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Bill Scher / liberaloasis.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Lieberman Ad Uses Fake Lamont Sticker — A TV ad, with a message approved by Sen. Joe Lieberman, uses a phony Ned Lamont bumper sticker to falsely claim that all Lamont has to say is "No More Joe." — The ad ran today on Hartford's Fox affiliate WTIC-61, during "Fox News Sunday."
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Jonathan Chait / Los Angeles Times:
Purely foolish Democrats — Sen. Joe Lieberman's irritating, but his enemies in the party are worse. — NED LAMONT'S challenge to Sen. Joe Lieberman in next month's Connecticut primary has blossomed into a full-scale Democratic civil war. What's at stake is the legitimacy of partisanship.
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Tim Tagaris / Ned Lamont for Senate:
Filling the Air With Outright Lies [6] — Filling the Air With Outright Lies — In the debates, through Marion Seinfeld (aka the last comic standing), and now using his millions in corporate lobbyists/political action committee funds to flood the airwaves, Joe Lieberman is just outright lying …
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
New York Times' David Brooks Again Slams Daily Kos and Netroots — David Brooks of the New York Times has been on a quite an anti-liberal blogosphere roll of late. After eviscerating Markos Moulitsas Zuniga - the proprietor of the Daily Kos - in a June 25 op-ed entitled "Respect Must be Paid For …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Hatemania! Goldstein's stalker wants right-wingers' heads cracked (Update: PW hit with another DOS) — Quoting another brave, plain-speaking truthteller. In fairness, they don't seem too adamant about bludgeoning; the main thing is having us put down like "rabid animals," so presumably injections would be okay.
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Kesher Talk, The Mahablog, Dr. Helen, Liberty and Justice, Patterico's Pontifications and Sister Toldjah
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Barry Wilner / Associated Press:
Italy Beats France for 4th World Cup Title — Italy let France do nearly anything it wanted Sunday, except win the World Cup. That belongs to the Azzurri, 5-3 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw. — Outplayed for an hour and into extra time, the Italians won it after French captain Zinedine Zidane …
Jonathan Darman / Newsweek:
One Hug at a Time — John Edwards is back-with a retooled résumé and a lot of love for Iowans. — July 17, 2006 issue - It's Friday night in Iowa and an old politician is trying some new tricks. John Edwards is back-back, with the familiar deep drawl, dark tan and honeyed hair.
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Washington Post:
Plumbing Iowa for Democratic Caucus Votes? Bring Money — To most people, all the national Democrats beating a path to Iowa this month look an awful lot like presidential candidates. But to the state Democratic Party, they look like something else: revenue enhancers.
Andrew J. Bacevich / Washington Post:
What's an Iraqi Life Worth? — In Iraq, lives differ in value — and so do deaths. In this disparity lies an important reason why the United States has botched this war. — Last November in Haditha , a squad of Marines, outraged at the loss of a comrade, is said to have run amok …
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Adam Cohen / New York Times:
What Chief Justice Roberts Forgot in His First Term: Judicial Modesty — At the confirmation hearings for John Roberts, there were two theories about what kind of a chief justice he would be. His critics maintained that he was an extreme conservative whose politics would drive his legal rulings.
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
His Hipness, John G. Roberts — WRITING in April for a unanimous Supreme Court, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. found that the police in Brigham City, Utah, acted properly in entering a home without a warrant after they peered through a window and saw a fight in progress that had left one man spitting blood.
Time:
An Unlikely GOP Comeback Kid? — Indicted former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay plans to run for his old seat — Could Tom DeLay be headed back to the House? — A source close to the ex-Congressman tells TIME that DeLay is planning an aggressive campaign to retake the House seat he quit …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
This Race Brought To You By Texas Democrats
This Race Brought To You By Texas Democrats
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Michael Sheridan / New York Post:
SECRET WAR VS. EVIL KIM — TARGETING NUKES — July 9, 2006 — SEOUL, South Korea - A program of covert action against nuclear and missile traffic to North Korea and Iran is to be intensified after last week's missile tests by the North Korean regime. — Intelligence agencies …