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12:05 PM ET, July 6, 2010

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Mitt Romney / Washington Post:
Obama's worst foreign-policy mistake  —  Given President Obama's glaring domestic policy missteps, it is understandable that the public has largely been blinded to his foreign policy failings.  In fact, these may have been even more damaging to America's future.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Biden, on President's Iraq policy: ‘We told you what we were going to do, and we did it’ - VP re Dems in Nov.: ‘I do not see this grand debacle’ — Mrs. Reagan b'day — Introducing Peter Bradley  —  DRIVING THE DAY — AFP: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived early Tuesday in the US capital …
Zombie / Pajamas Media:
Did Huffington Post crop AP photo to give Netanyahu devil horns?  —  Photo of Netanyahu as it appeared on Huffington Post.  —  The picture of Benjamin Netanyahu shown to the left appears on the front page of today's Huffington Post, illustrating a story about Israel easing its blockade of Gaza.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Obama and Supreme Court may be on collision course  —  The president's agenda on healthcare and financial regulations sets the stage for a clash with the Supreme Court's conservative majority.  —  Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court wrapped up its term last week …
National Review:
The End of an Idea  —  Progressive constitutionalism is a dead end
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
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Ben White / The Politico:
Wall St. plans payback for reg reform  —  With the financial reform bill likely to hit President Barack Obama's desk in coming weeks, Wall Street's top political players are warning Democrats to brace themselves for the next phase of the fight: the fundraising blowback.
John / Power Line:
Had Enough “Hope and Change”?  —  One of my daughters drove up north with some friends to stay overnight at a lake cabin earlier this weekend.  Somewhere northeast of Minneapolis they passed a billboard that said, “Had enough ‘HOPE AND CHANGE’?”  The billboard depicted a pair of hands feeding the Constitution into a shredder.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Biden: No Dem ‘debacle’ in November  —  Vice President Joe Biden said predictions are wrong about some “grand debacle” for Democrats in November, and predicted upset victories for Democrats in the Senate races in Nevada and Kentucky.  —  “Reports of our demise are premature,” …
Discussion: CNN and Questions and Observations
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Kimberly Kindy / Washington Post:
Recovery effort falls vastly short of BP's promises  —  In the 77 days since oil from the ruptured Deepwater Horizon began to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, BP has skimmed or burned about 60 percent of the amount it promised regulators it could remove in a single day.
Ezra Klein:
Is it cheaper to just let the planet heat?  —  Before getting into the debate that Jim Manzi and Brad Plumer are having on the costs of mitigating global warming, it's worth highlighting this bit from Manzi, which is slightly off-topic to the actual disagreement, but could be the most important thing you'll ever read:
Discussion: The New Republic
David Brooks / New York Times:
A Little Economic Realism  —  Let's say you're the leader of the free world.  The economy is stuck in the doldrums.  Naturally, you want to do something.  —  Many economists say we need another stimulus bill.  They debate about whether the stimulus should take the form of tax cuts or spending increases …
Yeganeh June Torbati / New York Times:
Dissension Over Ending Saturday Mail Delivery  —  WASHINGTON — As federal regulators consider a proposal to cut most Saturday postal deliveries, the business community is sharply divided about the consequences of switching to five-day service.  —  Some, like Donald J. Hall Jr. …
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Randolph E. Schmid / Associated Press:
Post office plans to announce new rate increase
New York Times:
Are Profits Hurting Capitalism?  —  A STREAM of disheartening economic news last week, including flagging consumer confidence and meager private-sector job growth, is leading experts to worry that the recession is coming back.  At the same time, many policymakers, particularly in Europe …
Ryan Brown / Salon:
“Losing Our Cool”: The high price of staying cool  —  How air conditioning changed the American landscape, transformed our politics, and is endangering our health  —  In the last half century, air conditioning has joined fireworks, swimming pools and charred hamburgers as a ubiquitous ingredient of an American summer.
New York Times:
Tax-Exempt Funds Aiding West Bank Settlements  —  HAR BRACHA, West Bank — Twice a year, American evangelicals show up at a winery in this Jewish settlement in the hills of ancient Samaria to play a direct role in biblical prophecy, picking grapes and pruning vines.
Joshua Schneyer / Reuters:
Analysis: BP clean-up leaves U.S. vulnerable to another spill  —  (Reuters) - The Obama administration may succeed in pushing through its offshore drilling ban, despite fierce resistance from the oil industry, since a piece of machinery in short supply has left oil companies and the environment glaringly vulnerable to another oil spill.
Rep. Barney Frank / The Huffington Post:
Why We Must Reduce Military Spending  —  As members of opposing political parties, we disagree on a number of important issues.  But we must not allow honest disagreement over some issues interfere with our ability to work together when we do agree.  —  By far the single most important …
Reina Luisa Tamayo Danger / The Huffington Post:
Zapata Lives!  —  Much has been said in the Cuban regime's official media about my son Orlando Zapata Tamayo, a young black man.  Many lies have been told, and it has been said that my son was a criminal, and that he was not simply allowed to die.  The truth is that my son was murdered.
Discussion: Babalú Blog
Paul Krugman:
Confidence Fairies Have Infiltrated The White House  —  I was on Good Morning America this not-so-good morning, doing what I could.  But I was struck by something that George Stephanopoulos said: he claimed to have been speaking to an administration official who asserted that what we need …
Discussion: AMERICAblog News and Eschaton
 
 
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Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
Do Marijuana Ballot Initiatives Help Democrats Win?
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Wall Street Journal:
The Government Pay Bonus
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
NASA's new mission: Building ties to Muslim world
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Althouse
Dan Frosch / New York Times:
Utah's Gun Permit Popular With Nonresidents
CNN:
TRENDING: McCain releases two TV ads, is accused of ‘character assassination’
Mail&Guardian:
‘Somalia is in the hands of al-Qaeda’
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Susan Page / USA Today:
Independents gain favor in governors' races
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Education cuts highlight Dem fight over Obama's school reforms
Robin Shepherd / Jerusalem Post:
The banality of Methodist evil
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
AP owes China an apology
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Senate bill to repeal health reform lacks backing from Republican leaders
 

 
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