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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
GOP Senator: Maybe We Shouldn't Have Tied Debt Vote To Deficit Deal (VIDEO) … WASHINGTON — Some Republicans are starting to have buyer's remorse over their party's insistence that a vote to raise the debt limit be tied to a long-term deficit reduction package.
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Go Ahead, GOP, Make Obama's Day — So how can the GOP get something it wants out of the sodden mess of our debt negotiations? Here's my answer: pass a short-term debt-ceiling increase. It seems pretty clear to me that there's no time or common ground for a grand bargain before August 2nd, so pass a short-term increase.
Wall Street Journal:
Plan B Emerges on Debt — Sens. Reid, McConnell Quietly Discuss Way to Keep Government From Default — A backup plan to cut the federal deficit and keep the U.S. government from default gained momentum Thursday on Capitol Hill as President Barack Obama and congressional leaders took a break …
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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 …
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Guy Benson Paul Ryan on Debt Negotiations: “Grand Deal” …
Guy Benson Paul Ryan on Debt Negotiations: “Grand Deal” …
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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Dems' new strategy: Isolate Eric Cantor as face of GOP intransigence
Dems' new strategy: Isolate Eric Cantor as face of GOP intransigence
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid And Mitch McConnell: ‘Hybrid’ Solution To Debt Standoff
Harry Reid And Mitch McConnell: ‘Hybrid’ Solution To Debt Standoff
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
John McCain turns ‘pea’ shooter on Obama
John McCain turns ‘pea’ shooter on Obama
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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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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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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
FBI opens inquiry after report that News Corp. tried to hack phones of 9/11 victims
FBI opens inquiry after report that News Corp. tried to hack phones of 9/11 victims
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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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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 …
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Washington Post:
S&P warns that chance of downgrading U.S. credit rating is 50 percent — Standard & Poor's said late Thursday that it could downgrade the U.S. credit rating as soon as this month, and there is a 50 percent chance it will do so within three months, if Washington fails to come to an agreement over the nation's debt.
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Felix Salmon:
The damage already done by the debt ceiling debate
The damage already done by the debt ceiling debate
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ThinkProgress and The Atlantic Online
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
U.S. credit rating not worth saving, Ron Paul says
U.S. credit rating not worth saving, Ron Paul says
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New York Times, CNN and LewRockwell.com Blog
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Minnesota Leaders Reach Deal to End State Shutdown — The governor of Minnesota and the state's Republican lawmakers announced on Thursday that they had, at last, reached a deal on the state's budget, bringing what is expected to be a swift reopening of government services.
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MyFox Twin Cities:
End to Minnesota Shutdown in GOP Hands
End to Minnesota Shutdown in GOP Hands
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Dayton Caves? — Here in Minnesota, Governor Mark Dayton …
Dayton Caves? — Here in Minnesota, Governor Mark Dayton …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Palin raises over $1.6 million — (CNN) - Sarah Palin's political action committee raised over $1.6 million in the first half of 2011, according to a report set to be released Thursday. — She now has approximately $1.4 million cash on hand despite having spent almost $1.6 million over the same period, according to Sarah PAC.
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The Note:
Sarah Palin Paid Almost $14,000 to Decorate Her Tour Bus and More From SarahPAC's FEC Report
Sarah Palin Paid Almost $14,000 to Decorate Her Tour Bus and More From SarahPAC's FEC Report
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Palin PAC raises $1.6M in first half of year
Palin PAC raises $1.6M in first half of year
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Mark Joyella / Mediaite:
Eric Bolling: 'I'll Never Forget 9/11, But Thank You, Liberals, For Reminding Me How Petty You Can Be' — In an emotional statement on Fox's The Five Thursday, Eric Bolling shot back at the “radical liberal left” that “pounced” on him after he said on the program Wednesday that “America was certainly safe between 2000 and 2008.
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Palin political committee spent tens of thousands on bus trip — Sarah Palin's political action committee spent tens of thousands of dollars covering the costs of the former Alaska governor's “One Nation” East Coast bus tour this spring — a trip that Palin (R) has repeatedly characterized as a “family vacation.”
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Oregonian:
The new normal: Once trailing, Oregon a leader in economic recovery — By Jack Roberts — The report last week of anemic job growth for the past two months — just 18,000 new jobs in June and a downward revision of May's new jobs number to just 25,000, less than half the initial estimate …
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Debt Ceiling: What's the End Game For Republicans? — Jonathan Podhoretz reads a Quinnipiac poll showing that by a margin of 48-34, the public is going to blame Republicans and not Obama if we don't raise the debt ceiling, and joins the ranks of the Washington sellouts:
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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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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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Robert Costa / National Review:
McCain on the Debt Limit — As rain splatters the windows of Sen. John McCain's second-floor office on Capitol Hill, the 74-year-old Arizona Republican leans back, clasps his hands, and recalls the Nineties. Brinksmanship, he says, cost the party then, and it could cripple Republicans this summer …
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Forrest Wilder / The Texas Observer:
Rick Perry's Army of God — A little-known movement of radical Christians and self-proclaimed prophets wants to infiltrate government, and Rick Perry might be their man. — photo illustration by EmDash , LLC — On September 28, 2009, at 1:40 p.m., God's messengers visited Rick Perry.
WSB-TV:
Obama To WSB-TV: America Is Stressed Out — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama said America is a “stressed out” nation in an exclusive interview with Channel 2 Action News at the White House on Thursday. — The Obama administration invited Channel 2's Scott MacFarlane to a short interview …
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Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
GOP Demand Obama Protect Seniors From Default, Won't Name What To Cut Instead — Republican lawmakers are pushing President Obama to put seniors, troops, and bondholders at the front of the line should Congress fail to raise the debt ceiling. The rest? Well, that's up to him.
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