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Jamie Dupree / Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider:
Jobless Benefits Repeat  —  Once again, the Congress is going to go on a break without having extended long term jobless benefits, as the Senate failed to get 60 votes last night on another plan from Democrats.  —  By my count, this is the third time that Senators will have gone …
Discussion: The Agonist
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Have Obama and the Democrats forgotten how to fight?
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Los Angeles Times:
Senate GOP again kills extension of unemployment benefits
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Crossroads hauls in $8.5M in June
Courtland Milloy / Washington Post:
In Clarence Thomas's gun rights opinion, race plays a major role  —  He hardly ever speaks during oral arguments, often appearing asleep on the bench.  But in his written opinion Monday supporting the right to bear arms, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas roared to life.
Christopher Hitchens / Vanity Fair:
An Update from Christopher Hitchens  —  I have been advised by my physician that I must undergo a course of chemotherapy on my esophagus.  This advice seems persuasive to me.  I regret having had to cancel so many engagements at such short notice.  —  Keywords:
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Reliable Source:
Christopher Hitchens diagnosed with cancer, cuts short his book tour  —  Christopher Hitchens is being treated for cancer, forcing the D.C. writer to cut short his latest book tour.  In a statement released through his publisher Twelve, the British-born provocateur, 61, said that he has …
Sherrilyn A. Ifill / THEROOT.COM:
Trashing Thurgood Marshall  —  Just because Elena Kagan is white didn't stop Republicans from injecting race into her Supreme Court confirmation hearings.  —  The second day of the confirmation hearings of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court was marked by some substantive dialogue …
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Oregonian:
Portland police will investigate accusations that Al Gore groped woman  —  Portland police announced today that it will re-open and investigate a Portland massage therapist's allegations that former Vice President Al Gore sexually assaulted her at a downtown hotel in October 2006.
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Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal:
Police Reopen Al Gore Case  —  Police in Portland, Ore., are reopening an investigation over allegations that former Vice President Al Gore fondled a masseuse in a hotel in 2006.  —  The city's Police Bureau disclosed the move in a brief statement Wednesday, but did not explain the decision to reopen the investigation.
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Manchin spokesman: No plans to change Byrd succession process  —  After speculation swirled Wednesday that West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) might revisit succession plans for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), a Manchin spokesman told the Charleston Gazette the governor has not considered it.
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Washington Post:
Pentagon recommends Medal of Honor for a living soldier  —  The Pentagon has recommended that the White House consider awarding the Medal of Honor to a living soldier for the first time since the Vietnam War, according to U.S. officials.  —  The soldier, whose nomination must be reviewed by the White House …
Andrew Breitbart / Big Journalism:
Hypocrisy, Thy Name is Andrew Sullivan  —  Leave it to Andrew Sullivan.  It's been 24 hours since I offered $100,000 for the full list and contents of the Ezra Klein's four-year experiment in political-journalist editorial collusion — the on line progressive jazz fusion station known as JournoList.
The U.S. Department of Labor:
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis  —  EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION  —  Program Contact:  —  TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL  —  (202) 693-4676  —  UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT  —  SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Independent Voters Favor GOP in 2010 Election Tracking  —  Prefer Republican candidate to Democrat by an average of 45% to 35%  —  PRINCETON, NJ — By an average 10 percentage-point margin since March, 45% to 35%, independent registered voters have consistently preferred the Republican …
Tara Siegel Bernard / New York Times:
Google to Add Pay to Cover a Tax for Same-Sex Benefits  —  Working for a company as rich as Google comes with an incredible number of fringe benefits: the free food, the free laundry, the doctor on duty at company headquarters and the impressive five months of maternity leave with full pay and benefits, to mention a few.
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Pennsylvania Senate  —  Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey (R) 45%, Sestak (D) 39%  —  Republican Pat Toomey continues to hold a modest advantage over Democrat Joe Sestak in the race to replace Arlen Specter as U.S. senator from Pennsylvania.  —  A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey …
Discussion: Ballot Box and Real Clear Politics
David Ingram / The BLT:
Specter Unhappy With Kagan's Answers  —  Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), a perennial wildcard in Supreme Court confirmation hearings, cut short a line of questioning to nominee Elena Kagan today after he said she was not giving him substantive answers.  —  Specter warned that he was struggling to find a reason not to vote against her.
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
The Most Unhappy Fellow  —  Our Independence Day weekend winner of the title of Most Unhappy Person in Washington is: John Boehner, the House minority leader.  —  I know this is a bit of a surprise since the award almost always goes to the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, whose job is frequently compared to herding cats.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats to punt on taxes  —  Democratic leaders are likely to punt the task of renewing Bush-era tax cuts until after the election.  —  Voters in November's midterms will thus be left without a clear idea of their future tax rates when they go to the polls.
Discussion: Townhall.com and RedState
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Why Endorse McCain?  —  I haven't been keeping score, but my sense has been that National Review stays out of Republican congressional primary races, at least most of the time.  This is a good thing.  It reflects an ethos focused on the strategic direction of the conservative movement rather than tactical politics.
Scott Wong / The Politico:
Evangelicals warn GOP on immigration  —  President Barack Obama's allies have been blasting the GOP's blockade of immigration-reform legislation, making the case that Republicans will alienate a core constituency - conservative Christians - unless they get on board.
Discussion: CNN
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Dept. of originality  —  A reader emailed last night puzzled by echoes among three columns:  —  Martin Linsky, Newsweek, February 25 2008:  —  It has been a rarity in modern political life: a wide-open race for the nomination of both parties.  But whatever happens from here on out …
Charles Levinson / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Arms Syria With Radar  —  System Could Help Tehran Dodge Israeli Strike; a Blow to U.S. Strategy on Damascus  —  JERUSALEM—Iran has sent Syria a sophisticated radar system that could threaten Israel's ability to launch a surprise attack against Iran's nuclear facilities …
Frank J. Donatelli / The Politico:
We're looking more like France  —  Republicans can barely contain their glee at their electoral prospects for this year.  —  There is reason for this optimism.  The Obama administration's poll numbers continue to sink, and history tells us that things could get worse before they get better.
Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
The Two Sides of a Barbed-Wire Fence  —  The Israeli occupation of the West Bank is widely acknowledged to be unsustainable and costly to the country's image.  But one more blunt truth must be acknowledged: the occupation is morally repugnant.  —  On one side of a barbed-wire fence …
Discussion: The Daily Dish
Ezra Klein:
HealthCare.gov  —  Though the health-care bill doesn't really kick in until 2014, it mandated that the Department of Health and Human Services build out the Web site for comparison shopping by July 1, 2010.  That seemed a bit odd to me, as the shopping it could promote wasn't shopping through the exchanges …
 
 
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Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
Rand Paul's US Senate campaign raises over $1M
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ACLU issues travel warnings to Arizona
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Reuters:
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Fox News:
Obama Tries to Steer Immigration Debate With Call for Congressional Action
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Charisma Magazine:
Prayer Leader: Supreme Court Decision May Signal Onset of Church Persecution