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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Plans to Unveil His Agenda for Economy — WASHINGTON — With major battles looming in the fall over the federal budget and the debt ceiling, President Obama is trying to regain the initiative, embarking on a campaign-style tour of the Midwest this week to lay out his agenda for reinvigorating …
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Right Wing News, Taegan Goddard's … and Ed Driscoll
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Dan Pfeiffer / White House.gov Blog:
You're Going to Want to Watch This Speech
You're Going to Want to Watch This Speech
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The Daily Caller and Business Insider
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Obama to Begin New Series of Economic Addresses
Obama to Begin New Series of Economic Addresses
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Politico
Peter Hamby / CNN:
‘Stop Hillary’ group ramps up anti-Clinton efforts — Washington (CNN) - Hillary Clinton may or may not run for president in 2016, but the conservative effort to derail her potential candidacy is already underway. — The organizers behind Stop Hillary PAC, a political action committee quietly incorporated …
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Politico and Taylor Marsh
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Detroit, the New Greece — When Detroit declared bankruptcy, or at least tried to — the legal situation has gotten complicated — I know that I wasn't the only economist to have a sinking feeling about the likely impact on our policy discourse. Was it going to be Greece all over again?
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Daily Kos
Los Angeles Times:
Rhetoric, race and reality in America — The biggest threat to black youths is other young blacks, not white bigots. — Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference outside the Department of Justice while discussing Trayvon Martin case. Sharpton called for the federal government …
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Dem Rep. Rush, Gingrich spar over Trayvon Martin hoodie, urban violence
Dem Rep. Rush, Gingrich spar over Trayvon Martin hoodie, urban violence
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The Hinterland Gazette
Matthew Boyle / BREITBART.COM:
CONSERVATIVES FEAR ‘CONFERENCE’ MAY TRANSFORM HOUSE IMMIGRATION BILLS TO SENATE'S AMNESTY — While House Speaker John Boehner is keeping a tight lid on his personal position on immigration reform, conservative activists and lawmakers fear the Republican leader may rubber-stamp Democrats …
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Vox Popoli
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Boehner declines to share position on pathway to citizenship
Boehner declines to share position on pathway to citizenship
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Crooks and Liars
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail — July 22, 2013 - Obama Approval Plunges In Iowa, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Clinton, Christie Tied In 2016 Race — Iowa voters disapprove 55 - 41 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing, plunging the president to one of his lowest scores ever …
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Politico and Real Clear Politics
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
25 Facts About The Fall Of Detroit That Will Leave You Shaking Your Head — Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog, — It is so sad to watch one of America's greatest cities die a horrible death. Once upon a time, the city of Detroit was a teeming metropolis …
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Power Line, National Review, The Heritage Foundation and Blazing Cat Fur
Bob Ward / Aspen Times:
In Snowmass, Scalia says judges should not be policy makers — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia used the twin terrors of Nazi Germany and radical Islam to warn a Snowmass Village audience Saturday about the dangers of judicial activism. — Speaking to a gathering …
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Firedoglake, The Huffington Post, Yahoo! News, The Moderate Voice and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Politico:
The incredibly shrunken 2014 battlefield — Battleground 2014 is shaping up to be a very small place. — With the House sliced and diced into districts that leave most incumbents insulated from any serious reelection challenge —and a host of prized Senate recruits from both parties deciding …
Chicago Sun Times:
6 dead, 17 wounded in shootings since Friday night — Six men were killed and at least 17 people — including a 6-year-old girl — were wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night. — Asked Sunday about Chicago's reputation in the wake of another violent weekend …
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The Daily Caller, Weasel Zippers, Scared Monkeys and UrbanGrounds
Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Duchess of Cambridge Is Hospitalized in ‘Early Stages of Labor’ — LONDON — After months of ever more frenetic anticipation, the British royal family said Monday that the Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, had gone to St. Mary's Hospital in the Paddington district of London …
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The Week, TalkLeft, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Mirror.co.uk
Juliet Lapidos / New York Times:
The 'Ender's Game' Boycott — The film “Ender's Game” tells the story of a gifted child sent to a military academy in space to prepare for an alien invasion. It's catnip for the Comic-Con crowd, and Lionsgate Entertainment wants to position it as November's big-budget blockbuster.
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Hot Air and The Moderate Voice
Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Personality likely to trump issues in Democratic governor race between Pat Quinn, Bill Daley — Incumbent governor, challenger bring own baggage to contest … With the field for next year's Democratic primary nomination for governor becoming clearer, so too is the realization …