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USA Today:
Obama now virtually tied with Clinton, poll shows — WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are essentially tied for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, the first time that the New York senator hasn't clearly led the field.
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Associated Press:
Sen. Clinton: God got me through marital strife … WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare public discussion of her husband's infidelity, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that she probably could not have gotten through her marital troubles without relying on her faith in God.
Washington Post:
Discontent Over Iraq Increasing, Poll Finds — Growing frustration with the performance of the Democratic Congress, combined with widespread public pessimism over President Bush's temporary troop buildup in Iraq, has left satisfaction with the overall direction of the country at its lowest point …
Susan Jo Keller / New York Times:
Senator Craig Thomas of Wyoming Dies at 74 — Senator Craig Thomas, a three-term Republican from Wyoming, died Monday evening, just hours after his staff reported that the treatment he was receiving for leukemia was no longer working. He was 74. — Under Wyoming's election laws …
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Washington Post:
Libby Faces Sentencing in CIA Leak Case — U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton this morning began the sentencing phase in the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, who has been convicted of lying to investigators about his role in leaking the identity of an undercover CIA officer.
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Sentencing For Libby Today — It's sentencing day today for I. Lewis Libby. Today, Judge Reggie Walton will sentence Libby based on his conviction on multiple felony counts after a trial and conviction before a jury of his peers. — Elizabeth de la Vega has a great article on what is truly the heart of this case.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Democrats Fear a Wider Black Caucus-Pelosi Rift — Democratic leaders fear that Rep. William J. Jefferson's indictment yesterday on racketeering and bribery charges, coming exactly one year after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi engineered his ouster from the powerful Ways and Means Committee …
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New York Times:
Congressman Sought Bribes, Indictment Says — Representative William J. Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat at the center of an investigation that included an F.B.I. raid at his Congressional office and accusations that he hid $90,000 in bribe money in his home freezer, was indicted Monday …
Damien Cave / New York Times:
Cheated of Future, Iraqi Graduates Want to Flee — They started college just before or after the American invasion with dreams of new friends and parties, brilliant teachers and advanced degrees that would lead to stellar jobs, marriage and children. Success seemed well within their grasp.
Dan Senor / Opinion Journal:
Realists on Iraq — Democratic presidential candidates should listen to the "experts" they so often cite. — During Sunday night's Democratic presidential debate, the candidates cited an oft-repeated source of the mess in Iraq: The White House's refusal to heed knowledgeable advice.
New York Times:
An Unacceptable Nominee — President Bush's latest appeals court nominee, Leslie Southwick, has a disturbing history of insensitivity to blacks and other minority groups. The Senate should reject this nomination and make clear to the White House that it will reject all future nominees …
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Greg Gordon / Real Cities:
Justice Department actions expected to draw congressional scrutiny — WASHINGTON - Saying it was out to combat widespread voter fraud, the Justice Department in recent years has stepped up enforcement of election laws to ease the purging of ineligible voters from state registration rolls.
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
McCain urges rivals to avoid divisive issue — Sen. John McCain yesterday pleaded with his fellow candidates for the Republican presidential nomination not to take political advantage of the immigration fight within the party. — "I would hope they wouldn't play politics for their own interests …
Bella Thomas / Prospect Magazine:
A Cuban death rehearsal — 135 » Witness » A Cuban death rehearsal — With Fidel Castro apparently on the verge of death, I returned to Cuba to visit old friends. Little has changed over recent years and life for most Cubans remains harsh. Yet western visitors continue to romanticise the place
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Little Green Footballs:
Video: 60% of UK Muslims Deny 7/7 Bombings — A new survey of British Muslims by Channel 4 shows that nearly 60% believe that Muslims were not responsible for the 7/7 London bombings—and nearly a quarter believe the UK government was behind them. LGF operative Kasper has a disturbing 8-minute clip …
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Aluf Benn / Haaretz:
PM aides fear talks with Syria could harm U.S. ties — Some of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's advisors are concerned that an initiative to renew peace talks with Syria might undermine Israel's relations with the United States. — The Bush administration is not keen on reviving the Syrian track …
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