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9:50 AM ET, June 16, 2007

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Robin Wright / Washington Post:
Iran Curtails Freedom In Throwback to 1979  —  Iran is in the midst of a sweeping crackdown that both Iranians and U.S. analysts compare to a cultural revolution in its attempt to steer the oil-rich theocracy back to the rigid strictures of the 1979 revolution.
Discussion: GINA COBB and Jules Crittenden
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New York Times:
Iran Strategy Stirs Debate at White House  —  A year after President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced a new strategy toward Iran, a behind-the-scenes debate has broken out within the administration over whether the approach has any hope of reining in Iran's nuclear program …
Discussion: The Heretik
Michael van der Galien / The Moderate Voice:
A Second Cultural Revolution in Iran
Discussion: TigerHawk
KC Johnson / Durham-in-Wonderland:
Nifong Trial, Day Four  —  Highlights from Day Four of the Nifong trial: … Yesterday's hearing featured a teary-eyed Nifong reading into the record a resignation statement.  He was proud of his son, the disgraced DA stated, and hoped that his son was equally proud of him.
Discussion: The Belmont Club
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Duff Wilson / New York Times:
Facing Sanction, Duke Prosecutor Says He'll Resign  —  Michael B. Nifong, the Durham County district attorney, announced Friday that he would resign, as he faces disciplinary charges for his handling of a sexual assault prosecution against three former Duke University lacrosse players who were later declared innocent.
Liza Porteus / Fox News:
Nifong Apologizes for Missteps in Duke Lacrosse 'Rape' Case, Resigns as Durham DA
Discussion: Dean's World and MSNBC
Bill Gertz / Washington Times:
Inside the Ring  —  China arming terrorists  —  New intelligence reveals China is covertly supplying large quantities of small arms and weapons to insurgents in Iraq and the Taliban militia in Afghanistan, through Iran.  —  U.S. government appeals to China to check some of the arms shipments …
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Don Surber:
The week that was  —  Seven days you'll never get back.  —  SATURDAY: President Bush called Pope Benedict XVI "sir" instead of "your Holiness."  Rivers turned to blood, a plague of locusts hit Texas and the first-born son of every Cabinet member turned gay.
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Conservative bloggers revolt over immigration … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Different conservative blogs have different pet issues — government transparency, federal judges, Fred Thompson, to name a few.  —  But no issue in recent memory has united conservative bloggers like the debate over immigration.
Discussion: The Mahablog
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:   Conservative Blogger E-mails Tell The Story
David Johnston / New York Times:
Another Justice Dept. Official Resigns  —  Another Justice Department official involved in last year's dismissals of federal prosecutors is resigning, department officials said on Friday.  —  In this case, the departure of Michael J. Elston, chief of staff to the outgoing deputy attorney general …
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Steve Fainaru / Washington Post:
Iraq Contractors Face Growing Parallel War  —  As Security Work Increases, So Do Casualties  —  BAGHDAD — Private security companies, funded by billions of dollars in U.S. military and State Department contracts, are fighting insurgents on a widening scale in Iraq, enduring daily attacks …
The Atlantic Online:
Contingency?  Irony?  Solidarity!  —  Young Ezra observes that "One could easily imagine a left win that's closer to the Dobbsian/Christian Democrat compromise of social conservatism with economic progressivism."  And, as he says, it's easy to imagine a situation in which politics takes place …
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Ezra Klein:   Can Economic Liberalism and Social Conservatism Co-exist?
Bob Geiger:
The Saturday Cartoons  —  We have an added treat today: Another animation from our friend, Nick Anderson.  This time, Nick gives us a fun game to play called Bush Administration Missile Defense and it's a takeoff on the old arcade game.  It's certainly a challenge to make this defense system work — give it a try.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Crooks and Liars
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Guest Voice: Obama's (and America's) Generation Problem  —  NOTE: The Moderate Voice runs Guest Voice posts from time to time by readers who don't have their own websites, or people who have websites but would like to post something for TMV's diverse and thoughtful readership.
Kate Greene / Technology Review:
Stanford's New Driverless Car  —  Junior the autonomous car passes an initial round of tests in preparation for DARPA's Urban Challenge, slated for later this year. … Yesterday, a Volkswagen Passat drove around a parking lot in Mountain View, CA, made three-point turns …
Mark Walker / North County Times:
Hearing officer: Evidence does not support murder case  —  The officer in charge of a military hearing expressed serious doubts Friday about the government's prosecution of Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt, one of three Marines charged in the November 2005 shooting deaths of Iraqi civilians in the city of Haditha.
Discussion: Flopping Aces and Redstate
Financial Times:
Push for Blair as new EU president  —  By George Parker in Brussels, John Thornhill in Paris and James Blitz in London  —  Tony Blair, the British prime minister, could end up swapping Downing Street for a job as the first full-time European Union president, under a plan being actively touted by Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president.
Discussion: Democracy Project
 
 
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SWJ Blog:
HQ M-NC-I Counterinsurgency Guidance
Discussion: Danger Room
Noah Pollak / Michael J. Totten:
Iran's Victory  —  "The era of justice and Islamic rule has arrived."
Alan Wirzbicki / Boston Globe:
From sidelines, Kerry rips GOP field over foreign policy
Cernig / The Newshoggers:
Instahoglets June 15th 2007
Peter Wallsten / Los Angeles Times:
New mood from new citizens  —  Latino immigrants in South Florida …
National Review:
Paul Potts  —  I've been getting emails like since yesterday …
Bill Moyers Journal:
Begging His Pardon  —  by Bill Moyers  —  We have yet another …
Diana West / Washington Times:
The president's gut
Discussion: Power Line
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CBS News:
Mental Illness In The Military On The Rise
Discussion: Daily Kos
Michael C. Moynihan / Reason Magazine:
Anti-Capitalism for Kids!  —  First it was The O'Reilly Factor for Kids, then Help!
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
ROBIN OLDS PASSES ON
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Kos / Daily Kos:
Leading  —  Atrios writes: … One of the most dismaying artifacts …
Chris Barge / Rocky Mountain News:
Tancredo wins surprise immigration vote
New York Times:
Senate Leaders Agree to Revive Immigration Bill
Discussion: the talking dog and Truthdig
Randy Hall / CNSNews:
Planned Parenthood Reports Record Abortions, High Profits
Matthew Levitt / Counterterrorism Blog:
Palestine's Party of God
Discussion: The Belmont Club
 

 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

 
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