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1:20 AM ET, June 6, 2007

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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Who, Me?  —  Bush evades his responsibility with respect to Libby. … I FEEL TERRIBLE for Scooter Libby's family.  Millions of Americans feel terrible for Scooter Libby's family.  But we can't do anything about the injustice that has been done.  Nor can we do anything to avert …
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Hilton Check-In / The Smoking Gun:
Scooter Libby Love Letters  —  Washington elite petition judge on behalf of convicted Cheney aide  —  Donald Rumsfeld, Henry Kissinger, Paul Wolfowitz, and John Bolton top the list of individuals who wrote a federal judge on behalf of former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby …
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
In the White House, Pardon Is A Topic Too Sensitive to Mention  —  The sentence imposed on former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby yesterday put President Bush in the position of making a decision he has tried to avoid for months: Trigger a fresh political storm by pardoning …
Associated Press:
Libby sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison  —  WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation — the probe that showed a White House obsessed with criticism of its decision to go to war.
Pew Research Center:
Thompson Demonstrates Broad Potential Appeal  —  Bush Approval Falls to 29% — Lowest Ever  —  Summary of Findings  —  Former Sen. Fred Thompson has broad potential appeal among Republican voters even before his expected entrance into the presidential race.
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Washington Post:
McCain Sets Self Apart in Debate  —  Senator at Odds With GOP Rivals On Immigration Bill  —  Sen. John McCain of Arizona found himself isolated here Tuesday night as he staunchly defended controversial immigration legislation against a barrage of criticism from his rivals …
Discussion: Unqualified Offerings
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Another debate tonight?  Okay, I guess I'm simulblogging again...  This is getting bizarre!  Are people really watching?  Anyway... I'm going to watch.  I'll try to pay more attention tonight, now that "The Sopranos" aren't on.  —  (It's on CNN, at what I like to call 6 Central Time.)
Discussion: Reason Magazine and Sadly, No!
Elizabeth Wilner / The Politico:
The thrall of the drawl  —  In parsing the Fred Thompson boom …
Discussion: The American Mind and Hot Air
Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
Immigration debate may stall  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) could move as early as tonight to wind down debate over the immigration bill - a move that Republicans said they will oppose, possibly stalling the bill for weeks.  —  Reid told reporters today that he would pull …
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Petraeus: 'We Haven't Started The Surge Yet'  —  In April, during the congressional debate over war funding, Gen. David Petraeus pushed back against a withdrawal timeline from Iraq "because we're only about two months into the surge," assuring Congress that he would be able to report on progress in September:
Marcia Kramer / WCBS-TV:
Bloomberg On JFK Plot: 'Stop Worrying, Get A Life'  —  (CBS) NEW YORK While questions continue to arise about the alleged plot to blow up a fuel pipeline beneath JFK Airport and surrounding neighborhoods, some are questioning why New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hasn't had a louder voice since the plot was foiled on Saturday.
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
GOP Debate Lowlights  —  Here's the transcript of the New Hampshire Republican debate tonight.  Among the lowlights:  —  Rudy playing the terror card:  —  First, his self-introduction: … Now, Saddam and the terror war: … Then, he plays up the Guyana wannabes, in a question on Iran:
Discussion: New York Times and The Reaction
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The Atlantic Online:
Debate  —  Tommy Thompson has managed to mark himself …
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Nico / Think Progress:
Leahy To Schlozman: 'You're Trying To Break Gonzales' Record' Of Saying 'I Don't Recall'  —  Today before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Justice Department official Bradley Schlozman was supposed to testify on his role in the politicization of the Department's Civil Rights Division …
Kevin Cullen / Boston Globe:
Graying duo keep passenger in check  —  Shortly before landing, Bob Hayden and a flight attendant had agreed on a signal: When she waved the plastic handcuffs, he would discreetly leave his seat and restrain an unruly passenger who had frightened some of the 150 people on board a Minneapolis …
Matt Browner-Hamlin / Chris Dodd for President:
GOP Debate Talk Clock  —  Want this on your site? copy the code below!  —  I love you guys.  Keep it up.  — reply  —  June 5, 2007 - 6:23pm — Anonymous  —  online?  —  Is the debate by chance streaming online? :)  — reply  —  June 5, 2007 - 6:24pm — Anonymous
Discussion: TIME: Swampland
Dallas Morning News:
Conservatives: We must band together on immigration bill  —  The choice we face on immigration isn't between the Senate bill and perfection; it's between the Senate bill and the unacceptable status quo.  —  This is the most far-reaching and thoughtful reform of our immigration system …
Ryan Grim / The Politico:
BlogJam: Bloggers can't blunder  —  Last week we launched a new feature called BlogJam, in which we sketch bloggers who are affecting the ongoing political conversation.  —  We've taken a little heat for the name ("How low can you go?" wondered one reader at Mediabistro's FishbowlDC …
 
 
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Noam Cohen / New York Times:
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Drudge-Flacked Story In Newspaper Reverses Hillary Photos …
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Conservative Candidates All Support Banning Gays From The Military
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National Review:
Rudy Wins  —  If any pro-choicer can win the Republican …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
McCain's Night  —  On immigration, he stood his ground.
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