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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
National Income and Product Accounts — Gross Domestic Product, 2nd quarter 2012 (advance estimate); — Revised Estimates: 2009 through First Quarter 2012 — Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States …
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Alan Krueger / White House.gov Blog:
Advance Estimate of GDP for the Second Quarter of 2012 and Annual Revision — Today's report shows that the economy posted its twelfth straight quarter of positive growth, as real GDP (the total amount of goods and services produced in the country) grew at a 1.5 percent annual rate …
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ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers and Washington Examiner
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Growth Slows in 2nd Quarter
U.S. Growth Slows in 2nd Quarter
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Washington Wire, National Review and Questions and Observations
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
Sickly second-quarter GDP report puts U.S. economic recovery — and Obama's reelection — in jeopardy
Sickly second-quarter GDP report puts U.S. economic recovery — and Obama's reelection — in jeopardy
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Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Slowed to a Tepid 1.5% Rate of Growth
U.S. Economy Slowed to a Tepid 1.5% Rate of Growth
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CNBC, News Desk, New York Magazine and Economix
Rob Williams / The Independent:
Romneyshambles: 'Some Americans just shouldn't leave the country', says Carl Lewis — “Stay home if you don't know what to say,” says nine-times gold medal winning sprinter — NOTE: WE DO NOT STORE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) BUT YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE LOGGED TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE.
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Politico, Mediaite, Guardian, American Power and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“Romney book: Britain is a tiny island that makes stuff nobody wants.” — That's the headline in Foreign Policy, which is getting attention (according to Memeorandum), especially after Romney supposedly said something that upset the Brits today. (Surveying the London Olympics, Romney saw “a few things that were disconcerting.”
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National Review, Washington Post, The Reaction and The Atlantic Online
First Read / msnbc.com:
Presidential election reaches halftime
Presidential election reaches halftime
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American Prospect, Guardian and Riehl World View
Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
Oh, Mitt: those Romney gaffes in full
Oh, Mitt: those Romney gaffes in full
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Washington Monthly, Daily Mail, American Prospect, MoJo Articles, Lean Forward, Boston Globe, BBC, Business Insider, driftglass, DownWithTyranny!, The Reality-Based Community, CANNONFIRE, Firedoglake, Taegan Goddard's …, ABCNEWS, The New Republic, MarketWatch, Washington Wire, Spectator, msnbc.com, News Desk, No More Mister Nice Blog, FP Passport, The Hinterland Gazette, USA Today, TBogg, Channel 4, Newsy, Indecision Forever, Mediaite and The Independent
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Romney in Shambles as Britain Proclaims Him Worse than Sarah Palin
Romney in Shambles as Britain Proclaims Him Worse than Sarah Palin
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Telegraph, Mediaite, CBS News and The Moderate Voice
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney tries to steer around Olympics controversy in London meetings
Mitt Romney tries to steer around Olympics controversy in London meetings
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americanthinker.com, Bark Bark Woof Woof, Unfogged, The Hill, The BLT, Guardian, The New Republic and BBC
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Amazon's Founder Pledges $2.5 Million in Support of Same-Sex Marriage — Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon.com, and his wife, MacKenzie, have agreed to donate $2.5 million to help pass a same-sex marriage referendum in Washington State, instantly becoming among the largest financial backers …
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Washington United for Marriage:
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos Make Historic Gift of $2.5 Million To Protect Freedom to Marry Law in Washington State — Andy Grow: 206-713-1792; andy@washingtonunited.org — Washington United for Marriage (WUM), the statewide coalition working to defend the state's law protecting civil marriage …
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Washington Wire and ABCNEWS
Michael Graham / Boston Herald:
Radical imam OK but not Chick-fil-A — Given his stance on Chick-fil-A, would Mayor Tom Menino grant permits to a group that has counted among its leaders a man who has repeatedly called homosexuality a “crime that must be punished” by death? — Actually, he has done that . . . and more!
