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5:25 AM ET, August 16, 2011

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Under Scrutiny, Perry Walks Back HPV Decision … Keywords: - Texas Governor Rick Perry, - Abortion in Texas, - Gay Marriage in Texas, - Perry for President, - Rick Perry Donors, - Rick Perry Issues, - Rick Perry Politics — Updated Monday, 2 p.m. CST: Perry spoke to Des Moines-based …

Josh Dorner / ThinkProgress:

Rick Perry Questions Obama's Patriotism — Speaking to reporters tonight following an event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Texas Governor Rick Perry appeared to question President Obama's patriotism. In response to a question from Danny Yadron of the Wall Street Journal, who asked Perry …

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:

Perry on Bernanke: 'I dunno what y'all would do to him in Iowa but we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas' — Texas Governor Rick Perry, who entered the presidential campaign on Saturday, appeared to suggest a violent response would be warranted should Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke …

Discussion: Firedoglake, Talking Points Memo, Erick's blog, Gawker, RedState, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and TPMDC

The Note:

Rick Perry On Ben Bernanke: It Would Be ‘Almost Treasonous’ To Print More Money Between Now And The Election — ABC's Michael Falcone and Arlette Saenz report: — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Texas Gov. Rick Perry capped off his first full day of campaigning in Iowa on Monday by suggesting …

Discussion: Washington Wire, The Atlantic Online, Hot Air and The Reality-Based Community

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Perry takes aim at Bernanke

Discussion: Blogcritics, Daily Kos and Balloon Juice

Danny Yadron / Washington Wire: Perry Warns Bernanke: It Could Get ‘Pretty Ugly’ in Texas

A.Killough / CNN:
TRENDING: Perry brushes off Bush comparisons

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, Daily Kos, Swampland and The Politico

Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Fact checking Rick Perry's announcement speech

Discussion: Campaign 2012, Daily Kos, New York Times and The Nation

Clifford Krauss / New York Times:
In Texas Jobs Boom, Crediting a Leader, or Luck

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, AlterNet, Pajamas Media and American Power

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Bachmann skipped family reunion she cited — On her victory lap of Iowa yesterday, Straw Poll winner Rep. Michele Bachmann paid repeated tribute to her local roots, and repeatedly mentioned her family reunion that day, citing it as an excuse for her late arrival at a local party event in Waterloo.

Discussion: Hot Air, Daily Kos, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Impolitic and Iowa Caucuses

Roger Simon / The Politico:

Ron Paul remains media poison — I admit I do not fully understand Ron Paul and his beliefs. But I do understand when a guy gets shafted, and Ron Paul just got shafted. — On Saturday, the Ames Straw Poll was conducted in Iowa amid huge media interest and scrutiny.

Discussion: The Note, Mediaite, Booman Tribune, The Raw Story, Truthdig, CNN, Outside the Beltway and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »

Michelle Goldberg / The Daily Beast:

A Christian Plot for Domination? — Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry aren't just devout—both have deep ties to a fringe fundamentalist movement known as Dominionism, which says Christians should rule the world. — With Tim Pawlenty out of the presidential race, it is now fairly clear …

Discussion: his vorpal sword, Newshoggers.com, Sister Toldjah, NewsBusters.org blogs, Pirate's Cove, Weasel Zippers, Wonkette, Crooks and Liars, Off the Kuff, New York Times, Suburban Guerrilla, The Daily Dish, Hullabaloo, ThinkProgress, Wall Street Journal and The New Republic

Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Will no one rid the GOP of this troublesome congressman?

Discussion: Campaign 2012, Outside the Beltway, LewRockwell.com Blog and AmSpecBlog

Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Behind the Michele Bachmann ‘submissive’ question

Discussion: Salon, CNN, Right Wing Watch, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway and CBS News

Azi Paybarah / PolitickerNY:

Bill Clinton: Rick Perry is a ‘Good-Looking Rascal,’ But His Platform ‘Is Crazy’ — Bill Clinton at the IAFF conference in Manahttan on August 15, 2011. (photo credit: azi paybarah / observer) — Bill Clinton said newly announced presidential candidate, Republican Governor Rick of Texas was a …

Discussion: Red Dog Report, Mediaite, TPMDC, Weasel Zippers, The Hill, CNN, GOP 12, Pajamas Media, Gothamist and Althouse

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Was Perry packing? — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is a leading advocate of gun rights who likes to boast of having dispatched a coyote on a recent jog, so I asked him during today's walking press conference at the Iowa State Fair whether he was armed. — “I never comment on whether I'm carrying a handgun or not,” he said.

