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8:25 PM ET, July 29, 2013

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Fredric U. Dicker / New York Post:
Bill and Hillary Clinton are ‘livid’ at comparisons to Weiner's sexcapades and Huma's forgiveness  —  Bill and Hillary Clinton are angry with efforts by mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner and his campaign to compare his Internet sexcapades — and his wife Huma Abedin's incredible forgiveness …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Time to Hard-Delete Carlos Danger  —  WASHINGTON — WHEN you puzzle over why the elegant Huma Abedin is propping up the eel-like Anthony Weiner, you must remember one thing: Huma was raised in Saudi Arabia, where women are treated worse by men than anywhere else on the planet.
Rick Klein / ABC News:
Sources: Clintons' Patience Growing Thin with Anthony Weiner  —  Bill and Hillary Clinton increasingly see Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign as an embarrassment and potential liability, and are signaling through associates that they are eager to see him exit the race, several former Clinton aides and advisers told ABC News.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
CNN to produce Hillary Clinton film  —  CNN Films has tapped documentary filmmaker Charles H. Ferguson to direct a feature-length documentary about former Hillary Clinton, POLITICO has learned.  —  “CNN is very pleased to be working with Academy-Award winner Charles Ferguson on the film …
Howard Dean / Wall Street Journal:
The Affordable Care Act's Rate-Setting Won't Work  —  Experience tells me the Independent Payment Advisory Board will fail.  —  Continuing efforts by congressional Republicans to “defund” further implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, even if it takes shutting …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:   Howard Dean, Concerned American and Non-Shill
Dean Obeidallah / CNN:
Explain Obamacare at last  —  Editor's note: Dean Obeidallah …
Discussion: Wonkblog
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Pope Francis Says He Will Not Judge Gay Priests  —  ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) — Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn't judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip.
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Kathryn Jean Lopez / National Review:
What the Pope Did and Didn't Say on the Plane  —  Papal plane rides have been known to get people talking.  Infamously, there was Pope Benedict's 2009 plane ride to Africa, when a remark about condoms was woefully misunderstood (and the cardinal archbishop of Buenos Aires …
Rachel Donadio / New York Times:
On Gay Priests, Pope Francis Asks, ‘Who Am I to Judge?’
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail  —  July 29, 2013 - Weiner Should Drop Out, NYC Likely Dem Voters Tell Quinnipiac University Poll; Quinn Leads, With De Blasio, Thompson Tied For Second  —  Congressman Anthony Weiner drops to fourth place among likely Democratic primary voters in the race for New York City mayor …
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Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney On 47 Percent Remark: 'Actually, I Didn't Say That' About Personal Responsibility  —  His infamous 47 percent remarks were taken out of context, Mitt Romney told The Washington Post's Dan Balz in an interview published Sunday.  —  Asked about the oft-cited quote that 47 percent …
Discussion: CNN
James Arkin / Politico:
Eliot Spitzer not voting for Anthony Weiner  —  Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer doesn't think Anthony Weiner should be mayor of New York City.  —  Asked by host Chris Matthews Monday on MSNBC's “Hardball” who he would vote for in the mayoral election, Spitzer was hesitant to answer.
Discussion: CNN
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Jed Lewison / Daily Kos:
Rand Paul explains why both sides are losing the GOP civil war  —  So Rand Paul is in a bit of an argument with Republicans like New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and and New York Congressman Peter King over warrantless surveillance.  Paul says he's against it, and they say they're for it …
Discussion: The Stranger …
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Digby / Crooks and Liars:   Blue America Chat: Meet Barbara Buono, Chris Christie's Worst Nightmare
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Are Republicans too divided to have a civil war?  —  A nasty fight is brewing among Republicans over a proposal to defund Obamacare.  Another intra-party fight is flaring over national security and the war on terror.  And yet another is well under way over immigration reform.
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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Widening Regional Divide over Abortion Laws  —  OVERVIEW  —  While the balance of opinion toward abortion nationwide has remained largely steady over the past 20 years, there are widening disparities in public attitudes on the issue across different regions of the country.
Discussion: Firedoglake, Yahoo! News, The Week and CNN
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Stranded by Sprawl  —  Detroit is a symbol of the old economy's decline.  It's not just the derelict center; the metropolitan area as a whole lost population between 2000 and 2010, the worst performance among major cities.  Atlanta, by contrast, epitomizes the rise of the Sun Belt …
Anthea Butler / Guardian:
Conservatives bashed me for speaking out about the Zimmerman verdict  —  America may be a nation of ‘free speech’, but be prepared to be bullied and harassed for speaking up, especially on race  —  Hours after the George Zimmerman verdict, I found myself at my computer, calling to mind a text I had first read in seminary.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Natalie Solent
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Obama Vineyard vacation at $7.6m private resort, over 75 rooms booked for staff  —  MASSACHUSETTS WASHINGTON SECRETS WHITE HOUSE  —  The Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, the exclusive playground for presidents and their families, is about to get its annual summer infusion of cash …
WTVD-TV:
Abortion legislation signed by McCrory  —  RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory signed the controversial abortion bill and 17 others into law on Monday.  —  The state Senate gave final approval Thursday to the measure which gave the state Department of Health and Human Services the authority …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Fear of a Female Fed Chief  —  The hard-money cranks of the right have spent the Obama years nurturing fears of incipient inflation that never seems to arrive, yet whose non-arrival never dents their airtight worldview.  The current jostling between Larry Summers and Janet Yellen to become …
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
In 93-1 vote, Senate confirms FBI nominee  —  The Senate voted 93-1 Monday to confirm James Comey as head of the FBI.  —  The only senator to vote against Comey was Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has expressed concerns about the FBI's domestic drone program.  —  Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) voted present.
Discussion: CNN
Ryan J. Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Guantanamo's Secret Camp Loves ‘Shades Of Grey’ Series, Officials Tell Congressional Delegation  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Military officials gave a congressional delegation a tour of Guantanamo's secretive Camp Seven last week and told a visiting congressional delegation that the camp's high-value detainees enjoy …
Discussion: Yahoo! News and The Raw Story
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
In U.S., 52% Back Law to Legalize Gay Marriage in 50 States  —  Americans would legalize gay marriage nationwide, favor equal rights for such unions  —  PRINCETON, NJ — If given the opportunity to vote on a law legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states, the slight majority of Americans …
CNN:
Building collapses in Philadelphia  —  (CNN) — Firefighters in Philadelphia were responding to a building collapse Monday morning, the city's fire department said.  —  Witnesses told CNN affiliate KYW that they heard an explosion and smelled gas after the blast.
Discussion: KTLA 5
 
 
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David Gans / Balkinization:
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Washington Post:
Mr. Obama should not ignore entitlements
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
At the 11th Hour, a Languid Congress
Hannah Jeffrey / Texas on the Potomac:
Congressional Black Caucus recommends Sheila Jackson Lee for Homeland Security Secretary
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House GOP leaders may have trouble adjourning for the summer
Discussion: Daily Kos
CNN:
Verdict in Manning trial to be revealed Tuesday
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
4 Pinocchios for Rep. Steve King's claim on valedictorians and smugglers
CBS Atlanta:
Unisex Uniforms Debut As Army Opens Units To Women
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
105 kids rescued from prostitution rings; 150 arrested
Discussion: The Other McCain and NPR
Josh Eidelson / Salon:
Fast food strikes intensify in seven cities
Ben Jacobs / The Daily Beast:
Cory Booker Visiting Iowa In August
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters blogs:
Peggy Noonan: Obama Got To Point Where People Stopped Listening To Him Faster Than Most Presidents
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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