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3:20 PM ET, June 23, 2011

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The Note:
Senator Kyl Drops Out of the Debt Talks, Leaving Zero Republicans at the Table  —  ABC News' Sunlen Miller (@sunlenmiller) reports:  —  Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., will also drop out of the debt talks, a source within his office confirms today.  The Arizona Republican's office will issue a formal statement shortly.
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Why Eric Cantor won't make the budget deal  —  (Brendan Hoffman - Getty Images) Eric Cantor is pulling out of the debt-ceiling talks.  But he's not saying they should end.  In fact, he's saying they've been very successful thus far.  “We have a blueprint to move forward to trillions …
Wall Street Journal:
Cantor Pulls Out of Biden-Led Budget Talks  —  WASHINGTON—House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Thursday said he was pulling out of the bipartisan budget talks headed by Vice President Joe Biden for now because the group has reached an impasse over taxes that only President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) could resolve.
BooMan / Booman Tribune:
Republicans Appear Incapable of Compromise
Discussion: The Hill, Ballot Box and TalkLeft
New York Times:
Whitey Bulger Is Arrested in California  —  LOS ANGELES — James (Whitey) Bulger, a legendary Boston crime boss indicted in 19 murders and who is on the F.B.I.'s 10 Most Wanted list, was arrested by federal authorities Wednesday night in Santa Monica, ending an international manhunt that had gone …
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Shelley Murphy / Boston Globe:
Whitey Bulger arrested  —  Boston gangster surrenders quietly in Calif. after 16 years on run  —  Fugitive South Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, wanted for 19 murders, was captured last night in Southern California, the result of a tip from FBI television spots that began airing this week.
NY Daily News:
Senate Republicans moving closer to saying ‘I do’ to gay marriage in New York State  —  ALBANY - Senate Republicans on Wednesday were close to signing off on a religious protection provision that could boost the chances that gay marriage will pass in New York.
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Stephen Moore / Wall Street Journal:
Drafting Rubio  —  The Republican nomination for president is completely up for grabs, but there's a lot of agreement on who the vice presidential pick should be: freshman senator Marco Rubio.  —  The Republican nomination for president is completely up for grabs, but there's a lot of agreement …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney leads the way in Florida
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Romney dreaming of Rubio?
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Daily Kos
Dan Berman / Reuters:
W.H. to release 30M barrels of oil  —  The Obama administration will release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to offset oil supply disruptions in the Middle East, the Energy Department announced Thursday morning.  —  Other International Energy Agency countries …
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
EXCLUSIVE — Herman Cain: Jon Stewart Attacked Me 'Because I'm Black'  —  ThinkProgress filed this report from Iowa Falls, Iowa.  —  Earlier this month, ThinkProgress reported that GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain told an audience in Pella, Iowa that he would not sign a bill longer than three pages.
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Why Obama Is Likely to Lose in 2012  —  Even a small drop in the share of black voters would wipe out his winning margin in North Carolina.  —  President Barack Obama is likely to be defeated in 2012.  The reason is that he faces four serious threats.  The economy is very weak and unlikely …
Reuters:
Dutch populist Geert Wilders acquitted of hate speech  —  (Reuters) - Dutch populist politician Geert Wilders was acquitted of inciting hatred of Muslims in a court ruling on Thursday that may strengthen his political influence and exacerbate tensions over immigration policy.
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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Geert Wilders Verdict: Not Guilty All Counts! Eureka! “Today is a victory for freedom of speech”
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
President Obama's Afghanistan speech confirms America's decline  —  The American Century just ended.  This was the phrase coined by Henry Luce, which so aptly described America as the modern-day colossus, more powerful than any nation had ever been.  Wednesday night, President Obama said that power had reached its limit.
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New York Post:
So much for real victory - unless, that is, it's merely a political one
Discussion: National Review
Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
Ryan Medicare Plan Would Make Americans Worse by 57%-34%, Poll Shows  —  Representative Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman who has become a star in the Republican Party with his plan to overhaul Medicare, is emerging as a polarizing figure among Americans.
Ta-Nehisi Coates / New York Times:
