Obama, Congress reach a debt deal

(Washington Times – Stephen Dinan and Sean Lengell) *Lead Story*

Democrats put politics ahead of policy — again

(Washington Examiner – Timothy P. Carney) *Must Read*

Why Cutting Government Spending Isn’t A Danger To The Economy

(Forbes – Daniel J. Mitchell)

EPA raises risk of blackout

(Detroit News – Nolan Finley)

NYT’s Thomas Friedman Proves Rubio’s Point: GOP ‘Being Led Around By Extremist Tea Party’

(NewsBusters – Noel Sheppard) *Must Read*

Van Jones Goes on NPR to Promote His Anti-Tea Party Group

(The Blaze – Christopher Santarelli)

I, I, I, I, I

(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch)

A Land Without History

(sultanknish.blogspot.com – Daniel Greenfield)

The last fix: Defense spending cuts adjusted

(Washington Post – Jennifer Rubin)

America is merely wounded, Europe risks death

(Daily Telegraph UK – Ambrose Evans-Pritchard) *Must Read*