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New York Times:
Obama and Boehner Close to Major Deal, Officials Say — WASHINGTON —The Obama administration has informed Democratic Congressional leaders that President Obama and Speaker John A. Boehner were starting to close in on a major budget deal that would enact substantial spending cuts …
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Obama Presses Skeptical Dem Leaders On Big Deal With Boehner — A Congressional aide briefed on ongoing negotiations between House Speaker John Boehner and President Obama says the two principals may be nearing a “grand bargain” to raise the debt limit which would contain large …
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Debt-limit talks: As Obama, Boehner rush to strike deal, Democrats are left fuming — President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner rushed Thursday to strike agreement on a far-reaching plan to reduce the national debt but faced a revolt from Democrats furious that the accord appeared …
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Opinion L.A. and New York Magazine
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Debt talks have senators angry about being left out — The White House faced a near rebellion from senators who were blindsided by word of a possible deal between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, with Democrats worried the president would cave on taxes while Republicans complained …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Reid Presses Obama Not To Agree To Debt Plan With No Revenue
Reid Presses Obama Not To Agree To Debt Plan With No Revenue
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner: GOP prepared to compromise
Boehner: GOP prepared to compromise
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Julian E. Barnes / Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon to Certify It is Ready to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' — Top defense officials plan to certify Friday that the Pentagon is ready to end the ban on gays serving openly in the military, officials said, a landmark moment after almost two decades of controversy.
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First Read / msnbc.com:
Military officials to certify that they're ready to repeal DADT
Military officials to certify that they're ready to repeal DADT
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Firedoglake and AMERICAblog Gay
Mike Klonsky / Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:
Pritzker turns heat lamps on striking Hyatt workers — It was already approaching 100° at 8 a.m. when I arrived at the Park Hyatt where, after 22 months of stalled negotiations, hotel workers were staging a one-day picket to protest the hotel chain's intolerable treatment of their housekeeping staff.
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Adam Harrington / CBS Chicago:
Workers: Heat Lamps Shined On Hyatt Hotel Picket Line — CHICAGO (CBS) — Union workers say someone turned on the heat lamps in blazing hot broad daylight Thursday, as they walked a picket line in front of the Park Hyatt Hotel. — As WBBM Newsradio 780's Mike Krauser reports …
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Paul Krugman:
1937! 1937! 1937! — The Telegraph has a leaked draft of the eurozone rescue plan for Greece. The financial engineering is Rube Goldbergish and unconvincing. But here's what leaped out at me: … OK, so we're going to demand harsh austerity in the debt-crisis countries; and meanwhile …
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Felix Salmon:
Greece defaults — The latest Greek bailout is done …
Greece defaults — The latest Greek bailout is done …
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Marginal Revolution and Free exchange
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Euro in Crisis: Will the Latest Deal Restore Confidence?
Euro in Crisis: Will the Latest Deal Restore Confidence?
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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
ABC Sports says Pawlenty violated copyright with ‘Miracle on Ice’ footage — ABC Sports may slap presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty with a cease-and-desist letter for improperly using its footage in a political advertisement, a company official told The Des Moines Register today.
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Andrew Harmon / Advocate:
Widower to Conservative Org: I Won't Be Needing Your Services — Ron Wallen, who testified at Wednesday's Senate DOMA hearing — During Wednesday's historic Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Defense of Marriage Act, Ron Wallen, a 77-year-old veteran and resident of Indio, Calif. …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
G.O.P. Governors Swing Right, Leaving Voters Behind — If the states are laboratories of democracy, then the Republican Party's research pipeline has run dry. Moderate Republican governors, a thriving species before last year's elections, are all but extinct.
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Gay ‘Barbarians’ Demand Ex-Gay ‘Discipline’ From Bachmann Clinic — Today a group of gay “barbarians” descended upon Marcus Bachmann's Christian counseling center to protest the harmful ex-gay therapy offered there. During a radio interview in 2010, Bachmann compared gay people to “barbarians” who need to be “disciplined.”
