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12:55 PM ET, August 2, 2010

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Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
WashPost TV critic smears ABC's Amanpour as possible terrorist sympathizer  —  This is really just beyond the pale.  —  Everyone knows that Post critic Tom Shales can't stand Christiane Amanpour and has what is now officially a creepy obsession with belittling her work.
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Tom Shales / Washington Post:
Tom Shales reviews Christiane Amanpour's lackluster debut on ABC's ‘This Week’  —  With pomp and panoply befitting a visit from a foreign dignitary, ABC raised the curtain on its newly revamped “This Week” program and introduced in a big way the superstar who's taken it over in a big, big way …
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Obama: US commitment in Iraq is shifting
Robert Lloyd / Show Tracker:
TV review: Christiane Amanpour debuts as the anchor of ABC's ‘This Week’
Discussion: PopWatch and New York Magazine
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
As combat mission ends, Obama hails sacrifices in Iraq
Discussion: CNN, The Politico and Commentary
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Defining Prosperity Down  —  I'm starting to have a sick feeling about prospects for American workers — but not, or not entirely, for the reasons you might think.  —  Yes, growth is slowing, and the odds are that unemployment will rise, not fall, in the months ahead.  That's bad.
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Rudy: GZ Mosque is a ‘desecration,’ ‘decent Muslims’ won't be offended  —  This went way under the radar three weeks ago, but Rudy Giuliani made what, as best as I can tell, were his first public comments about the planned mosque near Ground Zero on the Jeff Katz show on radio (someone will I'm sure correct me if I'm wrong).
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Salon
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Juan Williams Opposes Ground Zero Mosque
Los Angeles Times:
Arizona was once tolerant of illegal immigrants.  What happened?  —  Analysts suggest it was a perfect storm of demographic shifts, a scary criminal element, the recession and a new governor.  —  Reporting from Phoenix — Arizona has made a name for itself as the state with the harshest policies against illegal immigration.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
KYL KEEPS FIBBING ABOUT CRIME IN ARIZONA.... There's been a fair amount of attention surrounding Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl's (R-Ariz.) comments yesterday about ending birthright citizenship, as guaranteed by the 14th amendment.  And it's true — the fact that a once-obscure right-wing dream …
Rasmussen Reports:
48% Blame Obama for Bad Economy, 47% Blame Bush  —  For the first since President Obama took office, voters see his policies as equally to blame with those of President George W. Bush for the country's current economic problems.  —  A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds …
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Michael Barone / Associated Press:
Voters want supersized government to crash diet
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age  —  At Rhode Island College, a freshman copied and pasted from a Web site's frequently asked questions page about homelessness — and did not think he needed to credit a source in his assignment because the page did not include author information.
Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Even Fox News Can't Hide Sharron Angle's Wingnuttery in Their Special on the Mid-Term Elections  —  Well, it looks like Sharron Angle's favorite refuge Fox News can't manage to do a report on her without exposing just how extreme this woman really is.  The network aired a special Sunday night …
Cathy Horyn / New York Times:
Clinton's Gown Spoke Beyond the Silence  —  The newlyweds Marc Mezvinsky and Chelsea Clinton.  Ms. Clinton wore a strapless beaded gown designed by Vera Wang.  More Photos »  —  Chelsea Clinton isn't the first presidential daughter who has tried to keep private the details of her wedding day.
Discussion: Politics Daily and Balloon Juice
George Packer / New Yorker:
THE EMPTY CHAMBER  —  Just how broken is the Senate?  —  “Sit and watch us for seven days,” one senator says of the deadlocked chamber.  “You know what you'll see happening?  Nothing.” … KEYWORDS … “This is just one of those days when you want to throw up your hands and say, ‘What in the world are we doing?’ ”
Michelle Obama / Washington Post:
A food bill we need  —  Last spring, a class of fifth-grade students from Bancroft Elementary School in the District descended on the South Lawn of the White House to help us dig, mulch, water and plant our very first kitchen garden.  In the months that followed, those same students came …
Penny Starr / CNSNews:
Arizona Sheriff: ‘Our Own Government Has Become Our Enemy’  —  (Correction: As initially posted, this story inaccurately said that Pinal County was contiguous with the Mexican border.  It is in southern Arizona, but not on the border.)  —  (CNSNews.com) - Pinal County (Ariz.) …
The Politico:
Ethics cases raise racial questions  —  The politically charged decisions by veteran Democratic Reps. Charles Rangel of New York and Maxine Waters of California to force public trials by the House ethics committee are raising questions about race and whether black lawmakers face more scrutiny …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Rand Paul: Congress has no business protecting miners  —  Reform-minded lawmakers in both the House and Senate are pushing legislation to bolster the work-safety protections for miners working underground.  But don't try to convince Rand Paul.  —  The Republican running to replace outgoing Sen. Jim Bunning …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
New York Sun:
Cordoba's Opportunity  —  The battle over a proposed $100 million mosque and Islamic center at Ground Zero could well be at a turning point, the New York Times reported over the weekend.  Its assessment was made after the national director of the Anti-Defamation League, Abraham Foxman …
Rosalind S. Helderman / Post Now:
Va. health-care lawsuit to proceed  —  A federal judge Monday refused to dismiss a Virginia lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health-care law, handing the law's foes their first victory in a courtroom battle likely to last years.  —  U.S. District Court Judge Henry E …
Discussion: ACS Blog
Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com:
It's getting to be embarrassing to be a conservative  —  These days it's getting increasingly embarrassing to publicly identify oneself as a conservative.  It was bad enough when George Bush 43, the K Street Gang, and the neo-cons were running up spending, fighting an unnecessary war of choice in Iraq …
 
 
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Dodd Sounded Out Bair Over Consumer Post
Steve Helber / Newsweek:
Searching for a Light  —  Embattled Democrats are struggling …
Ruth Marcus / PostPartisan:
Sarah Palin's sleight of palm
Jennifer Haberkorn / The Politico:
Republican Party eyes choking health law funding
Haroon Siddique / Guardian:
Three-quarters of non-Muslims believe Islam negative for Britain
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Gregory Zuckerman / Wall Street Journal:
Big Investors Fear Deflation
Discussion: Gawker and The Page
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
White House report claims $8B in Medicare savings
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Rep. Ryan pushes budget reform, and his party winces
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Bill Kristol: These Democrats “Would Have Given Up on WWII in 1942″ (Video)
Discussion: theblogprof and American Power
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Two reasons not to care about the Clinton wedding
Discussion: Reliable Source and Commentary
BBC:
Rockets hit Israeli resort of Eilat and Jordan's Aqaba
Discussion: The Page and Biased BBC
CNN:
RNC cancels Breitbart fundraiser
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