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3:55 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.
The Right Scoop:
Glenn Beck hilariously derides Keith Olbermann for special comment on Sherrod Story  —  Olbermann did another one of his classic special comments last night on the Shirley Sherrod story, and Beck had as much fun with it as I've ever seen as he relentlessly mocks Olbermann's manufactured indignity!
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.
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Andrew Breitbart issues correction, sort of  —  Three days after posting a misleading video that cost Shirley Sherrod her job and started a race debate, Andrew Breitbart has posted a 37-word correction unrelated to the controversy he stirred up.  —  The original video Breitbart posted …
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 …
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
White House Concerned About Meeting Leak
Discussion: Mediaite, Guardian and Firedoglake
Political Punch:   President Obama Phones Shirley Sherrod*
Tom McCarthy / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Blogger Behind Shirley Sherrod Video
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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Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
When McCain picked Palin, liberal journalists coordinated the best line of attack
Roger Simon / The Politico:
Sarah Palin is at the top of her party
Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
From a remote location on an island off Alaska's coast …
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.
John Cole / Balloon Juice:
Riddle Me This, Kent
Discussion: First Draft
Deborah Solomon / Wall Street Journal:   White House to Allow Tax Cuts for Wealthy to Expire
Anjeanette Damon / Las Vegas Sun:
Sharron Angle addresses media for 3 minutes on taxes then bolts  —  SPARKS — After more than a month dodging the press, Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle on Wednesday invited reporters to an event intended to amplify her campaign message that lower taxes and less regulation are the only ways to spur economic recovery.
Discussion: TPMDC and The Political Carnival
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My News 4:
GOP Senate candidate Angle avoids press at own event
Discussion: The Daily Dish
Think Progress:
Angle holds three-minute press conference, then runs from questions.
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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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 …
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 …
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
With another woman, the Supreme Court can't help but change  —  Buoyed by a 13 to 6 vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Elena Kagan is on her way to the Supreme Court.  The talk in Washington is what the impending elevation of the former Harvard Law School dean and solicitor general will mean for the capstone of the judiciary.
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Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Elena Kagan, Barack Obama, and the American Establishment
Discussion: AmSpecBlog
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Facebook looking into deletion of Palin mosque post  —  Sarah Palin's attack on plans to build a mosque two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center vanished from Facebook amid an online campaign to brand it “hate speech.”  —  Her note, which was reposted soon after a reporter's inquiry …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Top Republican: Fiscal commission putting tax hikes ‘on the table’  —  A Republican senator on the president's fiscal commission said Thursday it will likely recommend tax increases as part of a solution for the nation's fiscal woes  —  Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) said on ABC's “Top Line” …
Discussion: The Note, ABCNEWS, The Page and The Hill
Natasha Korecki / Chicago Sun Times:
Wall Street Journal reporter handcuffed at federal court  —  A Wall Street Journal reporter attempting to interview an attorney involved in the corruption trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich was handcuffed by security officers this morning at the federal courthouse.
Discussion: Romenesko
 
 
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State tells workers insurance will rocket
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
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John Eligon / City Room:
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Discussion: Gothamist and New York Magazine
Bloomberg:
Pelosi Thinks Lioness, Does What Rayburn Never Did
Discussion: New York Magazine
Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
Another Bush in the White House?
Discussion: The Awl
J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
Sen. LeMieux to back Democrats on small-business bill amendment
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Carpet-Bombing Falsehoods About a War That's Little Understood
Ezra Klein:
Post-stimulus America  —  I put this in the lead to Wonkbook …
Discussion: Paul Krugman
CNN:
‘High heels’ comment causes stir in Senate race
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and The Page
The Dream Is Coming:
OVER 20 UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH RISK ARREST, DEPORTATION, STAGE SIT …
Newt Direct / Newt.org:
Newt Direct  —  There should be no mosque near Ground Zero …