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6:45 AM ET, July 20, 2011

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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  —  ABC News' John R. Parkinson (@JRPabcDC) reports:  —  Rep. Allen West unleashed an scathing email to House leadership to raise his objections to “unprofessional and inappropriate sophomoric behavior” …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Michael Crowley / Swampland:
Reporter Accosted After Bachmann Comments on Migraines  —  It's not easy to get to Michele Bachmann.  Her appearance at a rally on Tuesday in Aiken, South Carolina, attended by perhaps 150 people, featured three uniformed police officers and two body guards in plain clothes.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Michele Bachmann's handlers get rough with reporter  —  This morning, the Daily Caller published a story I was inclined to leave to others: Michele Bachmann suffers from severe migraines.  —  But now the Bachmann camp has suddenly invited a whole lot more scrutiny to the story.
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Two House lawmakers call for vote on Gang of Six plan  —  A House Republican and a member of the New Democrat coalition are jointly calling on Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to bring the Senate's “Gang of Six” deficit-reduction proposal to a House vote alongside an increase in the debt ceiling.
Discussion: Erick's blog, RedState and The Politico
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The Hill:
Coburn rejoins Gang of Six, backs $3.7T deficit-reduction plan
David Wessel / Washington Wire:
‘Gang of Six’ Plan: Tax Increase or Tax Cut?
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama to Back Repeal of Law Restricting Marriage  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will endorse a bill to repeal the law that limits the legal definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman, the White House said Tuesday, taking another step in support of gay rights.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Obama Endorses Feinstein's Bill To Repeal The Defense Of Marriage Act  —  A day before the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to hold hearing on the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, the Obama administration has endorsed Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-CA) legislation to repeal it.
Adam Bink / Prop 8 Trial Tracker:
BREAKING: President Obama endorses the Respect for Marriage Act
Discussion: Daily Kos and Good As You
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Obama backs Respect For Marriage Act
NationalJournal.com:
Obama Supports Repeal of Defense of Marriage Act
Discussion: National Review, Politics and Gawker
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Is Obama Against Romney a Toss-Up?  —  Looking at head-to-head polls can be treacherous so far in advance of a presidential election.  Instead, I'd suggest that you devote most of your attention to President Obama's approval ratings and perhaps the favorability ratings of the Republican candidates …
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
WSJ/NBC Poll: Bachmann Surges to Second Place
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:   NBC/WSJ poll: Bachmann surges to 2nd place in GOP '12 field
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Jay Carney: ‘Leadership Is Not Proposing a Plan.’  —  White House Press Secretary Jay Carney argues, with a straight face, that leadership means waiting for House and Senate negotiators to come up with a plan:
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
House pursues balanced-budget bill; need for backup plan acknowledged
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
When Would You Announce Support for the Gang of Six Plan? …
Americans for Tax Reform RSS:
What should taxpayers think about the “Gang of Six” announcement today?  —  Americans for Tax Reform today released the following statement from Grover Norquist, president of the group:  —  “What should taxpayers think about the ‘Gang of Six’ announcement today?
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Gang of Six plan punts on key details
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Firedoglake
Tim Fernholz / NationalJournal.com:
DOCUMENT: Gang of Six Deficit Plan Executive Summary
Discussion: Firedoglake and Daily Kos
N.C. Aizenman / Washington Post:
Birth control coverage proposed for most health insurance plans  —  Virtually all health insurance plans could soon be required to offer female patients free coverage of prescription birth control, breast-pump rentals, counseling for domestic violence, and annual wellness exams and HIV tests …
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The Note:
ABC News/Washington Post Poll: Dissatisfaction With Washington Hits 19-Year High  —  Analysis by ABC News' Pollster Gary Langer (@LangerResearch):  —  Discontent with Washington's budget battles has spurred public dissatisfaction with the federal government to its highest level in nearly 20 years …
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Michele Bachmann / Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: GOP too dug in on debt talks; public fears default consequences
Discussion: Angry Bear and CNN
Jay Lindsay / Associated Press:
Feds: Harvard fellow hacked millions of papers … BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard University fellow who was studying ethics was charged with hacking into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's computer network to steal nearly 5 million academic articles.  —  Aaron Swartz, 24, of Cambridge …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and RedState
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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.
Apple:
Apple Reports Third Quarter Results  —  All-Time Record Revenue and Earnings  —  iPhone Sales Grow 142 Percent; iPad Sales Grow 183 Percent  —  Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 third quarter ended June 25, 2011.  The Company posted record quarterly revenue …
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Ninth Circuit Panel Reverses Conviction for Allegedly Threatening to Kill Then-Candidate Obama  —  The case is this morning's United States v. Bagdasarian (decided by a 2-to-1 vote). … Bagdasarian was convicted, but the panel majority reversed the conviction.  —  To understand the legal question, we need a bit of background.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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David Kravets / Threat Level:
Urging Obama's Assassination Is Lawful Online Speech, Divided Appeals Court Says
Discussion: Law Blog
New York Times:
Pakistan's Military Plotted to Tilt U.S. Policy, F.B.I. Says  —  WASHINGTON — Pakistan's military, including its powerful spy agency, has spent $4 million over two decades in a covert attempt to tilt American policy against India's control of much of Kashmir — including funneling campaign donations …
David Weigel / Weigel:
Only 19 Percent of Republicans Think Obama Would Be Raptured  —  Behold: The best poll questions of the day, from PPP's survey of 574 GOP primary voters nationwide.  —  They've either found a new way of asking whether people think Obama is a Christian, or they've discovered that some number …
Discussion: First Draft
 
 
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BBC:
Iran to ‘speed up’ uranium enrichment at nuclear plants
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Politics
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Liberals trash Obama's tax-holiday
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N.O.M. Targets N.Y. Lawmakers
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Paul Krugman:
Scribblers and Madmen  —  Ezra Klein has a good column …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 

 
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