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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The President Surrenders — A deal to raise the federal debt ceiling is in the works. If it goes through, many commentators will declare that disaster was avoided. But they will be wrong. — For the deal itself, given the available information, is a disaster, and not just for President Obama and his party.
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Joe Klein / Swampland:
Krugman Quibble — I agree with most of what Paul Krugman has to say about the debt deal-with one crucial exception. He's right that Obama should have included raising the debt ceiling in last December's tax deal...but he's wrong, I think, about the President using what we'll call …
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New York Times:
To Escape Chaos, a Terrible Deal — There is little to like about the tentative agreement between Congressional leaders and the White House except that it happened at all. The deal would avert a catastrophic government default, immediately and probably through the end of 2012.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The myth of Obama's “blunders” and “weakness” — With the details of the pending debt deal now emerging (and for a very good explanation of the key terms, see this post by former Biden economic adviser Jared Bernstein), a consensus is solidifying that (1) this is a virtually full-scale victory …
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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Did Obama Get Rolled? — The debt ceiling agreement is a horrible piece of legislation. It ratchets down already too-low domestic discretionary spending caps and imposes painful sacrifice on the middle class with little asked of the rich. Obviously, though, you can't assess any deal without asking “compared to what?”
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
How the Tea Party ‘hobbits’ won the debt fight — The Tea Party came under fire from all sides Friday after House conservatives nearly brought down Speaker John Boehner's debt-limit bill. John McCain went to the Senate floor to mock Tea Partyers as “hobbits,” and Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen …
Jared Bernstein / On the Economy:
Lousy Negotiating Skills Are Not the Problem
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Fine Print on the Debt Deal — If Democrats read the fine print on the debt deal struck by President Obama and Congressional leaders, they'll find that it's a little better than it appears at first glance. — That's not to say that the deal is a good one for them.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Mitt Romney opposes compromise deal on the debt ceiling — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) broke his silence on the congressional debt-ceiling fight on Monday, emerging to say he couldn't back the final deal announced Sunday. — Romney, who had refused to weigh in during recent weeks …
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CBO's Latest 10 Documents:
CBO ANALYSIS OF AUGUST 1 BUDGET CONTROL ACT — Letter to the Honorable John Boehner and the Honorable Harry Reid — The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated the impact on the deficit of the Budget Control Act of 2011, as posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules on August 1, 2011.
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Jay Newton-Small / Swampland:
Five Things for Liberals to Like in the Debt Ceiling Deal
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Josh Barro / National Review:
Debt Ceiling Deal—Less Than Meets the Eye
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Why the Debt Ceiling Deal Sucks
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
A deal that found the lowest-common denominator
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Not Playing the Fool — There are a lot of Republicans tonight willing …
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
The Hostages Next Time — I remember last December sitting …
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The Hill:
WHIP COUNT: House leaders in both parties seek votes to pass debt-limit deal — The debt-limit deal announced on Sunday night is expected to attract more than 60 votes in the Senate, but its outlook in the House is much more cloudy. — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will need Democratic votes …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Can debt deal pass House if Dem leaders don't whip votes?
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David Catanese / The Politico:
AFP Wisconsin ballots have late return date — Americans for Prosperity is sending absentee ballots to Democrats in at least two Wisconsin state Senate recall districts with instructions to return the paperwork after the election date. — The fliers, obtained by POLITICO …
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The Politico:
Biden: Tea partiers like ‘terrorists’ — Vice President Joe Biden joined House Democrats in lashing tea party Republicans Monday, accusing them of having “acted like terrorists” in the fight over raising the nation's debt limit. — Biden was agreeing with a line of argument made by Rep. Mike Doyle …
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Gene Sperling: Obama 'didn't give one inch' — Top White House advisors on Monday said President Barack Obama didn't give “one inch” and expressed confidence that the compromise bill to raise the debt ceiling will pass Congress, while Sen. John McCain said the deal has “significant advantages” that should attract Republican support.
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Peter Wallstenand David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Did Obama capitulate — or is this a cagey move?
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Nicholas Schmidle / New Yorker:
GETTING BIN LADEN … - POLITICS - PROFILES - THE TALK OF THE TOWN - COMMENT - THIS WEEK'S ISSUE - THE FINANCIAL PAGE - NEWS DESK - THE POLITICAL SCENE
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. Political Ideology Stable With Conservatives Leading — Most Republicans are conservative, but one in five is “very conservative” — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' political ideology at the midyear point of 2011 looks similar to 2009 and 2010, with 41% self-identifying as conservative, 36% as moderate, and 21% as liberal.
Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
Romney Breaks Debt Ceiling Silence: ‘Cannot Support This Deal’ — After a week of attacks from left and right alike over his failure to take a position on the latest round of Republican debt ceiling proposals, Mitt Romney has made up his mind on the final deal: he's against it.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Romney's cravenness — As House Republicans fought amongst themselves …
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Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
CBS News' Norah O'Donnell: ‘Where are the Tax Revenues?’, ‘We Got Nothing’ — “We”? Who is “We”?
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Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Pam Geller Justifies Breivik's Terror: Youth Camp Had More ‘Middle Eastern or Mixed’ Races Than ‘Pure Norwegian’ — Pam Geller with House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) — Popular hate blogger Pam Geller has received scrutiny in recent days as the public became aware …
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Paul Krugman:
If I Were In The House — I guess I have to be explicit at this point: yes, I would vote no. — What about the catastrophe that would result? Several thoughts. — First, what I keep hearing from people who should know is that Treasury won't actually run out of cash tomorrow, that it still has a few more days.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Why Rick Santorum's Argument About Same-Sex Marriage Leading To Polygamy Is So Wrong — Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) touted his long-standing opposition to marriage equality during a speech in Denver Colorado on Friday, and claimed that the media and gay rights activists had misrepresented …
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David Crary / Associated Press:
Gay marriage: awkward issue for some GOP hopefuls
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Jon Cohen / Washington Post:
Budget talks in a word: ‘Ridiculous,’ ‘disgusting’ and ‘stupid’ top poll — Americans give overwhelmingly negative reviews to the fierce budget debate that has transfixed Washington over the past few weeks, and large numbers now think less favorably about the country's political leaders …
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