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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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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
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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The Politico, Pajamas Media and Don Surber
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
White House: Budget cuts to president's office hurt debt efforts — Proposed House cuts to the Executive Office of the President's (EOP) budget will hurt administration efforts to cut the deficit, the White House argues. — The Obama administration made the argument in comments on H.R. 2434 …
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Reuters, Michelle Malkin, Pajamas Media, New York Post and Weasel Zippers
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
No one likes the GOP's reckless tactics
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Hullabaloo, The Moderate Voice and Balloon Juice
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Geithner: No backup plan if debt limit not raised
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Jay Newton-Small / Swampland:
Still Stalled: Debt Talks Splinter as Negotiators Go Their Own Ways
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Washington Monthly, Roll Call, The Politico and Wall Street Journal
Carl Hulse / The Caucus:
Boehner and Cantor Meet Again With Obama
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The Note, Washington Monthly and FrumForum
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
White House threatens veto of debt measure tied to balanced budget amendment
Walter Brandimarte / Reuters:
Moody's suggests U.S. eliminates debt ceiling
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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 …
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 — This is a big week for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Today, the President will announce his intent to nominate Richard Cordray to serve as the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Holding pattern
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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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Washington Post, The Heritage Foundation, Gawker and TalkLeft
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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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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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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Hot Air, RedState, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit 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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American Power, Ben Smith's Blog, Betsy's Page, Pajamas Media, Riehl World View, Althouse and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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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Washington Monthly, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mediaite and NewsMax.com
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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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Washington Monthly, The Note and ABCNEWS
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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ThinkProgress, Mediaite, Truth Wins Out, Joe. My. God. and Towleroad News #gay
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Gay rights groups target Bachmann
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Mediaite, Towleroad News #gay, The Note, The Gateway Pundit and Moonbattery
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, The Impolitic and Prairie Weather
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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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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Mediaite and Boing Boing
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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CNN, The Political Carnival and FrumForum
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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ThinkProgress and FrumForum
The Note:
How Much Longer Can Obama Defy Political Gravity? — ANALYSIS By AMY WALTER (@amyewalter): Although President Obama's job approval rating of 48 percent (according to Pollster.com average) isn't exactly stellar, it is remarkably high given the level of economic pessimism and despair among American electorate.
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
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