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12:40 PM ET, July 20, 2011

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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Obama tries to box in House GOP  —  President Obama stopped by the White House briefing room, offering an update on the status of the debt-ceiling process.  I've seen some reports suggesting the president endorsed the Gang of Six's compromise, but that's not quite what he said, and it seems to miss the point of Obama's comments.
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
House GOP passes ill-fated ‘cut, cap, and balance’ legislation  —  House Republicans on Tuesday approved an ambitious but legislatively ill-fated plan to enact deep spending restraints that could clear the decks for a compromise over the debt limit.  —  The so-called “cut, cap and balance” …
Jared Bernstein / The Huffington Post:
The People Want Balance!  —  It's crunch time — way past crunch time …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
How ‘Gang of Six’ Revived Idea of Grand Debt Deal
Discussion: JSOnline and Wall Street Journal
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:   The Gang of Six's plan: Better than we're likely to do otherwise
Daniel J. Mitchell / Cato @ Liberty:
The Gang of Six Is Back from the Dead: Contemplating the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Their Budget Plan
John Avlon / CNN:   Good news: The Gang of Six is back
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Allen West tirade: Wasserman Schultz ‘vile...despicable...not a Lady’  —  Florida GOP Congressman Allen West this afternoon dispatched a scathing personal email to Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, calling her “vile, unprofessional ,and despicable,” “a coward …
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The Note:
Rep. Allen West Unloads On ‘Vile, Unprofessional, and Despicable’ Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Franken Destoys Focus On The Family Witness, Exposes Misuse Of HHS Study  —  During this morning's Senate DOMA hearings, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) destroyed Focus on the Family's Tom Minnery's argument that children are better off with opposite-sex parents by demonstrating how Minnery misrepresented an HHS study.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Focus On The Family Witness Admits Children Are Disadvantaged By Lack Of Protections For Same-Sex Couples  —  This morning, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is holding a hearing on the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act before the Senate Judiciary Committee.  Focus on the Family's Tom Minnery …
Discussion: Pam's House Blend and Good As You
JSOnline:
Democratic senator Hansen retains seat in recall attempt  —  Tea party activist, attorney are winners in Republican primaries  —  By Tom Tolan, Lee Bergquist and Georgia Pabst of the Journal Sentinel  —  Democratic state Sen. Dave Hansen of Green Bay was the first of nine state senators …
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First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Disconnect  —  Disconnect between Obama …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Hot Air
Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Report: Obama top recipient of News Corp. donations  —  Political donations by News Corp., its employees and their families were evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, with President Obama the all-time leading recipient, according to a report from the Sunlight Foundation.
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Ryan Sibley / Sunlight Foundation Blog:
Murdoch's influence extends to U.S., global politics
Discussion: The Agonist and New York Times
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
Cost-Cutters, Except When the Spending Is Back Home  —  WASHINGTON — Freshman House Republicans who rode a wave of voter discontent into office last year vowed to stop out-of-control spending, but that has not stopped several of them from quietly trying to funnel millions of federal dollars into projects back home.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Politics
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Getting Specific on Spending  —  Riddle: When is profligate government spending not a crime against the American public?  —  Answer: When it's done in a GOP freshman's district.  —  Ron Nixon of The New York Times catches some alleged spending-hawks in a fine bit of hypocrisy …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Allen West / National:
At this Point, Anyone with an Obama 2012 Bumper Sticker is a Threat to the Gene Pool  —  Greetings to our constituents, fellow Floridians, and all Americans, here we are for another weekly update.  There is only one word that describes the past week: appalling.
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Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
Allen West: Obama Supporters Are ‘A Threat To The Gene Pool’
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: GOP too dug in on debt talks; public fears default consequences  —  Majorities of Americans see both President Obama and congressional Republicans as not willing enough to compromise in their budget negotiations, but the public views the GOP leaders as particularly intransigent …
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Steve Lohr / New York Times:
U.S. to Close 800 Computer Data Centers  —  The federal government plans to shut 40 percent of its computer centers over the next four years to reduce its hefty technology budget and modernize the way it uses computers to manage data and provide services to citizens.
Matt Schneider / Mediaite:
GOP Rep. Walsh Yells At Chris Matthews: 'Obama Doesn't Send A Thrill Up My Leg'  —  Add today's debate between Chris Matthews and Republican Congressman Joe Walsh to the Hardball hall of fame for the most exciting and in-your-face political discussions ever recorded.
Timothy Geithner / Wall Street Journal:
A Dodd-Frank Retreat Deserves a Veto  —  Only six congressional Republicans crossed the aisle to support reform one year ago.  The GOP is still working to thwart change.  —  Two and a half years ago, with our country on the edge of a second Great Depression, we met with the president …
Bloomberg:
Romney as Job Creator Clashes with Bain Record of Job Cuts  —  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign misses few opportunities to promote his record creating jobs, including his role in taking Staples Inc. (SPLS) from a start-up to the world's largest office-supply retailer.
Discussion: Politics
Reuters:
Michele Bachmann faces more migraine questions  —  On the campaign trail in South Carolina, Michele Bachmann should have been basking in the glow of new polls showing her surging among national Republican primary voters.  —  Instead, the day was overshadowed by her acknowledgment Tuesday …
Discussion: GOP 12 and The Daily Caller
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bachmann Says Migraines Won't Be a Problem if She's Elected President
Carol Williams / L.A. NOW:
Man's call for Obama assassination is free speech, not crime, court rules  —  A La Mesa man who posted racial epithets and a call to “shoot” Barack Obama on an Internet chat site was engaging in constitutionally protected free speech, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in overturning his criminal conviction.
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
State Dept. contract officer steers $52 million to secret husband, daughter  —  A special investigation by The Daily Caller has discovered that a State Department contract specialist participated in awarding more than $52 million in taxpayer-funded contracts to a company owned and operated by her husband and daughter.
Discussion: National Review and Hot Air
 
 
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