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1:10 AM ET, July 6, 2006

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Andrew Miga / Associated Press:
Senate Colleagues to Help Lieberman  —  WASHINGTON — Embattled Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman is getting a little help from his Senate friends as he tries to fend off an anti-Iraq war challenger in an intraparty fight.  —  Sens. Joe Biden of Delaware, Barbara Boxer of California and Ken Salazar …
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
HEELLLPPP!!  *&!!  —  The NYT is reporting that Joe Biden will bring his bleached teeth and hair transplants to Connecticut to campaign for Holy Joe (and that's the last I want to hear about "outside interference" from Camp Lieberman).  He'll be joined by fellow Alito-lover Ken Salazar, and sadly, Barbara Boxer:
M.E. Sprengelmeyer / Rocky Mountain News:
Salazar says he'll back Lieberman  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Ken Salazar is risking the ire of some fellow Democrats by pledging to support incumbent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut in November's election whether or not he wins the Democratic primary.  —  Lieberman, a centrist and stalwart supporter …
Discussion: David Sirota
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Holy Joe: Screwing The Party Once Again  —  There are many conclusions to be drawn from Joe Lieberman's decision to launch a cut-and-run campaign, but the one drawn by The Hill this morning isn't one of them: … Bulls**t.  I went to a barbecue here in Connecticut last night …
nhregister.com:
Indy run for Lieberman?
Discussion: My Left Nutmeg
news.newstimeslive.com:
Lieberman: 'I am no President Bush'
Matt Stoller / MyDD:   Questions for Obama, Boxer, Biden, Obama, etc
Hartford Courant:
Mr. Lieberman's Petitions
Discussion: Firedoglake, tpmcafe.com and LamontBlog
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Associated Press:
S.Korea media: More N. Korea rockets ready  —  SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea has three or four more missiles on launch pads, South Korean media reported Thursday, while Japan said there was no sign the communist state was planning another immediate launch of a long-range rocket.
John O'Neil / New York Times:
U.N. Council to Address Tests by North Korea
Alistair Bell / Reuters:
Leftist has surprise lead in Mexico recount drama  —  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A leftist anti-poverty campaigner took a slim lead over his conservative rival in a dramatic recount of Mexico's presidential election vote on Wednesday and warned the country's stability was at stake.
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Mark / Mark in Mexico:
Mexico election - liveblogging the District counts  —  The 300 federal election District Committees are reporting their vote package counts.  Remember, they are not counting vote by vote.  The votes from each casilla (poll) are sealed in "paquetes" and may not be opened except in 4 very special cases.
Discussion: The Belmont Club
New York Times:   Vote-by-Vote Recount Is Demanded in Mexico
Houston Chronicle:
ENRON'S KEN LAY DIES: 'HIS HEART SIMPLY GAVE OUT'  —  Convicted Enron Corp. founder Ken Lay, who was found guilty of helping perpetuate one of the most sprawling business frauds in U.S. history, has died of a massive coronary.  He was 64.  —  Nicknamed "Kenny Boy'' by President Bush …
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Michelle Malkin:
ONE-WAY TICKET TO VENEZUELA  —  I've done a little browsing on Expedia for Cindy Sheehan, who says she'd rather live under Venezuelan thug Hugo Chavez than in America (transcription below).  (Here's the video via Allah.)  Here are current one-way ticket prices from NYC to Caracas:  —  Fund-raiser, anyone?
Discussion: Macsmind
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Brian Skoloff / Associated Press:
Limbaugh will not be charged over Viagra  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Rush Limbaugh will not face charges in Palm Beach County for the bottle of Viagra found in his luggage that was prescribed in his doctor's name, prosecutors said Wednesday.  —  Charges could have nullified …
Editor and Publisher:
'Stars and Stripes' Lands Exclusive, and Revealing, Bush Interview  —  NEW YORK When Stars and Stripes nabbed anexclusive interview with President Bush on July 4 — aboard Air Force One — it devoted most of the questions to ones submitted by service members.
Discussion: MyDD, Blue Crab Boulevard and Truthdig
The Prowler / American Spectator:
SWIFT Deposits  —  According to Treasury and Justice Department officials familiar with the briefings their senior leadership undertook with editors and reporters from the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, the media outlets were told that their reports on the SWIFT financial tracking system presented risks …
Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:
Update: Company to Probe Coulter Plagiarism Charges  —  I heard back from Universal Press Syndicate's Kathie Kerr.  Her company distributes Ann Coulter's column to over 100 newspapers around the country — columns which, according to recent news, may have contained plagiarized material.
Discussion: The Horse's Mouth and Wonkette
Max Boot / Los Angeles Times:
Our enemies aren't drinking lattes  —  'AMATEURS TALK strategy.  Professionals talk logistics.  " That well-worn saying, sometimes attributed to Gen. Omar Bradley, contains an obvious element of wisdom.  Modern militaries cannot fight without a lengthy supply chain, and the success or failure …
 
 
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