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7:05 PM ET, July 23, 2011

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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Right-Wing Extremist Charged in Norway  —  OSLO — The Norwegian police on Saturday charged a man they identified as a right-wing fundamentalist Christian in connection with the bombing of a government building in central Oslo and a shooting attack on a nearby island that together killed at least 92 people.
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
The Washington Post Owes the World an Apology for this Item  —  Read it and weep.  On the Post's site Jennifer Rubin first quotes the Weekly Standard, in a rushed item about the Norway horror: … Then she goes on to argue on her own: … No, this is a sobering reminder for those who think it's …
Peter Beaumont / Guardian:
Anders Behring Breivik: profile of a mass murderer  —  A right-wing fundamentalist with a hatred for Norway's left, multiculturalism and Muslims  —  Not far from of Elverum, 80 miles north of Oslo, a cluster of clapboard buildings, white and red, sits under a low mountain ridge at the end of a dirt track.
Discussion: Verum Serum
CNN:
Who is the suspect in Norway's attacks?  —  (CNN) — As Norway struggles to come to terms with its greatest loss of life in decades, all eyes are on the man charged in the explosion in central Oslo and the deadly shooting rampage at a youth camp.  —  While police have not officially named him …
Ali Gharib / ThinkProgress:
Right-Wing Pundits Jumped To Blame Muslims And ‘Jihadists’ For Norway Attacks
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Talks resume - briefly - at W.H.  —  Congressional leaders returned to the White House Saturday, meeting for less than an hour at the start of a last-gasp round of negotiations with President Barack Obama to avert a government default on the nation's debt.  —  The meeting began at 11:09 …
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
11 days until disaster, three options to prevent it  —  (Andrew Harrer - BLOOMBERG) It always feels different in the room.  In the room, everyone wants a deal.  They want their name on legislation, in history books.  They want to do the big things and make the hard choices.
The Politico:
As Washington turns: the Obama-Boehner breakup
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
GOP leader says House might take up balanced-budget amendment next week
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sarah Bull / Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: Amy Winehouse, 27, found dead at her London flat  —  Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in London.  —  The Back To Black singer was found at the property by emergency services at 3.54pm this afternoon, according to sources, and her death is being treated as ‘unexplained’ by police.
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BBC:
Amy Winehouse found dead, aged 27  —  Winehouse's recent career was overshadowed by drink and drug problems  —  Singer Amy Winehouse, 27, has been found dead at her home, the Press Association has reported.  —  Last month, the north Londoner pulled out of her European tour after she was jeered …
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Amy Winehouse, British Soul Singer With a Destructive Image, Dies at 27
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
TMZ.com:
Amy Winehouse Found Dead
Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
The official straw poll ballot is now final, but write-ins will be counted  —  The official ballot for the Iowa straw poll will list nine names, including three declared candidates who have decided to not compete in the Aug. 13 event: Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich.
Discussion: Saint Petersblog
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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Perry defends gay marriage as states' choice; Santorum takes a swipe
Paul Krugman:
What Obama Was Willing to Give Away  —  Jonathan Cohn summarizes what seems to have been in the deal that Boehner walked away from; it's horrifying.  Above all, the proposed rise in the age of Medicare eligibility was a real betrayal of both Democratic principles and good government.
Discussion: emptywheel
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Obama Admits the Obvious: The GOP Is Unreasonable
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Corrente and TPMDC
Oregonian:
Sources: Young woman accuses Oregon Rep. David Wu of aggressive, unwanted sexual encounter  —  By Charles Pope, Janie Har and Beth Slovic  —  A distraught young woman called U.S. Rep. David Wu's Portland office this spring, accusing him of an unwanted sexual encounter, according to multiple sources.
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Jeffrey Sachs / The Huffington Post:
Budgetary Deceit and America's Decline  —  As I shuttle between East Africa, where a severe drought threatens the lives of more than 10 million people, and Athens, where a financial crisis threatens Greece and all of Europe, I am shocked by the U.S. budget negotiations between Congress and President Obama.
Discussion: Economist's View
Associated Press:
Gunmen Kill Iranian Nuclear Scientist in Tehran  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A pair of gunmen firing from motorcycles killed an Iranian physicist involved in the country's disputed nuclear program on Saturday in an attack similar to other recent assassinations of scientists that Tehran blamed on the U.S. and Israel.
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Vox Popoli
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
FAA hits partial shutdown.  Nobody notices.  —  We previously posed the question, what happens if Congress can't manage to agree on another extension of the FAA authorization before the current one expires?  Well, when the clock struck midnight yesterday, we found out. … Folks, this is a disaster.
Discussion: The Other McCain
Kbh / Keith Hennessey:
Why the Obama-Boehner talks fell apart  —  Budget talks between President Obama and Speaker Boehner fell apart yesterday after the Speaker called the President and said he would instead negotiate directly with Senate Leaders Reid & McConnell.  —  The President spoke to the press within …
 
 
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Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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