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9:20 AM ET, July 7, 2010

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People.com:
Levi Johnston Apologizes to Palin Family for ‘Youthful Indiscretion’  —  Levi Johnston isn't just getting past his differences with Bristol Palin - he's also hoping to make amends with her famous mom.  —  “Last year, after Bristol and I broke up, I was unhappy and a little angry.
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CNN:   TRENDING: Levi Johnston apologizes to Palin family
Directorblue / Doug Ross:
Perfect — Eric Holder's DOJ crony leading SB1070 challenge is member of the “Gitmo 9”, who represented terrorists in court  —  The White House is so laser-focused on the environmental tragedy in the Gulf* that the Obama Justice Department today filed suit against Arizona.
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Julia Preston / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Sues Arizona Over Its Immigration Law
Discussion: Law Blog and SWJ Blog
Ed Barnes / Fox News:
Illegal Immigration Costs U.S. $113 Billion a Year, Study Finds
Discussion: Moonbattery and Weasel Zippers
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Obama Bypassing Congress to Appoint Chief of Medicare and Medicaid  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will bypass Congress and appoint Dr. Donald M. Berwick, a health policy expert, to run Medicare and Medicaid, the White House said Tuesday.  —  Dan Pfeiffer, the White House communications director …
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Dan Pfeiffer / White House.gov Blog Feed:
Moving Forward to Protect Seniors' Care
The Huffington Post:
Mayberry Machiavellis: Obama Political Team Handcuffing Recovery  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Under the leadership of President George W. Bush, science, empirical evidence and expert advice struggled to be heard above the din of politics.  It's one thing to prioritize politics over good policy …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama Job Approval Rating Down to 38% Among Independents  —  Overall job ratings for the president continue to be below majority level  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Thirty-eight percent of independents approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, the first time independent approval of Obama …
Jerusalem Post:
UAE ambassador to US: ‘Bomb Iran’  —  Yousef al-Otaiba reportedly says “we cannot live with a nuclear Iran.”  —  Talkbacks (7)  —  Make JPOST.COM your Home Page  —  Iranian Threat  —  Jewish World  —  Local Israel  —  Arts & Culture  —  Français  —  Classifieds  —  Israel
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
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Eli Lake / Washington Times:
U.A.E. diplomat mulls hit on Iran's nukes
Pajamas Media:
BREAKING: Former DOJ Officials Stepping Forward to Support J. Christian Adams (Updated)  —  Former DOJ employees want to go on record praising Adams' outstanding work record, and — pay attention, DOJ press liaisons — maybe corroborate Adams' charges about DOJ hostility to race-neutral law enforcement.
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Darrell Issa Emerges as Obama's Annoyer-in-Chief  —  WASHINGTON — As a sign of the pride Representative Darrell Issa takes in annoying the Obama administration, consider his account of a recent exchange with Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman and now the White House chief of staff.
Discussion: The Page
Peter Daou / The Huffington Post:
On the Left, A False Choice Fuels The Growing Civil War Over Obama  —  There is a civil war on the left over Barack Obama.  The fault lines are jagged, and depending on the issue, porous, but broadly, the split is along two fronts:  — Those who believe that critiquing - and occasionally opposing …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Open Left
John F. Kerry / Washington Post:
How New-START will improve our nation's security  —  Even in these polarized times, anyone seeking the presidency should know that the security of the United States is too important to be treated as fodder for political posturing.  Sadly, former governor Mitt Romney failed that test in arguing …
Jeff Cranson / MLive.com:
San Francisco starts soda ban as soda tax still pending in Michigan Legislature  —  The practical effects are being felt today from a ban on sugary drinks in San Francisco even as libertarian groups continue to cast doubt on the thesis.  —  The San Francisco policy, the result of an executive order …
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Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
America's most unlikely politician  —  Last month, an unknown, unemployed former soldier astonished America by becoming the Democratic nominee for South Carolina's upcoming senate election.  How on earth did he do it?  —  The journey to the home of one of the most enigmatic figures to emerge …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
The Hill:
Healthcare: Democrats up ante  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi is doubling down on healthcare reform, betting that it will do Democrats more good than harm in November's elections.  —  She and her leadership team have seized on new polls that suggest healthcare overhaul's popularity is rising …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Republican budget hawks boost Obama's new deficit commission  —  A White House commission tasked with winding down trillion-dollar deficits has won a boost from Congress's leading GOP budget hawks, who say it is off to a strong start.  —  Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) and Sen. Judd Gregg (N.H.) …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Democrats digging harder than ever for dirt on Republicans  —  The Democratic Party is moving faster and more aggressively than in previous election years to dig up unflattering details about Republican challengers.  In House races from New Jersey to Ohio to California …
