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7:45 PM ET, July 6, 2006

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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 …
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Anne Gearan / Associated Press:   Bush: Hard to read North Korea's motives
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Six-Party Talks — and Half a Dozen Doughnuts
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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Jesselee / The Stakeholder:   TX-22: Waaaaaaaah!  —  Via The Hill, we finally hear …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
N.Y. Court Says Lawmakers Should Consider Gay Marriage  —  The New York Court of Appeals ruled this morning that the state Constitution does not guarantee a right to marriage for same-sex couples, and that state lawmakers, not the courts, are better suited to consider the issue.
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Mark Johnson / Associated Press:
2 top courts rule against gay marriage  —  ALBANY, N.Y. - The highest courts in two states dealt gay rights advocates dual setbacks Thursday, rejecting same-sex couples' bid to win marriage rights in New York and reinstating a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Georgia.
Henry Allen / Washington Post:
Ken Lay's Last Evasion  —  To Some, CEO Is Cheating Them One More Time  —  Ah, Kenneth Lay of Enron: America hardly knew you before your trial, but learned after your big-hammer jury conviction that you had left countless suckers broke, employees cheated and stockholders betrayed.
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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 …
Greg Mankiw / Greg Mankiw's Blog:
Why Economists Like Immigration  —  With members of the House and Senate sparring over immigration reform, it is worth summarizing why most economists are sympathetic with the more welcoming approach of the Senate bill.  —  The study of economics leaves a person with two strong impulses.
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Washington Post:
Splits Over Immigration Reform On Display From Coast to Coast  —  PHILADELPHIA, July 5 — House and Senate Republicans sparred over immigration in hearings on opposite coasts Wednesday, holding firm to their starkly different viewpoints on what has become one of the most intractable and divisive issues to confront the GOP in years.
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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Haaretz:
IDF soldier, 21 Palestinians killed in IDF raid in north Gaza  —  An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed Thursday afternoon during an Israel Defense Forces operation in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia.  —  First Lieutenent Yehuda Bessal was seriously wounded when shot …
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Steve Weizman / Associated Press:
13 Palestinians, 1 Israeli soldier killed
Discussion: A Blog For All and lgf
Tim Tagaris / Ned Lamont for Senate:
Debate Headquarters [31]  —  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, Daily Kos, spazeboy and My Left Nutmeg
Michael M. Grynbaum / Boston Globe:
Bloggers battle old-school media for political clout  —  Online journals gaining greater influence, scrutiny  —  WASHINGTON — When a writer for The New Republic, the 92-year-old doyen of elite Washington opinion journals, accused the nation's most prominent political blogger of using …
Alan Cooperman / Washington Post:
Fallen Soldier Gets a Bronze Star but No Pagan Star  —  At the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in the small town of Fernley, Nev., there is a wall of brass plaques for local heroes.  But one space is blank.  There is no memorial for Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart.  —  That's because Stewart was a Wiccan …
Bill Roggio / Counterterrorism Blog:
al-Qaeda releases tape commemorating the 7/7 London bombings (UPDATED)  —  As-Sahab banner announcing upcoming al-Qaeda tape commemorating the 7/7 London bombings.  Banner courtesy of Rita Katz of the SITE Institute.  —  Last evening, ABC News' Brian Ross reported, via the Blotter …
Jonathan E. Kaplan / The Hill:
Left's bloggers try to play kingmaker in lower races  —  Four of the most powerful left-wing political bloggers have developed a new joint strategy to steer financial support from the "netroots," or Internet-based activists, to Democratic challengers, many of whom they know have little chance of winning their mid-term election races.
Discussion: Right Wing News, TAPPED and Don Surber
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.
Daisuke Wakabayashi / Reuters:
Army charges officer for refusing to fight in Iraq  —  SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Army filed three charges on Wednesday against an officer who refused to fight in Iraq due to objections over the legality of the war.  —  First Lt. Ehren Watada, who supporters say is the first commissioned U.S. officer …
Jerusalem Post:
Reports conflict about Zubeydi's fate  —  Conflicting reports emerged on Thursday night about the fate of the the Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades West Bank commander Zakariya Zubeydi, after Border Police's undercover elite Yamas unit, surrounded the home where Zubeydi was believed to be holed up in together with a number of other wanted men.
Discussion: Liberty and Justice
 
 
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Lieberman/Lamont preview: "Tooled-up adolescents" edition
David Weigel / Hit and Run:
Suicide: Not Painless  —  Michelle Malkin has responded …
Meryl Yourish / Yourish.com:
This is a Zionist blog: End of discussion
MSNBC:
'Hardball with Chris Matthews' for July 5
Will Wilkinson / Cato-at-liberty:
Charity Chased Hence by Rancor's Hand
Discussion: Ezra Klein and TAPPED
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Cause and Effect  —  IT'S TIME TO STOP BLAMING THE GOOD GUYS FOR PROBLEMS IN IRAQ.
Discussion: Spectator and Andrew Sullivan
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Ann and Barbara  —  (Update: I'm hearing that Boxer might …
Conor Clarke / Slate:
How Scalia Lost His Mojo
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 Earlier Items: 
Rick Klein / Boston Globe:
Unlike some peers, Kerry not endorsing Lieberman in primary
Gallup:
Personal Characteristics Loom Large in Americans' Views of Hillary Clinton
Discussion: TAPPED
lsj.com:
Wednesday's letters to the editor
Discussion: Jihad Watch, lgf and Hyscience
David S. Cloud / New York Times:
Ex-G.I. in Rape-Killing Case Left Army Under Mental Illness Rule
Discussion: Hot Air and THE NEWS BLOG
Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
Steiger, Downie Refused to Join Keller/Baquet Op-Ed
Eric M. Weiss / Washington Post:
Consultant Breached FBI's Computers
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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