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The Note:
Debt Crisis Update: No Deal Likely by 4 p.m. — ABC News' Jonathan Karl reports: — Asian markets? They are on their own. A Republican source tells ABC News negotiators do not expect to have a deal or even the framework of a deal on the debt ceiling by 4 p.m. today …
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Paul Krugman:
President Pushover — Updated: Drew article now available. — The redoubtable Elizabeth Drew has a forthcoming article in the New York Review of Books — that confirms all our worst fears. She tells us that past concessions have … Even more alarming, however, is her window on what the White House is thinking:
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Elizabeth Drew / New York Review of Books:
What Were They Thinking? — Someday people will look back and wonder, What were they thinking? Why, in the midst of a stalled recovery, with the economy fragile and job creation slowing to a trickle, did the nation's leaders decide that the thing to do—in order to raise the debt limit …
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Booman Tribune, Daily Kos and Hullabaloo
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Congress ditches Obama on debt talks — First came the Biden talks. When those blew up, the Obama-Boehner talks took center stage. And when that failed, the McConnell-Reid talks looked promising. And after they faltered, the Obama-Boehner talks tried to find a new life.
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Speaker Boehner: President Obama ‘worried about his next election’ — With his self-imposed deadline for releasing a deficit plan before overseas markets open just a few hours away, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said both sides were “not there yet” and pushed for a two-stage debt-limit vote.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
If Boehner prioritizes blame over success — The House went through the motions earlier this week, passing a radical “Cut, Cap, and Balance” debt-reduction plan that Republicans knew would fail. They did this as a sort of vanity exercise, intended to make GOP lawmakers and their activist base feel better about themselves.
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New York Times:
Dueling Plans Take Shape as Debt Ceiling Talks Languish — WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner and the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, were preparing separate backup plans to raise the nation's debt ceiling on Sunday, after the leaders were unable to end an increasingly grim standoff over the federal budget.
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The Hill:
Boehner expects to have proposal Monday; Reid, Pelosi meet Obama — On a Sunday afternoon conference call with House Republican lawmakers, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) called on the GOP to “stick together” in the debt-ceiling negotiations and presented a a timeline that could see a vote on a proposal by Wednesday.
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Debt-limit talks at standstill as House, Senate pursue parallel approaches
Debt-limit talks at standstill as House, Senate pursue parallel approaches
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
House GOP leaders schedule Sunday conference call
House GOP leaders schedule Sunday conference call
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The Note:
Obama and Boehner Back at the Altar?
Obama and Boehner Back at the Altar?
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
A small deal won't cut it
A small deal won't cut it
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Grasping Reality …, The New Republic, Firedoglake and The Hill
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Boehner hints at a unilateral debt plan; Geithner shoots down short-term options
Boehner hints at a unilateral debt plan; Geithner shoots down short-term options
The Hill:
Geithner: Deal must remove default threat through 2012 election
Geithner: Deal must remove default threat through 2012 election
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The Sundries Shack, Scared Monkeys, The Confluence and James Pethokoukis
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
‘Super Congress’: Debt Ceiling Negotiators Aim To Create New Legislative Body
‘Super Congress’: Debt Ceiling Negotiators Aim To Create New Legislative Body
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Associated Press, Firedoglake, Taylor Marsh, naked capitalism and Hullabaloo
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Boehner aims to release new debt plan by Sunday afternoon
Boehner aims to release new debt plan by Sunday afternoon
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The Politico, The Gateway Pundit, AMERICAblog News and New York Times
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Boehner paints two-step deal as only option
Boehner paints two-step deal as only option
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Crooks and Liars, Washington Monthly and Fox News
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann launches scathing attack on Tim Pawlenty — In a statement just released from her presidential campaign, Michele Bachmann delivers a harsh counterattack on her former home-state governor, hitting back at his charge that she lacks the experience to be president and blaming Tim Pawlenty for a …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Debate Clucker Tim Pawlenty Asks Candy Crowley ‘Is President Obama Chicken?’ — In a statement so rich, Republicans are refusing to tax it, GOP presidential can'tidate Tim Pawlenty (R-The Drain) rhetorically asked CNN's Candy Crowley of President Obama, “Is he chicken?”
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Raw Replay and MN Progressive Project
ABCNEWS:
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Accuser Speaks Out in Exclusive ABC News Interview — In an exclusive television interview, ABC News' Robin Roberts speaks with the hotel employee who alleges she was sexually assaulted by former International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
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Runnin' Scared and The Wire
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Newsweek:
The Maid's Tale — She was paid to clean up after the rich and powerful. Then she walked into Dominique Strauss-Kahn's room—and a global scandal. Now she tells her story. — “Hello? Housekeeping.” — The maid hovered in the suite's large living room, just inside the entrance.
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The Politico, TalkLeft and The Raw Story
Nicholas Kulish / New York Times:
Norway Attacks Put Spotlight on Rise of Right-Wing Sentiment in Europe — BERLIN — The attacks in Oslo on Friday have riveted new attention on right-wing extremists not just in Norway but across Europe, where opposition to Muslim immigrants, globalization, the power of the European Union …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Make Way for the Radical Center — DID I mention that I've signed a pledge — just like those Republican congressmen who have signed written promises to different political enforcers not to raise taxes or permit same-sex marriage? My pledge is to never vote for anyone stupid enough to sign a pledge …
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David Ariosto / CNN:
Militants hang 8-year-old boy in southern Afghanistan — Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — An 8 year-old boy was hanged by militants in Afghanistan's Helmand province after the boy's father — a police officer in the southern city of Gereshk — refused to comply with militants' demands to provide them with a police vehicle, officials said.
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Matt Schneider / Mediaite:
Chris Matthews Show Panelist: Obama In 2008 Was ‘Hope,’ In 2012 He'll Use ‘Politics Of Fear’ — Chris Matthews hosted a discussion with his guests regarding what President Obama might have to do in order to appeal to independent voters and get re-elected? While some on the panel suggested …
Oregonian:
Oregon Rep. David Wu hears calls to resign after revelations of unwanted sexual encounter — BY CHARLES POPE, BETH SLOVIC and HARRY ESTEVE — Pressure on Democratic Rep. David Wu to resign intensified Saturday as leaders in his own party began confronting the embattled Oregon lawmaker …
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