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9:30 AM ET, July 18, 2011

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David Rogers / The Politico:
GOP turns hard right on debt  —  Turning right with a vengeance, Republicans will bring to the House floor Tuesday a newly revised debt-ceiling bill that is remarkable for its total absence of compromise at this late date, two weeks before the threat of default.
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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Congress tees up crucial votes on debt limit  —  A bipartisan effort in the Senate to allow President Obama to raise the federal debt ceiling in exchange for about $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years gained momentum Sunday, as leaders agreed they would have to act in the next two weeks …
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Budget experts raise concerns over McConnell debt-limit fallback plan  —  Liberal and centrist budget experts are joining conservatives in raising red flags about the debt-ceiling plan that is being hashed out by Senate leaders as a last-ditch option for avoiding a national default.
Bloomberg:
Coburn of Oklahoma to Offer $9 Trillion Budget-Cut Plan to Spur Debt Talks
Discussion: Jared Bernstein
Wall Street Journal:   Few Signs of Progress in Debt Talks
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
White House budget director sees progress in debt-ceiling talks
Telegraph:
Jude Law claims he was victim of News of the World phone hacking in US  —  The News of the World allegedly hacked into the mobile phones of Jude Law and his personal assistant while they were in New York, opening the way for News International to be prosecuted in the United States.
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Telegraph:
Phone Hacking: John Yates ‘to be suspended’ over Neil Wallis links  —  One of Scotland Yard's most senior officers, John Yates, is likely to be suspended on Monday pending an investigation over the phone hacking scandal and his links to Neil Wallis, sources have told The Daily Telegraph.
Guardian:
Met chief's parting shot at Cameron
Wall Street Journal:
News and Its Critics  —  A tabloid's excesses don't tarnish thousands of other journalists.  —  When News Corp. and CEO Rupert Murdoch secured enough shares to buy Dow Jones & Co. four years ago, these columns welcomed our new owner and promised to stand by the same standards and principles we always had.
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David Carr / New York Times:
Troubles That Money Can't Dispel  —  “Bury your mistakes,” Rupert Murdoch is fond of saying.  But some mistakes don't stay buried, no matter how much money you throw at them.  —  Time and again in the United States and elsewhere, Mr. Murdoch's News Corporation has used blunt force spending …
Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Wall Street Journal hits back over phone-hacking scandal  —  Wall Street Journal accuses Guardian and BBC of driving phone-hacking story for ‘commercial and ideological motives’  —  The Wall Street Journal has attempted to redirect the criticism that has been levelled against its owner …
CBS News:
Poll: 71% shun GOP handling of debt crisis  —  CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.  —  Americans are unimpressed with their political leaders' handling of the debt ceiling crisis, with a new CBS News poll showing …
Dianeclohesy / Victory Film Group:
ARC Entertainment Announces Strong Opening for “The Undefeated,” with multiple sold-out runs and vocal audience support  —  Approximately $5,000 per screen through Saturday night  —  “What would have taken months and cost millions, ARC did in weeks with virtually no traditional media advertising”
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Obama's Last Lecture  —  One of the more constant critiques of this Presidency is that Barack Obama has failed to teach a generation of willing listeners a story about his beliefs and his values, something that will outlast his term in office and provide a blueprint for the future.  This isn't true.
Walter Brandimarte / Reuters:
Moody's suggests U.S. eliminates debt ceiling  —  * Says ceiling brings periodic uncertainty to bond holders  —  * Suggests example of Chile in curbing debt  —  Ratings agency Moody's on Monday suggested the United States should eliminate its statutory limit on government debt to reduce uncertainty among bond holders.
Discussion: The Politico
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Coburn to unveil $9T deficit-reduction plan  —  Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said Sunday the federal government can save $1 trillion though tax reform, a proposal that will put him at odds with some GOP colleagues.  —  Coburn plans to unveil a $9 trillion deficit-reduction package Monday …
Discussion: Hot Air
Telegraph:
Barack Obama accused of crimes against humanity for Osama bin Laden killing  —  A Spanish lawyer has formally accused Barack Obama of crimes against humanity for ordering the assassination of Osama bin Laden.  —  US President Barack Obama  —  Daniel Fiol lodged a written complaint …
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Cain: Americans should be able to ban mosques  —  Herman Cain says voters across the country should have the right to prevent Muslims from building mosques in their communities.  —  In an exchange on “Fox News Sunday,” the Republican presidential contender said that he sided …
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Herman Cain: Americans Have The Right To Ban Mosques
Discussion: Sky Dancing and The Daily Caller
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Former Ohio Attorney General to Head New Consumer Agency  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama said Sunday that he would nominate Richard Cordray, the former attorney general of Ohio, to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, passing over Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Gay rights groups target Bachmann
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Fred Mann / Wichita Eagle:
Kansas groups push stricter abortion limits
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Letting Bankers Walk
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Mark Tapscott / Washington Examiner:
Obama generated twice as many campaign contributors as new jobs through second quarter of 2011
Discussion: theblogprof and Weasel Zippers
Amira Hass / Haaretz:
Gaza-bound ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists sets sail from Greece
Discussion: Firedoglake and FrumForum
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