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1:55 PM ET, July 6, 2009

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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Palin and Her Enemies  —  If Sarah Palin's political career ended last Friday, 10 tumultuous months after she was introduced as the Republican Party's vice-presidential nominee, those five words will be its epitaph.  —  Had she refused John McCain, Palin would still be a popular female governor …
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Palin's Prospects  —  She dashed her chances of winning the 2012 nomination, but a path to the presidency remains open to Sarah Palin.  —  Forget about Sarah Palin as the Republican presidential candidate in 2012 and probably ever.  She may have no interest in seeking the GOP nomination.
New York Times:
Legal Bills Swayed Palin, Official Says  —  Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell of Alaska said Sunday that Gov. Sarah Palin's decision to resign was largely prompted by the personal legal costs of the ethics investigations against her.  —  Ms. Palin announced on Friday that she would quit her job near …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
IF SHE'S LOST BARNES.... There's stiff competition, but I'm comfortable describing Fred Barnes, of Weekly Standard and Fox News fame, as the nation's most hackish, reflexively partisan pundit.  Pound for pound, word for word, it's hard to match Barnes' vacuity and inanity.
Wall Street Journal:
The Palin Puzzle  —  This isn't the way to win in 2012.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  The political class is flummoxed by Sarah Palin's decision to quit as Alaska Governor, and understandably so.  Giving up on an executive job a year and a half early isn't the best way to persuade voters you're ready …
The New Republic:
Sarah Palin, Heroine of Democracy?
Discussion: The American Scene
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:   Fred's Palin Plan
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:   The Not-So-Useful Idiot  —  Ross chronicles the meteoric rise …
Sean Lengell / Washington Times:
Palin fires back at critics on Twitter
Discussion: The Daily Dish
An Nro / National Review:
Does Palin Have a Political Future?
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Tim Weiner / New York Times:
Ex-Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara Dies at 93  —  Robert S. McNamara, perhaps the most influential defense secretary of the 20th century, who helped lead the nation into the maelstrom of Vietnam and spent the rest of his life wrestling with the war's moral consequences …
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CNN:
McNamara, Vietnam war architect, dies
Discussion: The Duck of Minerva
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Obama: Student Radical  —  During the campaign, I wrote a piece called “Why Won't Obama Talk About Columbia?  — The years he won't discuss may explain the Ayers tie he keeps lying about.”  So now, nearly six months into the Obama presidency, the mainstream media has finally done a bit …
Mark Norris / Dallas Morning News:
Tea party protest at Southfork Ranch falls short of estimated 50,000 attendees  —  mnorris@dallasnews.com  —  It was more than the heat that had people hot under the collar this Independence Day at Southfork Ranch.  A range of issues from taxes to universal health care brought a crowd out to America's Tea Party.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Presented by The First Five Years Fund: Offers pour in for Sarah Palin from left, right and center - Next two weeks could be make-or-break for health care - Al Franken to be sworn in tomorrow  —  BIRTHDAY: DNC's Cloe Axelson (hat tip: Mike Czin)  —  BREAKING - Bloomberg …
Discussion: The Swamp and Ben Smith's Blog
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Wall Street Journal:
Scores Reported Dead After Unrest in China  —  SHANGHAI — The official death toll in riots in China's northwestern Xinjiang region rose sharply Monday, with the government saying that 140 had been killed in what appears to be one of the deadliest episodes of unrest in China in decades.
Marc Lynch:
Say it ain't so, Joe  —  It's hard to tell exactly what Joe Biden was trying to say this morning on “This Week” with George Stephanopolous.  But his remarks are being widely interpreted as a green light for an Israeli strike on Iran.  If that isn't the case, Biden needs to issue a strong clarification immediately.
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Richard Berner / Morgan Stanley:
America's Fiscal Train Wreck  —  America's long-awaited fiscal train wreck is now underway.  Depending on policy actions taken now and over the next few years, federal deficits will likely average as much as 6% of GDP through 2019, contributing to a jump in debt held by the public to as high …
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Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
Obama Needs Long-Term Plan for Deficit
Discussion: Say Anything and Hot Air
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Is A Case Of Quant Trading Sabotage About To Destroy Goldman Sachs?  —  Major developing story: Matt Goldstein over at Reuters may have just broken a story that could spell doom for if not the entire Goldman Sachs program trading group, then at least those who deal with “low latency …
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Matthew Goldstein / Commentaries:
A Goldman trading scandal?
Discussion: Dealbreaker, Clusterstock and Corrente
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Special Report: Ideologically, Where Is the U.S. Moving?  —  Nearly 4 in 10 Americans say their views have grown more conservative  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Despite the results of the 2008 presidential election, Americans, by a 2-to-1 margin, say their political views in recent years have become …
Don Van Natta Jr / New York Times:
A Treasured Bush Memento, Once the Property of a Foe, May Be Put on Display  —  Many American presidents have kept prized possessions within reach during their White House years.  Franklin D. Roosevelt cherished a 19th century ship model of the U.S.S. Constitution.
Discussion: Guardian
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Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:   Bush Library Foundation President: Saddam's Gun A Symbol That …
BBC:
Coffee 'may reverse Alzheimer's'  —  Drinking five cups of coffee a day could reverse memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease, US scientists say.  —  The Florida research, carried out on mice, also suggested caffeine hampered the production of the protein plaques which are the hallmark of the disease.
Discussion: Althouse, Truthdig and Don Surber
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
HELP Is on the Way  —  The Congressional Budget Office has looked at the future of American health insurance, and it works.  —  A few weeks ago there was a furor when the budget office “scored” two incomplete Senate health reform proposals — that is, estimated their costs and likely impacts over the next 10 years.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Beware Post-Dated Resignations?  —  Let me start by saying I don't think this is likely.  But given our experience with Larry Craig, I do think it's worth considering.  Remember, former Sen. Larry Craig came out and announced he was resigning his office.  But folks who listened closely noticed …
 
 
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