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6:00 PM ET, July 2, 2010

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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Letter to Michael Steele  —  You are, I know, a patriot.  So I ask you to consider, over this July 4 weekend, doing an act of service for the country you love: Resign as chairman of the Republican party.  —  Your tenure has of course been marked by gaffes and embarrassments …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
RNC chairman: Obama pursued Afghanistan war ‘trying to be cute’  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was caught on video at a fundraiser in Connecticut on Thursday raising doubts about the war in Afghanistan.  —  The Democratic National Committee (DNC) pushed out the video …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Dems say Steele is “rooting for failure.”  Really, Dems?  —  By all means, Dems should go on the attack against Michael Steele for his wild comments about Afghanistan.  But do they really think it's a good idea to say he's for cutting and running, is “rooting for failure” and is “betting against our troops”?
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Steele Says We Shouldn't Be In Afghanistan; Calls It Obama's War Of Choice  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele may be misremembering exactly how and when the Afghanistan war began.  —  At a Republican Party fundraiser in Connecticut on Thursday, Steele declared …
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Michael Steele Must Resign  —  I have heard Michael Steele's comments regarding Afghanistan and the President.  —  I have read the RNC's statement on the matter.  —  The RNC statement is indecipherable in the context of what Michael Steele actually said.  —  The war in Afghanistan is not a war of Barack Obama's choosing.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TPMDC
Barbara Morrill / Daily Kos:
Michael Steele: Afghanistan “was a war of Obama's choosing”
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Chris Good / The Atlantic Online:   The Biggest Michael Steele Gaffe of All
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:   RNC Chairman Steele tries to stamp out controversial remarks
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Kristol calls for Steele to resign
Discussion: Pat Dollard
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
RNC Tries To Explain Steele's Afghanistan Comments
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
DNC: Steele comments ‘unconscionable’
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Michael Powell / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Shed 125,000 Jobs in June; Rate Is 9.5%  —  The United States added just 83,000 private-sector jobs in June, a dishearteningly low number that could add to the growing number of economists who warn that the economic recovery is stalling.  —  Multimedia
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Christina Romer / White House.gov Blog Feed:
The Employment Situation in June  —  Today's employment report shows continued signs of gradual labor market recovery.  Private nonfarm payroll employment increased by 83,000 in June and the unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 9.5%.  June marks the sixth month in a row …
Ezra Klein:
Economy lost 125,000 jobs and 652,000 workers in June  —  A brutal unemployment report this month.  Payrolls dropped by 125,000.  In another one of those unwanted lessons in how we calculate unemployment data, the unemployment rate dropped from 9.7 percent to 9.5 percent — but not because people got hired.
Charlie Cook / National Journal Online:
Hurricane GOP On The Way  —  MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT: THERE IS A WAVE OUT THERE, AND FOR DEMOCRATS, THE HOUSE IS, AT BEST, TEETERING ON THE EDGE.  —  Imagine sitting in Washington's Verizon Center, listening blissfully to Carole King and James Taylor, thanks to a fast-thinking friend who managed to score four floor seats.
USA Today:
What is the Tea Party?  A growing state of mind  —  WASHINGTON — The “Tea Party” is less a classic political movement than a frustrated state of mind.  —  A year and a half after the idea of a Tea Party burst into view, three of 10 Americans describe themselves in the USA TODAY/Gallup Poll …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Kagan Reminds Senators: Legislation Is Your Job  —  WASHINGTON — Supreme Court confirmation hearings are usually designed to probe a nominee's conception of the role of the justices.  But this week's questioning of Elena Kagan turned into a tutorial on Congressional responsibility.
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US Senator Orrin Hatch:
HATCH ANNOUNCES OPPOSITION TO ELENA KAGAN'S SUPREME COURT NOMINATION  —  Utah Senator Says, He “Cannot Ignore Disturbing Situations in which it Appears that Her Personal or Political Views Drove her Legal Views”  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a former chairman …
The Hill:   Hatch to vote against Kagan's nomination
Fred Lucas / CNSNews:
Congressional Report Claims Administration Misled About Efforts on Oil Spill  —  (CNSNews.com) - Billy Nungesser, president of New Orleans' Plaquemines Parish, sensed that a chart showing 140 oil skimmers at work — a chart given to him by BP and the Coast Guard — was “somewhat inaccurate.”
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Anita Lee / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Is BP rejecting skimmers to save money on Gulf oil cleanup?
Discussion: Firedoglake
Carlos Miller / Photography is Not a Crime:
We were permanently banned from the Miami-Dade Metrorail for taking photos  —  Update: The National Press Photographers Association is protesting the way authorities handled the situation.  The Society of Professional Journalists is also looking into the situation.  —  By Carlos Miller
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Stretch Ledford / Very Stretchy Indeed:   Banned for Life from the Miami-Dade Metrorail
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Factory Jobs Return, but Employers Find Skills Shortage  —  BEDFORD, Ohio — Factory owners have been adding jobs slowly but steadily since the beginning of the year, giving a lift to the fragile economic recovery.  And because they laid off so many workers — more than two million since the end of 2007 …
Marist Poll:
7/2: Don't Know Much About History?  —  There's good news for American education.  About three-quarters of residents — 74% — know the U.S. declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776.  The bad news for the academic system — 26% do not.  This 26% includes one-fifth who are unsure …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Sharron Angle: I am not a Birther  —  Earlier today, I spoke exclusively to Sharron Angle, the Republican nominee to challenge Harry Reid for the Senate seat in Nevada.  In the past few days, rumors have swirled that Angle is a crypto-Birther.  I asked her “flat out” whether she believed Barack Obama …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Myths of Austerity  —  When I was young and naïve, I believed that important people took positions based on careful consideration of the options.  Now I know better.  Much of what Serious People believe rests on prejudices, not analysis.  And these prejudices are subject to fads and fashions.
Ron Brynaert / Raw Story:
Exclusive: Washington Post fails to disclose blogger's ties to White House  —  UPDATE: Washington Post responds, promises it will require full disclosure from all “Leadership” contributors  —  Kris Coratti, Communications Director of The Washington Post, issued this statement in response to Raw Story's report.
Apple:
Letter from Apple Regarding iPhone 4  —  The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in Apple's history.  It has been judged by reviewers around the world to be the best smartphone ever, and users have told us that they love it.  So we were surprised when we read reports of reception problems …
Michelle Malkin:
Assimilation and the Founding Fathers  —  As we head into Independence Day weekend, my column today reflects on the other “A” word missing from the immigration debate: Assimilation.  —  Assimilation and the Founding Fathers  —  by Michelle Malkin  —  Creators Syndicate  —  Copyright 2010
 
 
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The Huffington Post:
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Discussion: Mediaite and FrumForum
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Discussion: The Politico
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