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8:20 PM ET, July 31, 2010

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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
House Ethics Inquiry on Waters Is Tied to Bank  —  WASHINGTON — When Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, called Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. in late 2008 to ask him to host a special meeting that would feature a California bank executive she knew well …
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Maxine Waters faces ethics charges
Janie Lorber / The Caucus:
The Saturday Word: The Economy
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dem leaders, donors to hold Rangel birthday bash at The Plaza  —  Democratic leaders and major party donors plan to hold a lavish 80th birthday gala for Charles Rangel at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan next month, despite 13 ethics charges pending against the veteran lawmaker.
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Shane D'Aprile / The Hill:
Calls for Rep. Rangel to give up his seat in the House are on the rise
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
FBI Files Reveal Historian Howard Zinn Lied to Hide CPUSA Membership  —  Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document drop on the Left's favorite anti-American historian: … Cliff Kincaid summarizes the FBI documents: … Read the rest of that.  What is important to note …
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Daniel Tencer / Raw Story:
FBI admits probing ‘radical’ historian Zinn for criticizing bureau
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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
The Big Day: Chelsea Clinton's Wedding  —  An exterior view of Beekman Arms Inn, where many of Chelsea Clinton's wedding guests are said to be staying.  The prospect of seeing the Clintons and other celebrities has gripped residents of the town.  —  RHINEBECK, N.Y. — We're here in Rhinebeck …
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
The NYT now predicts the news on the front page?  —  I prefer it when the Times simply reports the news on A1, and leaves the prognostications to the opinion pages.  —  But today the Times can't help itself.  Wildly impressed that the Anti-Defamation League issued a statement in opposition …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Vanity Fair
Bob Herbert / New York Times:
A Sin and a Shame  —  The treatment of workers by American corporations has been worse — far more treacherous — than most of the population realizes.  There was no need for so many men and women to be forced out of their jobs in the downturn known as the great recession.
Fay Schlesinger / Daily Mail:
My duty is to save the world: Prince Charles believes he was born for a purpose  —  The Prince of Wales says he believes he has been placed on Earth as future King ‘for a purpose’ - to save the world.  —  Giving a fascinating insight into his view of his inherited wealth and influence …
Telegraph:
Bradley Manning, suspected source of Wikileaks documents, raged on his Facebook page  —  Bradley Manning, the prime suspect in the leaking of the Afghan war files, raged against his US Army employers and “society at large” on his Facebook page in the days before he allegedly downloaded thousands …
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
The new tea party bible  —  “Rules for Radicals,” the iconic liberal organizing manifesto by Saul Alinsky, was an unlikely bible  —  for tea party activists as they tried to mobilize their movement last year.  Now, as they struggle to demonstrate their impact and staying power …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
ABCNEWS:
Madam Speaker: Is War In Afghanistan Worth It?  —  In an Exclusive ‘This Week’ Interview, Speaker Pelosi Discussing the War Funding Bill  —  In an exclusive interview on “This Week” with Christiane Amanpour, to air this Sunday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi dodged a question …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
 
 
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