The Haunting of Rick Perry  —  Should Gov. Rick Perry of Texas enter the 2012 presidential race, he would enjoy a strange and remarkable escort — the irrepressible ghost of Cameron Todd Willingham.  —  Charged with the horrific crime of intentionally torching his home and leaving …
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Democrats Blue as Senate Acquires a Reddish Tinge  —  Larry J. Sabato and Kyle Kondik, U.Va. Center for Politics  —  As we take a fresh look at next year's Senate races, one thing is clear: Barring an unexpected reelection landslide by President Obama, Republicans are at least slightly favored to take the Senate.
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Answering Andrew Sullivan on Allison Benedikt  —  Andrew weighs in on the Benedikt controversy with a thoughtful post, which you should read in full.  He writes, at the end: … The outrage comes form the fact that many of us — I would dare say most American Jews — believe that you just don't get to walk away.
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
I Liked the ‘Chinese Professor’ Ad, But This Is Stupid and Offensive  —  (See update below.)  Unlike many people, I admired the panache and artistry of the “Chinese Professor” ad used during last fall's campaign to warn about the self- destructive tendencies of America's borrow-and-spend era.
Discussion: Weigel
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Is Rick Running?  —  A Republican campaign veteran tells us that Texas Governor Rick Perry has decided to run for President, though the official word from Team Perry is still a definite maybe.  —  A Republican campaign veteran tells us that Texas Governor Rick Perry has decided to run for President …
Discussion: Hot Air, USA Today, GOP 12 and The Page
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Romney backers launch super PAC  —  A group of prominent Mitt Romney backers has quietly launched a “super PAC” to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money in support of his bid for the White House, according to organizers and others involved in the effort.
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: Palin Sudan trip a no-go  —  (CNN) - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin canceled a July trip to Sudan due to “scheduling problems,” a source with knowledge of the trip confirmed to CNN Thursday.  —  Palin was scheduled to travel to the southern part of the war-savaged country with Franklin Graham …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Chris Christie  —  When I last spoke to Chris Christie in 2009 he was locked in a primary battle for the New Jersey governorship with an opponent who claimed he was insufficiently conservative.  He was brimming then with ideas about cutting employee benefits …
Discussion: GOP 12 and The Page
Robin Bravender / The Politico:
Senate Democrats: Long live the ‘czars’  —  Schumer called the amendment a ‘poison pill.’  —  Senate Democrats on Thursday knocked down the latest GOP effort to unseat the Obama administration's policy “czars.”  —  The chamber voted 47-51 to defeat an amendment from Sen. David Vitter …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Thomas Catan / Wall Street Journal:
FTC to Serve Google With Subpoenas in Broad Antitrust Probe  —  The FTC is set to serve Google with civil subpoenas, signaling the start of an antitrust probe into whether the firm has abused its dominance on the Web.  Julia Angwin, Jen Valentino and Jessica Vascellaro discuss on digits.
Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Anonymous Army of ‘Hacktivist’ Attackers  —  HOOGEZAND-SAPPEMEER, Netherlands—In this sleepy Dutch town last December, police burst into the bedroom of 19-year-old Martijn Gonlag as he hurriedly pulled on jeans over his boxer shorts.  He was hauled away on suspicion of taking part …
 
 
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Richard Stengel / Time:
U.S. Constitution Under Siege over Libya, Taxes, Health Care
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
America Could Contain Many, Many, Many More People
The Hill:
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Oil sands pipeline bill poised to advance
Carol Hunter / Iowa Caucuses:
Results of year's first Iowa Poll on GOP field coming this weekend
Discussion: Ballot Box and Hotline On Call
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Census shows whites lose US majority among babies
Discussion: Vox Popoli, Fox News and Guardian
Lawrence B. Solum / SSRN:
The Interpretation-Construction Distinction  —  Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 27, pp.
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
Washington Post:
Marine reservist charged in D.C.-area military shootings
Discussion: Datechguy's Blog
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
A Strange Time For A Deficit Panic
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Ron Paul, Barney Frank: Legalize it
Discussion: ThinkProgress
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Interviewing Ann Coulter About Her New Book, “Demonic”
Discussion: TigerHawk and The Other McCain
Katie Zezima / New York Times:
New Hampshire: Lawmakers Override Veto of Abortion Consent Bill
Discussion: Hot Air
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Some of Tim Pawlenty's top aides working for little or no pay, source says
 

 
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