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4:20 PM 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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Marist Poll:
7/25: Quinn Reclaims Lead from Weiner in Democratic Primary... Should Weiner Drop Out?  Dems Divide  —  In light of new revelations that Anthony Weiner continued to engage in lewd online behavior after he resigned from Congress two years ago, Weiner now trails Christine Quinn in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.
Jon Schuppe / nbcnewyork.com:
Anthony Weiner's Lead in NYC Mayor's Race Evaporates After New Revelations of Online Affair: Poll  —  Weiner admitted Tuesday he had carried on explicit online relationships after he left Congress  —  Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has suffered a massive erosion of support among …
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 …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Anthony Weiner: Up to 3 women since quitting  —  NEW YORK — Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner said Thursday that he may have engaged in online sexual relationships with up to three women since resigning from Congress in 2011.  —  “I don't believe I had any more than three,” …
Nancy Pelosi / CNN:
Pelosi blasts Weiner, Filner: Do your therapy in private  —  Washington (CNN) - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tore into Anthony Weiner and San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, saying Thursday the two former House Democrats should “get a clue” as they face backlash for their questionable behavior with women.
New York Post:
Anthony Weiner admits to sexting three women after resigning from Congress  —  Anthony Weiner had illicit sext with at least 13 women - and three of the online liaisons came after he resigned from Congress in disgrace, the peter-Tweeting pol revealed today.  —  The married mayoral wannabe …
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Thank you, Ray Kelly
Discussion: CNN and National Review
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Weiner Plummets In New Poll
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
Alec Baldwin / The Huffington Post:
The Right Candidate for New York Mayor
Discussion: NewsBusters and TheBlaze.com
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Weiner estimates he sexted three women after resigning
Discussion: Mediaite and Politico
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Poll: New ‘Sexting’ revelations cost Weiner lead in mayor's race
Discussion: CNN and The PJ Tatler
Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Justice Department to challenge states' voting rights laws  —  The Justice Department is preparing to take fresh legal action in a string of voting rights cases across the nation, U.S. officials said, part of a new attempt to blunt the impact of a Supreme Court ruling that the Obama administration …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Holder Wants Texas to Clear Voting Changes With the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced on Thursday that the Justice Department would ask a court to require Texas to get permission from the federal government before making voting changes in that state for the next decade.
Abby Rapoport / American Prospect:
Republicans vs. Democracy in North Carolina
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Slate
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Preclearance requirement sought for Texas on voting
Alyssa Newcomb / ABC News:
George Zimmerman Juror Says He ‘Got Away With Murder’  —  The only minority on the all-female jury that voted to acquit George Zimmerman said today that Zimmerman “got away with murder” for killing Trayvon Martin and feels she owes an apology Martin's parents.
Norm Ornstein / NationalJournal.com:
The Unprecedented—and Contemptible—Attempts to Sabotage Obamacare  —  Doing everything possible to block the law's implementation is not treasonous—just sharply beneath any reasonable standards of elected officials.  —  When Mike Lee pledges to try to shut down the government unless …
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
McCain: $1 coin could lead to bigger tips for strippers  —  The Arizona Republican joined Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.) in introducing the COINS Act last month.  Advocates for the measure contend that saying sayonara to George Washingtons …
Discussion: CNN and TheBlaze.com
Kim Severson / New York Times:
Paula Deen's Cook Tells of Slights, Steeped in History  —  SAVANNAH, Ga. — Dora Charles and Paula Deen were soul sisters.  That's what Ms. Deen called the black cook from the start, even before the books and the television shows and the millions of dollars.  —  For 22 years, Mrs. Charles was the queen of the Deen kitchens.
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Obama: Reporters tell me my ideas are ‘great’  —  President Obama said reporters praise his economic proposals as “great” and tell him they are “all good ideas.”  —  Obama made the remarks in a speech Wednesday in Galesburg, Ill. focused on the economy.  —  The address didn't include …
The Week:
WATCH: Terrifying video of Spain's deadly train derailment  —  Surveillance footage captures the moment when a high-speed train in Northern Spain veers off the rails, killing 78  —  On Wednesday night, a high-speed train derailed near the northern Spanish town of Santiago de Compostela …
Discussion: Gawker
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Reuters:
Driver investigated after 78 killed in Spain train crash
Discussion: Hot Air and The Reaction
Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner blasts Steve King again  —  If it wasn't clear Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner wants Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) to pipe down.  —  Boehner on Thursday called his comments about illegal immigrants “deeply offensive and wrong.”  —  “What he said does not reflect the values …
Discussion: The Hill and Daily Kos
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Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Boehner Calls out Rep. King on Immigration Insult
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
Manu Raju / Politico:
Rand Paul caught in the middle in Kentucky  —  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,” …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McCain, McConnell heading for spell of rocky relations
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Paul, Cruz rising for 2016  —  PPP's newest look at the Republican field for 2016 finds some big changes from our previous polling.  Marco Rubio, who had led all of our polling since December, has dropped all the way to 6th place.  Rand Paul now has the lead nationally …
Sen. Marco Rubio / Fox News:
America, it's not too late to stop ObamaCare … Too often, politicians forget how their decisions impact real people.  They dig in to protect their political agenda at all costs, even if it hurts the very people they were elected to serve.  And when that happens, no one gets hurt as much as working class Americans.
Discussion: Politico, CBS Miami and The Hill
David Morgan / Reuters:
Republicans prepare for ‘Obamacare’ showdown, with eye to 2014 elections  —  (Reuters) - With the Obama administration poised for a huge public education campaign on healthcare reform, Republicans and their allies are mobilizing a counter-offensive including town hall meetings …
San Francisco Chronicle:
KTVU producers fired over Asiana pilots' fake names  —  KTVU-TV has dismissed at least three veteran producers over the on-air gaffe involving the fake names of those Asiana airline pilots that became an instant YouTube hit - and a major embarrassment to the station.
Emma Dumain / Roll Call:
Mark Sanford's New Business Casual: Shorts on the House Floor  —  Somebody obviously didn't tell Rep. Mark Sanford the House moved up the Wednesday evening vote series an hour earlier than anticipated.  Otherwise, he might have changed clothing first — or taken a shower, at least.
 
 
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Politics of Contempt  —  Obama pivots for the 973rd time.
Discussion: Ed Driscoll and The PJ Tatler
Wall Street Journal:
New Health-Care Law's Success Rests on the Young
Discussion: Via Meadia, Hot Air and New Republic
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Some Democrats Look to Push Party Away From Center