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9:20 AM ET, June 21, 2011

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The Politico:
Dems win fundraising month, with Obama help - Huntsman launches at 10 a.m. - Santorum attacks: ‘Just like Mitt Romney ...’ - Newt wants ‘dramatically limited’ Fed - Perry to RedState summit  —  (jhohmann@politico.com) and (aburns@politico.com)  —  BREAKING IN THE MONEY RACE …
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Huntsman to warn of ‘un-American’ future in speech  —  Liberty State Park, New Jersey (CNN) - Not known for throwing out red meat to conservative audiences, former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is expected to warn voters the country is facing an “un-American” future in his campaign kick-off speech Tuesday.
Discussion: Reuters
The Politico:
Jon Huntsman's venue, Liberty State Park, has storied history  —  When Jon Huntsman announces his candidacy for president Tuesday at Liberty State Park in New Jersey, he'll join a long list of politicians who have found the spot to be an exquisite backdrop for big campaign events.
Discussion: GOP 12
Eli Lehrer / FrumForum:
What Huntsman Brings to the Table  —  I was one of 36 people to cast a straw poll ballot for Jon Huntsman at this year's Conservative Policy Action Conference and, like a lot of other reform-minded Republicans, I admire his concern about the environment and his modern views on social issues (although I'm glad he's pro-life).
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Obama's negation of ‘hostilities’ in Libya draws criticism  —  The White House has officially declared that what's happening in Libya is not “hostilities.”  —  But at the Pentagon, officials have decided it's unsafe enough there to give troops extra pay for serving in “imminent danger.”
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Obama to announce Afghan plans Wednesday  —  President Obama is in the final phase of determining how many U.S. troops he will withdraw from Afghanistan next month and plans to announce his decision Wednesday, administration officials said.  —  The announcement is also expected to lay …
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Report: Obama to announce troop drawdown
Discussion: CNN
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate Magazine:
Class Dismissed … Like This Story … - Can Airlines Really Insist That You Pull Your Pants Up?  - How Your Relationship To Debt Changes Completely When You Turn 28- Holy Gamoly!  TV Chefs Reacting to the Taste of Their Own Food- Shafer: Why Synthetic Pot Is Worse …
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The Hill:
Supreme Court rejects climate lawsuit against power companies
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and The Politico
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Rule for Wal-Mart in Class-Action Bias Case
Sheila Marikar / ABCNEWS:
Bristol Palin Reveals True Feelings About the McCains, ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ Levi Johnston and More  —  From Levi Johnston to Meghan McCain, Bristol Palin has been put off by a lot of people.  —  In her upcoming memoir, “Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far,” the 20-year-old daughter …
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The Atlantic Online:
Sarah Palin® Trademarks Her Name
Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National:
Jon Stewart: “Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? ...  Fox viewers, consistently, every poll.”  —  “Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? ...  Fox viewers, consistently, every poll.”  —  “President Obama and liberal former DNC Chairman Tim Kaine's $787 billion stimulus failed to create jobs.”
Richard Black / BBC:
World's oceans in ‘shocking’ decline  —  Coral reefs are subject to “multiple stressors” that could destroy many within a human generation  —  The oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected, according to an expert panel of scientists.  —  In a new report, they warn that ocean life is …
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Travis Donovan / The Huffington Post:
State Of The Ocean: ‘Shocking’ Report Warns Of Mass Extinction From Current Rate Of Marine Distress … If the current actions contributing to a multifaceted degradation of the world's oceans aren't curbed, a mass extinction unlike anything human history has ever seen is coming …
Discussion: Firedoglake
Daily Mail:
‘You are insane!’  The moment comedian Jon Stewart lost his cool with Fox News host Chris Wallace  —  It was pitched as a classic grudge match between the left and right of network television.  —  And when Daily Show host Jon Stewart entered the ‘lions den’ of Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, the results did not disappoint.