Discussion: Gawker, Washington Monthly, New York Magazine, The Note and Althouse

The Note: Does President Obama Love America? Rick Perry: ‘You Need To Ask Him’

Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Conservatives Whine About Unfairness Of Quoting Rick Perry Accurately

Discussion: The Reality-Based Community

Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
The Ten Weirdest Ideas In Rick Perry's Fed Up

Discussion: Washington Post, The Caucus, The Reality-Based Community, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, And So it Goes in Shreveport, Lawyers, Guns & Money, National Review, The Moderate Voice, Paul Krugman, Gawker, Balloon Juice, Questions and Observations and Shakesville

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:

What a president ‘looks like’ — In advance of the 2008 presidential campaign, many high-profile figures in the media described Mitt Romney as someone who “looks like a president.” It was as if news outlets were thinking of central casting, and imagining who looked the part.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Moderate Voice, The Atlantic Online, No More Mister Nice Blog, Paul Krugman and Booman Tribune

Keach Hagey / The Politico:
Ron Paul supporters decry media neglect

Discussion: New York Magazine

Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
President Obama blasts Republican presidential field

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, And So it Goes in Shreveport, The Note and Washington Monthly

Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Mistakes New Hampshire For Iowa (VIDEO)

Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Daily Kos

Byron York / Campaign 2012:

Obama: I reversed recession until ‘bad luck’ hit — At a town hall meeting on his campaign-style tour of the Midwest, President Obama claimed that his economic program “reversed the recession” until recovery was frustrated by events overseas. And then, Obama said, with the economy …

Discussion: Power Line, RedState, Weasel Zippers, The POH Diaries, Wizbang and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

Obama: I'm Just Like Lincoln! — Byron York is chronicling the outrages committed by President Obama on his taxpayer-funded campaign swing through Iowa and the Midwest. I was in the midst of a post on Obama's whine that he is the victim of “bad luck,” as reported by Byron …

Discussion: Pajamas Media

Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Obama compares woes to Lincoln

Discussion: Hot Air, PERRspectives and Weasel Zippers

Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:

Obama to automakers: 'You can't just make money on SUVs and trucks' — The country's automakers should ditch their focus on SUVs and trucks in favor of smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles, President Obama said Monday. — “You can't just make money on SUVs and trucks,” …

Discussion: NO QUARTER, The Sundries Shack, Weasel Zippers, Pajamas Media, ProfessorBainbridge.com and The Lonely Conservative

Paul Krugman:

MMT, Again — In a way, I really should not spend time debating the Modern Monetary Theory guys. They're on my side in current policy debates, and it's unlikely that they'll ever have the kind of real — and really bad — influence that the Austrians have lately acquired.

Discussion: TheMoneyIllusion, PRAGMATIC CAPITALISM and naked capitalism

Fox News:

North Carolina University Puts Out List of ‘Gay Friendly’ Churches — A North Carolina state university has put out a list of approved “gay friendly” churches for faculty and students raising concerns by at least one professor that taxpayers are inadvertently involved in “telling people where to go to church.”

Discussion: Townhall.com, ThinkProgress and Rhymes With Right

David Dayen / Firedoglake:

New Health Care Regulations Close Exchanges to Many Offered Unaffordable Employer Coverage — Not so simple that a child could understand it. (photo by Robert Huffstutter) — One of the major problems with the Affordable Care Act will come with the determination of what set of plans recipients can become eligible for.

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Washington Post

Gillian Tett / Financial Times:

The Swiss enter Alice in Wonderland territory — Last week, something astonishing happened in Switzerland. In the London interbank offered rate market - where traders bet on future rates - implied Swiss interest rates plunged into negative territory. — Yes, you read that right …

Discussion: Modeled Behavior

Julie Mack / MLive.com:

Live coverage: Congressman Fred Upton speaks to standing-room-only audience in Kalamazoo — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, is making his first public appearance today since last week's announcement that Upton will be part of the 12-member “super committee” that will craft a plan this fall on reducing the federal deficit.

Discussion: Firedoglake and The Hill

Christian Heinze / GOP 12:

Rove warns GOP about electability — First, the Wall Street Journal was spooked about the Michele Bachmann/Rick Perry surge, and just now, Karl Rove issued a similar warning. … Earlier today, the WSJ wrote an op-ed that seemed to suggest that neither Michele Bachmann nor Rick Perry were particularly electable.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Poliglot, Gawker, The Mahablog, Taylor Marsh, No More Mister Nice Blog, Salon, Washington Monthly, The Moderate Voice, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice and Online NewsHour

Frank Newport / Gallup:

Obama's Weekly Job Approval at 40%, Lowest of Administration — Obama drops to 39% Aug. 11-13, lowest three-day average to date — PRINCETON, NJ — President Obama's job approval rating dropped to 40% during the week spanning Aug. 8-14, the lowest weekly average of his administration.