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2:32 AM ET, July 27, 2009

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The Corner:
Robert Gibbs on FNS  —  On today's Fox News Sunday, presidential press secretary Robert Gibbs admitted President Obama had been prepared to answer questions about the Henry Louis Gates arrest at his press conference last week.  Bret Baier, filling in for regular host Chris Wallace, asked Gibbs …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Bite Your Tongue  —  Being obnoxious isn't a crime.  —  As we reflect on the arc of civil rights dramas from Jim Crow to Jim Crowley, my friend John Timoney, the police chief of Miami, observes: “There's a fine line between disorderly conduct and freedom of speech.
Glenn C. Loury / New York Times:
Obama, Gates and the American Black Man  —  Providence, R.I.  —  IN a speech delivered earlier this year, during Black History Month, Attorney General Eric Holder drew headlines by criticizing the tenor of public discourse on race.  “Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot …
Mary Wisniewski / Chicago Sun Times:   Daley weighs in on Gates controversy
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Palin resigns, blasts press, ‘starlets’  —  FAIRBANKS, Alaska, — Gov. Sarah Palin resigned here Sunday with a blast at the media that reflected the frustrations that led her to leave office a year-and-a-half before her term expired.  —  Plainly feeling liberated, Palin said that the freedom …
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Associated Press:
Palin's Formal Farewell Includes Parting Shots  —  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin stepped down Sunday as Alaska governor to write a book and build a right-of-center coalition, but she left her long-term political plans unclear and refused to address speculation she would seek a 2012 presidential bid.
CNN:
Palin steps down as Alaska governor  —  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (CNN) — Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave her final speech as Alaska's governor Sunday before stepping down from her post, telling a Fairbanks crowd that she is resigning “to chart a new course to advance the state.”
Martina Stewart / CNN:
Axelrod: I'm not thinking about Palin's next move
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:   Palin faces questions as she makes her exit
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Health Care Reform the People Don't Want  —  David Leonhardt has another in a growing series of great David Leonhardt pieces on the nutty and dysfunctional nature of “fee-for-service” medicine in which doctors are paid for doing stuff rather than for treating illness.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Forget Who Pays Medical Bills, It's Who Sets the Cost
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Obama plays golf....again  —  President Obama has become quite the golf fanatic since he began his presidency.  —  The commander in chief is out on the links again today, playing a round at Andrews Air Force Base.  This is the 10th time in as many weeks that Obama has found time to squeeze in some golf …
msnbc.com:
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton  —  MR. DAVID GREGORY: This Sunday: She's logged 100,000 miles traveling around the globe as secretary of state, pushing President Obama's foreign policy goals as his top diplomat.  This week in Asia she confronted U.S. adversaries, trading barbs with the North Koreans...
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BBC:
Whale wedged on cruise ship bow  —  A rare whale was discovered wedged on to the bow of a cruise ship when it docked in a Canadian port.  —  The 70ft fin whale, a threatened species in Canada, was found when the Sapphire Princess docked at the Port of Vancouver, the cruise company said.
Discussion: Moe Lane
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Sorry to State the Obvious, But ...  For all the obvious reasons, I hesitate to even enter this discussion.  But (famous last words) I can't help myself.  —  As you know, high on the list of current right-wing conspiracy theorizing (and sort of a stalking horse for underlying beliefs …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Joltin' Joe whiffs on his own curveball  —  After watching their stimulus package fail to stimulate and an increasing number of Americans wondering whether President Barack Obama has the first clue on economics, Vice President Joe Biden steps back into the fray to rescue his partner.
Discussion: The Corner
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
The Losers Hang On  —  After spending a week traveling the frontline of the “war on terrorism” — from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Ronald Reagan in the seas off Iran, to northern Iraq, to Afghanistan and into northwest Pakistan — I can comfortably report the following: The bad guys are losing.
George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Conrad: Democrats Alone Can't Pass Health Care  —  Despite their 60-vote majority in the Senate, a top Democrat argued today that Democrats alone can't pull health care reform through Congress.  —  “There are not the votes for Democrats to do this just on our side of the aisle,” Sen. Kent Conrad …
 
 
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Kathianne Boniello / New York Post:
NURSE ‘FORCED’ TO HELP ABORT
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Since Primary Challenge, Specter Voting with Dems 97% of the Time
Mark Steyn / The Corner:
Climate change you can believe in
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CNN:
White House: CBO ‘overstepped’ in its analysis
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Nouriel Roubini / New York Times:
The Great Preventer  —  LAST week Ben Bernanke appeared …
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Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
White House eases stimulus lobbyist restrictions
Discussion: Riehl World View