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Annalyn Censky / CNNMoney.com:
U.S. loses $1.3 billion in exiting Chrysler — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — U.S. taxpayers likely lost $1.3 billion in the government bailout of Chrysler, the Treasury Department announced Thursday. — The government recently sold its remaining 6% stake in the company to Italian automaker Fiat …
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Weasel Zippers, JOSHUAPUNDIT, Shakesville and The Lonely Conservative
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Latest DHS Video: White Middle Class Americans Are Most Likely Terrorists (Video) — It's an Obama world. — A new promotional video released by the Department of Homeland Security characterizes white middle class Americans as the most likely terrorists. — Via Infowars:
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Don Surber and Moonbattery
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Paul Joseph Watson / Alex Jones' Infowars:
DHS Video Characterizes White Americans as Most Likely Terrorists
DHS Video Characterizes White Americans as Most Likely Terrorists
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nation.foxnews.com, Pajamas Media, The Powers That Be and Weasel Zippers
Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
Allen West Refuses To Apologize, Blames Military Background For His Insulting Remarks — Facing a barrage of criticism, Rep. Allen West (R-FL) remains defiant and says he won't apologize to DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) for a disparaging email in which he called her “vile …
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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
Barack Obama is gutting the core principles of the Democratic party — The president's attacks on America's social safety net are destroying the soul of the Democratic party's platform — In 2005, American liberals achieved one of their most significant political victories of the last decade.
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Emmett Tyrrell / Townhall.com:
Emmett Tyrrell Bachmann and the Pope — WASHINGTON — It seems Rep. Michele Bachmann is under increased scrutiny for her religious views, even as she climbs ever higher in the presidential polls. With tea party support, she is now No. 2 in the Republican polls even though she has been in the race for only a short time.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Huntsman campaign manager Susie Wiles resigns — Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman's (R) presidential campaign manager, Susie Wiles, is resigning and will be replaced by communications director Matt David, according to the campaign. — Huntsman is announcing the changes to his staff at a meeting this afternoon.
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Marc Caputo / Naked Politics:
Susie Wiles leaves as Jon Huntsman's campaign manager. “It was just time”
Susie Wiles leaves as Jon Huntsman's campaign manager. “It was just time”
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Marin Cogan / The Politico:
Credit agencies warn GOP of ‘death spiral’ — House Republicans were warned Thursday in a closed door meeting with credit rating agency officials that a “death spiral” in the bond market was possible in the event of default. — One official warned that a default on the nation's credit …
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Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
A top aide to Iowa Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin supplied an answer last year to a thorny question a friendly witness would face the next day at a pivotal hearing on for-profit colleges, raising questions of witness tampering, an email obtained by The Daily Caller shows.
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Hot Air
Peter H. Gleick / The Huffington Post:
It's Hotter Than It Used to Be; It's Not as Hot as It's Going to Be — Holy crap it's hot. People, animals, and crops are dying. — But not only is it hot, it's hotter than it used to be. And it's our fault. Welcome to the future of climate change.
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The Note:
Rick Perry Accuses Obama Of Leaving Astronauts To ‘Hitchhike Into Space’ — ABC News' Michael Falcone (@michaelpfalcone) reports: — As America bids farewell to the space shuttle era on Thursday, likely presidential candidate Rick Perry appears none too pleased with the Obama administration …
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Keach Hagey / The Politico:
Williams on NPR: Elitist and white — No single person has had a greater impact on National Public Radio in the past year than Juan Williams. — The political wildfire started by his firing ultimately took down the media organization's CEO, top news executive and top fundraiser …
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Salon, Pajamas Media and nation.foxnews.com
The Note:
Mitt Romney's Fundraising Pitch: What He Tells High Rollers Behind Closed Doors — ABC News' Shushannah Walshe reports (@shushwalshe) reports: — Mitt Romney was back in New York City Tuesday evening trying to reel in more cash for his campaign, holding top dollar events at The Pierre …
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