Thursday evening must-reads

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White House defends breaking promise to SEALs' families

Uh oh: Republican on super committee refuses to rule out raising taxes

Dems' seat on super committee used to attract Wall Street donors

Allen West: Congress should be at "Defcon 1"

Democrats: Obama needs to be "bolder" on economy

Ron Paul's economic fix: Free trade with Cuba?

Obama recycles John McCain's 2008 campaign slogan

Victor Davis Hanson: The politics of liberals bashing Obama

Mission creep: U.S. uses contractors to handle Somali jihadists

U.S. Postal Service wants out of union contracts

Rick Perry is alllllll in

Reuters questions Perry's tea party bona fides

A vintage guide to summer vacation

Obama's costly Martha's Vineyard getaway

Jay Leon delivers superb monologue on current events:

h/t Greg Hengler