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Today’s must reads think Barack Obama is a LIAR!
- “My Advice Is He Apologize Immediately” (WaPo)
- David Corn: Obama’s Speech: The Doctor Is In (MoJo)
- E.J. Dionne: Obama Fires Back On Health Care Reform (WaPo)
- Jim Ridgeway: Good Speech, Muddled Politics (MoJo)
- We’re Really Not Kidding: The Supreme Court Is Probably Going to Allow Unlimited Corporate Donations In Federal Elections (MoJo)
- US Says Iran Has Ability To “Expedite” Nuke (NYT)
- Black Sea Port a Flashpoint for Georgia and Russia (NYT)
- Google Plans to Help Newspapers Charge for Content (NYT/Bits Blog)
- Great War Reporting From McClatchy’s Jonathan Landay (McClatchy)
- What Birthers Believe (YouTube)
- GOP Lawmaker’s Graphic Sex-Bragging Caught On Tape (TPM)
- How Medicare Is Communist—Really! (The Economist)
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