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1:40 PM ET, July 26, 2011

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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
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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Ylan Q. Mui / Washington Post:
More Americans unhappy with Obama on economy, jobs  —  More than a third of Americans now believe that President Obama's policies are hurting the economy, and confidence in his ability to create jobs is sharply eroding among his base, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
New York Times:
The Republican Wreckage  —  House Republicans have lost sight of the country's welfare.  It's hard to conclude anything else from their latest actions, including the House speaker's dismissal of President Obama's plea for compromise Monday night.  They have largely succeeded in their campaign …
The Hill:
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.
Discussion: JustOneMinute, The Page and Politics
Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Cantor to GOP: Quit whining and vote  —  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) delivered a blunt message to the Republican Conference Tuesday morning: Quit the “grumbling” and “whining” and come together to rally behind Speaker John Boehner to pass his debt ceiling plan.
Lisa Lerer / Bloomberg:
Republican Leaders Voted for Drivers of U.S. Debt They Now Blame on Obama
The Hill:
Conservatives denounce Boehner plan
David Beard / NationalJournal.com:
Congressional Websites Crash After Obama Urges People to Reach Out on Debt Ceiling
The White House:
Address by the President to the Nation
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
John Boehner Debt Ceiling Plan May Still Trigger S&P Downgrade: Report
David Espo / Business Week:
Challenging Obama, House GOP unveils new debt bill
Discussion: The Agonist
Associated Press:
Congressman Resigns in Sex Scandal  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon announced Tuesday that he will resign amid political fallout from an 18-year-old woman's allegations she had an unwanted sexual encounter with him.  —  Within days of the allegation …
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Oregonian:
Rep. David Wu announces he will resign after accusations of sexual misconduct  —  Washington — Rep. David Wu announced his resignation from Congress today, moments after U.S. senators Jeff Merkely and Ron Wyden called for his resignation.  —  The Democrat said in a statement …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
msnbc.com:
Rep. Wu resigning following sex allegations  —  ‘I cannot care for my family the way I wish while serving in Congress’  —  Below:  —  In this March, 7, 2011 file photo, Oregon Democratic Congressman David Wu speaks after a luncheon in Hillsboro, Ore.  —  updated 2011-07-26T16:31:01
Discussion: ThinkProgress
The Hill:
Scandal-plagued Rep. Wu to resign
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., to resign amid sex scandal
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Oregonian
WQAD-TV:
Bachmann walks away from WQAD  —  Davenport, Iowa— Michele Bachmann made a visit to the Quad Cities last night to speak with supporters and give interviews to the local television media, that is, with one exception.  Despite promises to WQAD for a one-on-one interview the Congresswoman's managers openly …
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Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:
Michele Bachmann's $4,700 Hair and Makeup Bill
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Baby Talk  —  I was struck by these sentences in President Obama's speech: … Consider the condescension implicit in the president's statement—"a term that most people outside of Washington have probably never heard of before."  These “people outside of Washington” are not little children …
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Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
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.
Discussion: Hit & Run, Shakesville and Althouse
Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
The Help-Wanted Sign Comes With a Frustrating Asterisk  —  The unemployed need not apply.  —  That is the message being broadcast by many of the nation's employers, making it even more difficult for 14 million jobless Americans to get back to work.  —  A recent review of job vacancy postings …
Robinson / nation.foxnews.com:
O'Reilly Shreds Media for Calling Norway Terrorist ‘Christian’  —  BILL O'REILLY, FOX NEWS HOST: “Impact” segment tonight: mass murder in Norway.  A vicious killer, Anders Breivik, has murdered at least 76 people in the Scandinavian nation of Norway.  Breivik is a brutal fanatic …
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Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:   From Norway To Hell  —  The ghastly, shocking news from Norway …
The Note:
‘Off the hook’: Calls Pour Into Capitol Hill  —  ABC News' Sunlen Miller (@sunlenmiller) reports:  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has received over 600 calls between 8-10 this morning.  His office has six people now working the phones, and they continue to be “inundated.”
Discussion: CNN
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The Note:
Reid Begins Process to Move his Debt Plan, But Doesn't File Cloture
PewResearch.org:
Wealth Gaps Rise to Record Highs Between Whites, Blacks and Hispanics  —  Twenty-to-One  —  By Rakesh Kochhar, Richard Fry and Paul Taylor, Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends  —  The median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households and 18 times …
Kimi Yoshino / L.A. NOW:
Jerry Brown nominates Goodwin Liu to California Supreme Court [Updated]  —  Gov. Jerry Brown nominated UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu to the California Supreme Court Tuesday, giving the state high court a fourth Asian justice and a collegial liberal who is likely to be strongly supportive of civil rights.
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Wisconsin weird: Cops probe balloon popping  —  As if Wisconsin's politics couldn't get any wackier - the popping of a protestor's balloon at the state Capitol has left a trail of blood and is now the subject of a criminal investigation.  —  The latest bizarre incident …
Discussion: Althouse
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host.madison.com:
RSS Government And Politics Police investigate bloody incident with red heart balloon at Capitol
Discussion: The Blotter
Katherine Burton / Bloomberg:
Soros to End Hedge-Fund Career, Return Money  —  George Soros, the billionaire best known for breaking the Bank of England, is returning money to outside investors in his $25.5 billion firm, ending a career as hedge-fund manager that spanned more than four decades.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Krauthammer on Obama's Address: “I Thought I Was Cynical Until I Heard That Speech” (Video)  —  Charles Krauthammer unloaded on Obama tonight after his stale poll-driven speech to the nation.  Obama still has no plan.  —  “I thought I was cynical until I heard that speech.  It was purely partisan.
 
 
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