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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
In debt talks, Obama offers Social Security cuts  —  President Obama is pressing congressional leaders to consider a far-reaching debt-reduction plan that would force Democrats to accept major changes to Social Security and Medicare in exchange for Republican support for fresh tax revenue.
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New York Times:
Obama to Push for Wider Deal With G.O.P. on Deficit Cuts  —  WASHINGTON — Heading into a crucial negotiating session on a budget deal on Thursday, President Obama has raised his sights and wants to strike a far-reaching agreement on cutting the federal deficit as Speaker John A. Boehner …
Billy House / NationalJournal.com:
Boehner: ‘Maybe 50-50’ Chance of a Debt Deal Reached Within 48 Hours  —  House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks with reporters after a meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill on Thursday.  —  House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, informed fellow House Republicans on Thursday …
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
The budget deals of Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Obama, in one chart  —  There are two ways to read the current stalemate in the debt-ceiling negotiations.  There's David Brooks's take, which is that watching Republicans pass up “the deal of the century” should leave conservatives convinced there's something wrong with the GOP.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats fuming over Obama's apparent move on Social Security  —  Senate Democrats reacted angrily Thursday to a report that President Obama has proposed significant cuts to Medicare and Social Security in closed-door talks with GOP leaders.  —  Democratic lawmakers said they were dismayed …
Discussion: Firedoglake
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Aide On Social Security Cut Story: It ‘Overshoots The Runway’ (UPDATED) … Social Security , Debt Ceiling , Debt Limit , Obama Social Security , Social Security Benefits , White House Debt Talks , Debt , Obama Social Security Cuts , Social Security Cuts , White House Debt Ceiling , White House Social Security , Politics News
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Public Wants Changes in Entitlements, Not Changes in Benefits  —  GOP Divided Over Benefit Reductions  —  OVERVIEW  —  As policymakers at the state and national level struggle with rising entitlement costs, overwhelming numbers of Americans agree that, over the years, Social Security …
John T. Bennett / The Hill:
Defense faces $700B spending cut
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Obama move on Social Security puts him at odds with Dem leaders Reid, Pelosi
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
The Big Break? Taxes Remain Major Unknown In Potential Grand Deficit Bargain
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Dems rally around Conrad's left-leaning budget proposal, tax raises
BBC:
News of the World to close amid hacking scandal  —  Police are investigating allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World  —  This Sunday's issue of the News of the World will be the last edition of the paper, News International chairman James Murdoch has said.
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New York Times:
Murdoch to Close Tabloid Amid Fury Over Hacking  —  LONDON — The mass-circulation tabloid at the center of the British phone hacking scandal is to be closed after a final, ad-free Sunday edition this weekend, according a statement by a top official at News Corp., James Murdoch, that acknowledged …
Telegraph:
Phone hacking: families of war dead ‘targeted’ by News of the World
Sally Jacobs / Boston Globe:
Father spoke of having Obama adopted  —  US immigration files from '61 reveal Kenyan student's plan  —  President Obama as a young boy, with his father, who left when his son was 2.  (Obama for America via Associated Press)  —  In the spring of 1961, President Obama's father revealed …
Wall Street Journal:
The Only Reform That Will Restrain Spending  —  All 47 Senate Republicans now support changing the Constitution to balance the federal budget.  —  Whatever happens when President Obama meets with congressional leaders of both parties at the White House today, no long-term solution is on the table …
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Jim DeMint, Olympia Snowe: Amend Constitution
Discussion: FrumForum
New York Post:
‘Fast & Furious’ gets hotter for Holder  —  Don't look now, but the real action in Washington this week isn't the parti san wrangling over the debt ceiling but something — literally — even more incendiary: Operation Fast and Furious, which seems about to explode right in the face …
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
White House Paints Doomsday Default Scenario
Discussion: FrumForum
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Ashleigh Banfield / ABCNEWS:
Casey Anthony Ordered Back to Jail and Fined $4,000
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
House to vote on repealing light bulb efficiency standards  —  House Republicans introduced legislation that would repeal a light bulb efficiency law.  —  House Republicans introduced legislation Wednesday they hope to bring to the floor next week that would repeal a light bulb efficiency law.
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
GOP bill weakens light bulb efficiency law
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Right Wing News
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann on Iowa TV: ‘Waterloo’  —  Michele Bachmann is going up in Iowa with the first television ad of her presidential campaign, a 30-second spot titled “Waterloo” that Bachmann's team says will start running statewide today.  —  The bio spot, produced by Strategy Group Media …
Tim Rogers / Christian Science Monitor:
Could Donald Trump reenter the presidential race?  —  During a visit to Panama to inaugurate the first Trump hotel and tower outside the US, real estate mogul Donald Trump called President Ricardo Martinelli an example for Washington.  —  Panama City, Panama
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and FrumForum
David Brody / The Brody File:
Brody File Exclusive: GOP Presidential Candidates Will be Asked to Sign a Marriage Vow  —  The Brody File has learned that The Family Leader, an influential pro-family group in Iowa will ask each of the 2012 presidential candidates to sign a marriage pledge that professes everything …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why the Republicans Resist Compromise  —  The chart that I'm going to show you is one of the more important ones that we've presented at FiveThirtyEight in some time.  It helps explain a lot of what's going on in American politics today, from the negotiations over the federal debt ceiling to the Republican presidential primaries.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Pawlenty likes “Bad Romance”  —  Tim Pawlenty, weighing in on his favorite Lady Gaga songs while in Iowa. … T-Paw is often fond of saying he's not as exciting as Lady Gaga, but this is the first time he's gone deeper into Gaga.  —  Comes 2:10 in...  You can watch the Gaga acapella performance here.
Discussion: USA Today and Gawker
Joseph E. Stiglitz / Slate Magazine:
The Great Recession, Part II  —  The world could be headed for another economic disaster if we continue to listen to free-market ideologues.  —  Just a few years ago, a powerful ideology—the belief in free and unfettered markets—brought the world to the brink of ruin.
The Daily Beast:
Elizabeth Smart, Network Pundit?  —  Amid the Casey Anthony frenzy, ABC News is close to unveiling its latest contributor.  Howard Kurtz reports exclusively on the kidnap victim's new career.  —  Elizabeth Smart first came into our consciousness nearly a decade ago as a 14-year-old girl kidnapped from her Salt Lake City bedroom.
Kate Sheppard / Mother Jones:
Brownback Taps Lawyer for Anti-Abortion Activists for State Medical Board  —  It's certainly no secret that Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) is a staunch opponent of abortion.  It was his signature issue in the US Senate, a major campaign issue for him when he ran for the GOP presidential …
Ali Abdullah Saleh / Aljazeera:
Yemen president makes TV speech  —  Ali Abdullah Saleh makes his first appearance after being severely wounded in a bomb blast at his palace last month.  —  Yemeni state television has aired a recorded speech by President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who said he supports dialogue and welcomes power sharing “within the constitution”.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and msnbc.com
 
 
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