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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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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.
Jay Newton-Small / Swampland:
Five Things for Liberals to Like in the Debt Ceiling Deal
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Both the Left and Right Sour on Debt Deal
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
The debt-ceiling deal in one flowchart
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Bolton Speaks — John Bolton has just issued a thoughtful …
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Kbh / Keith Hennessey:
Quick summary of the Budget Control Act
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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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The Caucus:
Giffords's Return Marks Moment of Unity in Divided House — The clock was running down, and the debt ceiling compromise did not yet have enough ayes to pass. Then, slowly, applause started trickling through the House chamber. The clapping grew over the next half minute, until finally …
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
House approves debt-ceiling bill as Giffords makes dramatic return — The House on Monday approved bipartisan legislation to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling and reduce long-term budget deficits, endorsing the agreement President Obama struck with Republican leaders.
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The Note:
Gabrielle Giffords Returns to Congress for Debt Ceiling Vote — ABC News' Jonathan Karl (@JonKarl) and Sunlen Miller (@SunlenMiller) report: — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., returned to Congress tonight for the first time since being shot in the head in January, casting a vote in support of the compromise debt ceiling bill.
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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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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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
House Passes Deal to Avert Debt Crisis — WASHINGTON — After months of partisan impasse, the House on Monday approved a budget agreement intended to head off a potential government default, pushing Congress a big step closer to the conclusion of a bitter fight that has left both parties bruised and exhausted.
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John Cook / Gawker:
Most of Newt Gingrich's Twitter Followers Are Fake — Yesterday Newt Gingrich laid out a new argument for why he should be the GOP presidential nominee: He's got the most Twitter followers. But according to a former Gingrich staffer, he bought them. — Gingrich complained yesterday …
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
The Hostages Next Time — I remember last December sitting in a Berlin hotel room on a bitterly cold night and reading about the details of the agreement reached on the expiration of the Bush tax cuts. Unlike a lot of progressives, including some colleagues of mine, I thought …
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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Did Obama Get Rolled? — The debt ceiling agreement is a horrible piece of legislation.
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Diminished President — By rights, Barack Obama …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Winner of the Power Line Prize Is... “The Spending Is Nuts,” by Justin Folk: — “Squirrels,” as we call it informally, is a beautiful piece of work. (View it on YouTube in HD here.) We asked Justin to share his thoughts on the contest and his video:
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Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Pamela Geller Deletes Racist Caption, Hides Comments — Today we find that anti-Muslim lunatic Pamela Geller is editing her posts again, to remove evidence of blatant racism. — In her despicable post from yesterday, in which she attacked the victims of Oslo terrorist Anders Behring Breivik …
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Daily chart:
The red and the black — Where federal taxes are raised and spent — SOME American states receive more in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes; others receive less. Over twenty years these fiscal transfers can add up to a sizeable sum. From 1990 to 2009 …
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The Hill:
WHIP COUNT: Debt-limit bill appears to have the votes to clear Congress — 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 to clear the bill through the lower chamber.
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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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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 …
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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Maria Tsvetkova / Reuters:
Putin says U.S. is “parasite” on global economy — (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States Monday of living beyond its means “like a parasite” on the global economy and said dollar dominance was a threat to the financial markets.
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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.
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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Debbie Siegelbaum / The Hill:
Protesters of debt deal detained at Capitol
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A.Killough / CNN:
Gaga on Clinton: Leave her alone — (CNN) - When it comes to fashion, Lady Gaga has Hillary Clinton's back. — Gaga defended the secretary of state Monday in response to recent criticism by “Project Runway” star Tim Gunn, who stirred controversy when he made fun of Clinton's pantsuit-heavy wardrobe last week.
James Pindell / WMUR Political Scoop:
Two Things About Huntsman's Mail Piece — Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman returns to New Hampshire this week hoping to try again after a campaign launch that appeared to have more buzz before than after. — In the last two weeks, his campaign manager and longtime friend have now left the campaign.
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
GOP Rep. Lamborn: Associating With Obama Is Like ‘Touching A Tar Baby’ — Appearing on the Caplis and Silverman radio show last Friday, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) said, “Now I don't even want to have to be associated with [Obama], it's like touching a tar baby and you're stuck, you're part of the problem now.
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Sean Daly / New York Post:
Kelsey Grammer may run for office in New York — Imagine Kelsey Grammer as the next resident of Gracie Mansion. — The “Frasier” star — a longtime conservative Republican — now says he plans to run for office, perhaps right here in New York, when he gives up acting.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The myth of Obama's “blunders” and “weakness” — (updated below) — 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) …
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