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1:30 PM 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.
Terry Moran / ABCNEWS:
Where Andrew Breitbart Is Coming From  —  In Exclusive Interview, Andrew Breitbart Describes Where He's From and What He's After  —  In this year of American voter anger and discontent, Andrew Breitbart has found his moment.  —  “I get to be me right now,” he said.  “That's the best part of this entire thing.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Black Caucus head: Government ‘held hostage’ by Fox and other media  —  The government is being sometimes “held hostage” by Fox News and other media outlets, the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus charged Thursday.  —  Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the caucus …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Weasel Zippers
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 …
New York Times:
Sherrod Not Inclined to Return to Job  —  The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from Washington and around the nation.  Join the discussion.  —  Enlarge This Image  —  Ms. Sherrod appeared on a round of morning talk shows Thursday, the day after the White House …
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 …
Fred Barbash / The Politico:
Shirley Sherrod: I want to speak to Obama
Discussion: CNN and Weasel Zippers
Tom McCarthy / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Blogger Behind Shirley Sherrod Video
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
White House Concerned About Meeting Leak
Discussion: Mediaite, Firedoglake and Guardian
Jeff Dunetz / YID With LID:
What I Learned From the Shirley Sherrod Case
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  —  More than 13 months ago, I wrote a column that began: “Sarah Palin can be the Republican nominee in 2012.  I am not saying she will be, but she can be.  Those who underestimate her do so at their own risk.”  —  It was not the most popular column I ever wrote.
Discussion: CNN and Conservatives4Palin.com
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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems may keep Bush tax cuts  —  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.
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?
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Kenneth Anderson / The Volokh Conspiracy:
A Note to All the Non-JList Reporters, and a Response from Henry Farrell
Discussion: Hot Air
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.
Darren Goode / The Hill:
Reid to advance limited oil spill and energy bill, delaying climate action  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will bring a limited package of oil spill response and energy measures to the floor next week, delaying action until at least this fall on a broader proposal …
Discussion: The Politico and The New Republic
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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Associated Press:
Gingrich Latest of Nat'l GOP to Oppose NYC Mosque
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Proposed deficit remedy: the healthcare ‘public option’  —  A group of House Democrats seeks to revive the idea of offering a government insurance plan.  The reasoning: ‘Because it saves so much money.’  —  Reporting from Washington — As both political parties worry about the growing federal deficit …
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Noam N. Leavy / Washington Post:
Liberals try to bring back public option for health care, citing potential savings
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
William Tate / American Thinker:
Race Played Role in Obama Car Dealer Closures  —  The Obama administration, already under fire for unprecedented allegations of racial bias, faces a new bias claim from a most unlikely source: one of the administration's own inspectors general.  —  Decisions on which car dealerships to close …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Times Co. Posts Operating Profit Gain  —  The New York Times Company reported on Thursday that its second-quarter profit declined 18 percent compared with results in the period a year earlier, when it recorded a tax benefit.  On an operating basis, profit more than doubled.
 
 
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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
Home sales hit 3-month low
Discussion: Docudharma and The Page
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Scott, Meek lead Florida primaries
Dwight Garner / New York Times:
Carpet-Bombing Falsehoods About a War That's Little Understood
The Right Scoop:
Glenn Beck hilariously derides Keith Olbermann for special comment on Sherrod Story
Karl Taro Greenfeld / Time:
Jerry Brown: California's Once and Future Governor?
Discussion: AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
 Earlier Items: 
Ezra Klein:
Post-stimulus America  —  I put this in the lead to Wonkbook …
Discussion: Paul Krugman
Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
PELOSI: POLITICS IN PAST
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: CNN, Wonkette and Stop The ACLU
The Dream Is Coming:
OVER 20 UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH RISK ARREST, DEPORTATION, STAGE SIT …