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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.
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Ali Gharib / ThinkProgress:
Right-Wing Pundits Jumped To Blame Muslims And ‘Jihadists’ For Norway Attacks — When news began to unfold on Friday of the terror attacks in Norway that has left more than 90 dead, many blogs and Twitter accounts immediately lit up with speculation about who was behind the massive bombings …
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CNN:
Who is the suspect in Norway's attacks?
Who is the suspect in Norway's attacks?
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New York Times:
Lawmakers Renew Push to Reach Deal on Cutting Deficit — WASHINGTON — Hoping to reassure markets in the wake of an angry breakdown in the federal budget negotiations, Congressional leaders raced Saturday to reach a new deficit-reduction agreement that Speaker John A. Boehner told colleagues …
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Bloomberg:
Boehner Said to Tell Republicans Positive Signal Needed for Asian Markets — House Speaker John Boehner told Republican lawmakers they need to provide a positive signal on a plan to avert a U.S. default before Asian financial markets open tomorrow, Republican congressional aides said.
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
11 days until disaster, three options to prevent it
11 days until disaster, three options to prevent it
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Los Angeles Times:
How the Obama-Boehner debt talks collapsed
How the Obama-Boehner debt talks collapsed
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Political Punch:
Obama/Boehner Talk Kicks Off With Light Banter
Obama/Boehner Talk Kicks Off With Light Banter
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
GOP leader says House might take up balanced-budget amendment next week
GOP leader says House might take up balanced-budget amendment next week
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The Politico:
As Washington turns: the Obama-Boehner breakup
As Washington turns: the Obama-Boehner breakup
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Obama, congressional leaders gather at White House to try to save debt deal
Obama, congressional leaders gather at White House to try to save debt deal
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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 …
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Amy Winehouse, British Soul Singer With a Troubled Life, Dies at 27
Amy Winehouse, British Soul Singer With a Troubled Life, Dies at 27
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The Atlantic Online
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.
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Obama Admits the Obvious: The GOP Is Unreasonable — To a lot of people, the most striking thing about President Obama's press conference on Friday evening was his tone. He seemed visibly angry with House Speaker John Boehner for ending their negotiations over the construction of a large deficit reduction deal.
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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.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Perry defends gay marriage as states' choice; Santorum takes a swipe
Perry defends gay marriage as states' choice; Santorum takes a swipe
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Rick Perry expects to make 2012 campaign decision in next month
Rick Perry expects to make 2012 campaign decision in next month
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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