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10:35 AM ET, July 10, 2009

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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Vulnerable GOPs want Palin to stay home  —  Republicans facing tough elections in 2010 don't want Sarah Palin campaigning with them.  —  Though the soon-to-be-former Alaska governor is seen as popular with the conservative grass roots, several Republicans said she'd help them by staying home in Wasilla.
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John / Power Line:
The Real Sarah Palin  —  I haven't commented on Sarah Palin's resignation as Governor of Alaska since Friday afternoon, when I noted the story and said that her resignation “seems bizarre to me.”  Here are some additional thoughts on the subject.  —  I am, to begin with, an admirer of Governor Palin …
Wall Street Journal:
A Farewell to Harms  —  Palin was bad for the Republicans—and the republic.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  Sarah Palin's resignation gives Republicans a new opportunity to see her plain—to review the bidding, see her strengths, acknowledge her limits, and let go of her drama.
The Politico:
House Dems stall health bill unveiling  —  Rank-and-file Democrats stalled the introduction of a long-awaited health-care bill in the House on Thursday by conducting a letter-writing campaign of sorts to put forth their demands for changes to the legislation, even before its authors could unveil it.
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R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
High-Priced F-22 Fighter Has Major Shortcomings  —  The United States' top fighter jet, the Lockheed Martin F-22, has recently required more than 30 hours of maintenance for every hour in the skies, pushing its hourly cost of flying to more than $44,000, a far higher figure than for the warplane it replaces …
Discussion: Wonk Room and Jay Bookman
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Last Manned Fighter?  —  Mike Mullen thinks the F-35 may be the last manned fighter.
Discussion: American Power and PoliGazette
Robert Farley / Lawyers, Guns and Money:
F-35: The Last Manned Fighter Aircraft?
David Stout / New York Times:
Senator's Parents Gave Mistress Thousands  —  WASHINGTON — Senator John Ensign's wealthy parents gave almost $100,000 to his former lover and her family, ostensibly out of concern for their welfare and as part of a “pattern of generosity,” his lawyer disclosed Thursday.
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Stars & Stripes:
Watchdog group: Dozens of active-duty troops found on neo-Nazi site  —  WASHINGTON — It is the Facebook for the fascist set, and the typical online profiles of its members reveal expected tastes.  —  Favorite book: “Mein Kampf”  —  Favorite movie: the Nazi propaganda film “Triumph of the Will”
CNN:
Specter: Sestak a ‘flagrant hypocrite’  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter called his fellow Democrat, Rep. Joe Sestak, a “flagrant hypocrite” and accused his rival of registering as a Democrat “just in time to run for Congress.”  —  Sestak has said that he will challenge Specter …
Phil Izzo / Wall Street Journal:
Economists Oppose More Stimulus  —  Most economists believe the U.S. doesn't need another round of stimulus now despite expectations of continued severe job losses.  —  Just eight of 51 economists in The Wall Street Journal's latest forecasting survey said more stimulus is necessary …
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Wall Street Journal:
J.P. Morgan to Send Warrants to Market
Discussion: Felix Salmon
Washington Post:
AIG Seeks Clearance For More Bonuses  —  $2.4 Million in Executive Payments Due Next Week  —  American International Group is preparing to pay millions of dollars more in bonuses to several dozen top corporate executives after an earlier round of payments four months ago set off a national furor.
Discussion: DailyFinance, The Note and Truthdig
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Stimulus Trap  —  As soon as the Obama administration-in-waiting announced its stimulus plan — this was before Inauguration Day — some of us worried that the plan would prove inadequate.  And we also worried that it might be hard, as a political matter, to come back for another round.
Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
Roland Burris won't run for Senate seat in 2010  —  Sneed has learned U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has decided NOT to seek election to the seat he fought the government to keep.  —  Sen. Burris is planning to announce his decision Friday by issuing a statement to the press.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Senator Roland Burris to Retire, Won't Seek a Full Term
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
The Hill:
Issa wants lie detector tests for CIA briefings  —  A leading Republican on Thursday said lawmakers should be forced to take lie detector tests before receiving classified briefings, as debate intensified over lying between the intelligence community and Congress.
