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LiveBlog for Tuesday, July 10, 2012

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Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) calls in at 9:30am ET / 6:30am PT to talk about Obama’s desire to extend the tax cuts for the Middle Class

Jonathan Krohn, former Conservative child hero turned Obama supporter, calls in at 10am ET / 7am PT to talk about his stunning political conversion

Charlie Pierce of Esquire’s Politics Blog, calls in at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT to talk about the bad behavior at Mitt Romney’s huge fundraiser for the ultra-rich

David Shuster of Current TV and WeActRadio calls in at 11am ET / 8am PT to talk about what President Obama needs to do to get the independent vote

• Comedian Michael McDonald joins us in the Los Angeles Bureau at 11:15am ET / 8:15am PT to talk about the news of the day and about his latest gigs

President Obama yesterday proposed a one-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for Americans making less than $250,000, reiterating his calls to let tax cuts for high-earning Americans expire.

Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) indicated that he “has no intention” of expanding Medicaid or putting in place a state-based health insurance exchange, both central components to President Obama’s Affordable Care Act.