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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

The Absolution I Cannot Give  —  In the past 48 hours I have had call after call after call from members of the United States Congress.  They've read what I've written.  They agree.  But they feel the hour is short and the end is nigh.  —  So some are calling looking for alternatives.

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.