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12:40 PM ET, July 25, 2011

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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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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
EXCLUSIVE: What Boehner said to the caucus  —  From a source familiar with the call, this is what House Speaker John Boehner told House Republicans on Sunday: … That suggests to me that the House Republicans will pass a bill, send it to the Senate and let the Democrats decide if they want to send the country into default.
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.
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Finger-pointing, posturing, and politics  —  Another week of finger-pointing, posturing, and politics?... Boehner to introduce his $3 trillion two-step plan at 2:00 pm ET ($1.2 trillion in cuts for a temporary debt-ceiling extension, following by a bipartisan committee to come …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Washington Post
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Reid to offer $2.7T deficit cutting plan
Major Garrett / The Atlantic Online:
Washington Wants to Avoid Default, but It Can't Without a Plan
Discussion: Felix Salmon
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
BLACK MONDAY? Obama's Debt-Ceiling Crisis Strategy Could Sink Wall Street
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Bloomberg
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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Bruce Bawer / Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Mind of the Oslo Murderer  —  In his 1,500-page manifesto, Anders Behring Breivik slides alarmingly from a legitimate concern about the rise of Islam in Europe to propose ‘terror as a method for waking up the masses.’  —  When bombs exploded on Friday in a compound …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
In Defense of Blond Norwegians
Discussion: alicublog
Joshua Foust / The Atlantic Online:
Why the European Right Can't Be Blamed for the Attacks in Norway
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.
Discussion: TPMDC and Talking Points Memo
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
What To Expect Today  —  If you're shaking off the cobwebs …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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.
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 …
The Politico:
Wu won't resign; Pelosi seeks probe  —  Embattled Rep. David Wu will not seek reelection in 2012, but he won't resign from office now despite allegations that the Oregon Democrat had an “unwanted sexual encounter” with the teenage daughter of a close friend last Thanksgiving.
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The Hill:
Obama administration's charm offensive fails to win over business groups  —  The Obama administration's push to mend its relationship with business has gone cold only six months into the effort.  —  Complaints abound about the regulations pouring out of federal agencies to implement …
Discussion: Red Dog Report and Right Wing News
Bunny Mellon / Newsweek:
The Secret-Keeper  —  On the eve of her 101st birthday, reclusive philanthropist Bunny Mellon, the wealthy zelig who cavorted with Kennedys and stood by John Edwards, talks exclusively to Meryl Gordon about life with Paul, her famous friends, and the secrets buried in her gardens.
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 …
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Donald Trump mocks ‘tough guy’ Tim Pawlenty  —  Donald Trump, still playing the role of 2012 provocateur from his perch on “Fox and Friends,” gave voice today to the nagging doubts among some Republicans about whether Tim Pawlenty has the grit to fight and win a presidential campaign.
Discussion: GOP 12 and Red Dog Report
Real Clear Politics:
Rick Perry Eyes Late August Campaign Launch  —  Texas Gov. Rick Perry is all but certain to launch a presidential campaign and is nearing an announcement set for the second half of August, according to sources familiar with his political team's planning.  —  For months, Republican activists …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Messing With Medicare  —  At the time of writing, President Obama's hoped-for “Grand Bargain” with Republicans is apparently dead.  And I say good riddance.  I'm no more eager than other rational people (a category that fails to include many Congressional Republicans) to see what happens if the debt limit isn't raised.
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 …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Gawker
Boris Johnson / Telegraph:
Anders Breivik: There is nothing to study in the mind of Norway's mass killer  —  We can ignore his puerile ideology.  Anders Breivik was interested only in himself, writes Boris Johnson.  —  It is not enough to say he is mad.  Anders Breivik is patently mad: no one in their right mind would behave as he has done.
 
 
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