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4:35 PM ET, August 14, 2011

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The Caucus:
Pawlenty Drops Out of Republican Race  —  Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, left, at Thursday's debate in Ames, Iowa, with Jon M. Huntsman Jr. and Newt Gingrich.  —  DES MOINES — Tim Pawlenty, the former governor of Minnesota, dropped his bid for the Republican nomination for president …
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Pawlenty Drops Out of Presidential Race After Disappointing Straw Poll Finish  —  Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is dropping out of the Republican presidential contest, after a disappointing third-place finish in the Iowa Straw Poll Saturday.  —  “We needed to get some lift to continue …
Political Punch:
Pawlenty Drops Out of Presidential Race After Disappointing Straw Poll Finish  —  Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is dropping out of the Republican presidential contest, after a disappointing third place finish in the Iowa Straw Poll yesterday.  —  “We needed to get some lift to continue …
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
T-Paw dropping out; Update: State GOP chair to ask Pawlenty to run for Senate  —  News began breaking on Sunday morning before most folks had finished their coffee or had even woken up on the left coast.  Some fourteen hours after finishing a relatively distant third place to Michele Bachmann …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
So much for Sam's Club  —  The departure of Tim Pawlenty …
Discussion: The Daily Dish
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Farewell to Tim Pawlenty
Discussion: Hot Air
Toby Harnden / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:   10 things to take away from Ames. What Michele Bachmann's win means
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Tim Pawlenty ends presidential campaign
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Adrift in Iowa: Tired Rituals in Tough Times
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Bachmann says she can win independents in general election
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Ames Win Positions Michele Bachmann As Rick Perry's Top Obstacle To Be Anti-Romney (VIDEO)
Brian Bakst / Associated Press:
Ex-Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty ends White House bid
Discussion: Guardian
Juana Summers / The Politico:
Former rivals praise Tim Pawlenty as he exits
Discussion: CNN and The Caucus
New York Times:
White House Debates Fight on Economy  —  WASHINGTON — As the economy worsens, President Obama and his senior aides are considering whether to adopt a more combative approach on economic issues, seeking to highlight substantive differences with Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail rather …
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Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Gallup: Obama job rating sinks below 40% for first time  —  President Obama's summer woes have dragged his approval rating to an all-time low, sinking below 40% for the first time in Gallup's daily tracking poll.  —  New data posted Sunday shows that 39% of Americans approve of Obama's job performance, while 54% disapprove.
CNN:
CNN/ORC Poll: Dem support for Obama's re-election fades  —  Washington (CNN) - Barack Obama's base is behind another term for the president, according to a new CNN/ORC International poll.  —  Seven in 10 Democrats say they'd like to see Obama as their party's presidential nominee next year.
Discussion: Hot Air and Israel Matzav
Deborah Netburn / Los Angeles Times:
Virginia school district bans Sherlock Holmes book  —  That's right, Watson, Sherlock Holmes has been banned.  That is, one book featuring the detective has been pulled from the sixth-grade reading list in one Virginia school district.  —  The Albemarle County School Board …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
A Theory of Everything (Sort of)  —  LONDON burns.  The Arab Spring triggers popular rebellions against autocrats across the Arab world.  The Israeli Summer brings 250,000 Israelis into the streets, protesting the lack of affordable housing and the way their country is now dominated by an oligopoly of crony capitalists.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Balloon Juice
Charles Dameron / Wall Street Journal:
Rick Perry's Crony Capitalism Problem  —  The presidential candidate's signature economic development initiative has raised questions among conservatives.  —  Gov. Rick Perry's presidential pitch goes something like this: During one of the worst recessions in American history, he's kept his state “open for business.”
yyAMCopy / Nation Now:
Indiana State Fair stage collapse: 5 dead; singer relates horror  —  The death toll has risen to five in the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair in which 45 people were also injured.  —  The main stage collapsed on a crowd waiting for a Sugarland performance Saturday night …
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Mediaite
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Clyburn hopes to use supercommittee post to tackle wealth gap  —  A leading House Democrat is hoping to use his prestigious seat on the deficit-cutting supercommittee to close the growing gully that divides the rich and the poor in America.  —  Rep. James Clyburn (S.C.) …
Glenn Cook / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Reid expects Tea Party to fade away  —  Can Harry Reid wait out the Tea Party?  —  The Senate majority leader seems to think so.  —  Reid sat down with more than 30 Review-Journal staffers Friday afternoon for an hour-long Q&A session at the newspaper's offices.
 
 
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