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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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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 …
Examiner:
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 …
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 …
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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.
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 …
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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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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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.
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Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
Steiger, Downie Refused to Join Keller/Baquet Op-Ed — NEW YORK Managing Editor Paul Steiger of The Wall Street Journal and Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr. of The Washington Post were both asked to be part of last weekend's unique joint Op-Ed piece by the editors of The New York Times …
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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 …
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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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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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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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