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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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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Forget the Scrum: Real Details on Debt Limit Deal Emerge — The headlines will blare today about the rough appropriation of an Australian soap opera that occurred in the White House last night, with Eric Cantor's ego deeply bruised and glasses fogged, after the President reportedly said “I have reached the point where I say enough.
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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 …
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The Hill, The Huffington Post, TPMDC, Booman Tribune, The Page, Daily Kos, Taegan Goddard's … and The Democratic Daily
Scott Wong / The Politico:
Timothy Geithner on debt ceiling: 'We're running out of time'
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
The White House's case for a big deficit deal
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Crooks and Liars, Hullabaloo, The Huffington Post and AMERICAblog News
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” …
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The Hill, Poll Watch Daily, Taegan Goddard's …, Weasel Zippers, Nice Deb, CNN and Outside the Beltway
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Katie Glueck / Washington Wire:
Gallup Poll: ‘Generic Republican’ Leads Obama by 8 Points
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MyFox Twin Cities
Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Debt Ceiling Stalemate Not About Numbers
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New York Post, The Huffington Post and Taylor Marsh
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Quinnipiac poll finds more voters would blame GOP on debt
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Roll Call, Washington Monthly and Investor's Business Daily
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
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Darren Goode / Reuters:
House light bulb debate returns as amendment
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The Politico, Daily Kos and No More Mister Nice Blog
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
McCaskill: GOP looks like ‘hot, sloppy mess’
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Amanda Carey / The Daily Caller:
Boehner says ‘no need’ for a Camp David summit
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Weasel Zippers
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: Markets might have to plummet before GOP acts on debt limit
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ThinkProgress
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 …
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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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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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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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Mark Dayton offers deal that could end Minnesota shutdown
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National Review and Outside the Beltway
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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Dan Hirschhorn / The Politico:
Ron Paul ads hitting airwaves in Iowa, N.H. — Ron Paul is hitting the airwaves for the first time in Iowa and New Hampshire with a spot that warns ominously against raising the federal debt limit, POLITICO has learned. — The 60-second spot, made with all the flare of a Hollywood movie preview …
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
U.S. credit rating not worth saving, Ron Paul says
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LewRockwell.com Blog
Wayne Cole / Reuters:
Dollar in full retreat, NZD storms 30-year peak
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Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, The Western Experience, Hot Air, americanthinker.com and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
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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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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A.Killough / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren vs. House GOP, round 3 — WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — Elizabeth Warren is expected to face another round of tough questioning about the consumer financial protection bureau at a House hearing on Thursday, her third trip to Capitol Hill this year.
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Elizabeth Warren / oversight.house.gov:
Hearing Documents — Hearing Video — Chairman Darrell Issa Hearing Preview Statement
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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 …
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.
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
F.B.I. Opens Inquiry Into Hacking of 9/11 Victims — In response to requests from members of Congress and to at least one news report, the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New York opened a preliminary inquiry on Thursday into allegations that News Corporation journalists sought to gain access …
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