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New York Times:
16 Die in Norway Shooting and Bombing — OSLO — Norway suffered two shocking attacks on Friday, when powerful explosions shook the government center in the capital and, shortly after, a gunman stalked youths on an island summer camp for children of members of the governing Labor Party.
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Haroon Siddique / Guardian:
Norway attacks - live coverage — • “Several” killed by gunman at youth conference in Utoya — If you have any information please email me at hannahgodfrey66@gmail.com — 10.41pm: On BBC's Newsnight Security Correspondent Gordon Corera says a youth rally is not a usual type of target …
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BBC:
Live text — Reporters: Peter Jackson, Susannah Cullinane, Vanessa Barford and Matthew Danzico — 1957: — Norwegian radio NRK reports that police have arrested one man after the shooting at the Workers' Youth League camp outside Oslo. — 1955: — A doctor at Oslo University Hospital tells …
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Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
Oslo Explosion: One of Two Blasts Result of Massive Vehicle Bomb, Sources Say — At least one of two explosions that rocked a Norwegian government building in Oslo today was result of a massive vehicle bomb, according to U.S. government sources on the scene.
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The Atlantic Online:
Al-Qaeda's Problem With Norway — A large explosion shook downtown Oslo this morning, blowing out the Prime Minister's 17-story office building and damaging the oil ministry office, which as of this writing is still burning. (Two photos of the explosion here and here.)
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Guardian and The Moderate Voice
BBC:
Norway: Blast near prime minister's office in Oslo
Norway: Blast near prime minister's office in Oslo
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Chris Irvine / Telegraph:
Oslo explosion: live coverage
Oslo explosion: live coverage
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Michelle Malkin:
Terror blast in Oslo - “massive vehicle bomb; gunman fires on kids' camp;;” Update …
Terror blast in Oslo - “massive vehicle bomb; gunman fires on kids' camp;;” Update …
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Lendonsan / This Just In:
Blast hits government buildings in Oslo, Norway; shooter arrested at youth camp
Blast hits government buildings in Oslo, Norway; shooter arrested at youth camp
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Douglas Stanglin / USA Today:
Reuters: 8 people injured in Oslo blast at government offices
Reuters: 8 people injured in Oslo blast at government offices
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Democrats Set Drop-Dead Date For Debt Ceiling Backup Plan — President Obama's quest to reach a historic budget agreement with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) fell into deep doubt Thursday, after a noisy rebellion by Senate Democrats over reports that Obama might hand Republicans the farm …
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
John Boehner walks away from debt talks
John Boehner walks away from debt talks
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Outside the Beltway and Hot Air
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid: 'I'm the Senate majority leader. Why don't I know about this deal?'
Reid: 'I'm the Senate majority leader. Why don't I know about this deal?'
New York Times:
Obama Should Raise the Debt Ceiling on His Own
Obama Should Raise the Debt Ceiling on His Own
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The Hill:
Boehner: ‘We are not close’ to reaching a debt deal with Obama
Boehner: ‘We are not close’ to reaching a debt deal with Obama
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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama: Keep working on House GOP
Obama: Keep working on House GOP
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Pelosi Outlines Revenue-Free Path Forward On Debt Limit Fight — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi acknowledged Friday that Democrats may reluctantly accept a last-minute compromise to avoid a default that involves up to $2.5 trillion in spending cuts — without agreed-upon new tax revenues …
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Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Bernie Sanders Says It Would Be A ‘Good Idea’ To Primary President Obama — Recently, President Obama has faced fire from many in his own base for endorsing unpopular proposals that would include regressive cuts to Social Security in order to win a hike in the debt ceiling.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Obama weighs in on ‘constitutional option’ — President Obama hosted a town-hall event in College Park, Maryland, this morning, and much of the discussion naturally turned to the debt-ceiling fiasco unfolding on Capitol Hill. Of particular interest, though, was an exchange about the so-called “Constitutional Option.”
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New York Times:
House Speaker Pulls Out of Talks to Raise Debt Ceiling
House Speaker Pulls Out of Talks to Raise Debt Ceiling
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Obama stresses need for more tax revenue; Senate rejects House debt plan
Obama stresses need for more tax revenue; Senate rejects House debt plan
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
GOP Makes Big Gains among White Voters — Especially among the Young and Poor — OVERVIEW — As the country enters into the 2012 presidential election cycle, the electorate's partisan affiliations have shifted significantly since Barack Obama won office nearly three years ago.
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Paul DeMiglio / Frontlines, The SLDN Blog:
Finally, Certification Issued! — Sarvis: We celebrate this day, but the fight for LGB equality in America's military marches forward — (Washington, D.C.) Service members today welcomed a key milestone in repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” (DADT), as President Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
'Don't ask, don't tell' policy will end Sept. 20, Obama announces — President Obama certified on Friday the repeal of “Don't ask, don't tell,” which bans gays from serving openly in the military. — “Today, we have taken the final major step toward ending the discriminatory 'Don't ask …
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The Politico
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Lesser Depression — These are interesting times — and I mean that in the worst way. Right now we're looking at not one but two looming crises, either of which could produce a global disaster. In the United States, right-wing fanatics in Congress may block a necessary rise in the debt ceiling …
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Sky Dancing, The Moderate Voice, Shakesville and Prairie Weather
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Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
The Incumbent-Protection Plan — If Congress passes something …
The Incumbent-Protection Plan — If Congress passes something …
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RedState, Guardian, Prairie Weather and Connecting.the.Dots
Paul Krugman:
Obama / Nixon — Bruce Bartlett says what you're not supposed to say: Obama has governed as a moderate conservative, somewhat to the right of Richard Nixon. The frothing-at-the-mouth comments are an extra bonus. — And it is, of course, true; although Obama defenders would say that he had no option.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Obama 41%, Ron Paul 37% — Congressman Ron Paul may be a long shot to win the Republican presidential nomination, but he runs competitively with President Obama right now. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Paul picking up 37% of the vote, while the president earns 41%.
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Red Dog Report, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, GOP 12 and Poor Richard's News
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
The easiest, most effective way to resolve the crisis — Someone asked me the other day why President Obama doesn't just ask for a clean debt-ceiling bill, instead of engaging in these mind-numbing negotiations. The truth is, he has asked for a clean bill, repeatedly.
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Eschaton
Jeff Dunetz / YID With LID:
PROVEN! Congressman Gary Ackerman Has Proof That Global Warming is REAL! — Whew! That solves that. The debate is now over. Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-NY) has proved that Global Warming is real! During a meeting of the House Foreign Affairs committee the Long Island liberal launched …
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Questions and Observations and Pajamas Media
Lisa Caruso / Bloomberg:
U.S. House Stops Voting for Week With No Action to Keep FAA Operating — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will halt some operations at midnight after the House of Representatives and Senate adjourned today without agreeing on legislation to extend the agency's authority.
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ThinkProgress and Truthdig
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN Poll: Drop in liberal support pushes Obama approval rating down — Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama's approval rating is down to 45 percent, driven in part by growing dissatisfaction on the left with the president's track record in office, according to a new national survey.
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Firedoglake and TPMDC
Paul Krugman:
Conceder In Chief — Amanda Marcotte is right: of course the big problem is the craziness of the GOP. That said, I am among those in a state of suppressed rage and panic over the president's negotiating strategy. — I'd like to believe that it's all 11-dimensional political chess …
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