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12:20 PM ET, August 2, 2014

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New York Times:
Congress, Unhinged on Immigration  —  It was a remarkable two days of legislative dysfunction, even for congressional Republicans, who have been pushing the limits of unhinged governance.  —  The House speaker, John Boehner, tried on Thursday to pass a bill dealing with the crisis …
Discussion: The Mahablog
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New York Times:
Congress Off for the Exits, but Few Cheer  —  WASHINGTON — House and Senate lawmakers scrambled to leave town on Friday night for a five-week recess, with a failure to address the refugee crisis at the southern border only the latest indignity in a year that may redefine congressional dysfunction.
Discussion: Liberaland, ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
Reuters:
U.S. House passes border-security funding bill to speed deportations  —  (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to crack down on Central American migrants, including unaccompanied children, who are flooding to the U.S. border with Mexico, as lawmakers passed a $694 million border security bill.
Discussion: Right Wing News and TalkLeft
The Hill:   House approves border funding
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
An upending of reason in the House
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:   House GOP's New Plan: Rebuke Obama With Border Bill Then Leave Town
Pete Kasperowicz / TheBlaze.com:
Dem says GOP wants to send immigrant children ‘to their death’
Discussion: The Hill, Hot Air and Mediaite
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee / ThinkProgress:
Dozens Of Democrats Line Up On House Floor To Stand Up For Children At The Border
Discussion: Hullabaloo
John Parkinson / ABC News:
Pelosi Chases Republican Tom Marino Across House Chamber  —  In an unusual breach of decorum, even for the divided Congress, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi chased Rep. Tom Marino across the House floor, taking offense at comments by the Pennsylvania Republican during debate on the border funding bill Friday night.
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
The wrath of Pelosi, the cool of Marino  —  ABC's John Parkinson reports this close encounter of the harridan kind (video below) in connection with the House wrapping up its debate on the immigration bill yesterday: … At this point I encourage you to go to the tape for the ocular proof.
Discussion: Mediaite and Liberaland
Rep. Tom Marino / Fox News:
Pelosi confronts GOP congressman in rancorous House debate  —  A heated debate over the southern border crisis late Friday led to a rancorous confrontation on the floor of the House between House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa.
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Pelosi to Boehner: I Quashed Impeachment, and So Can You
Discussion: The Dish
The White House:
Press Conference by the President  —  James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody.  Happy Friday.  I thought I'd take some questions, but first, let me say a few words about the economy.  —  This morning, we learned that our economy created over 200,000 new jobs in July.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama: ‘We tortured some folks’
Discussion: The Hill
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
NETANYAHU TO US: DON'T SECOND GUESS ME ON HAMAS  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Following the quick collapse of the cease-fire in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the White House not to force a truce with Palestinian militants on Israel.  —  Sources familiar with conversations between Netanyahu …
Jeff Greenfield / The Daily Beast:
The Coming Democratic Midterm Collapse  —  History tells us the “six-year itch” is a very real thing, and there's little Obama's Democrats can do to stave off a big loss this November.  —  Time has been cruel to many once-revered political assertions.  No, all politics is not local.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Plain Dealer:
Call about suspicious car led Westlake police to Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald and an unidentified woman in 2012, records show  —  The Mayo Society of Greater Cleveland identifies the woman in this photo as Joanne Grehan, who was found by Westlake Police in a parked car …
The United States Department of Justice:
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 57th Annual Meeting and 13th State Criminal Justice Network Conference  —  Thank you, Norman [Reimer], for those kind words - and for your exemplary leadership as Executive Director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Discussion: BuzzFeed, TalkLeft and Hit & Run
 
 
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Laurence J. Kotlikoff / New York Times:
Laurence Kotlikoff: The Government Should Report Its ‘Fiscal Gap,’ Not Just Official Debts
Joan Biskupic / Reuters:
U.S. Justice Ginsburg hits back at liberals who want her to retire
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Last Refuge of a Scoundrel  —  Obama's ‘economic patriotism.’
J. Lester Feder / BuzzFeed:
Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act Struck Down By Constitutional Court
White House.gov Blog:
Answering the Public's Call
Discussion: The Verge and The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Candidate For Governor Films Video Pretending To Be Homeless For A Week
Discussion: Daily Kos and Mediaite
Tarini Parti / Politico:
Fla. judge: Redraw congressional map now
Discussion: CNN
John Solomon / Washington Times:
Ben Carson takes major step toward presidential campaign
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Knowledge Isn't Power  —  One of the best insults I've ever read came …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler