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10:20 PM ET, July 21, 2011

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New York Times:
Obama and Boehner Close to Major Deal, Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON —The Obama administration has informed Democratic Congressional leaders that President Obama and Speaker John A. Boehner were starting to close in on a major budget deal that would enact substantial spending cuts …
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Obama Presses Skeptical Dem Leaders On Big Deal With Boehner  —  A Congressional aide briefed on ongoing negotiations between House Speaker John Boehner and President Obama says the two principals may be nearing a “grand bargain” to raise the debt limit which would contain large …
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Debt talks have senators angry about being left out  —  The White House faced a near rebellion from senators who were blindsided by word of a possible deal between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, with Democrats worried the president would cave on taxes while Republicans complained …
Discussion: msnbc.com, Hot Air and Truthdig
Bloomberg:
Democrats Balk at Possible Debt-Limit Deal as Deadline Looms
Discussion: New York Times
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner: GOP prepared to compromise
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Debt-limit talks: As Obama, Boehner rush to strike deal, Democrats are left fuming
Discussion: Opinion L.A. and New York Magazine
The Hill:
Democratic aides say Obama, Boehner moving closer to debt-ceiling deal
Discussion: The Nation
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McConnell-Reid Debt Deal Close To Being Scrapped, Larger Package Reportedly In Reach
Discussion: AMERICAblog News and Politics
Julian E. Barnes / Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon to Certify It is Ready to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'  —  Top defense officials plan to certify Friday that the Pentagon is ready to end the ban on gays serving openly in the military, officials said, a landmark moment after almost two decades of controversy.
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Elias Groll / The Politico:
Pentagon ready for DADT's end
Discussion: CNN
The Note:
Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal Moves Forward
Discussion: Equality Matters
Adam Harrington / CBS Chicago:
Workers: Heat Lamps Shined On Hyatt Hotel Picket Line  —  CHICAGO (CBS) — Union workers say someone turned on the heat lamps in blazing hot broad daylight Thursday, as they walked a picket line in front of the Park Hyatt Hotel.  —  As WBBM Newsradio 780's Mike Krauser reports …
Discussion: nation.foxnews.com
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Mike Klonsky / Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:
Pritzker turns heat lamps on striking Hyatt workers  —  It was already approaching 100° at 8 a.m. when I arrived at the Park Hyatt where, after 22 months of stalled negotiations, hotel workers were staging a one-day picket to protest the hotel chain's intolerable treatment of their housekeeping staff.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Daily Kos
Paul Krugman:
1937!  1937!  1937!  —  The Telegraph has a leaked draft of the eurozone rescue plan for Greece.  The financial engineering is Rube Goldbergish and unconvincing.  But here's what leaped out at me: … OK, so we're going to demand harsh austerity in the debt-crisis countries; and meanwhile …
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Robert J. Shiller / Project Syndicate:
Debt and Delusion  —  print recommend Send link clip secure rights
Discussion: Economist's View
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Gay ‘Barbarians’ Demand Ex-Gay ‘Discipline’ From Bachmann Clinic  —  Today a group of gay “barbarians” descended upon Marcus Bachmann's Christian counseling center to protest the harmful ex-gay therapy offered there.  During a radio interview in 2010, Bachmann compared gay people to “barbarians” who need to be “disciplined.”
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Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
Allen West Refuses To Apologize, Blames Military Background For His Insulting Remarks  —  Facing a barrage of criticism, Rep. Allen West (R-FL) remains defiant and says he won't apologize to DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) for a disparaging email in which he called her “vile …
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Washington Post:
Out from under the anti-tax pledge  —  WITH A HANDFUL of exceptions, every Republican member of Congress has signed a pledge against increasing taxes.  Would allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire as scheduled in 2012 violate this vow?  We posed this question to Grover Norquist …
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Andrew Harmon / Advocate:
Widower to Conservative Org: I Won't Be Needing Your Services  —  Ron Wallen, who testified at Wednesday's Senate DOMA hearing  —  During Wednesday's historic Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Defense of Marriage Act, Ron Wallen, a 77-year-old veteran and resident of Indio, Calif. …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Huntsman campaign manager Susie Wiles resigns  —  Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman's (R) presidential campaign manager, Susie Wiles, is resigning and will be replaced by communications director Matt David, according to the campaign.  —  Huntsman is announcing the changes to his staff at a meeting this afternoon.
