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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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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.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
No one likes the GOP's reckless tactics
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The Moderate Voice and Balloon Juice
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Geithner: No backup plan if debt limit not raised
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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 …
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Balloon Juice, Washington Monthly and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama officially threatens to veto ‘cut, cap and balance’ — 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 and Budget labeled the GOP bill as an “empty political statement.”
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David Rogers / The Politico:
John Boehner, Eric Cantor back at table with President Obama — President Barack Obama and the two top House Republican leaders held an unannounced meeting at the White House Sunday, trying to get debt talks back on track with just two weeks left before the threat of default.
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: A three-part deal on the debt ceiling? — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell listens to a question while addressing the media on the budget talks. (Mark Wilson - GETTY IMAGES) We seem to be coming closer to a deal on the debt ceiling. It begins with the McConnell plan …
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
White House: Budget cuts to president's office hurt debt efforts
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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
White House threatens veto of debt measure tied to balanced budget amendment
Carl Hulse / The Caucus:
Boehner and Cantor Meet Again With Obama
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Jay Newton-Small / Swampland:
Still Stalled: Debt Talks Splinter as Negotiators Go Their Own Ways
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Jed Lewison / Daily Kos:
Debt-limit ransom: $1.5 trillion in cuts, no new revenue, and another panel
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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 profile: A courageous and distinguished reporter
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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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Elizabeth Warren to ‘think’ about Senate run against GOP's Scott Brown — Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor tapped by President Obama to set up the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), said Monday she would think about running for Sen. Scott Brown's (R-Mass.) seat in 2012.
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Elizabeth Warren / The Huffington Post:
A Big Week for the New Consumer Agency
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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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RedState, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and Confederate Yankee
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The Slow, Painful Coming Death Of The Independent, Conservative Blogosphere — Way, way back in 2001, when I got started in the blogosphere, the Right side of the blogosphere was bigger and more influential than the Left. Why? Well, in American politics, the energy tends to be with the party that's out of power.
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Ben Smith's Blog, American Power, Betsy's Page, Pajamas Media, Riehl World View, Althouse and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Gay rights groups target Bachmann
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Towleroad News #gay, The Note, The Gateway Pundit and Moonbattery
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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The Jawa Report and Wonkette
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Feds pay for study of gay men's penis sizes
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Weasel Zippers
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
GOP Rep. Rokita Refuses To Raise The Debt Ceiling Even If It Means ‘The Economy Might Get Worse’ — Despite numerous warnings from three major credit agencies, economists, businesses, members of their own party, and general common sense, the Republican “Hell No” caucus remains ever vigilant …
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The Note, Washington Monthly and ABCNEWS
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Letting Bankers Walk — Ever since the current economic crisis began, it has seemed that five words sum up the central principle of United States financial policy: go easy on the bankers. — This principle was on display during the final months of the Bush administration …
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The Moderate Voice, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, Prairie Weather and The Impolitic
Wes Little / CNN:
‘Palinistas’ pleased with ‘The Undefeated’ — Kennesaw, Georgia (CNN) — The distributor of the Sarah Palin biopic “The Undefeated” is expected to announce details of a wider run after a 10-city opening over the weekend. — The film's distributor, ARC Entertainment, said the film averaged …
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Bill Roggio / The Long War Journal:
Video of a brutal Taliban execution of Pakistani policemen emerges — Warning, the video below is extremely graphic in nature. If you choose to watch this video, you will see the Taliban brutally execute more than a dozen bound Pakistani policemen. The Taliban then proceed to pump rounds into those who survived the initial firing.
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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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