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Lieberman, Lamont Spar in Conn. Primary Debate — SPEAKERS: U.S. SENATOR JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (D-CT) — NED LAMONT, FORMER SELECTMAN, GREENWICH, CT — ANNOUNCER: Live from NBC 30, Connecticut's news leader, this is a "Decision 2006" special presentation, the Democratic primary debate, Lieberman and Lamont.
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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 …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Harwood:Lieberman Used Republican Talking Points in the Debate; Lamont Polished — John Harwood spoke much more candidly than I thought he would have tonight after the debate. He pointed out that Lieberman used Ronald Reagan's and George Bush's talking point strategies in his debate …
Tim Tagaris / Ned Lamont for Senate:Debate Headquarters [55] — Track the Discussion Online: Can't get enough?
Matt Stoller / MyDD:Lieberman Gets Testy and Dishonest
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Reuters:
N. Korea missile aimed at area off Hawaii - report — TOKYO (Reuters) - A North Korean missile launched on Wednesday was aimed at an area of the ocean close to Hawaii, a Japanese newspaper reported on Friday. — Experts estimated the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile to have a range of up to 6,000 km, putting Alaska within its reach.
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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 …
Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
President Has a Smooth Ride on 'Larry King Live' — Two kinds of celebrities go on "Larry King Live" on CNN: those with something to sell and those with something to hide. — Al Gore and Brandon Routh, the young star of the newly released "Superman Returns," recently appeared on the show to promote their new movies.
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The Heretik
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
For Gay Rights Movement, a Key Setback — When Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage in November 2003, gay rights advocates imagined a chain reaction that would shake marriage laws until same-sex couples across the nation had the legal right to wed.
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TPMCafe
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John Kifner / New York Times:
Hate Groups Are Infiltrating the Military, Group Asserts — A decade after the Pentagon declared a zero-tolerance policy for racial hate groups, recruiting shortfalls caused by the war in Iraq have allowed "large numbers of neo-Nazis and skinhead extremists" to infiltrate the military, according to a watchdog organization.
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Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:
Coulter Plagiarism Story Picks Up Steam — Is the Ann Coulter plagiarism story shifting from a one-day spark into a days-long saga? — Interest appears to be growing. John Barrie, the man whose technology identified the instances of plagiarism in acidic right-wing writer Ann Coulter's columns …
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Editor and Publisher:
Syndicate Will Look Into Alleged Coulter Plagiarism On Its Own — And Possibly With Electronic Tool — NEW YORK Universal Press Syndicate issued a statement this afternoon saying it might look into the plagiarism allegations against Ann Coulter in two possible ways.
proteinwisdom.com:
More from the tolerant left — Fresh off this bit from John Wesley Hardin (aka "Lo Ping Wong," aka "shaved chubby"), I've been treated to yet another heaping helping of that famed progressive compassion, this time from someone purporting to be Dr. Debbie Frisch, adjunct instructor of psychology …
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 …
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Blue Crab Boulevard
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.
Mail&Guardian:
Death for Somali Muslims who shirk prayers — Somali Muslims who fail to perform daily prayers will be killed in accordance with Qur'anic law under a new edict issued by a leading cleric in the Islamic courts union that controls Mogadishu. — The requirement for Muslims to observe …
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The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta
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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