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9:50 AM ET, July 12, 2010

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Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Governors Voice Grave Concerns on Immigration  —  BOSTON — In a private meeting with White House officials this weekend, Democratic governors voiced deep anxiety about the Obama administration's suit against Arizona's new immigration law, worrying that it could cost a vulnerable Democratic Party in the fall elections.
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Washington Post:
Historic oil spill fails to produce gains for U.S. environmentalists  —  For environmentalists, the BP oil spill may be disproving the maxim that great tragedies produce great change.  —  Traditionally, American environmentalism wins its biggest victories after some important piece …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Feckless Fed  —  Back in 2002, a professor turned Federal Reserve official by the name of Ben Bernanke gave a widely quoted speech titled “Deflation: Making Sure ‘It’ Doesn't Happen Here.”  Like other economists, myself included, Mr. Bernanke was deeply disturbed by Japan's stubborn …
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
SarahPAC steps into the big leagues  —  A new financial report filed Sunday evening showed Sarah Palin's political action committee has taken its fundraising to a higher level - and suggests that she has begun building a more sophisticated political operation in place of a bare-bones organization …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Class War We Need  —  The rich are different from you and me.  They know how to game the system.  —  That's one interpretation, at least, of last week's news that Americans with million-dollar mortgages are defaulting at almost twice the rate of the typical homeowner.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Obama's debt commission warns of fiscal ‘cancer’  —  BOSTON — The co-chairmen of President Obama's debt and deficit commission offered an ominous assessment of the nation's fiscal future here Sunday, calling current budgetary trends a cancer “that will destroy the country from within” unless checked by tough action in Washington.
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Persian2English:
26 Year Old Woman Raped and Murdered by Basij Members for “Bad Hijab”  —  According to sources, this was the last picture Elnaz Babazadeh uploaded as her Facebook profile picture.  —  According to HRANA, Elnaz Babazadeh, a 26 year old woman was raped and murdered by Basij forces in the city of Tabriz (northwestern Iran) last week.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Atlas Shrugs
Paul Krugman:
Lacking All Conviction  —  Atrios: … I have no idea what they're thinking.  It would be one thing if polls suggested a tolerable outcome in November, so that playing it safe could possibly make sense as a political strategy.  But that's not the way it is; and it's hard to see what possible motivation there is for pulling punches.
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Josh Kron / New York Times:
Bombers Kill More Than 60 in Attacks in Uganda Capital  —  KAMPALA, Uganda — At least 64 people were killed when bombs exploded Sunday in a synchronized attack on large gatherings of World Cup soccer fans watching the televised final on outdoor screens in this normally peaceful capital, police officials said on Monday.
Discussion: Reuters, FP Passport and The Lede
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Andrew Cawthorne / Reuters:
Spain glory in win
Discussion: Firedoglake and THEROOT.COM
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Manchin holds off on Senate call  —  BOSTON - West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin said in an interview with POLITICO Saturday that he will not announce his decision on a Senate bid until two other steps are taken: a special session of the state legislature clarifies the law determining when an election …
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Timing Unclear for Senate Vote on Finance Overhaul
Discussion: The Hill
Directorblue / The Greenroom:
‘We Will Not Be Silenced’: Democrats Produce Documentary Alleging Rampant Vote Fraud by Obama Campaign vs. Hillary in 2008 Primaries  —  Referring to the controversial 2008 Democrat presidential primary, Carolyn Tackett asks, “Was Barack Obama selected rather than elected?.”
Dave Itzkoff / ArtsBeat:
Polanski Free as Swiss Reject Extradition Request  —  Updated  —  Article: Swiss Reject U.S. Request to Extradite Polanski  —  The justice ministry of Switzerland said on Monday that it had denied a request to extradite the director Roman Polanski to the United States …
Discussion: Hot Air
The Politico:
Doctors' lobby losing clout on Hill  —  Months after delivering its crucial endorsement of the health care overhaul, the American Medical Association has found itself with fewer friends on Capitol Hill and more critics questioning its lobbying savvy.  —  Its troubles couldn't come at a worse time …
Eileen Aj Connelly / Associated Press:
More Americans' credit scores sink to new lows  —  NEW YORK - The credit scores of millions more Americans are sinking to new lows.  —  Figures provided by FICO Inc. show that 25.5 percent of consumers — nearly 43.4 million people — now have a credit score of 599 or below, marking them as poor risks for lenders.
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
Joe Keohane / Boston Globe:
How facts backfire  —  Researchers discover a surprising threat to democracy: our brains  —  It's one of the great assumptions underlying modern democracy that an informed citizenry is preferable to an uninformed one.  “Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government …
Lesley Wroughton / Reuters:
White House: Republicans could win control of House  —  (Reuters) - Republicans could win control of the House of Representatives in elections in November, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs acknowledged on Sunday.  —  “There is no doubt there are enough seats at play that could cause Republicans …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Axelrod: no prez tougher on border than Obama
 
 
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Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Crisis Awaits World's Banks as Trillions Come Due
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Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Investors Expect Profits and Seek Clues to Future
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David Axelrod / msnbc.com:
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Washington Post:
Karzai to push for removing up to 50 ex-Taliban officials from U.N. blacklist
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Naomi Schaefer Riley / Wall Street Journal:
What They're Doing After Harvard
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Latme / Babylon & Beyond:
IRAN: Merchants continue to protest government's proposed tax hike
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The un-routine sets apart Sotomayor's first term
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Jared Allen / The Hill:
Dems plan attack over GOP meeting with business leaders
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