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11:15 AM ET, July 23, 2013

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
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 any government funding resolution …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
President to seek credit on economic uptick  —  President Obama will grab credit for an improving economy in a series of speeches this week that the White House hopes will increase his political clout.  —  The messaging effort is intended to portray Obama as focused on jobs …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama asks Hollywood celebrities to help pitch ObamaCare enrollment
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
David Nakamura / Post Politics:   Asian American lawmakers to press Obama on diversity in administration
Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
Oprah, Funny or Die and the Grammys want to promote Obamacare
Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
Sacha Baron Cohen Exits Freddie Mercury Biopic Over Creative Differences With Queen  —  BREAKING... EXCLUSIVE... Sacha Baron Cohen is just not seeing eye to eye with the remaining members of Queen who have script and director approval over that biopic on iconic lead singer Freddie Mercury.
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Policy Divisions Challenge Obama, But GOP Battles Its Own Discontent  —  Credit: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo  —  Challenges across the policy spectrum are keeping Barack Obama in political peril, with the public divided on initiatives ranging from Senate-supported immigration reform to Obama's signature health care law.
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Doug Denison / delawareonline:
Republicans wait as O'Donnell weighs another campaign  —  In the three years since her unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign nearly caused a schism in the state Republican Party, little has changed for Christine O'Donnell as she considers another race.  —  O'Donnell continues to be regarded …
Jim Galloway / Ajc Blogs: &lsquo:
Michelle Nunn declares herself a U.S. Senate candidate  —  Shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, Michelle Nunn declared herself a Democratic candidate in the 2014 race for U.S. Senate, the very seat once held by her father.  —  The formal announce will come Tuesday, when she files the official paperwork.
New York Times:
Getting Detroit Back on Its Feet  —  After suffering through decades of economic decline and official mismanagement, the city of Detroit sought bankruptcy protection last week, becoming the largest American municipality to take that extreme step.  The city's debts total a staggering $18 billion …
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Little Power to Wield for Detroit's Mayor During Bankruptcy
Washington Post:
After Detroit bankruptcy filing, city retirees on edge as they face pension cuts
Discussion: Firedoglake and Eschaton
Most Recent:
Sex harassment suit filed against Filner, SD  —  The former top spokeswoman for Mayor Bob Filner sued him and the city for sexual harassment Monday, alleging he repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances toward her and put her in a headlock on several occasions so she couldn't get away.
Discussion: Yahoo! News
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Matt Gutman / ABC News:
George Zimmerman Emerged From Hiding for Truck Crash Rescue  —  George Zimmerman, who has been in hiding since he was acquitted of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, emerged to help rescue someone who was trapped in an overturned truck, police said today.
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Matt Fuller / Goppers:
House GOP August Plan: Hate on Washington  —  When House Republicans retreat to their districts for the August recess, they will each be armed with a detailed guide — an exceptionally detailed guide — on how to assure their already convinced constituents that Washington is broken.
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Brazilian crowds delight pope, frustrate security  —  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A wrong turn sent a humble Fiat carrying Pope Francis into the thick of a frenzied Rio crowd Monday, in his first minutes back in South America since becoming pontiff.  It was a nightmare for security officials …
Discussion: National Review and Althouse
John Byrne / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago alderman gets White House award, admits talking to FBI … Clout Street  —  In a case of only-in-Chicago political timing, the White House announced Monday it would honor Ald.  Joe Moore as a “pioneer for political reform,” the same day the veteran City Council member revealed …
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
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.
Discussion: Politico and msnbc.com
Washington Post:
Zimmerman verdict poll: Stark reaction by race  —  The not-guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman has produced dramatically different reactions among blacks and whites, with African Americans overwhelmingly disapproving of the jury's decision and a bare majority of whites saying …
Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
Nate Silver Went Against the Grain for Some at The Times  —  Why did Nate Silver decide to leave The New York Times and accept an offer from ESPN?  —  That's the cause of great speculation in media circles at the moment.  As has been noted elsewhere, there's no question that The Times …
Byron Tau / Politico:
Harry Reid: Mitch McConnell ‘tried to make love to the tea party’  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is enjoying the possibility of a tea party backed challenger to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.  —  “He tried to make love to the tea party and they didn't like it,” …
Talking Points Memo:
CNN Contributor: Kate Middleton ‘Brilliant’ Because Duchess Delivered Boy In First Try  —  After Monday's much-anticipated arrival of an heir to the British throne, CNN's Royal Contributor opined that Prince William's wife, Kate Middleton, made for a “brilliant” royal because she was able to deliver a boy on the “first time.”
Discussion: Shakesville, The Raw Story and Jezebel
Washington Post:
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the jury“s verdict last week finding Zimmerman not guilty in MartinÂ's death?  —  This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone July 18-21, 2013, among a random national sample of 1,002 adults, including landline and cell phone-only respondents.
 
 
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Jeff Blagdon / The Verge:
Radioactive wastewater from Fukushima power plant leaking into ocean, say officials
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Both Parties Need to Keep an Eye on Older Voters for 2014 Elections
Discussion: “The Lid” and VodkaPundit
Michael Gormley / Associated Press:
Ex-NY Gov. Paterson says he may run for Congress
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Telegraph:
Everyone can celebrate a child born to be king
Discussion: Guardian
Joanne Kenen / Politico:
Obamacare: Because Mom said so  —  Jacobs said parents …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Should 3rd Amendment prevent government spying? Column
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Instapundit
Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics:
Paul Ryan 2016 Buzz Is Quiet Ahead of Iowa Visit
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Spitzer tells voters ‘I failed big time’ in new ad
Discussion: Politico
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Tuesday Cain / xoJane:
I'm The 14-Year-Old Who Wrote The “Jesus Isn't A Dick So Keep Him Out of My Vagina” …
Susan Jones / CNSNews:
HUD's New ‘Fair Housing’ Rule Establishes Diversity Data for Every Neighborhood in U.S.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Olympia Snowe: Liz Cheney challenge to Mike Enzi ‘unfortunate’
Discussion: msnbc.com
Adam Ozimek / Forbes:
The Free Market Plan To Save Detroit
Discussion: National Review and AEIdeas
Reuters:
Al Qaeda militants flee Iraq jail in violent mass break-out
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Sources: Shari Redstone does not plan to stay on the board of Paramount Global after the company completes its planned merger with Skydance Media

 
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