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11:30 AM ET, July 5, 2009

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Josh Meyer / Los Angeles Times:
Sarah Palin not under FBI investigation, agency spokesman says  —  The former GOP vice presidential candidate's surprise resignation as Alaska governor had set off speculation, including rumors of a pending federal corruption probe or charges.  —  Reporting from Washington …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Palin attorney warns press on ‘defamatory material’  —  Ratcheting up her offensive against the news media, Gov. Sarah Palin's attorney threatened Saturday to sue mainstream news organizations if they publish “defamatory” stories relating to whether Palin is under federal investigation.
Discussion: Polimom, Too and The Page
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Now, Sarah's Folly  —  Sarah Palin showed on Friday that in one respect at least, she is qualified to be president.  —  Caribou Barbie is one nutty puppy.  —  Usually we don't find that exquisite battiness in our leaders until they've been battered by sordid scandals like Watergate (Nixon) …
Discussion: Althouse and Vox Popoli
Gateway Pundit:
It's On!... Palin's Legal Counsel Threatens to Sue Liberal Blogs & State-Run Media For Slander  —  Sarah Palin's legal councel released a statement quashing rumors that Governor Palin resigned due to a criminal investigation.  —  Her attorney, Thomas Van Flein, also threatened to take legal action …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Sarah Palin's 4th of July Message  —  On Saturday July 4th, in response to questions surrounding her sudden and largely unexplained resignation, out-going Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) released the following message ...  Join the Conversation!
Jonathan Martin / Ben Smith's Blog:
Palin hammers media, hints at national ambitions  —  One day after announcing that she's resigning, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blasted the media for their coverage of her surprise move and asserted that she's held to a higher standard by reporters.  —  Palin, who has not had a public schedule …
Kurt Schlichter / Big Hollywood:   The Force is With Sarah Palin
Mark Halperin / The Page:
HALPERIN'S TAKE: 9 Pieces of “Analysis” …
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Katharine Weymouth / Washington Post:
A Letter to Our Readers  —  Dear Reader:  —  I want to apologize for a planned new venture that went off track and for any cause we may have given you to doubt our independence and integrity.  A flier distributed last week suggested that we were selling access to power brokers …
Discussion: Althouse, Politics Daily and Emptywheel
Rod Liddle / Times of London:
Saudis give nod to Israeli raid on Iran  —  Uzi Mahnaimi in Tel Aviv and Sarah Baxter  —  The head of Mossad, Israel's overseas intelligence service, has assured Benjamin Netanyahu, its prime minister, that Saudi Arabia would turn a blind eye to Israeli jets flying over the kingdom during any future raid on Iran's nuclear sites.
CNN:
D.C.'s Marion Barry faces stalking charge  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former D.C. mayor, now Washington councilman, Marion Barry has been arrested again.  —  On July 4, the U.S. Park Police arrested Barry and charged him with misdemeanor stalking.  —  About 8:45 p.m. in Anacostia Park …
Discussion: Conventional Folly
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Can I Clean Your Clock?  —  Over the past decade, whenever I went to China and engaged Chinese on their pollution and energy problems, inevitably some young Chinese would say: “Hey, you Americans got to grow dirty for 150 years, using cheap coal and oil.  Now it is our turn.”  —  It's a hard argument to refute.
Discussion: The Mahablog and Economist's View
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
So Many Foreclosures, So Little Logic  —  LAST week, the stock market tumbled on news that housing foreclosures and delinquencies rose again in the first quarter.  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said that among the 34 million loans it tracks, foreclosures in progress rose 22 percent, to 844,389.
Discussion: Clusterstock and Calculated Risk
The Huffington Post:
A Post Apology  —  I wrote a piece making fun of the fact that a Trig Palin joke was given as the reason that Sarah Palin left office.  I wrote jokes that were offensive but my intent was for them to be ironic and therefore not offensive.  I was wrong.  Within ten minutes of my post …
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
For Democrats, the Perils in a Filibuster-Proof Majority  —  Now that the Minnesota Supreme Court has ended the long count on the 2008 Senate race by awarding the seat to Al Franken, Democrats — at least on paper — have the power to pass whatever bills they want, without a single Republican vote.
Discussion: Paul Krugman
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Paul Krugman:
Got those blues  —  This visibility thing is getting a bit worrisome.
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Mickey Kaus / Kausfiles:
kf Gets Excitable
Discussion: Commentary
Ben Quinn / Guardian:
Honduran military regime threatens reprisals as president plans return
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Tax Bill Appeals Take Rising Toll on Governments
Discussion: Calculated Risk
John / Power Line:
Feel-Good Fourth of July Story
Discussion: Associated Press
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Mike Lux / The Huffington Post:
The Celebration of a Progressive Holiday
Richard Thaler / New York Times:
Mortgages Made Simpler  —  THIS column is in praise of warning labels.
Discussion: Calculated Risk
Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Matalin Thinks Palin is Brilliant—Rollins and Gergen Think She's Toast
Discussion: Stop The ACLU and Hot Air
Sam Singal / msnbc.com:
‘Mississippi Burning’ town gets black mayor