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Wall Street Journal:
Noonan: The Dark Night Rises — Everybody knows the culture is poisonous, and nobody expects that to change. — At a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” the other day on Manhattan's East 86th Street, three cops were posted outside, two in a cruiser and one on a motorcycle.
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Once a Rebel, McCain Now Walks the Party Line — WASHINGTON — As Election Day edges close and most members of Congress yearn to flee Washington, Senator John McCain of Arizona is more present than ever. — Only there is a new iteration of the Republican lawmaker and defeated presidential candidate …
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Washington Wire, The New Republic and The Caucus
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell sticks to tactic of keeping spotlight off GOP
McConnell sticks to tactic of keeping spotlight off GOP
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Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo and Booman Tribune
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
WH's Carney Refuses To Name The Capital Of Israel — White House press secretary Jay Carney is asked by a reporter what is the capital of Israel. — Reporter: What city does this Administration consider to be the capital of Israel? Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?
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Olivier Knox / Yahoo! News:
Obama: Hey Romney, Europe and I go way back
Obama: Hey Romney, Europe and I go way back
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Politico, NewsBusters.org and Conservatives4Palin
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Money for Nothing — For years, allegedly serious people have been issuing dire warnings about the consequences of large budget deficits — deficits that are overwhelmingly the result of our ongoing economic crisis. In May 2009, Niall Ferguson of Harvard declared that the “tidal wave of debt issuance” …
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Jared Bernstein
Bloomberg:
How to Break NRA's Grip on Politics: Michael R. Bloomberg — By Michael R. Bloomberg 2012-07-26T22:40:00Z — It has been a week since the massacre in Aurora, Colorado. The two major U.S. presidential candidates spent the past week avoiding the subject of whether anything should be done to prevent such shootings from recurring.
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Wall Street Journal, CNN, Politico, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hot Air, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and New York Times
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Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Incumbent's NRA split brings boost wins big fan
Incumbent's NRA split brings boost wins big fan
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The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
Four Little Words — Why the Obama campaign is suddenly so worried. — What's the difference between a calm and cool Barack Obama, and a rattled and worried Barack Obama? Four words, it turns out. — “You didn't build that” is swelling to such heights that it has the president somewhere unprecedented: on defense.
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New York Magazine
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
'You didn't build that' remarks won't change Obama's strategy
'You didn't build that' remarks won't change Obama's strategy
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Politico
Judson Berger / Fox News:
ICE, Border Patrol unions claim illegal immigrants exploiting ‘dreamer’ policy — Union heads representing thousands of America's immigration agents slammed the Obama administration Thursday over a policy they claim is forcing officials to ignore the law and allowing illegal immigrants to exploit the system.
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Democratic senators offer gun control amendment for cybersecurity bill — Democratic senators have offered an amendment to the cybersecurity bill that would limit the purchase of high capacity gun magazines for some consumers. — Shortly after the Cybersecurity Act gained Senate approval …
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Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, The Jawa Report and The PJ Tatler
weaskamerica.com:
OH-bama — We wrap up the first round in our Big 10 series with Ohio-perhaps the quintessential and, arguably, most important swing state. The closeness of recent presidential elections certainly makes the Buckeye State a battleground, and with good reason.
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Ballot Box
ThinkProgress:
Alabama Asks Court For Redistricting Approval, Tries To Eliminate Voting Rights Act — Yesterday Alabama filed suit in federal court asking for approval of the state's redistricting plan. Alabama is one of nine states with a history of discrimination that the Voting Rights Act requires …
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Joe. My. God.
Lizette Alvarez / New York Times:
Strip Clubs in Tampa Are Ready to Cash In on G.O.P. Convention — TAMPA, Fla. — Over at the back door of the 2001 Odyssey, a limo-size tent with flaps — especially designed for discretion and camera-shy guests — is ready to go up. Déjà Vu is welcoming extra “talent” from around the country in its V.I.P. rooms.
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The PJ Tatler and Hotline On Call