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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 …
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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:
John Amato / crooksandliars.com:
Lieberman on CNN: Worried not enough Democrats will vote — I had trouble coming up with a headline because he makes so many outrageous claims. He said he's taking out an insurance policy. Write your own headline... Video -WMP Video -QT — He complains that not enough Democrats might vote in the primary.
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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 …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Cut and Run — The dogs and I were having a lovely iced tea …
Cut and Run — The dogs and I were having a lovely iced tea …
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
BREAKING: Lieberman Announcement at 1 pm ET
BREAKING: Lieberman Announcement at 1 pm ET
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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 …
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
What is left of Malkin, Hinderaker and Horowitz's credibility? — (updated below - updated again with Secret Service confirmation) — 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 …
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
THEY ALREADY KNEW THE COLONISTS WERE FED UP — (Courtesy of reader Les Baitzer.)
Michelle Malkin:
DISSENT IS PATRIOTIC, II — It was a small, but stalwart crowd outside the D.C. offices of the NY Times this afternoon. Free Republic co-organizer Kristinn Taylor told me he wasn't aware of any Times reporters or photographers covering the event outside their doorstep.
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Ellen Knickmeyer / Washington Post:
Details Emerge in Alleged Army Rape, Killings — BAGHDAD, July 2 — Fifteen-year-old Abeer Qasim Hamza was afraid, her mother confided in a neighbor. — As pretty as she was young, the girl had attracted the unwelcome attention of U.S. soldiers manning a checkpoint that the girl …
Haaretz:
Israel rejects militants' ultimatum on prisoner exchange — The bureau of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that Israel rejected an ultimatum issued earlier in the day by Palestinian militants holding an Israel Defense Forces soldier, saying that Israel would not give in to blackmail.
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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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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.
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 …
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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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 …
Joseph Coleman / Associated Press:
N. Korea warns of nuclear war if attacked — SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea vowed on Monday to respond with an "annihilating" nuclear strike if its atomic facilities are attacked pre-emptively by the United States. — The Bush administration responded sternly, saying while it had no intention …
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