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Todd Venezia / New York Post:
TAIL TO THE CHIEF  —  O-GLER PREZ JOINS 'KOZY FOR A SUMMIT REAR VIEW  —  Baby got Barack!  —  The leader of the free world and his French counterpart were caught sneaking a peek at a the pink-satin-draped booty of a 17-year-old junior G-8 delegate just moments before the summit's official group photo was snapped in Italy yesterday.
Discussion: Macsmind
Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
House overwhelmingly rejects signing statement  —  The House rebuked President Obama for trying to ignore restrictions to international aid payments, voting overwhelmingly for an amendment forcing the administration to abide by its constraints.  —  House members approved an amendment …
New York Times:
With Sale of Good Assets, G.M. Out of Bankruptcy  —  General Motors completed a major step in its turnaround on Friday and closed the sale of its good assets to a new, government-backed carmaker, at a speed unimagined by auto and bankruptcy experts even six months ago.
CNN:
CNN Poll: Do Americans want Sotomayor confirmed?  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Just three days before the start of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings, a new national poll indicates that by a narrow margin, Americans would like the Senate to confirm her as the next Supreme Court justice.
Discussion: Glenn Thrush's Blog
Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
Johnston says Palin had eye on the money  —  RESIGNATION: Daughter's ex-fiance says governor also missed family time.  —  scockerham@adn.com  —  Levi Johnston, the former fiance of Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, on Thursday joined the crowd offering up potential reasons for Palin's decision to step down.
Discussion: The Politico and Raw Story
Political Punch:
'My Cousin In Kenya Can't Get a Job Without Paying a Bribe': Obama Tells African Leaders to Get Their Houses in Order  —  ABC News' Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report:  —  L'AQUILA, ITALY — In a meeting this morning with the leaders of Egypt, Algeria, Senegal, Nigeria, Libya and Ethiopia …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Raw Story
David Brooks / New York Times:
Whip Inflation Now  —  Over the past few decades, health care inflation has exceeded the general rise in prices by about 2.5 percent a year.  These inexorably rising costs are bankrupting the nation, walloping businesses and squeezing middle-class salaries.  —  Fortunately, the country now has an excellent opportunity to change that.
Discussion: Kausfiles and Commentary
Associated Press:
Al-Qaida inmate can't get Obama books  —  Inmate who joined al-Qaida is denied request to read the works  —  McLEAN, Va. - The federal government's most secure prison has determined that two books written by President Barack Obama contain material “potentially detrimental to national security” …
Greg Bensinger / Bloomberg:
New York Times Considers $5 Monthly Web-Access Fee  —  New York Times Co. said in a survey of print subscribers that it's considering a $5 monthly fee for access to its namesake newspaper's Web site.  —  Times Co. also asked whether subscribers would be willing to pay a discounted fee …
Gregg Zoroya / USA Today:
Ban on tobacco urged in military  —  WASHINGTON — Pentagon health experts are urging Defense Secretary Robert Gates to ban the use of tobacco by troops and end its sale on military property, a change that could dramatically alter a culture intertwined with smoking.
Bloomberg:
Economists Raise U.S. Outlook as Recession Fades, Survey Shows  —  The U.S. economy will expand faster than previously forecast in the second half of this year and in 2010 as a revival in consumer spending signals an end to the recession, a Bloomberg News survey showed.
Discussion: The Big Picture
Sam Dagher / New York Times:
Kurds Defy Baghdad, Laying Claim to Land and Oil  —  BAGHDAD — With little notice and almost no public debate, Iraq's Kurdish leaders are pushing ahead with a new constitution for their semiautonomous region, a step that has alarmed Iraqi and American officials who fear that the move poses a new threat to the country's unity.
Discussion: RealClearWorld
Bill Keller / Time:
10 Questions for Bill Keller  —  Why do you think the press gave the Bush Administration a free pass on the misleading statements it made to get us into the war in Iraq?  Randal Davis, PORTLAND, ORE.  —  It was partly the insatiable desire for scoops people in the Administration were feeding about the potential threat in Iraq.
 
 
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Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog:
When Will The Recovery Begin? Never.
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Congress Targets Wealthiest Earners for Health Reform Funds
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
At G-8, Developing Countries Push for ‘Greater Inclusion’
Julian Sanchez:
The “M” is for “Marketing”
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama looks for shared ground in papal meeting
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Mary Katharine Ham / Weekly Standard:
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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
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