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2:50 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” on to raise the debt limit which would contain large …
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: Do we need to wait for the last minute?
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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Americans for Tax Reform RSS:
ATR Statement on Washington Post Editorial  —  To clarify concerns that may be raised by the Washington Post editorial today, Americans for Tax Reform issued the following statement:  —  ATR opposes all tax increases on the American people.  Any failure to extend or make permanent the tax cuts …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:   Norquist sees a loophole in his own pledge?
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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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 …
Mickey Edwards / The Atlantic Online:
How to Turn Republicans and Democrats Into Americans  —  An insider's six-step plan to fix Congress  —  ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED, American voters went to the polls in November 2010 to “take back” their country.  Just as they had done in 2008.  And 2006.  And repeatedly for decades …
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Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
A way out of our dysfunctional politics
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Proponents Of Non-Partisan Redistricting As A Cure For Legislative Polarization Need To Explain The Senate
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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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Pawlenty clarifies Bachmann jab  —  (CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty walked back earlier criticism of rival Michele Bachmann's migraines on Wednesday, calling the attention over her headaches “a sideshow.”  —  “I think it's mostly a sideshow,” Pawlenty said on Fox News.
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Robinson / nation.foxnews.com:
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: All right, your fellow Minnesotan …
Discussion: TPMDC and No More Mister Nice Blog
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.
Telegraph:
Draft eurozone proposal document  —  A draft of the eurozone proposal document has been leaked from the summit in Brussels.  We publish it in full here.  —  A draft of the proposal document has been leaked from the eurozone summit in Brussels.
Discussion: FT Alphaville and Clusterstock
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Paul Krugman:
1937!  1937!  1937!  —  The Telegraph has a leaked draft …
Discussion: Marginal Revolution
John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Home Depot Co-Founder: Obama Is Choking Recovery  —  Bernie Marcus co-founded Home Depot (HD) in 1978 and brought it public in 1981 as the U.S. was suffering from the worst recession and unemployment in 40 years.  The company thrived, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs and redefining home improvement retailing.
Louise Storyand Julie Creswell / New York Times:
Wall St. Makes Fallback Plans for Debt Crisis  —  Lawmakers in Washington are racing to reach a deal to save the country from defaulting on its debt, but on Wall Street, financial players are devising doomsday plans in case the clock runs out.  —  These companies are taking steps to reduce …
Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Greek Rescue Plan May Allow for Default on Some Debt  —  BRUSSELS — European leaders began a crucial meeting Thursday after talks between Germany and France produced agreement on a rescue plan for Greece that may push the country to default on some of its debt for a short period.
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Wall Street Journal:
Greek Deal Puts Default on the Table
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 …
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
In Defense Of Chart-Reading  —  After making some very valuable remarks on gentrification in DC, Ta-Nehisi Coates makes a remark that I think slightly resembles me: … I don't actually think it's all that easy to be a data-driven guy in a narrative-driven profession.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Eschaton
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Having Plunged Previously, After The Affordable Care Act Passed Private Sector Employment Increased  —  I don't think this chart showing that private sector employment has grown after the passage of the Affordable Care Act really proves much one way or another, but it certainly proves …
Kbh / Keith Hennessey:
Why I oppose the Gang of Six plan  —  If you'd like to understand the details of the Gang of Six plan, please read my (quite long) earlier post.  —  I strongly oppose the Gang of Six plan.  I think it is absolutely terrible fiscal policy.  —  First I'll flag a few things I like in the plan.
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
How Things Have Changed: A Video Review Of The Vile Attacks Against LGBT Americans During The 1996 DOMA Debate  —  Yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act highlighted the nation's evolution towards LGBT equality …
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
FEC rules Edwards should pay $2.3M  —  Former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) must repay the federal government millions of dollars in matching funds, the Federal Election Commission unanimously ruled Thursday.  —  In a 6- vote, the commission determined the former presidential candidate accepted excessive funds …
Mary Ann Ahern / NBC Chicago:
When Rahm's Temper Made a Comeback  —  To view this video you must to have Flash Player 9.0 or later installed.  Click to download the most recent version of Flash.  —  In dealing with the press, Mayor Rahm Emanuel often tries to emulate his former boss, President Barack Obama.
Discussion: Don Surber and Cato @ Liberty
Jonathan Turley / New York Times:
One Big, Happy Polygamous Family  —  SINCE the Supreme Court's 2003 decision in Lawrence v. Texas, Americans have enjoyed unprecedented freedom in their lifestyles and private relationships.  The decision held that states could no longer use the criminal code for social engineering …
Paul Joseph Watson / Alex Jones' Infowars:
DHS Video Characterizes White Americans as Most Likely Terrorists  —  Big Sis fear campaign continues, but Americans are just as likely to be killed by peanut allergies than they are in terrorist attacks  —  A new promotional video released by the Department of Homeland Security characterizes …
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Politico reporter who covered Palin quits for Democratic Party job  —  A Politico reporter who often penned stories about Sarah Palin and other Republicans has quit journalism to work with the Democratic Party in Arizona, sources tell The Daily Caller.  —  That reporter, Andy Barr …
The Politico:
Barack Obama's 2008 bundlers flee political ‘machine’  —  When Senator Barack Obama began running for president in 2007, a small handful of determined, inspired supporters found a new political calling.  A new group of professionals - from a San Juan jewelry story owner to a West Coast biotech executive …
Debbie Siegelbaum / The Hill:
Dems look to ban polystyrene from House cafeterias  —  Two House Democrats plan to introduce legislation on the House floor Thursday that would ban polystyrene products from Congressional cafeterias.  —  Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) are slated to introduce an amendment …
New York Post:
Cathie Black smashes car into trees after Hamptons bash  —  Ousted Schools Chancellor Cathie Black found a Hampton's driveway tougher to navigate than the city's education system — she smashed her brand-new SUV into tree after tree following a boozy Bastille Day bash.
 
 
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Bikeshare Ridership Inflects
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Mark Steyn / National Review:
The T Word  —  One of the depressing features of the Republican Party …
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Waxman calls for national climate-change-education push
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
GOP 2012 Twitter debate was a joke.
Anthony Brino / truth-out.org:
Fracking at Drinking Water Source for 80,000 Pennsylvanians Raises Alarms
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Roger Ebert / Roger Ebert's Journal:
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Bloomberg:
U.S. Consumers Relying on Credit for Basic Necessities
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Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times:
Opposition to a deal with Obama creates problems for GOP
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Frances Martel / Mediaite:
Michael Eric Dyson: GOP Refuse Raising Debt Ceiling ‘Because The Economy Is In The Hands Of The Black’
Felix Salmon:
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Joseph Straw / NY Daily News:
Al Qaeda magazine pokes fun at fall of sexting pol Anthony Weiner
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Obama Maintains Sub-50% Job Approval in 10th Quarter
 

 
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