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8:35 PM ET, June 13, 2007

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Robert F. Bauer / The Huffington Post:
The Progressive Case for a Libby Pardon  —  All the views expressed in this post are those of the author and not of any client of his firm.  —  Until a very short while ago, few had heard of Scooter Libby.  Today, still not a celebrity with the larger public, he carries on his shoulders …
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Obama Opposes Libby Pardon  —  Via Atrios, Obama campaign general counsel Robert Bauer caused the Senator some trouble today by writing a piece on the Huffington Post blog arguing for a pardon for Scooter Libby.  Presumably not a popular position among Dems.  —  So we just asked the Obama campaign where he stood on a pardon.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Bubblicious  —  Can someone tell me what hold Scooter Libby has on everyone in Washington that he can even get Barack Obama's general counsel to go to bat for him?  Pictures?  Videos?  What? … Well, that's a slick argument —  if you happen to be a 12 year old.  (General counsel?  Really?)
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Pardoning Scooter — Still A Bad Idea, Senator Obama
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and TalkLeft
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CNN:
White House ex-aides subpoenaed
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Associated Press:
Iran moves to execute porn stars … TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill that could lead to death penalty for persons convicted of working in the production of pornographic movies.  —  With a 148-5 vote in favor and four abstentions …
Discussion: protein wisdom and Neptunus Lex
Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
Most Americans Back Stalled Senate Immigration Bill, Poll Shows  —  Most Americans support central elements of the legislation overhauling U.S. immigration laws the Senate shelved last week after it failed to gain sufficient support from lawmakers.  —  A new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll shows …
Discussion: Democrats.com and First Draft
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John Podhoretz / National Review:
Joe Klein's Bedpan Obsession  —  Today, Joe Klein blogs that he wants Scooter Libby to be sentenced to emptying bedpans at Walter Reed.  It's up to you whether you consider this scorching satire, or the anguished howl of a properly enraged man, or a mad-as-Hell rant, or maybe perhaps an act of regular guy posturing.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Poll: Voters Want Smaller Steps to Immigration Reform With Focus on Enforcement  —  Just 20% of American voters want Congress to try and pass the immigration reform bill that failed in the Senate last week.  A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 51% would like their legislators to …
Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
Follow-Up Hearing on GSA Misconduct  —  The Oversight and Government Reform Committee is currently holding a hearing, "Continuing Allegations of Misconduct at General Services Administration."  The hearing will examine statements made by GSA Administrator Lurita Doan that impugn the reputation …
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Democrats Push Coal-to-Liquids Energy Plan  —  A group of Senate Democrats from coal-rich states is drafting an amendment to proposed energy legislation that would provide as much as $10 billion in federal loans to pay for capturing and storing greenhouse gases produced by plants that would turn coal …
Charles Malik / Lebanese Political Journal:
Assassination at Nejmeh - I was there  —  This is the closest I've been.  —  I was 50m from this attack.  —  We were in a cafe next to Luna Park enjoying the late afternoon next to the sea after an intense day.  —  Children were playing on the equipment under the setting sun.
Washington Post:
Blasts Destroy Remnants of Samarra Shiite Shrine  —  Early morning blasts Wednesday destroyed two minarets at the same Shiite shrine in Samarra where an attack last year demolished the mosque's gilded dome and plunged the country into a wave of deadly sectarian violence.
Agence France Presse:
Iraq surge a failure, top Democrats tell Bush  —  Top US congressional Democrats bluntly told President George W. Bush Wednesday that his Iraq troop "surge" policy was a failure.  —  Senate Majority leader Harry Reid and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi challenged the president …
Discussion: Truthdig and JammieWearingFool
Camille Paglia / Salon:
Don't run, Al.  Don't!  —  The self-defeating Draft Al campaign is just the tip of the Democrats' woes.  Plus: Paris and Lindsay's mommy problems, and the heyday of Hollywood pizazz.  —  Pages 1 2 3 4  —  "Run, Al, run!"  —  This chant, according to media reports …
home.ourfuture.org:
The Progressive Majority: Why a Conservative America is a Myth  —  For anyone interested in where the American public really stands on the big issues that distinguish progressives from conservatives — including the issues at the forefront of today's political debates — "The Progressive Majority …
 
 
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Amos Harel / Haaretz:
Two women would-be suicide bombers caught on way to attack
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John Harwood / Wall Street Journal:
Bleak Mood Drags Down Support for Bush, Congress
Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
GOP issues rules to avoid Macaca moments
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
ABCNEWS:
Music Video Has a 'Crush on Obama'
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Clearly, YouTube  —  The quadrennial ritual of presidential debates …
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Harry Dunphy / Associated Press:
Lantos Raps Former European Leaders
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Howard Fineman / Newsweek:
Bush's Suicide Mission on Immigration Policy
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CNN:
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
India issues a notice to Wikipedia over bias concerns, questioning if it should be classified as a publisher, after judges called its open editing “dangerous”

 
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