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Guardian:
News of the World phone-hacking whistleblower found dead — Death of Sean Hoare - who was first named journalist to allege Andy Coulson knew of hacking - not being treated as suspicious — Sean Hoare, the former News of the World showbusiness reporter who was the first named journalist …
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Amelia Hill / Guardian:
Police examine bag found in bin near Rebekah Brooks's home — Former NI chief executive's husband denies bag - containing computer, paperwork and phone - belonged to his wife — Detectives are examining a computer, paperwork and a phone found in a bin near the riverside London home of Rebekah Brooks …
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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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New York Times:
Murdoch Aides Long Tried to Blunt Scandal Over Hacking — LONDON — Two days before it emerged that The News of the World had hacked the cellphone of a murdered schoolgirl, igniting a scandal that has shaken Rupert Murdoch's media empire, his son James told friends that he thought the worst of the troubles were behind him.
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New York Times:
Another Top Police Official Resigns in British Scandal — LONDON — Britain's phone hacking crisis claimed another high-profile casualty on Monday when John Yates, the deputy commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police resigned, a day after Britain's top police officer quit and Rebekah Brooks …
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Bloomberg:
Murdoch Struggles for Control as Scandal Grows
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David Carr / New York Times:
Troubles That Money Can't Dispel
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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 …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama officially threatens to veto GOP's ‘cut, cap and balance’ bill — The White House on Monday warned President Obama will veto GOP legislation to “cut, cap and balance” spending and the budget. — In a statement of administration policy, the White House Office of Management …
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Michelle Malkin, The Hill, The Moderate Voice, Pajamas Media, Don Surber, The Politico, AMERICAblog News and The Mahablog
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Republican Retreat — In the negotiations over the debt ceiling, the Republican Party had everything mapped out except the endgame. — For months, Republican leaders used all the tools at their disposal — the anti-spending intensity of their base, the White House's desire for a deal …
David Rogers / The Politico:
Debt ceiling debate turns ‘scary’
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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
White House rejects linking debt limit to balanced budget, threatens veto
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
White House: Budget cuts to president's office hurt debt efforts
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Ryan Urges ‘United Front’
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
No one likes the GOP's reckless tactics
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Hullabaloo, The New Republic and Balloon Juice
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Rep. Louie Gohmert Wonders If Obama Chose Debt Ceiling Deadline To Coincide With His Birthday Party — While a startling number of House Republicans refuse to accept experts' dires warnings about the possibility of default come Aug. 2 if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling …
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The Politico:
Default could ‘sink the whole boat’ — The warnings are apocalyptic. “Armageddon,” President Barack Obama intones. “Catastrophic,” Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner insists. “Calamitous,” Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke admonishes. — But suppose — just suppose …
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
GOP Rep. Rokita Refuses To Raise The Debt Ceiling Even If It Means ‘The Economy Might Get Worse’
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Mother Jones, The Note and Washington Monthly
Molly Ball / The Politico:
Sarah Palin film to get wider release — The producers of the pro-Sarah Palin documentary “The Undefeated” say they are following up a better-than-expected opening weekend with plans to expand to more cities soon. — Details weren't yet available Monday, but the movie's distributor …
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Wes Little / CNN:
‘Palinistas’ pleased with ‘The Undefeated’
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Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Congressman Who Harassed Elizabeth Warren Showered With Donations From Banks And Predatory Lenders — Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) playing a Nintendo Wii in his office — Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) gained infamy in May when he went on a childish tirade against Professor Elizabeth Warren …
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Elizabeth Warren to ‘think’ about Senate run against GOP's Scott Brown
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
New O'Keefe investigation uncovers Medicaid fraud [VIDEO] — Conservative filmmaker James O'Keefe released the first installment in a new video investigation Monday morning, this one focused on Medicaid fraud. The first video in the series shows government employees in Ohio assisting two men …
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Judson Berger / Fox News:
NIH-Backed Study Examined Effects of Penis Size in Gay Community — The federal government helped fund a study that examined what effect a gay man's penis size has on his sex life and general well-being. — The study was among several backed by the National Institutes of Health …
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Feds pay for study of gay men's penis sizes
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George Packer / New Yorker:
EMPTY WALLETS — In the midst of the debt crisis in Washington, D.C., Danny Hartzell backed a Budget rental truck up to a no-frills apartment building that is on a strip of motels and pawnshops in Tampa, Florida. He had been laid off by a packaging plant during the financial crisis of 2008 …
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News Desk
Joe Weisenthal / Politics:
Wynn CEO Goes On Epic Anti-Obama Rant On Company Conference Call — Who doesn't love a good rant? — We certainly do, and as usual, Steve Wynn, the CEO of casino company Wynn Resorts, delivered on his company's quarterly conference call today. — Via Seeking Alpha, here's the crux of it:
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New York Post:
Uncle Sam, sugar daddy — Forget all the numbers being tossed around in Washington — the millions and billions and trillions of dollars being taxed, borrowed, printed and spent as the country approaches the Aug. 2 debt-ceiling deadline. — Forget the political jockeying for position between …
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National Review
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Michael J. Boskin / Wall Street Journal:
Get Ready for a 70% Marginal Tax Rate
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Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
Bachmann Predicted The World Would End In 2006: ‘We Are In The Last Days’ — As GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-MN) surges in the polls, more information is coming to light about her past that reveal the depths of her political and religious extremism.
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Little Green Footballs and Salon
Juana Summers / The Politico:
Roemer to launch W.H. bid Thursday — It's official: Buddy Roemer will formally announce his presidential campaign Thursday from New Hampshire. — While the former Louisiana governor's campaign has not set a location for the announcement, he's scheduled to speak at Dartmouth College …
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Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Gay conservative group reaches out to Bachmann — As gay-issue advocacy groups increase pressure on Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann over her views about homosexuality, the gay conservative group GOProud is requesting a meeting with the Republican presidential candidate to possibly lend a hand.
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Tea Party Nation: “We Must Stand With The Bachmanns” Against Gay Rights — Tea Party Nation has increasingly voiced a militant opposition to gay rights, endorsing activists who maintain that LGBT equality will destroy America and that anti-LGBT bullying is “healthy.”
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Ben Birnbaum / Washington Times:
Cain: I would attack Iran to protect Israel — GOP presidential hopeful met Monday with Israeli ambassador — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks with reporters and editors during an interview Monday at The Washington Times' office building in D.C. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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