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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The New Haven firefighter is no stranger to employment disputes.  —  Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have announced that Frank Ricci, the firefighter who recently prevailed in his “reverse discrimination” lawsuit against the city of New Haven, Conn., will testify at Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings.
The Ninth Justice:
How Ricci Almost Disappeared  —  For all the publicity about the Supreme Court's 5-4 reversal of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's decision (with two colleagues) to reject a discrimination suit by a group of firefighters against New Haven, Conn., one curious aspect of the case has been largely overlooked.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Path to Court: Speak Capably but Say Little  —  WASHINGTON — On his first day at the Justice Department in 1981, a 26-year-old lawyer named John G. Roberts Jr. was handed a high-profile assignment: to help prepare Sandra Day O'Connor, then an Arizona judge, for her Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Leaders in House Seek to Tax Rich for Health Plan  —  WASHINGTON — House Democrats will ask the wealthiest Americans to help pay for overhauling the health care system with a $550 billion income tax increase, the chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee said Friday.
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
David Brooks Recounts GOP Senator Who “Had His Hand On My Inner Thigh” At Dinner Party  —  You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player!  —  DOWNLOADS: (365)  —  PLAYS: (972)  —  Think Progress has more: … This is one of those bizarre moments …
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
What Republican Senator had his hand on David Brooks's inner thigh through an entire dinner?  —  Brooks is talking on MSNBC — video at the link — and says: … What!?  Perhaps the Republican Senator just periodically patted him on the thigh and technically the fingers extended into the inner part.
Thers / Whiskey Fire:
Such a Collector  —  Flory brought up Althouse again …
Discussion: The Other McCain and The Reaction
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The new Report on illegal spying is not a real investigation  —  The Bush-era torture regime might have been that administration's most flamboyant act of criminality, but its illegal NSA warrantless eavesdropping program (and other still-unknown surveillance programs) has always been the clearest.
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A.L. / The Anonymous Liberal:
The Case Against John Yoo  —  The OIG has finally released a declassified version of its report on the NSA surveillance program.  Much of the information contained in the report has already been reported, but it still makes for an interesting read.  I'm convinced that the Ashcroft/Comey hospital episode …
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama's African journey: ‘Promise’  —  President Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States, founded with the slavery of Africans and perpetuating legalized racial discrimination well into the 20th Century, addressed the parliament of Ghana today in his first journey to Africa as president.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Ghana, Obama Preaches Tough Love
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Chris McGreal / Guardian:
Obama wants to end African conflicts
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Andrew Alexander / Washington Post:
The Stumbles That Led to an Ethics Blunder  —  The Washington Post's ill-fated plan to sell sponsorships of off-the-record “salons” was an ethical lapse of monumental proportions.  —  Publisher Katharine Weymouth and Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli have now taken full responsibility …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Weekly remarks: Obama still clearing wreckage; Cantor asks, where are the jobs?  —  This week's weekly remarks open with President Obama in Africa opening on foreign affairs.  But by the second paragraph out of 20, he gets to what he really wants — needs — to talk about: domestic business in general and the economy specifically.
Discussion: Hot Air and Don Surber
Wall Street Journal:
Lender CIT Group Is Facing a Crunch  —  CIT Hires Bankruptcy Adviser as Payment Looms; Financier to 1 Million Businesses  —  CIT Group Inc., a lender to almost a million mostly small and midsize businesses across the country, is preparing for a possible bankruptcy filing after so far failing …
Discussion: Zero Hedge and DailyFinance
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Melanie Kirkpatrick / Wall Street Journal:
Why We Don't Want a Nuclear-Free World  —  The former defense secretary on the U.S. deterrent and the terrorist threat.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  Maclean, Va.  —  'Nuclear weapons are used every day.  " So says former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger, speaking last month …
Freddie / The League of Ordinary Gentlemen:
on the other hand  —  John mines a few laughs and a salient point from a story about the attempt to regulate yoga.  And, it's true, that story's pretty funny, and I think John is on the right track with his implied complaints.  —  Let's look at a less laugh-inducing example, though: personal trainers.
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Band of House centrists offers support for ‘robust’ public health insurance plan  —  A band of 22 New Democrat and Blue Dog lawmakers say they support a “robust” government-run health plan, boosting chances of moving healthcare reform with a public insurance plan through the House.
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