt ceiling showdown broke along two fronts Wednesday: the political forces of 2010 vs. 2012 and the shape and pace of tax reform in this Congress or the next. — House Republicans, who owe their majority to the 2010 elections …
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Damian Paletta / Washington Wire:
Alan Simpson: ‘No Hope’ of Debt Ceiling Agreement — Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R., Wyo.), who co-chaired the White House's deficit reduction panel last year, said he has lost hope the White House and Congress will be able to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling by Aug. 2.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
On Deficit, Americans Prefer Spending Cuts; Open to Tax Hikes — Twenty percent favor deficit reduction by cutting spending only — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' preferences for deficit reduction clearly favor spending cuts to tax increases, but most Americans favor a mix of the two approaches.
Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Obama says has reached his limit in debt talks -aide — (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Republicans at the conclusion of a stormy budget meeting on Wednesday that he would not yield further even if it puts his presidency at risk, a Republican aide said.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Tensions Escalate as Stakes Grow in Fiscal Clash
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Romalley / nation.foxnews.com:
‘Agitated’ Obama Storms Out of Debt Meeting
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First Read / msnbc.com:
Can order emerge from chaos on the debt deal?
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Tom Junod / Esquire:
The Debt Debate's Real Doomsday Scenario — On Tuesday, in the late morning, I asked a banker to explain what will happen if the debt ceiling is not raised on August 2. He was not just any banker; he was and is the authority on the U.S. bond market at one of the biggest banks in the world.
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Debt ceiling: Moody's puts U.S. on notice
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John Detrixhe / Bloomberg:
Moody's Places U.S. on Review for Downgrade As Debt Talks Stall
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
Graham: GOP has no one ‘to blame but ourselves’ — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham conceded Wednesday that he and his fellow Republicans are now eating their own words as they try to convince the country they are working to stave off a federal default. — “Our problem is we made a big deal about this for three months.
Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
Michele Bachmann's Church Says the Pope Is the Antichrist — The Iowa front-runner for the GOP nomination was a longstanding member of a strict Lutheran synod with controversial views of Catholicism — Michele Bachmann is practically synonymous with political controversy …
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The Daily Beast:
Maid's ‘Fiancé’ Speaks — A call with an Arizona inmate tarnished the case of Strauss-Kahn's accuser. The man, who says he's the maid's fiancé, gives his side of the story to The Daily Beast. — One of the most important and controversial characters in the complicated …
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Evan Hansen / Threat Level:
Manning-Lamo Chat Logs Revealed — A little more than a year ago, Wired.com published excerpts from instant messenger chats between accused WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning and Adrian Lamo, the ex-hacker in whom he confided and who reported him to the authorities.
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Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
The Kenneth Gladney Charade Collapses — It took a St. Louis County jury less than 50 minutes to return a not guilty verdict in the assault trial featuring Kenneth Gladney and two union members who were charged with attacking him outside a two hall event during the tumultuous summer of 2009.
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Kevin Killeen / CBS St. Louis:
Health Care Reform Fistfight Results in Not Guilty Verdict
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Jaya Narain / Daily Mail:
Breast-feeding mother ‘told to leave council headquarters because she would offend Muslim visitors’ — A mother was ordered not to breastfeed her baby in public because she was in a ‘multicultural building’. — Emma Mitchell, 32, was about to feed 19-week-old son Aaron when a receptionist at a town hall warned her to stop.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
US more unpopular in the Arab world than under Bush — (updated below) — I've written numerous times over the last year about rapidly worsening perceptions of the U.S. in the Muslim world, including a Pew poll from April finding that Egyptians view the U.S. more unfavorably now than they did during the Bush presidency.
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Alana Goodman / Commentary Magazine:
Obama's Popularity in Arab World Now Lower than Bush's
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Andy Birkey / Minnesota Independent:
Religious right rushes to Bachmann's defense following ‘ex-gay’ reports — Several religious right groups — including those listed as anti-gay hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center — rushed to Michele Bachmann's defense following reports that she and her husband Marcus' Christian …
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Firedoglake, Truth Wins Out, NOM Blog and Americans For Truth
Lawrence Summers / Financial Times:
Time is of the essence, any US budget deal will do — As the debt negotiators square off in Congress, much attention will focus on the size of the 10-year budget deal they come up with. As almost everyone agrees, there is much more risk of doing too little than too much given the scale of America's fiscal challenge.
BBC:
Austrian driver's religious headgear strains credulity — Having received his driving licence, Niko Alm now wants to get pastafarianism officially recognised — An Austrian atheist has won the right to be shown on his driving-licence photo wearing a pasta strainer as “religious headgear”.
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Eric Roper Updated / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Shutdown forces MillerCoors to pull beer from shelves — Miller Time in Minnesota is over — until lawmakers reach a budget deal. — The state's government shutdown, now in its 13th day, will soon force MillerCoors to pull its beer from Minnesota liquor stores, bars and restaurants.
blogs.abcnews.com:
Sen. Graham: Republicans Should Accept Tax Revenue Increase — ABC News' Jonathan Karl and Gregory Simmons report: — As Congress and the president try to strike a deal to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling, one Republican Senator tells ABC News that prospects look bleak.
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Agustino Fontevecchia / Moral Hazard:
Bernanke Fights Ron Paul In Congress: Gold Isn't Money — Bernanke faced Ron Paul in Congress - H4cblog — Chairman Ben Bernanke faced-off with Fed-hating Representative Ron Paul during his monetary policy report to Congress on Wednesday. The head of the Fed was forced to respond …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Mitch McConnell: We Must Rewrite The Constitution Because ‘Elections’ Haven't ‘Worked’ — Speaking on the Senate floor this morning, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) offered what may be the most concise summary of conservative constitutionalism ever spoken …
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