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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: Republicans have won. But can they stop there? — (YURI GRIPAS - REUTERS) We don't yet know what the final deal to raise the debt ceiling will be. But now that Harry Reid is developing a proposal with $2.7 trillion in cuts and nothing in revenues, it's a safe bet that it won't include any tax increases.
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Harry Reid Calls House Republicans' Bluff — Something you often see in negotiations is a mismatch between one side's stated sticking points and its real sticking points. In the debate over the debt ceiling, for example, Republicans have sought to portray themselves as having two bottom lines.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Speaker Boehner's Big Gamble — The Republican Speaker John A. Boehner, following the collapse of negotiations with President Obama, appears to be considering a path that would involve the House Republicans voting to raise the federal debt ceiling on their own terms, with little expectation of Democratic support.
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The Note:
Debt Debate: What are the Odds Congress Can Raise Debt Ceiling by Aug. 2? — ABC News' Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) reports: — Democrats and Republicans are on a collision course this week over raising the debt ceiling. At some point, somebody will need to back down, but right …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
White House stokes debt-ceiling crisis — A Republican aide e-mails me: “The Speaker, Sen. Reid and Sen. McConnell all agreed on the general framework of a two-part plan. A short-term increase (with cuts greater than the increase), combined with a committee to find long-term savings …
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Boehner briefed Limbaugh on debt plan — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) outlined the GOP's debt ceiling plan to conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh on Monday before showing it to his conference. — Limbaugh talked about the call he received from Boehner during his radio program Monday.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
GOP Stumbles Over Surprise Dem Debt Limit Offer
GOP Stumbles Over Surprise Dem Debt Limit Offer
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House Republicans Solve Debt Limit Impasse by Cutting Spending
House Republicans Solve Debt Limit Impasse by Cutting Spending
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Reid played key role on debt bill before Obama nixed plan
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Reid played key role on debt bill before Obama nixed plan
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New York Times:
Senate and House Split as Obama Is to Address Budget
Senate and House Split as Obama Is to Address Budget
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Series of short-term debt deal votes will be a tax increase, Dem charges
Series of short-term debt deal votes will be a tax increase, Dem charges
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Killings in Norway Spotlight Anti-Muslim Thought in U.S. — The suspect behind the attacks in Norway said he believed multiculturalism to be a threat. Here, mourners at Oslo Cathedral. More Photos » — The man accused of the killing spree in Norway was deeply influenced …
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New York Times:
Norway Suspect May Have Had Accomplices; Death Toll Lowered — OSLO — The 32-year-old man accused of devastating twin attacks in Norway now maintains that two cells of extremists collaborated with him, court officials said here Monday as they ordered solitary confinement for the suspect.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
A Right-Wing Monster — For many years, a quiz entitled …
A Right-Wing Monster — For many years, a quiz entitled …
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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Media Assassins — Needless to say, I have been fielding calls …
Media Assassins — Needless to say, I have been fielding calls …
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Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
NYT: US ‘Counter-Jihad’ Bloggers Heavily Influenced Oslo Terrorist
NYT: US ‘Counter-Jihad’ Bloggers Heavily Influenced Oslo Terrorist
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Boris Johnson / Telegraph:
Anders Breivik: There is nothing to study in the mind of Norway's mass killer
Anders Breivik: There is nothing to study in the mind of Norway's mass killer
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William Saletan / Slate Magazine:
If Muslims are responsible for Islamic terrorism, are Muslim-bashers responsible for the massacre in Norway?
If Muslims are responsible for Islamic terrorism, are Muslim-bashers responsible for the massacre in Norway?
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James Surowiecki / New Yorker:
SMASH THE CEILING — In the past few years, the U.S. economy has been beset by the subprime meltdown, skyrocketing oil prices, the Eurozone debt crisis, and even the Tohoku earthquake. Now it's staring at a new problem—a failure to raise the debt ceiling, which would almost certainly throw the economy back into recession.
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Felix Salmon:
How we got into this fine mess
How we got into this fine mess
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Chad Pergram / Fox News:
The Basics of Boehner's Debt Pitch to GOP Conference
The Basics of Boehner's Debt Pitch to GOP Conference
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Steve King on default: Obama could be impeached — Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said Monday that President Barack Obama “would be impeached” if the nation falls into default. — “STOP talking about default,” he wrote on Twitter. “The 1st dime of each $1 of revenue services debt.
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Rep. King Says Obama Will Be Impeached If Government Defaults
Rep. King Says Obama Will Be Impeached If Government Defaults
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Hill Poll: Most voters see media as biased and unethical — Likely voters hold a dismal view of the news media, generally regarding reporters as biased, unethical and too close to the politicians they purport to cover, according to a new poll for The Hill.
Telegraph:
Glenn Beck compares Norway's dead teenagers to Hitler youth — Glenn Beck, the leading Right-wing American broadcaster, has prompted outrage after comparing the teenage victims of the Utoya Island massacre to the Hitler Youth. — Beck said that the Labour party youth camp on the island …
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Brian Goldsmith / The Atlantic Online:
Washington Isn't Broken, the Republican Party Is — Democrats have repeatedly sought a compromise deal on the debt. Why blame the whole city for Republican intransigence? — Watching yesterday's Sunday shows was a reminder that, of all the bromides that are popular among D.C. pundits …
Emmalee Abel / Courthouse News Service:
Black Student Can't Be Valedictorian — PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AR) - A high school southeast of Little Rock would not let a black student be valedictorian though she had the highest grade-point average, and wouldn't let her mom speak to the school board about it until graduation had passed, the graduate claims in Federal Court.
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Adam Serwer:
Captain America's Fictitious, Integrated 1940s America — In the vein of what Ta-Nehisi Coates referred to as a “convenient suspension of disbelief” in X-Men First Class, Captain America: First Avenger dutifully ignores the civil-rights struggles of the 1940s.
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Fox News:
Feds Silent on How Convicted Felons Bought Guns in ‘Operation Fast and Furious’ — EXCLUSIVE: In the latest chapter of the gunrunning scandal known as Operation Fast and Furious, federal officials won't say how two suspects obtained more than 360 weapons despite criminal records that should have prevented them from buying even one gun.
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Christine Haughney / New York Times:
To Reach Simple Life of Summer Camp, Lining Up for Private Jets — Gov. Paul LePage of Maine happened to be waiting for his flight at Augusta State Airport on a recent Saturday when the weekend crush began. — A turboprop Pilatus PC-12 carrying Melissa Thomas, her daughter …
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Daniel Frankel / Yahoo! News:
Palin doc headed for PPV as ticket sales plummet — LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - With its Sarah Palin documentary “The Undefeated” increasing its playdates by 40 percent this weekend, only to watch box office revenue decline by more than 63 percent, distributor Arc Entertainment announced Sunday …
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