Terry Frieden / CNN:
Acting ATF director to resign  —  Washington (CNN) — Kenneth Melson, acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is expected to resign under pressure, perhaps in the next day or two, in the wake of the controversy over Operation Fast and Furious, two senior federal law enforcement sources said Monday.
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Stephen Metcalf / Slate Magazine:
The Liberty Scam  —  Why even Robert Nozick, the philosophical father of libertarianism, gave up on the movement he inspired.  —  1.  —  Recently, I overheard a fellow Amtraker back off a conversation on politics.  “You know, it's because I'm a libertarian,” he said, sounding like a vegetarian politely declining offal.
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Michele Bachmann's (sort of) silent strategy  —  Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's campaign has gone quiet since her stand-out performance at the New Hampshire presidential debate last week.  (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jim Gehrz) In the wake of her surprisingly strong debate performance a week ago …
Discussion: Flap's Blog
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Report: Bachmann ordered Ed Rollins to apologize to Palin's team
Audrey Hudson / Human Events:
Obama's Food Police in Staggering Crackdown on Market to Kids  —  Tony the Tiger, some NASCAR drivers and cookie-selling Girl Scouts will be out of a job unless grocery manufacturers agree to reinvent a vast array of their products to satisfy the Obama administration's food police.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Poll Finds a Shift Toward More Libertarian Views  —  Libertarianism has been touted as the wave of America's political future for many years, generally with more enthusiasm than evidence.  But there are some tangible signs that Americans' attitudes are in fact moving in that direction.
Newsweek:
It's Still the Economy, Stupid  —  Fourteen million Americans remain out of work, a waste of our greatest resource.  The 42nd president has more than a dozen ideas on how to attack the jobs crisis.  —  14 WAYS TO PUT AMERICA BACK TO WORK  —  Next week in Chicago, the Clinton Global Initiative …
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
White House, lawmakers speed up debt-reduction talks  —  The White House and congressional leaders are accelerating negotiations over the biggest debt-reduction package in at least two decades amid mounting concern that the effort is running out of time.  —  Over the next six weeks …
Discussion: The Politico and Prairie Weather
Wall Street Journal:
Feds Sue Bankers Over Fall in Bonds  —  Credit-Union Group Sues J.P. Morgan, RBS Over Mortgage-Backed Securities  —  Federal regulators accused J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC of duping five large credit unions into buying more than $3 billion in mortgage bonds that were …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Firedoglake
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Kyl: GOP wants 10-year plan to cut spending as part of debt deal  —  Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) on Monday said Senate Republicans want commitments on a 10-year budget plan that guarantees reduced spending as part of any agreement to increase the debt ceiling.
Discussion: The New Republic
David Brooks / New York Times:
Smart Power Setback  —  So far, few politicians have embraced my plan for a Marshall Plan Tax.  The idea is that every time a think-tanker, op-ed writer or retired senator calls for a new Marshall Plan or a moonshot-type initiative to solve a social problem, they would have to pay a tax of $50.
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
In U.S., 22% Are Hesitant to Support a Mormon in 2012  —  Anti-Mormon sentiment hasn't eased since it was first measured in 1967  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Though the vast majority of Americans say they would vote for their party's nominee for president in 2012 if that person happens to be a Mormon …
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Donor meeting at White House draws fire  —  A meeting President Barack Obama hosted in the White House for his key political backers from Wall Street is under fire from good government advocates and a Bush administration ethics official who say the session appeared to bring activity related …
Discussion: ABCNEWS and CNN
 
 
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The Rise of Uncompassionate Conservatism
Young Professionals / Foreign Policy Initiative:
Foreign Policy Experts Urge House Republicans to Support U.S. Operations in Libya
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Reuters:
Singapore asks China to clarify claims on S.China Sea
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Bruce Japsen / Chicago Tribune:
AMA affirms support of health insurance requirement
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All Work and No Pay: The Great Speedup
Todd A. Heywood / Michigan Messenger:
Appeals court says gay panic is not self defense
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Learning From The Mall Of American
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Employer Survey on US Healthcare Reform