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11:50 AM ET, August 12, 2010

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Wall Street Journal:
Grim Voter Mood Turns Grimmer  —  Pessimism Rises on Economy and War; Bad Reviews for Both Democrats and GOP  —  Americans are growing more pessimistic about the economy and the war in Afghanistan, and are losing faith that Democrats have better solutions than Republicans, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Public favors Tea Party over top Dems  —  The American public has a more positive view of the Tea Party movement than both leaders of the majority party in Congress, according to a poll released Wednesday.  —  An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll showed that 30 percent view the grassroots conservative groups …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Dem group launches ‘F*ck Tea’ campaign
Douglas E. Schoen / The Politico:
The stakes in the health care war
Discussion: Townhall.com
Paul Krugman:
In The Matter Of Robert L. Gibbs  —  There he goes again.  What gets me is how unprofessional the whole thing is.  —  Look, if you're a public figure of any kind, you're going to face a lot of criticism.  Much of it will seem unfair to you; some of the unfair criticism will come from people …
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
The press doesn't get Robert Gibbs  —  Roger Simon says he's guessing Gibbs knew what he was doing, and so did the president.  AP  —  When a presidential press secretary gets in trouble with the press, it's usually for accurately reflecting the feelings of his boss.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Rep. Alan Grayson wants Gibbs fired, calls him ‘Bozo the Spokesman’
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage Appears to Shift at Accelerated Pace  —  In April, 2009, when we last took a survey of gay marriage polls, we found that support for it had converged somewhere into the area of 41 or 42 percent of the country.  Now, it appears to have risen by several points …
Discussion: The Daily Dish, Hot Air and CNN
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CNN:
Decision on stay expected in California same-sex marriages case
Discussion: Firedoglake and The Page
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Congressman Rangel's Party a Display of Defiance  —  It was a dramatic but fitting start to an evening that brimmed with political defiance.  About 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, as guests began strolling into the Plaza Hotel to celebrate Representative Charles B. Rangel's 80th birthday …
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Raelyn Johnson / CNN:
Despite scandal, Rangel rings in 80th birthday with lavish gala
Discussion: Townhall.com
Walter Shapiro / Politics Daily:   Charlie Rangel's Birthday Bash: A Night for Ethics Amnesia
Stan Collender / NiemanWatchdog.org:
Six essential questions about the deficit, Wall Street and Washington  —  Fiscal expert Stan Collender points out that the bond market is not demanding deficit reduction — in fact, quite the opposite.  So where is the Washington establishment's obsession with the deficit coming from?
Discussion: Ezra Klein
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Washington Post:
Stocks plunge as U.S. trade deficit is wider than expected
Sewell Chan / New York Times:
For Fed, the Choices Get Harder
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Borrowers Refuse to Pay Billions in Home Equity Loans  —  PHOENIX — During the great housing boom, homeowners nationwide borrowed a trillion dollars from banks, using the soaring value of their houses as security.  Now the money has been spent and struggling borrowers are unable or unwilling to pay it back.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
The First Wave of Weary Aides Heads for the Exits  —  WASHINGTON — Linda Douglass slept nearly 12 hours the day after she left her job as a communications aide at the White House.  And the day after that and the day after that.  It took two weeks until she finally felt rested.
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Lindsey Graham quietly files Gitmo habeas bill
Discussion: Emptywheel and FrumForum
ABCNEWS:
Civil Unrest: The Death of Decorum in Washington?  —  Has Civility Reached an Historic Low in Congress?  —  There was an extraordinary moment during the final senate debate on Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation.  While Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) delivered remarks, Senator Al Franken …
Discussion: Stop The ACLU
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
GOP plan to extend tax cuts for rich adds $36 billion to deficit, panel finds  —  A Republican plan to extend tax cuts for the rich would add more than $36 billion to the federal deficit next year — and transfer the bulk of that cash into the pockets of the nation's millionaires …
Christopher S. Rugaber / Associated Press:
New claims for unemployment aid reach 484K  —  New applications for jobless benefits rise to highest since February as layoffs continue  —  Companies:  —  Related Quotes  —  SymbolPriceChange  —  CFN  —  22.70  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The employment picture is looking bleaker …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
George W. Bush makes surprise visit to U.S. troops  —  Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, made a surprise visit to U.S. troops this afternoon.  —  They showed up at the USO in the Dallas-Fort Worth airport.  There they mingled with the returning soldiers, thanked them …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Netanyahu, the anti-Obama  —  Two photographs adorn the office of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.  Together they illuminate a portentous fact: No two leaders of democracies are less alike — in life experiences, temperaments and political philosophies — than Netanyahu …
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
U.S. bailouts benefited foreign firms, report says  —  The federal government's effort to stabilize the financial system in 2008 by flooding money into as many banks as possible resulted in a boon to many foreign firms and left the United States shouldering far more risk than governments …
Matt Bai / New York Times:
Waiting in the Wings to Be Chief G.O.P. Dealmaker  —  WASHINGTON — As lawmakers head home this week for what remains of summer, one question transfixes Washington: Will Democrats lose control of the House and possibly even the Senate in November, or will they hang on to fragile majorities?
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Cohee at OneUnited, bank in Maxine Waters case, has checkered record  —  As chairman and chief executive of OneUnited Bank, Kevin L. Cohee has sought to build a company that is about more than just money.  He promoted the bank, now at the center of a House ethics case against Rep. Maxine Waters …
Discussion: TPMMuckraker, The BLT and The Page
Michelle Malkin:
The vulgarity of liberal female “comedians”  —  Left-wing female comedians are proving that they can be as crude and stupid as their male counterparts.  Who knew that striving for gender equality meant pursuing the dream that one day, someday, liberal women would be able to mock …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Senate approves $600M border security bill  —  The Senate passed a $600 million border security bill during a rare recess session Thursday, sending it to President Obama for his signature.  —  Because Republicans and Democrats agreed to pass the legislation by unanimous consent …
Discussion: The Note and Facing South
Brett Michael Dykes / Yahoo! News:
Cringe-inducing typo outside N.C. school  —  Well, here's something to make your old English teacher gasp in horror: A road contractor hired to paint the word “school” on a freshly paved stretch of road near Southern Guilford High School in North Carolina rendered the traffic area in question a “shcool” zone.
The Huffington Post:
Huckabee Opposes Changing 14th Amendment, Setting Himself Apart From GOP Again  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Distinguishing himself once more from his GOP rivals when it comes to immigration policy, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said on Wednesday that he didn't back efforts to rethink …
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and FrumForum
United States - Department of The Treasury:
Treasury Department Statement Marking the Beginning of Ramadan  —  WASHINGTON - As Muslims in the United States and around the world begin their observance of Ramadan, the U.S. Department of the Treasury recognizes the importance of this period of intense devotion, reflection and charitable giving.
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Gateway Pundit
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Nile Gardiner / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
The stunning decline of Barack Obama: 10 key reasons why the Obama presidency is in meltdown  —  The last few weeks have been a nightmare for President Obama, in a summer of discontent in the United States which has deeply unsettled the ruling liberal elites, so much so that even the Left has begun to turn against the White House.
 
 
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Clifford D. May / National Review:
The Taboo of the Intellectuals
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The Fed's Fallacious “QE Lite” Logic
Discussion: TalkLeft and Eschaton
Tom Coyne / Associated Press:
Lugar likely to seek re-election
Discussion: The Hill
Atrios / Eschaton:
Gotta Water The Green Shoots
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 Earlier Items: 
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Primary elections saw big wins for anti-establishment candidates and incumbents
Michael Barone / Associated Press:
Obama's state capitalism: A failure of modesty
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
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