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4:30 PM ET, August 15, 2011

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Wall Street Journal:
Bachmann-Perry Overdrive  —  GOP voters are still searching for a unifying candidate.  —  The fight for the Republican Presidential nomination is finally getting underway in earnest, with Texas Governor Rick Perry bull-riding his way into the race and Michele Bachmann winning Saturday's straw poll in Iowa.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Texas Unmiracle  —  As expected, Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, has announced that he is running for president.  And we already know what his campaign will be about: faith in miracles.  —  Some of these miracles will involve things that you're liable to read in the Bible.
Rick Perry / The Daily Beast:
A Christian Plot for Domination?  —  Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry aren't just devout—both have deep ties to a fringe fundamentalist movement known as Dominionism, which says Christians should rule the world.  —  With Tim Pawlenty out of the presidential race, it is now fairly clear …
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
The Ten Weirdest Ideas In Rick Perry's Fed Up  —  Rick Perry's November 2010 book Fed Up!:  Our Fight to Save America from Washington is not a typical “campaign book” from a political candidate.  For starters, its forward is written by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, nominally one of Perry's rivals for the nomination.
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Rove warns GOP about electability  —  First, the Wall Street Journal was spooked about the Michele Bachmann/Rick Perry surge, and just now, Karl Rove issued a similar warning. … Earlier today, the WSJ wrote an op-ed that seemed to suggest that neither Michele Bachmann nor Rick Perry were particularly electable.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Fact checking Rick Perry's announcement speech  —  Well, goodbye Tim Pawlenty, hello Rick Perry.  —  The Texas governor announced that he is running for president on Saturday, just hours before the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa that ended Pawlenty's presidential aspirations.
The Politico:
Rick Perry schools Michele Bachmann in Waterloo  —  WATERLOO, Iowa — Rick Perry came to Michele Bachmann's home town Sunday evening and schooled the newly minted Iowa front-runner in her native state's demanding retail political culture.  —  The day after Perry announced his candidacy …
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Will no one rid the GOP of this troublesome congressman?  —  With Tim Pawlenty out of the race, only two active Presidential candidates scored more than 10 percent in Saturday's Iowa straw poll.  Following the media coverage Sunday, you would never guess Congressman Ron Paul was one of them.
Roger Simon / The Politico:
Ron Paul remains media poison
Discussion: CNN
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
What a president ‘looks like’
Discussion: Washington Post and Paul Krugman
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Chris Christie's Cue
Discussion: The New Republic and msnbc.com
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Miracles, myths, and mirages
Discussion: The Mahablog
CNN:
Romney touts business experience; says most of his rivals don't have it
Warren E. Buffett / New York Times:
Stop Coddling the Super-Rich  —  OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.”  But when they did the asking, they spared me.  I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting.  They, too, were left untouched.  —  While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan …
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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
How Much Tax Should The Rich Pay?  —  In today's New York Times Warren Buffet made the case for higher taxes on very high income earners.  It's very much an anecdotal case, aimed at a generalist audience.  People interested in a more technical analysis should consult the recent paper …
Discussion: Modeled Behavior
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Obama: Warren Buffett is right on the money
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Daniel Indiviglio / The Atlantic Online:
Should Billionaires Pay Lower Taxes Than You Do?
Discussion: National Review and AmSpecBlog
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Issa's office slams New York Times's ‘hit piece’
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Ed Rendell: Hillary Clinton can't resist White House run  —  Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said on Monday he doesn't believe Hillary Clinton is ready to retire from public life and the possibility of someday becoming the first female president “would probably be too much for her to resist.”
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Weasel Zippers
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New York Post:
Andy has upHill fight to win in '16: top Dem
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Another tight Wisconsin recall  —  While last week's Wisconsin votes on recalling Republican state senators drew national attention, the votes tomorrow on recalling three Democrats is worth keeping an eye on.  —  Sources on both sides tell me they expect Democrats to struggle …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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Azi Paybarah / PolitickerNY:
Bill Clinton: Rick Perry is a ‘Good-Looking Rascal,’ But His Platform ‘Is Crazy’  —  Bill Clinton at the IAFF conference in Manahttan on August 15, 2011.  (photo credit: azi paybarah / observer)  —  Bill Clinton said newly announced presidential candidate, Republican Governor Rick of Texas was a …
Discussion: The Hill, GOP 12, Gawker and TPMDC
Kieran Crowley / New York Post:
Wall Street big lavished gifts on mistresses in three countries: wife  —  He's an aging Wall Street fat cat who could put even the most lusty young lothario to shame.  —  John Duffy, 62, the married CEO of the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods investment bank, has lavished millions of dollars' worth of homes …
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Mistakes New Hampshire For Iowa (VIDEO) … Mitt Romney , Elections 2012 , Mitt Romney Iowa , Mitt Romney New Hampshire , American Bridge For The 21st Century , Mitt Romney 2012 , Mitt Romney For President , Mitt Romney Gaffe , Mitt Romney Gaffes , Politics News
Discussion: Daily Kos
Toms River News:
Verizon wins injunction against striking workers after reports of vandalism, violence and harrassment  —  No vandalism.  No violence.  No Harassment.  No Obstruction.  No intimidating.  No threatening.  No Blocking.  No Trespassing.  Those were just a few of the restrictions placed …
 
 
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Clyburn: No new higher tax rates
Discussion: Hot Air
Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
How are nominal wages sticky for the *unemployed*?
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Is Iowa Irrelevant?  —  The political scientists Charles Franklin …
Elaine Ganley / Associated Press:
Al-Qaida in North Africa seeks Arab Spring jihad
Discussion: Jihad Watch
John Rossomando / The Daily Caller:
Conference aims to normalize pedophilia
Discussion: Right Wing News
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Pakistani belief about drones: perceptive or paranoid?
Discussion: New York Times and The Nation
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Krugman: You know what this economy needs? A space alien invasion!
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Moe_Lane's blog
Theodore Dalrymple / Wall Street Journal:
The Barbarians Inside Britain's Gates
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Kiran Stacey / Financial Times:
Ministers plan removal of rioters' benefits
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