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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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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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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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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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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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BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — Reid played key role on debt bill before Obama nixed plan
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GOP Stumbles Over Surprise Dem Debt Limit Offer
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Boehner briefed Limbaugh on debt plan
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CURL: Is Obama a pathological liar?
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Series of short-term debt deal votes will be a tax increase, Dem charges
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Boehner, Reid unveil new debt plans as deadline nears
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What Were They Thinking? — Finding a solution to reducing …
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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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Norway Suspect May Have Had Accomplices; Death Toll Lowered
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NYT: US ‘Counter-Jihad’ Bloggers Heavily Influenced Oslo Terrorist
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A Right-Wing Monster — For many years, a quiz entitled …
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Anders Breivik: There is nothing to study in the mind of Norway's mass killer
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If Muslims are responsible for Islamic terrorism, are Muslim-bashers responsible for the massacre in Norway?
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Islamophobia and Mass Murder
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In response to Norway attacks, right-wing bloggers suddenly demand nuance
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Media Assassins — Needless to say, I have been fielding calls …
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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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How we got into this fine mess — For a clear, powerful, and erudite short take on the current debt debacle, there's no better place to go than Jim Surowiecki. His main thesis is pretty much impossible to argue with: that the debt ceiling should be abolished.
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The Basics of Boehner's Debt Pitch to GOP Conference
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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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Rep. King Says Obama Will Be Impeached If Government Defaults
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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.

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 …


Tim Pawlenty: Michele Bachmann often ‘off the mark’ — Tim Pawlenty engages in the latest round of ammo exchanges with Michele Bachmann, hitting back at her campaign's sharp criticism of the former Minnesota governor and breaking apart the charges while at an event in Iowa today:
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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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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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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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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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