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Marc Caputo / Naked Politics:
Susie Wiles leaves as Jon Huntsman's campaign manager. “It was just time”
The Note:
Pawlenty Runs into Trouble with Use of ‘Miracle on Ice’ Footage in New TV Ad  —  ABC News' Matthew Jaffe (@matthewbjaffe) reports:  —  Miracle on Ice?  Try Mess-up on Air.  —  In his new TV ad “The American Comeback” Tim Pawlenty hoped to position himself as a tenacious underdog …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
ABC Sports says Pawlenty violated copyright with ‘Miracle on Ice’ footage
Discussion: CNN and TPMDC
Annalyn Censky / CNNMoney.com:
U.S. loses $1.3 billion in exiting Chrysler  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — U.S. taxpayers likely lost $1.3 billion in the government bailout of Chrysler, the Treasury Department announced Thursday.  —  The government recently sold its remaining 6% stake in the company to Italian automaker Fiat …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
G.O.P. Governors Swing Right, Leaving Voters Behind  —  If the states are laboratories of democracy, then the Republican Party's research pipeline has run dry.  Moderate Republican governors, a thriving species before last year's elections, are all but extinct.
Marin Cogan / The Politico:
Credit agencies warn GOP of ‘death spiral’  —  House Republicans were warned Thursday in a closed door meeting with credit rating agency officials that a “death spiral” in the bond market was possible in the event of default.  —  One official warned that a default on the nation's credit …
Discussion: CNN
Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
Barack Obama is gutting the core principles of the Democratic party  —  The president's attacks on America's social safety net are destroying the soul of the Democratic party's platform  —  In 2005, American liberals achieved one of their most significant political victories of the last decade.
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Sharpton Appears to Win Anchor Spot on MSNBC  —  After giving a nearly six-month tryout for the Internet talk show host Cenk Uygur, the cable news channel MSNBC is preparing to instead hand its 6 p.m. time slot to the Rev. Al Sharpton.  —  Mr. Sharpton's imminent hiring …
The Note:
Mitt Romney's Fundraising Pitch: What He Tells High Rollers Behind Closed Doors  —  ABC News' Shushannah Walshe reports (@shushwalshe) reports:  —  Mitt Romney was back in New York City Tuesday evening trying to reel in more cash for his campaign, holding top dollar events at The Pierre …
The Note:
Rick Perry Accuses Obama Of Leaving Astronauts To ‘Hitchhike Into Space’  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone (@michaelpfalcone) reports:  —  As America bids farewell to the space shuttle era on Thursday, likely presidential candidate Rick Perry appears none too pleased with the Obama administration …
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Gallup Pollster: Obama's Ratings Higher Than You'd Expect  —  If Ronald Reagan was the Teflon President, Barack Obama may be the Kevlar President — bad news can bruise him, but none can pierce his armor to cause any severe damage to his approval ratings.  —  That's according to Gallup Editor …
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
Williams on NPR: Elitist and white  —  No single person has had a greater impact on National Public Radio in the past year than Juan Williams.  —  The political wildfire started by his firing ultimately took down the media organization's CEO, top news executive and top fundraiser …
 
 
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Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
A top aide to Iowa Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin supplied an answer …
Discussion: Hot Air
Peter H. Gleick / The Huffington Post:
It's Hotter Than It Used to Be; It's Not as Hot as It's Going to Be
Discussion: ThinkProgress
New York Times:
As Rivals Stir, Romney Sticks to Playing It Safe
Patrick Goodenough / CNSNews:
U.S. Urges U.N. Security Council to Make ‘Climate Change’ A Priority
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Times Company Posts Loss on Write-Down
Noah Shachtman / Wired.com:
Exclusive: Inside Darpa's Secret Afghan Spy Machine
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Mike Huckabee raps Rick Perry
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Adam Ozimek / Modeled Behavior:
Sane Conservatives and the Debt Ceiling
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Having Plunged Previously, After The Affordable Care Act Passed Private Sector Employment Increased
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
FEC rules Edwards should pay $2.3M
John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
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