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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
The ‘thank America last’ crowd — Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) issued a joint statement last night on the developments in Libya. It's worth taking a look at the lede. … Remember hearing about the “blame America first” crowd? Well, say hello to the “thank America last” crowd.
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Juan / Informed Comment:
Top Ten Myths about the Libya War — The Libyan Revolution has largely succeeded, and this is a moment of celebration, not only for Libyans but for a youth generation in the Arab world that has pursued a political opening across the region. The secret of the uprising's final days of success lay …
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Guardian, FP Passport, Firedoglake, Daniel W. Drezner, New Atlanticist, Daily Kos and The Mahablog
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Obama hails Gadhafi's end after enduring lawmakers' criticism — The fall of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi after a NATO bombing campaign and a six-month civil war would represent a significant foreign policy victory for President Obama. — Despite opposition and heavy criticism …
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The Politico, CNN and JammieWearingFool
Steve Clemons / The Atlantic Online:
Libya: Huge Win for Libyans, A Win for Obama, Challenges Next
Libya: Huge Win for Libyans, A Win for Obama, Challenges Next
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Guardian, Foreign Policy, Washington Post, The Moderate Voice and iOwnTheWorld.com
Stanley Kurtz / National Review:
Assessing Libya — A full assessment of our war in Libya …
Assessing Libya — A full assessment of our war in Libya …
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Hit & Run, The Heritage Foundation, The Daily Dish, alicublog and Fox News
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Obama in Close Race Against Romney, Perry, Bachmann, Paul — Romney has slight edge over Obama, Bachmann slightly lags — PRINCETON, NJ — President Barack Obama is closely matched against each of four possible Republican opponents when registered voters are asked whom they would support …
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The Hill, Don Surber, Hit & Run, Taegan Goddard's …, National Review and JammieWearingFool
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
There's Room for More G.O.P. Candidates — Rather than douse speculation about which additional Republicans might enter the presidential sweepstakes, Rick Perry's announcement that he would seek the White House seemed only to stoke the fire. At least five prominent Republicans — Sarah Palin …
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Politics and A plain blog about politics
Rasmussen Reports:
Obama 50%, Palin 33% — Will she or won't she? Sarah Palin has a busy schedule leading up to a major public event in Iowa on September 3, and Republican insider Karl Rove predicts she's about to enter the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
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GOP 12, Hot Air, Big Government and Conservatives4Palin
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Just One Week Into His Campaign, Rick Perry Disavows His Nine-Month-Old Book — Last November, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) published Fed Up, a 240-page ode to tentherism, which argues that everything from child labor laws to the Clean Air Act to Medicare violates the Constitution.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Perry: Nevermind — Rick Perry wrote in his book, “Fed Up,” that Social Security is unconstitutional. He hadn't really retreated from it as of last week, when he confirmed to me that he'd consider replacing it with a set of state pensions. — But his communications director seems to be in full retreat, in a comment to Neil King:
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Trial lawyers prep for war on Perry — America's trial lawyers are getting ready to make the case against one of their biggest targets in years: Texas Gov. Rick Perry. — Among litigators, there is no presidential candidate who inspires the same level of hatred - and fear - as Perry …
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Pajamas Media, Hot Air, New York Magazine and GOP 12
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Messing With Texas — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas hasn't lost an election in 10 tries. Among his vanquished opponents, this streak has inspired not only the usual mix of resentment and respect, but a touch of supernatural awe. “Running against Perry,” one of them told Texas Monthly, “is like running against God.”
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Paul Krugman, Daily Kos, Connecting.the.Dots, The Agonist and Sadly, No!
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
Rick Perry Wrestles With Health Care Stance, Opposition To Obama Health Reform Law
Rick Perry Wrestles With Health Care Stance, Opposition To Obama Health Reform Law
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Healthwatch and ThinkProgress
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
Attorney General of N.Y. Is Said to Face Pressure on Bank Foreclosure Deal — Eric T. Schneiderman, the attorney general of New York, has come under increasing pressure from the Obama administration to drop his opposition to a wide-ranging state settlement with banks over dubious foreclosure practices …
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
In the Race to Succeed Weiner, a Surprising Anger at Obama — Of all the places to hear fulminations against President Obama, one of the least expected is the corner of 71st Avenue and Queens Boulevard, in the heart of a Congressional district that propelled Democrats like Geraldine A. Ferraro …
Laura Italiano / New York Post:
DA filing to reveal new ‘bombshells’ about DSK accuser's credibility — She lied about sex. She lied about money. She even lied about lying. — That's the conclusion of Manhattan prosecutors, who promise they'll drop “bombshells” in detailing new credibility issues for the hotel maid …
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Guardian, TalkLeft and New York Times
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Bloomberg:
Wall Street Aristocracy Got $1.2T in Loans — Citigroup Inc. (C) and Bank of America Corp. (BAC) were the reigning champions of finance in 2006 as home prices peaked, leading the 10 biggest U.S. banks and brokerage firms to their best year ever with $104 billion of profits.
