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3:35 AM ET, June 21, 2010

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Alex Spillius / Telegraph:
Rahm Emanuel expected to quit White House  —  Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, is expected to leave his job later this year after growing tired of the “idealism” of Barack Obama's inner circle.  —  Washington insiders say he will quit within six to eight months in frustration …
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Meena Hartenstein / NY Daily News:
Rahm Emanuel, Obama's Chief of Staff to quit White House in six to eight months: report  —  Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's chief of staff, told 60 Minutes that the job is ‘a tremendous amount of pressure.’  —  Rahm Emanuel just can't take it anymore.  —  That's what “Washington insiders” …
Discussion: HotAirPundit
ColdWarrior / ColdWarrior's blog:
Obama tells Kyl in private Oval Office meeting: I won't secure border b/c then Republicans will have no reason to support “comprehensive immigration reform.”  —  promoted from the diaries because duplicity should be publicized  —  On June 18, 2010, Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl told …
The Politico:
Tea party recalls could backfire  —  Tea party forces are seizing on a new strategy in their attempt to purge Senate incumbents from office: the recall.  —  While it's not entirely clear whether their approach will meet constitutional muster, that hasn't stopped determined groups …
Ynetnews:
Geert Wilders: Change Jordan's name to Palestine  —  Rightist Dutch leader wants to end Mideast conflict by finding Palestinians ‘alternate homeland’  —  Geert Wilders, who leads the right-wing Party for Freedom (PVV) in Holland, said last week he believes Jordan should be renamed Palestine.
Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu / Arutz Sheva:
US, Israel Warships in Suez May Be Prelude to Faceoff with Iran  —  Follow Israel news on and .  —  Egypt allowed at least one Israeli and 11 American warships to pass through the Suez Canal as an Iranian flotilla approaches Gaza.  Egypt closed the canal to protect the ships with thousands of soldiers …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
On The Border  —  The NY Times pushes to the border of statistical incoherence and tells us that in Arizona, crime is down even if the perception of crime is up: … Interesting.  I would have hoped that Arizonans had a better grip on the reality in their own state than some NY Times reporter.
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Randal C. Archibold / New York Times:   On Border Violence, Truth Pales Compared to Ideas
David / Crooks and Liars:
Lieberman tells internet to ‘relax’ about ‘kill switch’  —  Sen. Joe Lieberman is telling his critics to “relax” over a bill that would allow the president to disable parts of the internet as he deems necessary.  China has an internet “kill switch” and the U.S. should too, according to Lieberman.
mfa.gov.il:
Prime Minister's Office statement following the Israeli Security Cabinet meeting  —  Israel seeks to keep weapons and war materiel out of Gaza while liberalizing the system by which civilian goods enter Gaza.  —  Israel's policy is to protect its citizens against terror, rocket and other attacks from Gaza.
Discussion: Solomonia and Politics Daily
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Fox News:
Congressman: Internal BP Document Shows Worst-Case Scenario for Spill Could Be 100,000 Barrels a Day  —  Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey on Sunday released an internal BP document that shows the oil spill could spew 100,000 barrels a day into the Gulf of Mexico, far more than has been estimated in public accounts.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Op-Ed Columnist: Budget Deficits: Spend Now, Save Later  —  Spend now, while the economy remains depressed; save later, once it has recovered.  How hard is that to understand?  —  Very hard, if the current state of political debate is any indication.  All around the world, politicians seem determined to do the reverse.
Susan Gardner / Daily Kos:
A conversation with “Over the Cliff” authors: Hate talk, extremism and right-wing violence  —  John Amato and David Newiert, Crooks and Liars bloggers and authors of the new Over the Cliff: How Obama's Election Drove the American Right Insane (reviewed here last week) took time out of their schedules …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Lieberman warns against ‘false’ energy bill, sees 20 swing votes on carbon caps  —  Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Sunday that he sees 20 swing votes in play for including greenhouse gas limits in energy legislation that the White House and Senate Democratic leaders hope to advance this summer.
Discussion: CNN
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Martina Stewart / CNN:
Lieberman: Comprehensive energy bill can be done this year
Discussion: Washington Monthly
 
 
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Hilary Hylton / Time:
Texas Dems Grapple With Their Own Alvin Greene
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CNN:
McConnell: GOP filibuster of Kagan nomination possible
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Senators pledge to end secret holds
Laura June / Engadget:
Yissum develops potato-powered batteries for the developing world
CBS News:
Al Qaeda Lays Out Conditions for Peace With U.S.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
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Mark Sappenfield / Christian Science Monitor:
A yachting trip? The 10 worst BP gaffes in Gulf oil spill.
Discussion: Townhall.com and Don Surber
Michael Booth / Denver Post:
Poll: Buck, Bennet lead in U.S. Senate primary races
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
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