Washington Post: "And he's running ahead without riding the anti-government wave sweeping the nation. In some ways, he's practicing the opposite: rattling off the schools, bridges, unpaved roads and sewer systems that need funding; celebrating the jobs that two big local military installations bring; promoting earmarks for agricultural research. It's a reminder that in some … Continue reading Rep. Bobby Bright avoids perils of anti-government mood

Nicholas Kristof: How educating girls and empowering women can help fight poverty and extremism. 

BBC: "The International Criminal Court has issued a second arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir - this time for charges of genocide."

E.J Dionne: "Democrats are counting on a similar twofer from their attacks on the current brand of Republicanism as being too doctrinaire and too extreme. The energy that the Tea Party provides Republicans could be offset by a negative reaction in the electoral middle to the new movement's ferocity."

NPR: "When members of Congress return from their Fourth of July break Monday, they'll find a big challenge waiting for them right where they left it. The issue is unemployment — specifically an extension of benefits for people who've lost their jobs. The debate has turned into a high-stakes, election-year stand-off over deficits."

Time: "With about a third of the country in poverty, the junta could invest in health, education or job creation, but instead, new evidence suggests Burma is spending billions on outlandish military projects, including a secretive nuclear weapons program."

The Hill: "West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin said on MSNBC's "Daily Rundown" on Friday he expects the state legislature to back a November special election for the seat of the late-Sen. Robert Byrd.  And Manchin said it was "highly likely" that he would be on the ballot for that race should it occur." 

Huffington Post: "New data show that the gaps in after-tax income between the richest 1 percent of Americans and the middle and poorest parts of the population in 2007 was the highest it's been in 80 years, while the share of income going to the middle one-fifth of Americans shrank to its lowest level ever."

Dean Baker: "It may seem bad taste to accuse Republicans of wanting a rise in unemployment but their actions leave no other explanation."

Rep. James Oberstar: "Although the United States lags behind many other industrialized nations in making a serious, long-term commitment to high-speed rail, there is now broad support on the federal, state, and local level for investing in a national high-speed intercity passenger rail system."