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1:30 AM ET, July 7, 2006

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Where are 'Star Wars' critics now? — The Washington DC Examiner Newspaper, The Examiner — WASHINGTON - North Korea's threatening spate of missile launches — including an unsuccessful try with an advanced version of its Taepodong 2 Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile that is capable …

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Washington Post:

After Missiles, Calls Go Out — Bush Tries to Rally Other Nations to Condemn North Korean Launches — President Bush pressed the leaders of China and Russia yesterday to join the United States in sending a tough message to North Korea for this week's missile launches and said the world needs to speak with …

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Anne Gearan / Associated Press: Bush: Hard to read North Korea's motives

Tim Tagaris / Ned Lamont for Senate:

Debate Headquarters [54] — Track the Discussion Online: Can't get enough? Check out some of the blogs following the debate tonight. — LamontBlog (unoffocial) | Firedoglake | MyDD | Atrios | Connecticut Local Politics | Blog for America — Rapid Response: Rebut misleading answers …

Discussion: MyDD, spazeboy, Daily Kos and My Left Nutmeg

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Tim Tagaris / Ned Lamont for Senate:

Post Debate [1] — Check out the debate headquarters for rapid response opportunities. Wasn't it amazing how angry Senator Lieberman seemed during the debate? Like was incredibly upset he had to be there to answer to the voters. Anyway, it seems the only person he can debate cordially with is Vice President Cheney.

Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Post-Debate Moments — Jane just phoned me — she's having …

Discussion: New Haven Independent and Eschaton

John Amato / Crooks and Liars: Harwood:Lieberman Used Republican Talking Points in the Debate; Lamont Polished

R.G. Ratcliffe / Houston Chronicle:

Judge's ruling keeps DeLay on ballot — AUSTIN - A federal judge ruled today that Republicans cannot replace former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on the ballot for the 22nd Congressional District race. — U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks, a Republican appointee, ruled that DeLay must appear …

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Houston Chronicle:

Enron founder, facing prison, dies in Aspen — What he couldn't do in the courtroom, former Enron Chairman Ken Lay may finally be able to achieve in death — avoid a criminal record. — Lay, 64, who died of a heart attack in Aspen, Colo., early Wednesday morning, will likely have his case vacated …

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Simon Romero / New York Times:

Lay's Death Complicates Efforts to Seize Assets — HOUSTON, July 5 — In yet another bizarre twist to the Enron saga, the sudden death of Kenneth L. Lay on Wednesday may have spared his survivors financial ruin. Mr. Lay's death effectively voids the guilty verdict against him …

Discussion: Washington Post, Preemptive Karma, The All Spin Zone, Billmon and The Democratic Daily

Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:

In Conn., Lieberman Defends Seat, War Stance — HARTFORD, Conn., July 6 — Shunned by many in his own party because of his vigorous support for the war, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) clashed in a debate Thursday with a well-financed challenger who has roiled state politics and turned …

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Lieberman/Lamont preview: "Tooled-up adolescents" edition

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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:

Emergency Over, Saith the Court — 1861. 1941. 2001. Our big wars — and the war on terrorism ranks with the big ones — have a way of starting in the first year of a decade. Supreme Courts, which historically have been loath to intervene against presidential war powers in the midst of conflict …

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard

Tom Hester Jr / Associated Press:

N.J. Gov., Lawmakers Reach Deal on Budget — TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey's governor and lawmakers reached a deal Thursday on a new state budget, six days into a state government shutdown that shuttered casinos and threw more than 80,000 people out of work. — Gov. Jon S. Corzine …

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Reuters:

Putin kissed boy 'like a kitten' — MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) — Vladimir Putin's decision to stop a small boy as he walked through the Kremlin and kiss his stomach was prompted by a desire to "touch him like a kitten," the Russian president said on Thursday.

David Weigel / Hit and Run:

Suicide: Not Painless — Michelle Malkin has responded to my post on UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Denice Denton's suicide. Quick recap: Malkin called Denton a "capitulationist chancellor" after Denton failed to expel or punish students who angrily protested and kicked military recruiters off campus.

Discussion: The Horse's Mouth, Michelle Malkin, Notes from the Lounge, Ace of Spades HQ, Crooks and Liars and The Liberal Avenger

Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:

THE END OF DEMOCRACY PROMOTION....Marc Lynch, after running down the evidence that the Bush administration has "effectively given up on democracy promotion" in the Arab world, makes the following observation: … But that's really just a single piece of a broader, and even more remarkable turn of events …

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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:

ARE THE BLOGGERS DISPLACING THE UNIONS?: — Garance Franke-Ruta has a smart post over at Tapped about the emerging split between the Netroots and some traditionally Democratic-leaning interest groups, like unions and environmentalists. Based on two recent articles in The Hill …

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CNN:

King won't decide first question till cameras roll — WASHINGTON (CNN) — CNN's Larry King has interviewed every president since Richard Nixon. Tonight at 9 p.m. ET he conducts his second interview with President George W. Bush since his election in 2000. — The interview will be broadcast from the White House.

Alexis Debat Reports / The Blotter:

Exclusive Details on London Suicide Bombers — Alexis Debat Reports: — Pakistani government sources tell ABC News two key operatives in last year's London bombings, Shehzad Tanweer and Mohammad Saddique Khan, personally met with Ayman al-Zawahiri in the tribal areas sometime in January 2005.

Discussion: Counterterrorism Blog, Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, Security Watchtower and lgf

San Francisco Chronicle:

Poll shows re-election chances strong for Schwarzenegger — (07-06) 11:25 PDT — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, winning back voters with a series of moves including helping gain agreement on a $131 billion budget with increased money for education, is in strong position to win re-election in November, a poll released today shows.

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