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10:40 AM ET, July 25, 2013

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Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
The good wife?  Oh, give us a break!  —  Our would-be Mayor Carlos Danger has done it again.  —  After sitting for lengthy, sympathetic profiles with The New York Times magazine, New York and People — where he declared, “I feel like a different person” — serial online sexter Anthony Weiner and his wife …
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New York Times:
Many New York Women Are Baffled at Loyalty Shown by Weiner's Wife  —  Sipping sparkling water by the bustling patios of Bryant Park on Wednesday afternoon, the young women touched on the usual topics of lunchtime gossip: men, work, relationships.  —  Then the discussion turned …
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Limp XXXcuse: Weiner blames rocky marriage for sext relapse  —  Anthony Weiner came up with an extraordinary excuse yesterday to explain why he went back to sexting after supposedly kicking the habit — he was suffering from marital woes.  —  In a startling e-mail letter sent to rally campaign supporters …
Washington Post:
Huma Abedin steps into high-profile role as Anthony Weiner's chief defender  —  It was his news conference, but it was hard to take your eyes off her.  —  With Huma Abedin's emergence as her husband's chief defender and protector in a second sex scandal, she made a public transformation …
David B. Caruso / Associated Press:
Admiration, Puzzlement Over Weiner's Loyal Wife
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:   The New York Post: ‘Meet Carlos Danger’ (PHOTO)
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama to push for more infrastructure spending in speech  —  President Obama will push for new infrastructure projects and investments as he hits the road again Thursday, traveling this time to Jacksonville, Fla., for his third consecutive speech on the economy.
Discussion: Politico and Jammie Wearing Fools
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Wall Street Journal:
Republicans for Snowden  —  A left-right House coalition rushes …
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
House rejects effort to curb NSA surveillance powers, 205-217
Discussion: Reuters, Firedoglake and The Hill
Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
Justices on the Job  —  After Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. took his seat on the Supreme Court in January 2006, replacing Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the court for the first time in its history was composed entirely of former federal appeals court judges.  Justice Elena Kagan's arrival …
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
What's the Matter With North Carolina?
Manu Raju / Politico:
Rand Paul in tough spot in 2014 Ky. Senate race  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign manager didn't hold back when he learned that his boss had a new GOP primary challenger.  —  “Matthew Griswold Bevin is not a Kentucky conservative, he is merely an East Coast con man,” …
Discussion: NBC Politics and msnbc.com
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McCain, McConnell heading for spell of rocky relations  —  The relationship between Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is going to be awkward in the coming months.  —  McConnell finds himself increasingly constrained by both his new primary challenger …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Dan Savage / The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper:
Why I'm Boycotting Russian Vodka  —  Buzzfeed has a photo essay—"36 Photos from Russia That Everyone Needs to See"—that will bring anyone who hasn't been paying attention to the situation in Russia up to speed.  And Harvey Fierstein's opinion piece in Monday's NYT offers a great summary of Putin's escalating anti-gay pogrom:
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Matt Simonette / Windy City Media Group:   Sidetrack stops serving Stoli, other Russian products
Wall Street Journal:
The Inequality President  —  The rich have done fine under Obamanomics, not so the middle class.  —  President Obama made his fourth or fifth, or maybe it's the seventh or eighth, pivot to the economy on Wednesday, and a revealing speech it was.  We counted four mentions of “growth” but “inequality” got five.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Obama vows to use bully pulpit to break the austerity curse
Discussion: Wonkblog and The PJ Tatler
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Some Democrats Look to Push Party Away From Center  —  WASHINGTON — As President Obama made the case on Wednesday about how the American economy was improving, he went off script to underscore how significant the challenges were that remained.  —  “But — and here's the big but …
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Yahoo! News:
Nice speech, Mr. President. You still can't do much to help the economy
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Thank you, Ray Kelly  —  President Obama shouldn't nominate Ray Kelly to be secretary of homeland security.  He should give the New York City police chief a stern talking to.  He should invite him to examine his conscience and consider the error of his ways.  Failing that, he should hold him up to national obloquy.
Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
‘Obamacare’ National Marketing Campaign To Cost Nearly $700 Million  —  CHICAGO (AP) — It will make you stronger.  It will give you peace of mind and make you feel like a winner.  Health insurance is what the whole country has been talking about, so don't be left out.  —  Sound like a sales pitch?
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Tax writers promise 50 years of secrecy for senators' suggestions  —  Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and the panel's top Republican, Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah), assured lawmakers that any submission they receive will be kept under lock and key by the committee and the National Archives until the end of 2064.
The White House:
Remarks by the President on the Economy — Knox College, Galesburg, IL  —  THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Galesburg!  (Applause.)  Well, it's good to be home in Illinois!  (Applause.)  It is good to be back.  It's good to be back.  Thank you.  Thank you so much, everybody.  (Applause.)  Thank you.
Fox News:
Jesse Watters Confronts Rep. Charles Rangel  —  Representative Charles Rangel recently made some inflammatory remarks regarding the Zimmerman trial.  After dodging the Factor, Fox New's Jesse Watters tracks him down! … REP. CHARLES RANGEL (D), NEW YORK: I think it's possible the police got a black Zimmerman.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Instapundit
The Huffington Post:
Florida To Resume Voter Purge After High Court Ruling  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal court is dismissing a lawsuit that a Hispanic civic group and two naturalized citizens filed last year to block a voter purge in Florida.  —  The lawsuit became moot after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
DOD: Gitmo costs in 2013 to top $450M  —  The cost to run the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay in 2013 is $454 million — a figure significantly higher than previous estimates, according to a new Pentagon assessment.  —  The newest price tag, which was sent to the House Armed Services Committee …
 
 
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Libby A. Nelson / Politico:
Senate passes student loan interest rate compromise
Yahoo! News:
Rand Paul: 'I don't think there's anyone in Congress who has a stronger belief in minority rights than I do'
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Houston Gas Station Shooting: SYG or not? Break it Down with AOJ
Discussion: Hot Air and National Review
Molly Vorwerck / USA Today:
Mistaken identity brings threats to Pastor Zimmermann
San Francisco Chronicle:
KTVU producers fired over Asiana pilots' fake names
David Morgan / Reuters:
Republicans prepare for ‘Obamacare’ showdown, with eye to 2014 elections
Discussion: The Plum Line
Paul Krugman:
Been There, Done That: Monetary and Fiscal Policy Edition
Discussion: TheMoneyIllusion and Noahpinion
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Richard Florida Flip-Flops on Detroit
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Senate bill shields Exxon pipeline spill payments from taxes
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Tea Party Congressman Compares African American Civil Rights To Snail Darters
Chicago Tribune:
Moore disappointed probe prevented White House ethics award
Discussion: Politico and Weasel Zippers
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner, Cantor blast Rep. Steve King for drug mule comments
Discussion: Mediaite