The Politico:
Arizona suit imperils Western Dems  —  The Obama administration's lawsuit over the stringent Arizona border law might have just made the incline a little steeper for many Western Democrats, providing instant fodder to Republicans who are already optimistic about regaining ground lost over the last two election cycles.
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
Matt Cover / CNSNews:
Federal Government Helped Pay Home Air-Conditioning Bills for Federal Employees, Prisoners and More Than 11,000 Dead People  —  (CNSNews.com) - According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the federal government helped pay the home air conditioning bills for more than 11,000 dead people …
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Justice Thomas's wife takes on Obama  —  When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's wife announced in 2008 that she was going to help run Washington operations for a Michigan college once described as “a citadel of American conservatism,” she said the move was her “way of pulling away from politics” …
Discussion: The BLT
Juliette Jowit / Guardian:
Over 25% of flowers face extinction  —  Scientists say human activity could spell end for a quarter of all flowering plants, with huge impact on food chain  —  More than one-in-four of all flowering plants are under threat of extinction according to the latest report to confirm …
Discussion: Truthdig
Paul Davidson / USA Today:
Expect lots of government layoffs at state, local level  —  Here's another headwind for a sputtering job market: State and local governments plan many more layoffs to close wide budget gaps.  —  Up to 400,000 workers could lose jobs in the next year as states, counties and cities grapple …
Joseph Rago / Wall Street Journal:
The Massachusetts Health-Care ‘Train Wreck’  —  The future of ObamaCare is unfolding here: runaway spending, price controls, even limits on care and medical licensing.  —  President Obama said earlier this year that the health-care bill that Congress passed three months ago is …
N.C. Aizenman / Washington Post:
Tanning salons feel burned by 10 percent ‘tan tax’  —  The sun hasn't exactly set on Solar Planet, but anxiety over the fate of the Arlington tanning salon has been running high ever since a “tan tax” took effect Thursday.  —  One of the less publicized measures in the new health-care law …
Discussion: Right Wing News
Jasonhanna / This Just In:
Nasr explains controversial tweet on Lebanese cleric  —  Fadlallah died Sunday in a hospital in Beirut, Lebanon.  —  My tweet was short: “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.. One of Hezbollah's giants I respect a lot.  #Lebanon”
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Spencer Ackerman / Danger Room:
Civilian Casualties Create New Enemies, Study Confirms  —  Yes, we needed economists to tell us this.  A new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds “strong evidence for a revenge effect” when examining the relationship between civilian casualties caused …
Tim Duy / Tim Duy's Fed Watch:
Why is the American Jobs Machine Broken?  —  The June employment report was decidedly weak, and serves as the latest blow to the V-shapers - if any are even left.  It once again left me feeling that something is very, very wrong at the heart of the American economy, something that is much more structural than cyclical.
Golnaz Esfandiari / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Iran Unveils Approved Hairstyles  —  Iran has unveiled haircuts that according to officials are in line with Iranian and Islamic principles.  —  The new haircut models approved by Iran's Culture Ministry are aimed at preventing haircuts deemed “Western” among Iranian youth.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Kennedy: I think I'll stick around until 2013  —  Increasingly, Justice Anthony Kennedy has become the most important member of the Supreme Court.  After the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor, Kennedy serves as the swing vote between the conservative and liberal blocs on the Court …
 
 
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Thomas Sowell / Real Clear Politics:
Santa and Frank  —  People who remember the old comic strip …
Richard Florida / Financial Times:
America needs to make its bad jobs better
Jennifer Rizzo / CNNMoney.com:
Stamps may go to 46 cents  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Want to send granny a card?
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Brad Delong / The Week Magazine:
Keynes & Co. have lost the stimulus argument
Discussion: Rortybomb and Grasping Reality …
Sara Ganim / Centre Daily Times:
Judge rescinds 3 orders directing CDT to delete stories; 2 orders remain
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
American Singer Receives Death Threats After Recording Anti-Obama Song
CNN:
Senate candidates leave out current jobs in first campaign ads
Discussion: The Politico and The Swamp
 Earlier Items: 
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Rules Proposed To Cut Pollution At Power Plants
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Problem of Credible Commitment
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Feingold faces unexpectedly tough race
The Politico:
Police probe death hoaxes
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Kentucky Senate race knotted
 

 
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