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2:15 PM ET, July 22, 2011

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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Democrats Set Drop-Dead Date For Debt Ceiling Backup Plan  —  President Obama's quest to reach a historic budget agreement with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) fell into deep doubt Thursday, after a noisy rebellion by Senate Democrats over reports that Obama might hand Republicans the farm …
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Major Garrett / NationalJournal.com:
Cantor's Moment of Choosing  —  The House majority leader has become a darling of fiscal conservatives by saying “no.” What happens if he needs to say “yes”?  —  King for a day: Eric Cantor's mini-coup last week presages his long-term ambition.)  —  The day of reckoning on the debt ceiling is coming …
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Rejects House Budget Plan; Obama Calls for Deal
Discussion: Washington Monthly and The Hill
Scott Wong / The Politico:
Senate rejects ‘Cut, Cap, Balance’
Discussion: Red Dog Report
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Debt talks bring tensions between Democrats, Obama to surface
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Debt-limit talks: As Obama, Boehner rush to strike deal, Democrats are left fuming
Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
Oslo Explosion: One of Two Blasts Result of Massive Vehicle Bomb, Sources Say  —  At least one of two explosions that rocked a Norwegian government building in Oslo today was result of a massive vehicle bomb, according to U.S. government sources on the scene.
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Haroon Siddique / Guardian:
Oslo explosion - live coverage  —  • “Several” killed by gunman at youth conference in Utoya  —  If you have any information please email me at haroon.siddique@guardian.co.uk or contact me via Twitter @haroon_siddique  —  6.47pm: Norwegian media is now reporting seven people killed by the bomb blast and two seriously injured.
BBC:
Norway: Blast near prime minister's office in Oslo  —  Eyewitness: “Police are beginning to seal off streets where there is a danger of falling glass”  —  A large explosion has hit near government headquarters in the Norwegian capital Oslo.  —  At least one person was killed in the city centre blast …
New York Times:
Deadly Blasts in Norway Are Followed by Gun Attack  —  OSLO — Powerful explosions shook central Oslo on Friday afternoon, blowing out the windows of several government buildings, including one housing the office of the Norwegian prime minister.  Media reports said that at least two people …
Walter Gibbs / Reuters:
Blast rocks central Oslo, Norway PM's office
The Atlantic Online:
Al-Qaeda's Problem With Norway
Discussion: Guardian
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Lesser Depression  —  These are interesting times — and I mean that in the worst way.  Right now we're looking at not one but two looming crises, either of which could produce a global disaster.  In the United States, right-wing fanatics in Congress may block a necessary rise in the debt ceiling …
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Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Prepares Subpoenas in News Corp. Inquiry  —  The U.S. Justice Department is preparing subpoenas as part of preliminary investigations into News Corp. relating to alleged foreign bribery and alleged hacking of voicemail of Sept. 11 victims, according to a government official.
CNN:
CNN Poll: Perry near the top in GOP nomination race  —  Washington (CNN) - As Texas Gov. Rick Perry comes closer and closer to jumping into the race for the White House, he's also close to the top of a new national survey in the battle for the GOP presidential nomination.
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary  —  Technical information:  —  Employment: (202) 691-6559 * sminfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/sae  —  Unemployment: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau  —  Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
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Wall Street Journal:
Job Search Tops a Year for Millions
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Hotline On Call
New York Post:
Weiner in therapy; says hard part will be convincing Hillary Clinton he's recovered  —  Forget his wife — Anthony Weiner has an even bigger problem on his hands: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.  —  The horndog ex-House member from Queens is telling friends that while he's finally started therapy …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Grover G. Norquist / New York Times:
Read My Lips: No New Taxes  —  THE Taxpayer Protection Pledge has received increased attention as the Aug. 2 deadline for raising the debt ceiling approaches.  My organization, Americans for Tax Reform, created the pledge in 1986 as a simple, written commitment by a candidate or elected official …
Aaron Task / Yahoo! Finance:
Return of Mass Layoffs a Grim Sign for U.S. Workers  —  Putting pressure on an already lousy job market, the mass layoff is making a comeback.  In the past week, Cisco, Lockheed Martin and Borders announced a combined 23,000 in job cuts.  (See: Another Retailer Bites the Dust: Borders Doomed by Amazon Deal, Davidowitz Says)
Discussion: Don Surber and Hot Air
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
GOP Makes Big Gains among White Voters  —  Especially among the Young and Poor  —  OVERVIEW  —  As the country enters into the 2012 presidential election cycle, the electorate's partisan affiliations have shifted significantly since Barack Obama won office nearly three years ago.
Discussion: The Note and Hotline On Call
Howard Fischer / Yuma Daily Sun:
Brewer could move up presidential primary  —  PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer is leaning to moving Arizona's presidential primary to the last Tuesday in January in hopes of getting a jump on most other states.  —  The governor said she believes pushing the primary up from its current Feb. 28 schedule …
Discussion: Hotline On Call
Robinson / nation.foxnews.com:
Donald Trump Will Re-enter the Presidential Race If ...  GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST So I did research on you.  I follow you all the time because I know you were toying with the idea of running for president, then you said no, then maybe run as an independent.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
The Note:
Panetta Jokes About His Salty Language and Biden's Bluntness  —  ABC News' Kirit Radia (@KiritRadia_ABC) reports:  —  Two of the Obama administration's most colorful speakers shared the stage today when Vice President Joe Biden came to the Pentagon to administer new Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's ceremonial swearing in.
Economix:
Economist Q.  & A. on Europe's Debt Accord  —  European leaders reached an accord Thursday to reduce Greece's debt burden and prevent a collapse of confidence that has threatened to engulf some of the region's largest economies.  Economix has asked three prominent economists to offer …
The Daily Beast:
Newt's Still In  —  Dispelling rumors that his troubled campaign is on the outs, Lloyd Grove confirms that Newt Gingrich is still running for president.  —  Former U.S. Speaker of the House and Republican candidate for president Newt Gingrich speaks during the 2011 Republican Leadership Conference …
Discussion: GOP 12 and Taegan Goddard's …
 
 
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Discussion: Pajamas Media
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Dems poised for House gains
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House Report: Obama's Gulf Oil Slowdown Costing 230,000 Jobs!
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Red Dog Report
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
A Goodbye To Borders
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Obama could be comeback kid if he mimics Clinton
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