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11:35 AM ET, July 22, 2010

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Dan Riehl / Human Events:
In Defense of Andrew Breitbart  —  The media and progressive-left Democrats now appear in a rush to convict Andrew Breitbart of shoddy journalism, while exonerating Shirley Sherrod and the NAACP from charges of abiding racism within their ranks.  Both Sherrod and the NAACP have charged …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Ousted official Shirley Sherrod blamed Fox, but other outlets ran with story  —  The White House spokesman and the agriculture secretary weren't the only ones offering regrets Wednesday to the lower-level official abruptly fired over a videotape excerpt that turned out to be totally misleading.
George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Shirley Sherrod: Obama ‘Is Not Someone Who Has Experienced What I Have Experienced Through Life’  —  Shirley Sherrod, the woman at the center of the racism storm that has consumed Washington the past few days, told me she doesn't know if President Obama supports her, but she welcomes …
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
On Today's Hot Media Stories: Sherrod, ‘Journolist’  —  I go out of reach of internet-land for 48 hours, and the place blows up!  Let me be the last person in the Official Media to weigh in on two topics:  —  1) Shirley Sherrod.  I agree with my colleagues Coates, Sullivan, Green, Ambinder …
Tom McCarthy / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Blogger Behind Shirley Sherrod Video  —  EXCLUSIVE: Blogger Behind Shirley Sherrod Video Talks About Matt Drudge, Arianna Huffington  —  Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart caused a firestorm this week when a video he posted of Obama administration official Shirley Sherrod talking …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Terry Moran / ABCNEWS:
Where Andrew Breitbart Is Coming From
Discussion: Political Punch
Fred Barbash / The Politico:
Shirley Sherrod: I want to speak to Obama
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
ABCNEWS:
Sherrod Says She'd Love to Talk Race With Obama
Discussion: The Politico and Raw Story
Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
In the hours after Sen. John McCain announced his choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate in the last presidential race, members of an online forum called Journolist struggled to make sense of the pick.  Many of them were liberal reporters, and in some cases their comments reflected …
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Sarah Palin is at the top of her party
Discussion: Conservatives4Palin.com and CNN
Fred Barnes / Wall Street Journal:
The Vast Left-Wing Media Conspiracy  —  Everyone knew most of the press corps was hoping for Obama in 2008.  Newly released emails show that hundreds of them were actively working to promote him.  —  When I'm talking to people from outside Washington, one question inevitably comes up: Why is the media so liberal?
Discussion: Weekly Standard
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Shame of the Daily Caller  —  I'd encourage everyone to read this Ann Althouse post on today's bogus Daily Caller story about JournoList.  Her bottom line: “The Daily Caller's article is weak.  And I'm inclined to think the material in the Journolist archive is pretty mild stuff.”
Kenneth Anderson / The Volokh Conspiracy:
A Note to All the Non-JList Reporters, and a Response from Henry Farrell  —  (Update: Henry Farrell, GW professor and blogger at Crooked Timber, also someone who I respect a lot despite some disagreements, dropped me a note about this and gave me permission to post it.
Discussion: Hot Air and The Enterprise Blog
Mark Tapscott / Beltway Confidential:
First came Climategate, now it's JournoList; Who's next for an email scandal?
Wall Street Journal:
Bush Tax Cuts Roil Democrats  —  Two more Senate Democrats called for extending tax cuts for all earners—including those with the highest incomes—in what appears to be a breakdown of the party's consensus on the how to handle the expiration of Bush-era tax cuts.
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Kim Dixon / Reuters:
Key Democrat backs keeping tax cuts for rich  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fiscally conservative Democrat who chairs the U.S. Senate's budget committee on Wednesday said he supports extending all of the tax cuts that expire this year, including for the wealthy.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats may stop Bush-era tax cuts for wealthy from expiring  —  Democrats are considering a plan to delay tax hikes on the wealthy for two years because the economic recovery is slow and they fear getting crushed in November's election.  —  It could mean a big reprieve for families earning $250,000 and above annually.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Congress Ranks Last in Confidence in Institutions  —  Fifty percent “little"/"no" confidence in Congress reading is record high  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup's 2010 Confidence in Institutions poll finds Congress ranking dead last out of the 16 institutions rated this year.
CNN:
TRENDING: ‘High heels’ comment causes stir in Senate race  —  A comment made by Colorado Senate candidate Ken Buck and posted on YouTube is causing a stir.  —  (CNN) - Ken Buck, a Republican Senate candidate in Colorado, is causing a stir after recent comments asking voters for support “because I do not wear high heels.”
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and The Page
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Sandra Fish / Politics Daily:
Jane Norton and Ken Buck: High Heels vs. Cowboy Boots in Colorado
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Male Senate candidate: Vote for me ‘because I do not wear high heels’
Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
Thursday's Starting Lineup  —  The DCCC has reserved $7.7M in air time in the first wave of massive buys, locking in low rates now in an effort to save their House majority.  And, the ad buys show, the party is as worried about Dems who have been in office for years as they are about freshmen swept into office in '06 and '08.
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Ballot Box:
Dems reserve airtime ahead of election
Discussion: The Page
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
JOBLESS AID PASSES, BUT WILL SENATE GOP KILL HELP FOR SMALL BUSINESSES?.... It was a very busy afternoon in the U.S. Senate yesterday, with a flurry of important votes.  Members considered a measure to block the Justice Department from pursuing legal action against Arizona's anti-immigrant law, but rejected it.
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Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
PELOSI: POLITICS IN PAST  —  We came to know Alexandra Pelosi (daughter of Nancy) thanks to her acclaimed 2002 documentary, “Journeys With George,” a film that provided an intimate look at then-Gov. George W. Bush and his aspirations for the presidency.  She's gone on to produce other documentaries …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Afghan Deadline Is Cutting Two Ways  —  WASHINGTON — When President Obama announced a new strategy for Afghanistan in December, he argued that by setting a deadline of next summer to begin drawing down troops he would create a sense of urgency for the Afghan government to take the lead in the fight …
Discussion: Capital Journal
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Julian E. Barnes / Wall Street Journal:
Petraeus Sharpens Afghan Strategy
Discussion: The Page
The Dream Is Coming:
OVER 20 UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH RISK ARREST, DEPORTATION, STAGE SIT-IN AT CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES ON CAPITOL HILL  —  dreamactmedia@gmail.com and media@thedreamiscoming.com  —  Washington, D.C. Today, July 20th, over 20 undocumented immigrant youth from all over the country are risking arrest …
Newt Direct / Newt.org:
Newt Direct  —  There should be no mosque near Ground Zero in New York so long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia.  The time for double standards that allow Islamists to behave aggressively toward us while they demand our weakness and submission is over.
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
Gulf disaster a boon to Washington lobbying
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The Rothenberg / The Rothenberg Political Report:
Tancredo Seriously Exploring Gov Run as Independent
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Noam N. Leavy / Washington Post:
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As U.S. suspends deep-water oil drilling, other nations move ahead
 Earlier Items: 
Bbtv / Breitbart.tv:
Congressman: Sherrod's Initial Hiring Should Be Investigated
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Newsalert
Tess Civantos / Fox News:
White House Spent $23M of Taxpayers' Money on Fight to Legalize Abortion in Kenya
Discussion: Stop The ACLU
Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Workers on Doomed Rig Voiced Concern About Safety
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Conflict Resurfaces With Lessons on Nation-Building
Discussion: SWJ Blog
David Harsanyi / Denver Post:
Obama's lack of faith
Capitol Confidential / Big Government:
ACORN Missouri Assaults Bank As President Obama Signs Bank Bailout Bill