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3:00 PM ET, August 16, 2011

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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 …
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Karl Rove Piles On Rick Perry: Bernanke Line ‘Not A Presidential Statement’  —  It's no secret that Team George W. Bush and Team Rick Perry are not exactly close.  And with Perry flailing after he accused Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke of “almost treasonous” behavior …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Rick Perry campaign not disavowing implied threat to Bernanke  —  I asked Rick Perry's spokesman if the campaign is offering clarification of his widely discussed suggestion yesterday that Texas would offer some “real ugly” frontier justice to Fed chairman Ben Bernanke if he were to print money between now and election day.
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Rick Perry's Serious Unforced Error  —  Today in Iowa, Rick Perry was asked about the Federal Reserve and, in a halting 45-second answer, went off on chairman Ben Bernanke: “If this guy prints more money between now and the election, I dunno what y'all would do to him in Iowa but we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas.
The Note:
Does President Obama Love America?  Rick Perry: ‘You Need To Ask Him’  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone and Arlette Saenz report:  —  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Just hours after presidential candidate Rick Perry said that he would be the kind of president who would be “passionate” about America …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Perry warns of Fed treason, challenges Obama  —  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Texas Gov. Rick Perry turned his rhetorical fire on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke here Monday night, saying that the chairman would be committing a “treasonous” act if he tried to boost the economy with a decision to “print more money.”
Brent Budowsky / Pundits Blog:
Rick Perry will self-destruct within 30 days
Discussion: The Note
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Rick Perry suggests predator drones for border patrol
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Romney vs. Perry: How the Numbers (and the Calendar) Stack Up
Discussion: ABCNEWS and The Note
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Ryan for President?  —  Paul Ryan is in the final stages of deciding on a presidential run.  —  Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan is strongly considering a run for president.  Ryan, who has been quietly meeting with political strategists to discuss a bid over the past three months …
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Talk to Ryan?  It'll cost you  —  It will cost $15 to ask Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) a question in person during the August congressional recess.  —  The House Budget Committee chairman isn't holding any face-to-face open-to-the-public town hall meetings during the recess …
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Karl Rove thinks Chris Christie and Paul Ryan are wavering on 2012
Rasmussen Reports:
GOP Primary: Perry 29%, Romney 18%, Bachmann 13%  —  Texas Governor Rick Perry, the new face in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, has jumped to a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann with the other announced candidates trailing even further behind.
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Steven Rattner / New York Times:
Republican Extremism, Bad Economics
CNN:
Paul zings rivals in new ad
Discussion: msnbc.com and Ben Smith's Blog
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama clashes with Tea Party member  —  President Obama came face-to-face with the Tea Party last night in Iowa, clashing with members during and after a town hall last night.  —  Ryan Rhodes, a group leader in the Hawkeye State, stood up and shouted a question during a town hall asking …
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Greta Van Susteren / Gretawire:
Here is the fiery exchange the President found himself in!  —  Fiery Exchange At Obama Town Hall  —  DECORAH, Iowa - President Obama got into a heated back and forth with a Tea Party activist who demanded to know at the end of a town hall meeting here whether or not Vice President Biden …
Matthew Hendley / The Daily Pulp:
Allen West's Response to Request That He Cut Ties With Anti-Islamic Extremists: “NUTS!”  —  The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations sent a letter to Rep. Allen West at the beginning of the month with a request — quit palling around with Islamophobes.
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The Politico:
Rep. Allen West weighs Senate run
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and HotAirPundit
Jonathan Bernstein / Washington Post:
Note to pundits: The problem isn't the GOP field.  It's the GOP.  —  Here's what you need to know about the Republican candidate field: this is it.  No one starts running for president in August, less than six months before the voters start getting involved in Iowa and New Hampshire, and has any chance at all.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Gibbs: 'We're not running against Bush'
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and GOP 12
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
On mortgage rates, Obama wants proposal for how government can keep big role  —  PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES - The Freddie Mac office in McLean, Va.  —  President Obama has directed a small team of advisers to develop a proposal that would keep the government playing a major role …
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Nick Davies / Guardian:
NoW reporter's letter reveals phone-hacking cover-up  —  Disgraced royal correspondent Clive Goodman's letter says phone hacking was ‘widely discussed’ at NoW meetings  —  • Read Clive Goodman's letter to News International  —  Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch and their former editor Andy Coulson …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Congressional Job Approval Ties Historic Low of 13%  —  Disapproval rating of 84% highest in Gallup annals  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' evaluation of the job Congress is doing is the worst Gallup has ever measured, with 13% approving, tying the all-time low measured in December 2010.
Liz Goodwin / Yahoo! News:
Silicon Valley billionaire funding creation of artificial libertarian islands  —  Pay Pal founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel has given $1.25 million to an initiative to create floating libertarian countries in international waters, according to a profile of the billionaire in Details magazine.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Leslie Rosenberg / Media Matters for America:
The Rush Limbaugh School Of Economics: Sean Hannity Further Improves Unemployment Rate Inherited From Bush  —  Is Sean Hannity a Dittohead?  —  Last week, Rush Limbaugh fabricated unemployment data to attack Obama, claiming that the president “ inherited ... an unemployment rate of 5.7 percent.”
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Mr. Media Training:
Why Obama Press Secretary Jay Carney Needs To Go  —  President Obama's poll numbers are now languishing at the 40 percent mark - the lowest of his presidency.  Given his low approval ratings and the tumultuous U.S. economy, he desperately needs a press secretary who can help advance his message …
Discussion: nation.foxnews.com
Joe Nocera / New York Times:
What Is Business Waiting For?  —  When the German economy turned south after the 2008 financial crisis, the pain was mitigated by a program known as “Kurzarbeit.”  —  The word means short work.  Instead of laying off workers, German companies cut back their hours.
Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
U.S. Senator seeks to cut aid to elite IDF units operating in West Bank and Gaza  —  Senator Patrick Leahy claims Shayetet 13 unit, undercover Duvdevan unit, and the Israel Air Force Shaldag unit are involved in human rights violations in occupied territories.
 
 
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Betsy McKay / Wall Street Journal:
AIDS Funding Slides
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Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
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Ballot Box:
Gingrich attacks deficit supercommittee, supports Obama payroll tax proposal
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
Los Angeles Times:
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Discussion: The Daily What and L.A. NOW
Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
Radical overhaul of military retirement eyed
Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Growth in Euro Zone Stalls, Slowing Debt Crisis Solution
Frances Martel / Mediaite:
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EXCLUSIVE: Congress to Probe Suspected Connection Between Anwar al-Awlaki and 9/11
 Earlier Items: 
Oliver Wright / The Independent:
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
How Rick Perry's Book Proves His Betrayal of Federalism
Anita Kumar / Washington Post:
Cuccinelli says he may challenge Warner for U.S. Senate in 2014
Discussion: The Hill, TPMDC and Hotline On Call
New York Times:
The Clear Case for the Gas Tax
Discussion: Firedoglake and Daily Kos
Michael Barone / Wall Street Journal:
The Fall of the Midwest Economic Model
Discussion: Betsy's Page and CARPE DIEM
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Obama: I reversed recession until ‘bad luck’ hit
 

 
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