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Harvey Golub / Wall Street Journal:
My Response To Buffett And Obama — Before you ask for more tax money from me, raise the $2.2 trillion you already collect each year more fairly and spend it more wisely. — Over the years, I have paid a significant portion of my income to the various federal, state and local jurisdictions …
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The New Republic, Politics, NewsBusters.org blogs, Wake up America, UrbanGrounds and The Lonely Conservative
BBC:
Libya conflict: Fighting rages near Gaddafi compound — Resident Omar describes rebels celebrating and waving opposition flags on Green Square — Heavy fighting is taking place in Tripoli around the compound of embattled Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi after rebels seized control of much of the city on Sunday.
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This Just In, Arabist.net, The Huffington Post, Guardian, Jeff Weintraub, DownWithTyranny!, Sky Dancing, Online NewsHour, Newshoggers.com, The Heritage Foundation, normblog, New York Magazine, New York Times, Don Surber, Telegraph, Samizdata.net, ABCNEWS, Mediaite, Mish's Global Economic …, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Truthdig and The Moderate Voice
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The Libya War argument — In April, 2003, American troops entered Baghdad and Saddam Hussein was forced to flee; six months later, the dictator was captured ("caught like a rat in a hole," giddy American media outlets celebrated) and eventually hanged. Each of those incidents caused massive numbers …
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Hit & Run, Campaign 2012 and Taylor Marsh
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Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
W Gets A Third Term In The Middle East
Joel Bakan / New York Times:
The Kids Are Not All Right — WHEN I sit with my two teenagers, and they are a million miles away, absorbed by the titillating roil of online social life, the addictive pull of video games and virtual worlds, as they stare endlessly at video clips and digital pictures of themselves and their friends, it feels like something is wrong.
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NewsBusters.org blogs, Weasel Zippers and Romanticpoet's Weblog
Robert Costa / National Review:
‘She Will Run’ — Ames, Iowa — Political organizer Peter Singleton tells National Review Online that Sarah Palin will likely launch a presidential campaign by the end of September. “I believe that she will run,” he says. “I can't see her sitting this election out.”
Meagan Fitzpatrick / CBC News:
Jack Layton dead of cancer at 61 — Beginning of Story Content — NDP Leader Jack Layton, who led Canada's Official Opposition, has died at his Toronto home at age 61 after a battle with cancer. — Layton died peacefully early Monday, surrounded by family and loved ones …
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AmSpecBlog and TPMDC
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
PARTNERS … - POLITICS - PROFILES - THE TALK OF THE TOWN - COMMENT - THIS WEEK'S ISSUE - THE FINANCIAL PAGE - NEWS DESK - THE POLITICAL SCENE
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Man Are We Screwed, SCOTUSblog, Prairie Weather, The Huffington Post and The Atlantic Online
Michael S. Malone / Ricochet Conversation Feed:
Mr. President, Don't Get Well Soon — [Ed.'s Note: The former editor of Forbes ASAP and the author of 15 books, including The Big Score and The Virtual Corporation, Mike Malone is now holed up at an undisclosed location in Oregon, where he's supposed to be completing his next book.
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WorldNetDaily:
Strange political bedfellows — Have you ever noticed how some of the most disparate extremists on the political spectrum actually end up serving each other's interests - at least in the short term? — Let me give you an example of what I'm talking about.
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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Freeman to POTUS: ‘Get pissed off’ — When President Obama jumped on the back nine of the celebrity-clogged Vineyard Golf Club course on Sunday, he ran into none other than Morgan Freeman, Oscar winner and Obama backer. — Freeman, it turns out, was as free with advice for Obama …
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Weasel Zippers and JammieWearingFool