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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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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 …
Michael Tomasky / American Prospect:
TAPPED — MORE ON NUTMEGGERS. Garance reminds me of something that will be a very important factor if Lamont wins the primary. — If that happens, certain MSM liberal and centrist pundits will start writing immediately about how the Democrats have lost their soul, gone radical, cashiered the last good man (I know, but they will).
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:
Hartford Courant:Mr. Lieberman's Petitions
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MSNBC:
NBC: N. Korea prepares 2nd missile test — The revelations from South Korean media follow Wednesday's confirmation by the United States that it had prepared its missile interceptors to meet a specific threat - North Korea's launch of a long-range missile said to be capable of reaching Alaska.
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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.
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
Sheehan: 'I'd Rather Live Under Chavez than Bush', Norah Gives Cindy Rough Ride — As James Taranto suggested Monday in his WSJ 'Best of the Web' column, at some point you can question a person's patriotism. Cindy Sheehan surely passed that point long ago.
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Dave Astor / Editor and Publisher:
UPDATE: Coulter's Syndicate Requests Report From Plagiarism Prober — As She Hits Back at 'NY Post' — NEW YORK Universal Press Syndicate has requested a copy of a report about Ann Coulter's alleged plagiarism, according to a post on the TPMmuckraker.com blog.
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Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Climate Change Politics: The Deniers and The Apologists — Since I posted that I might focus on global warming, I've started to do research on the existing groups working on the problem. Here's what I've found is going on, a sort of sketch of the landscape. Every day brings a new dire piece of news on global warming.
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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.
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 …
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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 …
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Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Lady Liberty Trades In Some Trappings — MEMPHIS, July 4 — On Independence Day, Lady Liberty was born again. — As the congregation of the World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church looked on and its pastor, Apostle Alton R. Williams, presided, a brown shroud much like a burqa was pulled away …
Nancy A. Youssef / Mercury News:
In Basra, state of emergency provides little relief from violence — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's first major security initiative, a 30-day state of emergency intended to restore peace to Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, appears to have failed, residents there report.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Decision reached on Yale Taliban; Update: Talibanned — Just got an e-mail from Clinton Watson Taylor of the "Nail Yale" blog, which is currently offline while Town Hall works out the bugs. A reporter from the New York Times called him this afternoon for reaction to the news …
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
About our 'dictator' — IN MANY QUARTERS it has long been taken for granted that George W. Bush is an aspiring dictator, ravenous for power and all too willing to shred the constitutional checks and balances that restrain presidential authority. Of course this kind of paranoia is routine in the ideological fever swamps .
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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