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3:25 AM ET, July 5, 2009

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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 …
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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 …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
If White House Is Her Goal, Palin's Route Is Risky  —  Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska offered few hints of what her next stage in national politics might be when she unexpectedly announced on Friday that she was quitting her job, 18 months before her term is up.
Discussion: The Page and Raw Story
CBS News:
Palin A “Shooting Star Crashing To Earth”?
Matthew Continetti / Weekly Standard:
More on Palin  —  I spoke to a few friends in Alaskan Republican politics yesterday.
Discussion: Associated Press
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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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
It Always Has Been About Trig  —  I waited a whole day before posting about the Sarah Palin resignation.  Well, not a whole day, but longer than almost everyone else in the blogosphere.  Here's my take as of this moment in time, subject to change:  —  I don't know why Sarah Palin resigned …
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: Emptywheel
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David Carr / New York Times:
A Publisher Stumbles Publicly at The Post
New York Times:
Leading Clerics Defy Ayatollah on Disputed Iran Election  —  CAIRO — The most important group of religious leaders in Iran called the disputed presidential election and the new government illegitimate on Saturday, an act of defiance against the country's supreme leader and the most public sign …
Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
Obama ‘Concerned’ About DFHs Attacking Centrist Dems over Health Care Reform.  Gee, I Wonder Why?  —  If the president was more passionately engaged in the fight to achieve the goal (instead of announcing he's rather have something bipartisan than legislation that, you know, actually gets the job done) …
Discussion: Big Brass Blog
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Jane Hamsher / Campaign Silo:
Will MoveOn Cave To Obama's Pressure?
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CNN:
Report: Ahmadinejad says he wants public talks with Obama  —  TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he wants to engage President Obama in “negotiations” before international media, a semi-official Iranian news outlet reported on Saturday.
Discussion: GayPatriot and Weasel Zippers
Richard Thaler / New York Times:
Mortgages Made Simpler  —  THIS column is in praise of warning labels.  So let's begin with one: I am not your usual sort of economist.  —  I practice what has come to be called behavioral economics.  We behavioralists differ from our more traditional brethren in the way we characterize agents in the economy.
Discussion: Calculated Risk
Mark Halperin / The Page:
HALPERIN'S TAKE: 9 Pieces of “Analysis” About Sarah Palin's Decision That Are Flat-Out Totally Wrong  —  1. This means she can't run for president in 2012.  —  2. She would have been a stronger candidate for 2012 if she had stayed in office.  —  3. Republican primary and caucus voters …
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Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Matalin Thinks Palin is Brilliant—Rollins and Gergen Think She's Toast  —  You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player!  —  DOWNLOADS: (567)  —  PLAYS: (6074)  —  What a surprise.  Neocon and former Cheney advisor Mary Matalin thinks …
Discussion: Hot Air
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Tax Bill Appeals Take Rising Toll on Governments  —  Homeowners across the country are challenging their property tax bills in droves as the value of their homes drop, threatening local governments with another big drain on their budgets.  —  The requests are coming in record numbers …
Discussion: Calculated Risk
John / Power Line:
Feel-Good Fourth of July Story  —  The post immediately below links to Roger Simon's gloomy view of the state of the nation on Independence Day.  As an antidote, here's some good news: the Statue of Liberty's crown was opened to visitors today for the first time since 2001.
Discussion: Associated Press
 
 
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