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5:20 PM ET, August 6, 2013

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Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
Here's Why I Think Jeff Bezos Bought The Washington Post  —  Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider, so in the wake of news that he's buying the Washington Post, folks have been asking me two questions:  — What's it like being owned or invested in by Jeff Bezos?
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David Remnick / News Desk:
Donald Graham's Choice
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Washington Post:
Wishful thinking on the war on terror
Bill Clinton / CNN:
Bill Clinton comments on Weiner, NYC mayoral race  —  (CNN) - Former President Bill Clinton said he and his wife, Hillary Clinton, have many “personal friends” in the New York City mayoral race and added that he shouldn't talk about the contest.  —  His comments came in an interview with CNN in Kigali …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Clinton Comments On Weiner: ‘We Are A Hundred Miles From That Race’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Evan Perez / CNN:
First criminal charges filed in Benghazi attack probe  —  Demonstrators set the U.S. Consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya, on fire on September 11, 2012.  The U.S. ambassador and three other U.S. nationals were killed during the attack.  The Obama administration initially blamed a mob inflamed …
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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Obama's Watergates  —  The truth about Benghazi, the Associated Press/James Rosen monitoring, the IRS corruption, the NSA octopus, and Fast and Furious is still not exactly known.  Almost a year after the attacks on our Benghazi facilities, we are only now learning details of CIA gun-running …
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
PolitiFact finds its pants on fire  —  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) appeared on Fox News on Sunday, and when the discussion turned to a possible self-imposed budget crisis, the Virginia Republican said lawmakers should be “focused on trying to deal with the ultimate problem, which is this growing deficit.”
Tara Palmeri / New York Post:
I'm a guy again!  ABC newsman who switched genders wants to switch back  —  ‘Amnesia’ awakening  —  He thought he was a woman trapped in a man's body — but it turns out he's “just another boring straight guy.”  —  ABC News editor Don Ennis strolled into the newsroom in May wearing …
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep Grilled By Tea Party At Town Hall Over Obamacare Funding (VIDEO)  —  Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC) received an earful Monday at a town hall after he said that he will not be backing efforts to defund Obamacare and risk a government shutdown.  —  The exchange was captured and posted …
Discussion: The Raw Story
Kyle Roerink / Casper Star-Tribune:
Liz Cheney listed as 10-year Wyomingite, gets resident fishing license early  —  Senate candidate Liz Cheney improperly received a state resident fishing license based on an application with incorrect information, according to Wyoming Game and Fish Department records.
Sarah Mimms / NationalJournal.com:
Republicans Confront Lady Problems in Congress  —  GOP groups are scrambling to expand outreach to women, as party operatives fear gender gap could grow.  —  When the House Judiciary Committee passed a late-term abortion ban in June, Republican leaders scrambled to find a female …
Peter Hamby / CNN:
First on CNN: Iowa's Steve King heading to South Carolina  —  Washington (CNN) - Iowa Rep. Steve King, whose hard line immigration rhetoric has angered some of his fellow Republicans and delighted Democrats eager to keep Hispanic voters in their fold, is quietly planning meetings …
Discussion: Ballot Box
Associated Press:
President George W. Bush Has Stent Procedure  —  Former President George W. Bush successfully underwent a heart procedure in Dallas on Tuesday after doctors discovered a blockage in an artery during his annual physical, Bush spokesman Freddy Ford said.  —  “At the recommendation of his doctors …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Bloomberg:
Summers's Critics Distort His Regulatory Views  —  A lot of public discussion takes place before the president nominates a new Federal Reserve Board chairman.  This time, that discussion has gotten unusually heated.  —  Continuing economic difficulties are one reason.
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Why I Don't Trust Lawrence Summers' Friends
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
T.S.A. Expands Duties Beyond Airport Security  —  WASHINGTON — As hundreds of commuters emerged from Amtrak and commuter trains at Union Station on a recent morning, an armed squad of men and women dressed in bulletproof vests made their way through the crowds.
Sydney Leathers / xoJane:
Anthony Weiner's Sexting Partner Sydney Leathers Reveals Her 10 Secrets For Seducing a Politician  —  Bottom line: Don't ever let the politician know how pathetic you think they really are.  —  I know a lot of people judge me (shout-out to MSNBC's Thomas Roberts who went on air and called me …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama plan: Rehab vacant lots; wind down Fannie and Freddie  —  President Obama on Tuesday outlined a series of policies he said would save home ownership for the middle class.  —  In a speech Tuesday in Arizona, one of the states hit hardest by the housing crisis that precipitated the economic recession …
Discussion: CNN, Politico and The Hill
Andrew Johnson / National Review:
Priebus: DNC Banned Fox from Debates, Why Can't We Avoid CNN, NBC?  —  “We have to control the referees that we're bringing into our playground,” Priebus said of his threat to prohibit CNN and NBC from holding Republican-primary debates in 2016.  “The fact of the matter is you've got …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and TBogg
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Tami Luhby / CNNMoney.com:
Where Obamacare premiums will soar  —  Get ready to shell out more money for individual health insurance under Obamacare ... in some states, that is.  —  While many residents in New York and California may see sizable decreases in their premiums, Americans in many places could face significant increases …
Ashok Rao / This is Ashok:
Has the Labor Market Adjusted?  - A Keynesian Price Floor and Employment Dynamics  —  A new paper, from Jonathan Meer and Jeremy West at Texas A&M, suggests that minimum wage does have adverse consequences on the labor market: just not in the way most economists think.
Online NewsHour:
Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff Named Co-Anchors, Managing Editors of PBS NewsHour  —  Gwen Ifill, left, and Judy Woodruff co-anchored all PBS NewsHour's special election coverage during the 2012 season.  The veteran correspondents will expand their roles for the NewsHour and Ifill will continue …
Charles C. Johnson / The Daily Caller:
Imprisoned “Innocence of Muslims” producer Nakoula Nakoula: ‘I want the world to see the truth’  —  In his first interview since his supervised release from prison, the filmmaker behind “Innocence of Muslims” told The Daily Caller that he “has no regrets” and promises more films and books about Islam.
 
 
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HBO Developing Comedy Series From Larry Wilmore & Issa Rae To Star Rae
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Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
Former NSA chief warns of cyber-terror attacks if Snowden apprehended
Discussion: Techdirt and Mediaite
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Obama reportedly to meet with Muslim Brotherhood officials in the White House
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
The One Thing Wendy Davis Said She Knew About Gosnell Is Wrong
Discussion: LifeNews.com and The Raw Story
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Federal health IT chief steps down
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Alec MacGillis / New Republic:
Mitch McConnell Has A Fight (Or Two) On His Hands
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Natasha Korecki / Chicago Sun Times:
Bill Daley campaign site features White House photo from day bin Laden killed
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Senator Amplifies Her Voice to Referee Fiscal Showdown
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New York Times:
Chicago Sees Pension Crisis Drawing Near