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10:50 AM ET, July 3, 2006

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Traci Carl / Associated Press:
Mexico Presidential Race Too Close to Call  —  Mexico's presidential election was too close to call Sunday, with a leftist offering himself as a savior to the poor and a conservative free-trader both declaring themselves the winner.  Officials said they won't know who won for days.
Discussion: Big Lizards
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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 …
Mark / Mark in Mexico:
Mexico presidential election - too close to call
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:   Electoral Crisis in Mexico as Top 2 Declare Victory
A.M. Mora y Leon / Publius Pundit:
MEXICO'S ELECTION - REPORTED LIVE FROM TIJUANA
Discussion: The Glittering Eye and PoliBlog
Pete Yost / Associated Press:
War on terror ruling worries GOP lawmakers  —  WASHINGTON - Two Republican senators said Sunday that Congress must rein in the Supreme Court ruling that international law applies to the Bush administration's conduct in the war on terror.  —  Thursday's Supreme Court decision embracing Article 3 …
Discussion: TPMCafe, Shakespeare's Sister and PSoTD
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Agence France Presse:   Congress ready to set law for Guantanamo tribunals: senators
Fox News:
Transcript: Sens. Graham, Reed on 'FOX News Sunday'
Discussion: Unclaimed Territory
Robin Toner / New York Times:   Lawmakers Seek Action After Ruling on Detainees
The Raw Story:
15 Judiciary Democrats seek hearings on Guantanamo
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
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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Ibrahim Barzak / Associated Press:
Israel says no negotiations on soldier
Discussion: The Glittering Eye and Dohiyi Mir
Jerusalem Post:
IDF tanks, bulldozers enter N. Gaza
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Yourish.com
New York Times:
A New Partnership Binds Old Republican Rivals  —  John McCain and George W. Bush had notable differences in the 2000 Republican primary season, left.  But by Mr. Bush's re-election bid in 2004, the relationship had mellowed, at least publicly.  —  After years of competitive and often contentious dealings …
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Richard Stengel / Time:
No One Gets a Blank Check  —  The tension between liberty and security is as old as the Republic—and as new as the latest high-tech listening device.  In wartime, that tension very often plays itself out as a battle between the White House and the press.  It is doing so again now.
Associated Press:   NYT: Bank program not news to terrorists
T. F. Boggs / t.f. boggs:
Interview With An Iraqi General  —  I wrote a story for Michael Yon's Frontline Forum a week ago about the town I am stationed in right now named Qayyarah.  Qayyarah is a model for other Iraqi cities because it was once a haven for terrorists but is now safe enough for anyone to travel around in without fear of terrorists.
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The Ugly American / The Real Ugly American.com:   Interview With An Iraqi General
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 …
Washington Post:
The Unstoppable Cuban Spring  —  By Oswaldo José Payá Sardiñas  —  HAVANA — In March 2003 dozens of leaders of Cuba's Varela Project and other human rights defenders were detained, subjected to summary trials, condemned to many years in prison, and confined in the most inhumane and cruel conditions.
Discussion: Babalu Blog and jameshudnall.com
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.
Christopher Mason / New York Times:
Canada to Upgrade the Military and Its Mobility  —  TORONTO, July 1 — Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government has announced the most aggressive upgrade of Canada's military equipment in decades, laying out new expenditures of $15.3 billion to improve transportation capacities.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Raymond Bonner / New York Times:
A Terror Strike, Choreographed on a Computer  —  JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 2 — The bombs should be small and placed in day packs, making them harder to detect.  The bombers should dress like tourists.  They should not bother targeting hotels because security is too tight.
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 …
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Holy.  Crap.  —  Reader Dover Bitch ran across a Ted Stevens extravaganza that I have to share with everyone.  As you read the following quote, remember that Senator Ted Stevens — ultra-powerful chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee — is in charge of the bills that, among other things, control the internet.
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
THEY ALREADY KNEW THE COLONISTS WERE FED UP  —  (Courtesy of reader Les Baitzer.)
 
 
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Hinderaker, Merritt Discuss Campaign Blogging, Miami 7, NY Times (VIDEO)
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Nadav Shragai / Haaretz:
PA television airs clip encouraging children to become shaheeds
Discussion: Augean Stables and Jihad Watch
Dan Darling / Weekly Standard:
Night Falls on Mogadishu
Hindrocket / Power Line:
CLUELESS, CLUELESS, CLUELESS  —  I went to the trouble of making …
Telegraph:
Reid accused of burying bad news by blocking research
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MSNBC:
Rice, Lavrov argue behind closed doors
Ben Fenton / Telegraph:
Britons see US as vulgar empire builder
Angela Delli Santi / Associated Press:
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New York Times:
Hardcover Business Best Sellers
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Richard S. Lindzen / Opinion Journal:
Don't Believe the Hype  —  Al Gore is wrong.  There's no "consensus" on global warming.
The Raw Story:
Paper confirms Coulter plagiarism reported online first
 

 
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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