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2:25 PM ET, August 12, 2011

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New York Times:
8 From G.O.P. Trade Attacks at Iowa Debate  —  AMES, Iowa — A withering critique of President Obama's handling of the economy was overshadowed by a burst of incivility among the Republican presidential candidates who, in a debate here Thursday night, fought to stay alive in the party's increasingly competitive nominating race.
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Cruel thoughts on a weak field  —  On last night's Republican presidential candidates debate in Iowa, as William Buckley used to say, a few observations.  —  Mitt Romney: He has the frontrunner role nailed, and his canned responses on Romneycare and Bain were enough to deflect attention last night.
Discussion: No Left Turns
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pawlenty: Poor straw poll showing would force me to ‘reassess’
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Fact checking the GOP debate in Iowa
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Tim Pawlenty: Ames flop would force campaign to ‘reassess’ plan
Mike Allen / The Politico:
NEW SHERIFF: RICK PERRY RUNNING ON CHANGE - …
Discussion: Salon, USA Today and Weekly Standard
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
John Roberts Is No Fool  —  The White House tries to put one over on the Supreme Court.  —  “The White House . . . has quietly altered its website to remove the references to Jerusalem being in ‘Israel,’ ” the New York Sun reports.  It sounds like another make-work Keynesian stimulus: dig a hole, fill it up.
Discussion: The Jawa Report
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Reuters:
Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare law  —  (Reuters) - An appeals court ruled on Friday that President Barack Obama's healthcare law requiring Americans to buy healthcare insurance or face a penalty was unconstitutional, a blow to the White House.  —  The Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit …
Appeals Court / Wall Street Journal:
Health-Law Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional  —  A divided U.S. appeals court in Atlanta ruled Friday that a key provision of last year's federal health-care overhaul is unconstitutional, siding with a group of 26 states that challenged the law.  —  The 2-1 ruling marks the Obama administration's biggest defeat …
Katie Mulvaney / Providence Journal:
Anti-gay marriage group loses appeal of R.I. court ruling  —  BOSTON — A federal appeals court panel Thursday rejected an anti-gay marriage group's bid to block its need for compliance with Rhode Island campaign disclosure laws.  —  The National Organization for Marriage …
Discussion: Law Blog and Good As You
Jennifer Haberkorn / Reuters:
11th Circuit says mandate unconstitutional  —  The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that the health care reform law's requirement that nearly all Americans buy insurance is unconstitutional, a striking blow to the legislation that increases the odds that the Supreme Court will have to review the law.
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
mpbn.net:
Court Sides with Maine in Election Law Dispute
The Daily Beast:
Rick Perry on the Record  —  From scrapping Social Security and Medicare to immigration to Constitutional amendments, Texas Governor Rick Perry spoke openly last fall with Andrew Romano.  —  In Fed Up!, you criticize the progressive era and the changes it produced: the 16th and 17th Amendments, Social Security, Medicare, and so on.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Rick Perry Says Social Security And Medicare Are Unconstitutional  —  Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has, to say the least, a very odd understanding of the Constitution.  He thinks Texas should be able to opt out of Social Security, and he believes that everything from federal public school programs to clean air laws are unconstitutional.
Discussion: The Agitator and Daily Kos
The Daily Beast:
Perry's Entitlement Problem
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Democrats Enjoy Slight Edge on 2012 Congressional Ballot  —  Twice as many voters say Tea Party endorsements are a negative rather than a positive  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup's first measure of the 2012 congressional elections shows Democrats leading Republicans, 51% to 44% …
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Washington Times:
Did media cover up Sen. Durbin's confrontation with reporter? (VIDEO)
Discussion: 24Ahead and Pajamas Media
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Newt Gingrich Brawls With Fox News' Chris Wallace Over Debate ‘Gotcha’ Question  —  While his fellow GOP presidential candidates were busy zinging each other, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich livened up Thursday night's Fox Presidential Debate by throwing some haymakers at moderator Chris Wallace.
