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CBO: John Boehner's debt bill comes up short — On the eve of a House vote, new cost estimates from the Congressional Budget Office could pose a problem for Speaker John Boehner as he tries to rally conservative support for his two-step plan to raise the federal debt ceiling and avert default next week.
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Hot Air, CNN, Weasel Zippers, Outside the Beltway and The Note
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New polls confirm Obama's Democratic base crumbles — With all of the spotlights on the high-stakes debt maneuverings by President Obama and Speaker John Boehner the last few days, few people noticed what Vermont's Sen. Bernie Sanders said: — “I think it would be a good idea if President Obama faced some primary opposition.”
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Cantor tells GOP to ‘stop whining’ about Boehner debt-ceiling plan — Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on Tuesday bluntly told House Republicans to stop “grumbling and whining” about Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) new proposal for a limited debt-limit increase.

Boehner says his plan's deficit committee will not raise taxes — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday rejected criticism that his newly revealed two-step deficit plan would allow for the creation of a committee likely to raise taxes. — “It's going to be pretty hard for the committee to …
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The Hill, The Note, Washington Post, Little Green Footballs, CNN, The Democratic Daily and Jared Bernstein

ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT ON THE DEFICIT OF THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2011 AS PROPOSED IN THE HOUSE — The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the impact on the deficit of the Budget Control Act of 2011, as posted on the Web site of the Committee on Rules on July 25, 2011. The legislation would:
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Daily Kos and Booman Tribune

Boehner to rework his debt-ceiling bill — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will rework his two-step plan to raise the debt ceiling after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found the bill would not cut as much spending as promised. — “We're here to change Washington - no more smoke-and-mirrors …
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ThinkProgress and nation.foxnews.com

Boehner's truth allergy — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) looked pretty small last night, delivering a weak speech that inadvertently bolstered all of President Obama's arguments about GOP intransigence. But for me, the most striking thing about Boehner's address wasn't the weak content …
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The New Republic, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/* and Daily Kos

Michele Bachmann Opposes Boehner Debt Plan: ‘The Premise Is Wrong’
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Pajamas Media, TPMDC, Political Punch, HotAirPundit and The Hill

House GOP revolts against Boehner plan
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Weasel Zippers, Red Dog Report and Associated Press

With Call to Action, Obama Brings Down the House
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The Daily Pulp, The Huffington Post and Prairie Weather

Big GOP Bloc in House Opposes Boehner's Plan
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Pajamas Media and Political Punch

TRENDNG: Cantor: ‘The debt limit vote sucks’
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The Atlantic Online, The Politico and The Note

Bam's Desperation — President Obama likes to present himself …
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The Atlantic Online and National Review

An Open Letter to the GOP — As someone who understands the pressures and difficulties you have been going through, I want to say, “Congratulations.” You won, and so did the country. — Absent some major miscalculations, within the next few days there will be official acknowledgement of what has already happened.
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Shakesville
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Rep. Gutierrez arrested outside White House for second time — Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) was arrested outside the White House on Tuesday during a protest against immigrant deportation, a spokesman confirmed. — Gutierrez spokesman Douglas Rivlin said the congressman was arrested …
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CNN



Guy Benson White House: Asking for Obama's Specific Debt Plan is a “Republican Talking Point”
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Pirate's Cove and The Daily Caller

WH press corps hammers Carney: How come Obama hasn't produced his own debt-ceiling plan?
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Townhall.com and The Other McCain


Public Wants a Debt Ceiling Compromise, Expects a Deal Before Deadline — GOP Widely Viewed as ‘More Extreme in Its Positions’ — OVERVIEW — The public overwhelmingly favors a compromise in the debt ceiling standoff. And even as negotiations aimed at resolving the issue show little progress …
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ThinkProgress, CNN, Washington Post, Booman Tribune and Politics
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Americans back mixed solution for debt crisis: Reuters/Ipsos poll — (Reuters) - Americans are overwhelmingly concerned about the U.S. debt crisis and a majority back the type of compromise pushed by President Barack Obama to end the impasse, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Tuesday.
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NationalJournal.com, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Taegan Goddard's …, No More Mister Nice Blog and TPMDC


Debt ceiling poll: Voters with Obama
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Washington Monthly


Michele Bachmann's $4,700 Hair and Makeup Bill — Considering Rep. Michele Bachmann's crusade against government spending and her demand that America live within its means, you wouldn't figure her for a conspicuous spender. But after launching her bid for the White House …
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The Blotter, Taylor Marsh, National Review, Big Journalism, The Raw Story, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Shakesville
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Bachmann walks away from WQAD
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ThinkProgress, Truth Wins Out, The Note, Towleroad News #gay and The Washington Independent

Bachmann has skipped 37 percent of votes since launching bid
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The Politico, Outside the Beltway, Wonkette, ThinkProgress, msnbc.com, TPMDC and GOP 12


Pat Buchanan: Norwegian Right-Wing Terrorist ‘Breivik May Be Right’ — Today, in a World Net Daily op-ed, failed presidential candidate and conservative pundit Pat Buchanan offers an example of the ethnic bigotry and racial insensitivity that has come to define him.
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WorldNetDaily, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Sky Dancing, Newshoggers.com, Mediaite, Pharyngula, New Atlanticist and New York Times
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On Islamophobia and Right Wing Extremism
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AmSpecBlog, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and Jihad Watch

Kerry spokesman stripped of Silver Star — John F. Kerry almost became president running on the basis of his alleged heroism in Vietnam. Thanks to the efforts of a group of truth-tellers, the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth, the serious holes in the fantasy narrative propounded …
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The Other McCain
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SwiftVets revenge — The Navy Times (no link) reported last week …
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Weasel Zippers and Pajamas Media

Congress In the Lead — Some of us like to think big. We thought at the beginning of this debt crisis that it might be possible to reach a Grand Bargain. This deal would make a serious dent in the country's awful debt problem. It would begin to reform entitlements.


A Revenge Plot So Intricate, the Prosecutors Were Pawns — Soon after Seemona Sumasar started dating Jerry Ramrattan, she had an inkling that something might be wrong. — He said he was a police detective, but never seemed to go to work. He seemed obsessed with “C.S.I.,” “Law & Order” and other television police dramas.
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Gawker, Hit & Run, Shakesville, Gothamist and Althouse

British Economy, After Austerity, at Zero Growth in the Past Nine Months — What's amazing about this debt limit debate, and the headlong rush to austerity, is that we have empirical evidence of what can result, in this kind of economy, when you massively roll back spending.
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Hullabaloo and Eschaton


‘We Get The Sacrifice, They Get The Wealth’: A Fired-Up Pelosi Tears Into GOP Deficit Plan — Speaking to a crowd of union workers on Capitol Hill today, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi unloaded on Republican plans to lower the deficit through deep cuts to government services in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.
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Indecision Forever, nation.foxnews.com and Sister Toldjah


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