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3:00 AM ET, July 19, 2011

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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Priebus: Obama video may be ‘crime’  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is accusing President Barack Obama of committing “an apparent crime” when he recorded a video in the White House as part of a raffle to raise money for his reelection campaign.
Discussion: Politics
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David Rogers / The Politico:
Debt ceiling debate turns ‘scary’  —  Washington's frayed nerves showed through Monday amid tough talk on the right, a White House veto threat, canceled weekend passes and the top Senate Democrat likening default to a “very, very scary” outcome even for those “who believe government should be small enough to drown in a bathtub.”
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama officially threatens to veto Republicans' ‘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 …
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Reid: Saturday workdays for Senate
Discussion: The Politico and Reuters
The Politico:
GOP has no backup plan after vote
Discussion: The New Republic and Pajamas Media
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
White House rejects linking debt limit to balanced budget, threatens veto
Robert Costa / National Review:
Ryan Urges ‘United Front’
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 …
Bloomberg:
News Corp. Said to Consider Chase Carey as CEO  —  News Corp. is considering elevating Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey to chief executive officer to succeed Rupert Murdoch, people with knowledge of the situation said.  —  A decision hasn't been made and a move depends in part …
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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.
Wall Street Journal:
Borders Forced to Liquidate, Close All Stores  —  Above, the exterior of a closed store in San Rafael, Calif.  —  Borders Group Inc. said it would liquidate after the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain failed to receive any offers to save it.  —  Borders, which employs about 10,700 people …
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AnnArbor.com News:
Borders plans to liquidate, ending 40-year-old bookstore chain
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
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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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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Rasmussen Reports:
48% Think Major Cuts in Defense Spending Won't Put America At Risk
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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 …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Daily Kos
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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 …
Discussion: News Desk
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.
Discussion: Jesus' General and Salon
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 …
Discussion: National Review
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Tom Coburn unveils $9 trillion plan  —  Sen. Tom Coburn has returned to his roots, unveiling a politically volatile package that would take an ax to federal agencies, dramatically overhaul entitlement programs and raise tax revenues — slicing a staggering $9 trillion from the national debt over 10 years.
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 …
CBS News:
“Unrelenting” heat wave scorches Midwest  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  Forecasters call the heat wave gripping the central U.S. “unrelenting,” and say residents should not expect any relief soon.  —  Heat advisories and warnings are in place in 17 states, from Texas to Michigan …
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Gothamist
Center for American Progress:
Infographic: '60s Retro Budget Plan by Republicans Unfit for Today  —  Gutting Federal Spending to 1966 Levels Is Untenable  —  The Republican-led House of Representatives this week will consider a proposal that would restrict federal spending to the arbitrary level of 18 percent of gross domestic product.
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL  —  Coburn releases details of $9 trillion deficit reduction proposal  —  Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., today released a sweeping plan to reduce deficits by $9 trillion over the next ten years by grabbing at multiple third rails in Washington — slowing the growth of entitlements …
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Booman Tribune
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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Inside Al Qaeda's hard drives
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A Craze for Pooches in Iran Dogs the Morality Police
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Fitch warns US could lose AAA rating by Aug. 4 without deal
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