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David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Big List Of Big Givers Bolsters Lieberman — Lamont Far Back In Fundraising — WASHINGTON — Every day a fax machine in a Senate office spits out lists of the latest big donors to the Democratic primary campaigns of Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont. — The Lieberman list is long …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
After Sluggish Start, Lieberman Heeded Warnings of Trouble — Senator Joseph I. Lieberman commissioned a poll in January as he prepared for his fourth campaign for the Senate, and the results were sobering. Mr. Lieberman was tied against a hypothetical primary opponent …
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President Bush and Prime Minister Blair of the United Kingdom Participate in Press Availability — PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you all. Prime Minister Tony Blair, welcome back to the White House. As you know, we've got a close relationship. You tell me what you think.
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New York Times:
Bush and Blair Push Plan to End Mideast Fighting — President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain said Friday that they would present a plan to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah at the United Nations next week as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed into an urgent round …
Washington Post:Hezbollah Joins New Call for Cease-Fire
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TMZ.com:
Gibson's Anti-Semitic Tirade — Alleged Cover Up — TMZ has learned that Mel Gibson went on a rampage when he was arrested Friday on suspicion of drunk driving, hurling religious epithets. TMZ has also learned that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department had the initial report doctored to keep the real story under wraps.
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Michelle Caruso / NY Daily News:
Mel gives cops hell — Report: Drunken Gibson threatens officer in rant — LOS ANGELES - A blitzed Mel Gibson launched into an obscenity-laced tirade when he was busted on suspicion of drunken driving early yesterday, threatening an officer and making anti-Semitic and sexually abusive remarks, according to a police report.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Minimum Wage Hike Passed By House — The House last night voted to boost the minimum wage for the first time in nearly a decade while also permanently slashing the estate tax, a coupling that GOP leaders calculated might garner enough Senate support to become law.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:House to Vote on Increase in Minimum Wage
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Tim Booth / Associated Press:
Gunman shoots 6 at Seattle Jewish center — SEATTLE - Patti Simon was working in the Jewish Federation's office when she heard screaming, gunshots and what sounded like furniture crashing on the floor above her. She tried calling her co-workers upstairs, but no one answered, so she called police and fled.
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Michelle Malkin:Meet the Muslim shooting suspect
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer:At least one killed during shooting at Seattle Jewish federation
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Leak of Classified Information Prompts Inquiry — A federal grand jury has begun investigating the leak of classified information about intelligence programs to the press and has subpoenaed a former National Security Agency employee who claims to have witnessed illegal activity while working at the agency.
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Associated Press:
Iranian Leader Bans Usage of Foreign Words — TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered government and cultural bodies to use modified Persian words to replace foreign words that have crept into the language, such as "pizzas" which will now be known as "elastic loaves," state media reported Saturday.
Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
2008 May Test Clinton's Bond With McCain — Two summers ago, on a Congressional trip to Estonia, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton astonished her traveling companions by suggesting that the group do what one does in the Baltics: hold a vodka-drinking contest. — Delighted, the leader …
Anne Plummer Flaherty / Associated Press:
Bush submits new terror detainee bill — WASHINGTON - U.S. citizens suspected of terror ties might be detained indefinitely and barred from access to civilian courts under legislation proposed by the Bush administration, say legal experts reviewing an early version of the bill.
Tristero / Hullabaloo:
The Man Is Clear In His Mind, But His Soul Is Mad — Apparently, when John Podhoretz read Heart of Darkness he came to the conclusion that Kurtz had the right attitude: … In other words, as Kurtz memorably wrote, "Exterminate all the brutes." And then Podhoretz asks: … Why yes, John, I can.
Nell Henderson / Washington Post:
U.S. Economy Cools As Consumers Pull Back — The U.S. economy slowed sharply in the three months ended in June, expanding at less than half its pace earlier this year, as consumers and businesses hunkered down in response to climbing inflation and interest rates.
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