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
The Defining Moments of the GOP Debate
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
GOP Debate Land
Discussion: Don Surber and Daily Kos
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Hijacked Crisis  —  Has market turmoil left you feeling afraid?  Well, it should.  Clearly, the economic crisis that began in 2008 is by no means over.  —  But there's another emotion you should feel: anger.  For what we're seeing now is what happens when influential people exploit a crisis rather than try to solve it.
New York Post:
JetBlue flier who ‘peed’ on girl could be axed from US Ski Team  —  By GORDON BOCK in Warren, Vt., and DON KAPLAN in NY  —  He probably just pissed away his Olympic dreams.  —  The drunken JetBlue passenger who treated a sleeping 11-year-old girl like his personal potty is a member …
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Rand Paul Rushes To Romney's Defense: ‘All Of Us Are Corporations’  —  ThinkProgress filed this report from the Republican presidential debate in Ames, Iowa.  —  Mitt Romney & Rand Paul Think These Are People  —  During a campaign stop at the Iowa State Fair yesterday …
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Frank James / NPR:
Romney's ‘Corporations Are People’ A Gift To Political Foes
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
More on the Postal Service  —  One point that came up repeatedly in our discussion last night about the crisis in the postal service is that the USPS is apparently subject to a regulation that requires it to pre-pay pension and health care obligations 75 years in advance, something that is required of no other government agency.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
NY turns negative on Bam  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama might need to start taking a few more campaign trips to New York — and not just to raise cash.  —  A stunning new survey gives the president a negative approval rating in the Empire State for the first time, with just 45 percent approval …
Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
The Mystery of Herman Cain and the Donna Summer Lyrics  —  One of the weirdest moments of last night's Republican debate probably slipped completely under the radar for most viewers.  This moment occurred in Herman Cain's closing statement, when the former pizza-chain CEO recited a favorite inspirational quote:
Discussion: Mediaite
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
All The Anti-Gay Rhetoric From The GOP Presidential Debate...In Under 2 Minutes  —  The GOP presidential candidates reiterated their opposition to same-sex marriage during Thursday's debate in Ames, Iowa, even as the majority of Americans now support marriage equality and 11.4 percent …
Alex Campbell / Indianapolis Star:
Email rendezvous entangles state Rep. Phillip Hinkle  —  Lawmaker calls encounter set up with young man on Craigslist a ‘shakedown’  —  State Rep. Phillip Hinkle, shown speaking on a motion during the recent session, said he is “aware of a shakedown taking place.”  / Charlie Nye / 2011 Star file photo
Josh Boak / Reuters:
S&P: Debt default skeptics fueled ratings downgrade  —  A Standard & Poor's director said for the first time Thursday that one reason the United States lost its triple-A credit rating was that several lawmakers expressed skepticism about the serious consequences of a credit default — a position put forth by some Republicans.
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Michael Cooper / The Caucus:
Fact Check: The Republican Debate
 
 
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Jillian Berman / Bloomberg:
Consumer Sentiment Plunges to 30-Year Low
Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Fed Now More Likely to Do Third Round of Easing: Pros
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Sam Baker / Healthwatch:
HHS awards $185M in exchange grants
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Michael Linden / Center for American Progress:
Holtz-Eakin Joins the Recovery Act Champions
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Democratic Hill staffers head to Maui on taxpayers' dime for Senate Indian Affairs Committee field hearing
Sonny Riddle / GazetteVirginian.com:
Proposed rule on farms called ‘absurd’
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Ten-to-one isn't good enough for the GOP
Discussion: Daily Kos
 Earlier Items: 
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
O'Donnell: ‘Witch’ was the worst
Kara Scannell / Financial Times:
SEC makes S&P downgrade inquiries
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama: ‘Last thing we need’ is for Congress to return to DC
Discussion: Reuters
Oren Yaniv / NY Daily News:
Woman sues for sexual harassment at People's Choice Realty; Their response? She's too ugly to touch
Discussion: Joe. My. God. and Gothamist
Peter Oborne / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
The moral decay of our society is as bad at the top as the bottom