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9:20 PM ET, July 23, 2013

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NikRichie / The Dirty:
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Weiner Is A Sexual Predator Luring His Victims  —  My source is solid.  She really thought Anthony Weiner and her were in love, they spoke on the phone daily multiple times a day for 6 months.  Anthony Weiner played with her emotions and mind.  Most calls were phone sex.
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Anthony Weiner Faces New Sex Chat Allegations  —  The Dirty posts explicit Facebook and Formspring exchanges.  “I'm deeply flawed.”  UPDATE: Weiner has released a statement acknowledging that at least some of the messages are authentic.  This is the woman linked to these chats.  —  Source: thedirty.com
The Dirty:
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Weiner Hasn't Changed Poor Huma Abedin, New Image Of His Penis  —  Anthony Weiner is up to his old tricks again.  I've been in contact with a young female girl who wishes to remain Anonymous.  She was lured by Anthony Weiner post scandal via Facebook.
NikRichie / The Dirty:
EXCLUSIVE IMAGE: Anthony Weiner Penis Picture And Timeline  —  Here is another exclusive image that Anthony Weiner sent to my source.  Letting it all hang out.  Huma Abedin don't tell me you don't recognize those feet and mushroom head.  Time to leave this Weiner already.
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider:
Anthony Weiner Confirms Authenticity Of New Sex Chats  —  New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner confirmed the authenticity of new lewd, sexually charged online chats and photos that were posted by a nightlife website over the past day.  —  Nightlife site “The Dirty” …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Weiner's Wholesome People Magazine Spread Came One Week After Starting Online Relationship  —  “Anthony has spent every day since [the scandal] trying to be the best dad and husband he can be,” his wife had said.  —  A high-profile interview with People Magazine seen as a first step …
Jill Colvin / Politicker:
Anthony Weiner Responds Vaguely to New Illicit Message Revelations  —  Anthony Weiner.  (Photo: Getty)  —  Anthony Weiner today responded to new explicit messages and images the gossip website The Dirty alleges were sent to an anonymous tipster by the former congressman after he was forced …
Philip Bump / The Atlantic Wire:
Anthony ‘Carlos Danger’ Weiner Not Dropping Out After Admitting To More Sexting  —  Gossip website TheDirty.com claims to have acquired more sexually explicit online chats between Anthony Weiner and a young woman — chats that the site claims took place after Weiner resigned from Congress in disgrace in 2011.
Politico:
Anthony Weiner kept sexting after resignation  —  Joined by his wife at a dramatic news conference Tuesday, New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner acknowledged that he continued to carry on inappropriate conduct with women online even after he resigned his seat in Congress two years ago.
Discussion: CNN and New Republic
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Huma Abedin Has Her Own Life  —  But Anthony Weiner's “notoriously private” wife is on the campaign trail with her husband — a calculated sacrifice from the woman who has already been through hell, and could see more of it yet .  “She wants Anthony to win.”  —  Via: John Gara/Buzzfeed
Discussion: Jezebel
CNN:
Weiner, with wife at side, says lewd exchanges happened after resignation
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Weiner to Stay in Mayor's Race as New Allegations Emerge
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Government shutdown looms over ObamaCare  —  ObamaCare is at the center of a rapidly escalating fight that threatens to shut the government down this fall.  [WATCH VIDEO]  —  Senate Republicans, including two members of the leadership, are coalescing around a proposal to block …
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
FLOTUS joins Obamacare push
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Weasel Zippers
Scott Clement / The Fix:
Moderate Democrats are quitting on Obamacare  —  The landmark health-reform law passed in 2010 has never been very popular and always highly partisan, but a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that a group of once loyal Democrats has been steadily turning against Obamacare: Democrats who are ideologically moderate or conservative.
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Aaron Blake / The Fix:
The House will not pass the Senate immigration bill. Here's why.
The Atlantic Online:
It's the Racism, Stupid  —  National Review's Victor Davis Hanson takes on the president's comments with predictable results.  Here Hansen counters The Talk that African-American parents give their children about the police with his own version of The Talk: … I really, really hope not.
Discussion: Yahoo! News and The Dish
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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Facing Facts about Race
La Opinión:
Cruel and Indecent  —  Family values are a pillar of traditional Republican discourse.  But as soon as it comes time to address immigration issues, all of their emphasis on family unity goes out the window, replaced by advocacy for division.  —  This is the logical conclusion that follows …
Discussion: Post Politics and The Daily Caller
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House: Boehner comments on immigration are ‘laughable’
Discussion: Politico
David Rogers / Politico:
House GOP budget plan collapsing
Sandra Lilley / NBC Latino:
Iowa's Rep. King: For every valedictorian Dreamer, 100 are “hauling marijuana”  —  Iowa conservative Republican Congressman Steve King said in an interview with Newsmax that for every valedictorian DREAMer who has been brought to this country by his or her family, “...there's another 100 out there who …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
North Carolina On Cusp Of Passing Worst Voter Suppression Bill In The Nation  —  Voting in North Carolina may soon change, much in the same way a wrecking ball changes a building.  —  The highly-conservative North Carolina legislature just released a new voter suppression bill that would enact …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Shakesville
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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Right now, Larry Summers is the front-runner for Fed chair  —  The word among Federal Reserve watchers right now is that the choice is down to Janet Yellen or Larry Summers as Ben Bernanke's replacement.  I can't find anyone who really thinks it'll be Roger Ferguson, Tim Geithner, Alan Blinder, or some other dark horse.
Ray Kelly / Wall Street Journal:
The NYPD: Guilty of Saving 7,383 Lives  —  Accusations of racial profiling ignore the fact that violent crime overwhelmingly occurs in minority neighborhoods.  —  Since 2002, the New York Police Department has taken tens of thousands of weapons off the street through proactive policing strategies.
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Alex Pareene / Salon:
Kelly's creative writing: Stop-and-frisk and Muslim surveillance are wonderful!
Discussion: Hit & Run, The Dish and Guardian
Paul Thompson / Daily Mail:
The family rescued by George Zimmerman after a rollover crash in Florida are terrified they will become targets for hate mobs  — Mark and Dana Michelle Gerstle said they do not want to talk publicly about Zimmerman for fear they will be accused of portraying him as a hero
Discussion: Althouse and protein wisdom
AHA / American Historical Association:
American Historical Association Statement on Policies Regarding the Embargoing of Completed History PhD Dissertations  —  In their June 2013 meeting, the AHA Council drafted a statement on policies regarding best practices for embargoing completed history PhD dissertations.
David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Poll: Obama's job approval plunges; Congress, especially GOP, still unpopular  —  WASHINGTON — Stung by Americans' persistent worries about the economy and a capital gripped by controversy and gridlock, President Barack Obama is suffering his lowest job approval numbers in nearly two years, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.
 
 
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Wyden warns data collection under Patriot Act is ‘limitless’
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
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Discussion: Above the Law and DealBook
ProPublica:
NSA Says It Can't Search Its Own Emails
Discussion: emptywheel and The Daily Caller
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
Aide's resignation heightens Sen. Rand Paul's war with neocons
Katrina Trinko / National Review:
Source: Team McConnell ‘Tried to Threaten’ Likely Tea-Party Opponent
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American passport found at al Qaeda base in northern Syria
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