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Denis Hamill / NY Daily News:
Democratic mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner talks about his marriage, the sexting scandal and his hopes for City Hall — Anthony Weiner's campaign to be the Democratic candidate for mayor has been fraught with challenges. He sat down with Denis Hamill talk about these difficulties, his home life and what he wants from office.
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Concern grows for Huma Abedin within Clinton world — In 2011, Huma Abedin had support from her friends and Clinton associates when she decided to stay with her husband, scandal-plagued New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner. — The past week, that support has morphed into concern.
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Sally Quinn / Washington Post:
Blaming Huma Abedin — Anthony Weiner, the New York mayoral candidate, says that his decision to stay in the race despite another sex chat scandal “is not about me. It's about the citizens of New York.” — Unfortunately, that is just not the case. It's about the mayoral race, yes …
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New York Times, USA Today, TheBlaze.com and The Verge
Lara Seligman / The Hill:
Weiner's wife meets with Hillary Clinton spokesman
Weiner's wife meets with Hillary Clinton spokesman
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Politico, Hot Air and Weekly Standard
Wall Street Journal:
Obama to Offer New Deal on Corporate Taxes, Jobs — By - PETER NICHOLAS and - JOHN MCKINNON — Hoping to break an impasse, President Barack Obama today will extend a new offer to congressional Republicans in which he would back an overhaul of the corporate tax system in exchange for a guarantee …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate as Part of Jobs Deal — WASHINGTON — President Obama, in a bid to break a stalemate with the Republican-controlled House, will announce Tuesday that he will agree to cut corporate tax rates in return for a commitment from Republicans to invest in middle-class jobs.
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Obama to propose ‘grand bargain’ on corporate tax rate, infrastructure
Obama to propose ‘grand bargain’ on corporate tax rate, infrastructure
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Washington Monthly, Slate, Quartz, ThinkProgress, The Week and The Stranger …
Reuters:
Is a grand bargain out of reach?
Is a grand bargain out of reach?
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Julianna Goldman / Bloomberg:
Obama to Call for Business Tax Overhaul in Grand Bargain
Obama to Call for Business Tax Overhaul in Grand Bargain
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CNN:
Judgment day for Manning — (CNN) — A military judge has found Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of the largest leak of classified information in U.S. history, not guilty of aiding the enemy — a charge that would have carried a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Bradley Manning trial verdict: Acquitted of aiding the enemy, convicted on lesser charges — FORT MEADE, Md. — A military judge Tuesday acquitted Pfc. Bradley Manning of aiding the enemy — the most serious charge the Army intelligence analyst faced for leaking hundreds of thousands …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Manning Is Acquitted of ‘Aiding the Enemy’
Manning Is Acquitted of ‘Aiding the Enemy’
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Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
Jon Favreau on the Destructive Rise of the No-Government Conservatives — The Republican Party is divided—and the small-government conservatives, who want to reduce government's size but preserve its institutions, are losing. Jon Favreau on the ruinous ideology that's ascendant.
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Jules Witcover / Baltimore Sun:
GOP's Obamacare obsession is starting to look like political suicide — There is no chance Republicans will prevail in attempt to repeal or de-fund the health care law — Many present-day Republicans seem bent on making “Backward, Christian Soldiers” their marching song in their relentless determination …
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Roll Call:
Obamacare Defunding Fight Could Threaten Boehner Leverage, Message
Obamacare Defunding Fight Could Threaten Boehner Leverage, Message
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National Review
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Corker: GOP shutdown threat a ‘silly effort’
Corker: GOP shutdown threat a ‘silly effort’
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The Right Scoop
Chris Frates / NationalJournal.com:
Inside Boehner's Strategy to Slow Walk Immigration to the Finish Line — House leaders put off immigration votes until after August recess, seeing delay as the best way to pass reform. — House Republicans head home for the August break having done little to pass immigration reform …
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Taegan Goddard's …, Booman Tribune, First Read and Yahoo! News
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Big-Name G.O.P. Donors Urge Members of Congress to Back Immigration Overhaul
Big-Name G.O.P. Donors Urge Members of Congress to Back Immigration Overhaul
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Mitch McConnell, Darth Vader
Mitch McConnell, Darth Vader
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Washington Monthly and Slate
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Appeals court upholds ruling slapping down Mayor Bloomberg's soda ban — An appeals court today dealt another blow to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed soda ban, calling the controversial regulation “invalid” because it violates “the principle of separation of powers.”
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Weasel Zippers and National Review
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Palin top pick of Alaska Republicans — Alaska should be a top tier pick up opportunity for Senate Republicans next year...but their top choice of a candidate is Sarah Palin. 36% of GOP primary voters in the state say they'd like Palin to be their standard bearer against Mark Begich to 26% …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Sen. Sarah Palin? Poll shows Alaskans not sold yet
Sen. Sarah Palin? Poll shows Alaskans not sold yet
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Maxim Lott / Fox News:
Gov't Knows Best? White House creates ‘nudge squad’ to shape behavior — The federal government is hiring what it calls a “Behavioral Insights Team” that will look for ways to subtly influence people's behavior, according to a document describing the program obtained by FoxNews.com.
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Hit & Run, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and The Right Scoop
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Cardinal Downplays Pope Francis' Gay Remark: Homosexual Acts Are Still A ‘Sin’ — On Monday, Pope Francis responded a question about gay Catholic clergy promising not to “judge” homosexual priests. “Who am I to judge if they're seeking the Lord in good faith?” he said, adding, “They shouldn't be marginalized.
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Cardinal Timothy Dolan won't judge Anthony Weiner
Cardinal Timothy Dolan won't judge Anthony Weiner
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Taking Note and Towleroad News #gay
Jeffrey Toobin / News Desk:
Another Citizens United—but Worse — Think the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United was bad? A worse one may be on the horizon. — To recognize the problem, it's necessary to review some of the Court's gnarled history on the subject of campaign finance.
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The Great Debate, Taegan Goddard's … and Balkinization
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Why NSA Surveillance Will Be More Damaging Than You Think — The real threat from terrorism is not the harm it inflicts directly but the over-reaction it provokes. We saw that with the invasion of Iraq. We're seeing it with security-state overreach. — This column over the weekend …
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Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
A City Invokes Seizure Laws to Save Homes — The power of eminent domain has traditionally worked against homeowners, who can be forced to sell their property to make way for a new highway or shopping mall. But now the working-class city of Richmond, Calif., hopes to use the same legal tool to help people stay right where they are.
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Hit & Run, Law Blog and Obsidian Wings
Reuters:
Abbas: ‘Not a single Israeli’ in future Palestinian state — PA president says would agree to int'l presence in W. Bank. — CAIRO - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas laid out his vision on Monday for the final status of Israeli-Palestinian relations ahead of peace talks due …
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Stanley Kurtz / National Review:
Regionalism: Obama's Quiet Anti-Suburban Revolution — The consensus response to President Obama's Knox College speech on the economy is that the administration has been reduced to pushing a menu of stale and timid policies that, in any case, won't be enacted. But what if the administration isn't actually out of ideas?
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