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6:20 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 …
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.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Sore Loserman  —  The Lieberman presser just ended in Hartford, and I just got off the phone with Jane.  She and Paul Bass and the poodles are back in the car and driving over to a Ned Lamont presser.  But she had time to relay this quote from Boltin' Joe:
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 …
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
BREAKING: Lieberman Announcement at 1 pm ET
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Cut and Run  —  The dogs and I were having a lovely iced tea …
Discussion: Decision '08
Murray Waas / National Journal:
Bush Directed Cheney To Counter War Critic  —  President Bush told the special prosecutor in the CIA leak case that he directed Vice President Dick Cheney to personally lead an effort to counter allegations made by former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV that his administration …
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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Frank Jack Daniel / Reuters:
Mexico conservative creeps toward slim victory
Discussion: Mark in Mexico
Lisa J. Adams / Associated Press:
Mexican candidates each declare victory
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 …
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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 …
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New York Post:
UNITING THE RIGHT  —  THANK YOU, N.Y. TIMES  —  July 3 …
Discussion: alicublog and Daily Pundit
AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
Liberal Contortions To Avoid Blame  —  The Libs are besides themselves trying to explain why their partisan Jihad against Bush has not culminated in exposing all Americans to heightened risk of a terrorist attack.  All of this surrounds the blatant decision by the NY Times …
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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
Antecedents
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.
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:
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 …
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
THEY ALREADY KNEW THE COLONISTS WERE FED UP  —  (Courtesy of reader Les Baitzer.)
CBS News:
Crack Found In Shuttle Tank's Foam  —  NASA Managers Ponder Scrubbing Planned July 4 Launch  —  (CBS/AP) Inspectors found a 5-inch-long crack in the foam insulation covering the shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, and NASA managers were deciding Monday whether to call off the scheduled Fourth of July launch.
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
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Warren E. Leary / New York Times:   Crack Is Found in Shuttle's Foam Insulation
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 …
 
 
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Michelle Malkin:
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mit.edu:
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