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2:30 PM ET, July 3, 2006

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Mark Pazniokas / Hartford Courant:
Lieberman To Start Petition Drive  —  Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman is to announce today he will petition for a place on the November ballot as an "independent Democrat," giving him a chance to stay alive politically should he lose an Aug. 8 primary for the Democratic nomination.
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Susan Haigh / Associated Press:
Lieberman may campaign as independent  —  HARTFORD, Conn. - U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, facing a stronger-than-expected Democratic primary challenge and sagging poll numbers because of his support of the Iraq war, will collect signatures for a possible independent run this November …
Discussion: The Democratic Daily and Mia Culpa
Tparty / LamontBlog:
Joe Jumps Ship  —  Today, Joe Lieberman cut-and-ran from the Democratic party on the slowest news day of the summer.  —  In announcing he would run as a petitioning candidate in November if he loses on August 8th, he has clearly stated he is no longer a member of the Democratic party.
Discussion: Wonkette and Sirotablog
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
BREAKING: Lieberman Announcement at 1 pm ET  —  Jane phoned me a few moments ago to let me know that Lieberman's HQ had notified some local reporters that he would have an announcement at 1:00 pm ET.  She just phoned me back to give me more details.  —  Team Holy Joe is phoning …
Susan Haigh / Associated Press:
Lieberman says he'll collect signatures for independent campaign  —  HARTFORD, Conn. —U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, facing a stronger-than-expected Democratic primary challenge and sagging poll numbers because of his support of the Iraq war, said Monday he'll collect signatures to run …
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Mexican Presidential Rivals Both Claim Win in Tight Vote  —  MEXICO CITY, July 2 — Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Felipe Calderón each claimed victory in Mexico's presidential election late Sunday night, even though the country's electoral commission said the race …
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Associated Press:
Statement demands prisoner release by 6:00 a.m. Tuesday  —  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert officially rejected on Monday an ultimatum released Monday morning by the kidnappers of IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit that set a 6:00 a.m. Tuesday deadline for the release of Palestinian prisoners.
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Jerusalem Post:
IDF tanks, bulldozers enter N. Gaza
Discussion: Yourish.com and Captain's Quarters
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Agence France Presse:
Britons tire of cruel, vulgar US: poll  —  LONDON (AFP) - People in Britain view the United States as a vulgar, crime-ridden society obsessed with money and led by an incompetent president whose Iraq policy is failing, according to a newspaper poll.  —  The United States is no longer a symbol …
Discussion: AMERICAblog and The Glittering Eye
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Jimmy Carter / Washington Post:
We Need Fewer Secrets  —  The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) turns 40 tomorrow, the day we celebrate our independence.  But this anniversary will not be a day of celebration for the right to information in our country.  Our government leaders have become increasingly obsessed with secrecy.
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
On Right and Left, a Push for Government Openness  —  WASHINGTON, July 2 — Exasperated by his party's failure to cut government spending, Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, is seeking cyberhelp.  —  Mr. Coburn wants to create a public database, searchable over the Internet …
Associated Press:
Al-Zarqawi's cell phone reportedly yields surprises  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had the phone numbers of senior Iraqi officials stored in his cell phone, according to an Iraqi legislator.  —  Waiel Abdul-Latif, a member of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's party …
Warren E. Leary / New York Times:
Crack Is Found in Shuttle's Foam Insulation  —  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 3 —Inspectors found a crack in the foam insulation of the space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank early today.  NASA managers are meeting to determine whether it will affect a planned liftoff Tuesday afternoon, according to the space agency.
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CBS News:
Crack Found In Shuttle Tank's Foam
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
What is left of Malkin, Hinderaker and Horowitz's credibility?  —  (updated below)  —  As I documented at length this weekend, Michelle Malkin, John Hinderaker, Red State, David Horowitz and many others of that sort spent the weekend engaged in the most vicious and self-evidently misguided attacks …
Associated Press:
Preteen mag accused of military pitching  —  PETERBOROUGH, N.H. - Parents and teachers are complaining that the latest issue of a popular magazine for preteens amounts to little more than an early recruitment pitch for the Army.  —  Cobblestone magazine, which is put out by Carus Publishing in Peterborough …
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
THEY ALREADY KNEW THE COLONISTS WERE FED UP  —  (Courtesy of reader Les Baitzer.)
 
 
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