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4:20 AM ET, June 18, 2007

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MSNBC:
'Meet the Press' transcript for June 17, 2007  —  U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker discusses the war and progress  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: a new Pentagon report says despite the military surge, the overall levels of violence in Iraq have not decreased.
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:   Iraq: The Battle of September Has Already Begun
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:   It's just a Crocker  —  U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker …
Zachary Goldfarb / blog.washingtonpost.com:
June 17: Petraeus hints Iraq "surge" may be needed longer  —  Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, said he does not expect the "surge" of 30,000 additional troops to Iraq to finish their job by September, a critical month when lawmakers expect a clear read on whether …
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Matt / Think Progress:   Petraeus: Escalation Not Done By September, 50-Year Iraq Presence …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Who Is The Scariest GOP Presidential Candidate?  —  The Carpetbagger wants to know: … Tancredo might indeed be the scariest but the institutional GOP probably hates him just about as much as the left does these days so it's not really much of a threat.  Personally I find "Double Gitmo" …
Discussion: The Right's Field
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Agence France Presse:
Climate change behind Darfur killing: UN's Ban  —  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that the slaughter in Darfur was triggered by global climate change and that more such conflicts may be on the horizon, in an article published Saturday.  —  "The Darfur conflict began as an ecological crisis …
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Theo Spark
Ronald D. Asmus / Washington Post:
The Democrats' Democracy Problem  —  Democrats today have a problem with democracy.  We have lost our voice on the issue of promoting democracy abroad — which means that what was once a core Democratic foreign policy idea is being ceded to the GOP.  —  In 1995, democracy promotion …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Sy Hersh on Taguba's Abu Ghraib investigation  —  Sy Hersh joined Wolf on CNN this morning to talk about his new piece in The New Yorker: "How Antonio Taguba, who investigated the Abu Ghraib scandal, became one of its casualties."  It's another important story that Sy has brought to our attention.
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Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Fatah: Help us get Hamas out of W. Bank  —  Fatah leaders have appealed to Israel to halt security measures against Fatah gunmen in the West Bank and promised to continue their massive crackdown on Hamas there, Palestinian Authority officials here said on Sunday.
Discussion: Power Line
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Nicholas Kulish / New York Times:
End Looms for Iraq Arms Inspection Unit  —  The search for Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction appears close to an official conclusion, several years after their absence became a foregone one.  —  The United States and Britain have circulated a new proposal to the members …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Steve Benen / Talking Points Memo:
Jonathan Alter believes Dems are struggling in the political debate over war policy, in part because they're not nearly as good as Republicans at coming up with bumper-sticker slogans. … To help Dems along, Alter suggests "strategic redeployment" isn't muscular enough when it comes to sloganeering …
Discussion: Suburban Guerrilla
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Jonathan Alter / Newsweek:
The 'Pull and Strike' Democrats
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Jeff Coen / Chicago Tribune:
Mob secrets go on trial  —  Murder.  Juice loans.  Pornography.  Street gambling.  —  With the sweeping "Family Secrets" conspiracy trial just days from starting, reputed mobster Joey "the Clown" Lombardo was looking pretty relaxed.  —  If not for the orange jumpsuit and the federal courtroom …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Ben Macintyre / Times of London:
Bias at the Beeb - official  —  There are some things you do not need an official report to tell you - that John Prescott thinks he is a babe magnet, that President Mugabe is not entirely in favour of white farmers and that Al-Qaeda takes a pretty dim view of the West.
Discussion: Biased BBC
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Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
Why Republicans Recruit House Boys  —  Eureka!  I think maybe something snapped into place for me today, though I'm not sure.  I'll let you decide.  —  Here's the question: why does the Republican Party recruit and promote so many closeted gay men?  —  I came to the question …
Walter Shapiro / Salon:
Hillary's hard-won experience  —  In an interview with Salon, the candidate discusses the "vast right-wing conspiracy," being called by her first name, and how long U.S. troops would be in Iraq if she wins in 2008.  —  Pages 1 2 3  —  Sen. Hillary Clinton laughs during her introduction …
New York Times:
Autism Debate Strains a Family and Its Charity  —  A year after their grandson Christian received a diagnosis of autism in 2004, Bob Wright, then chairman of NBC/Universal, and his wife, Suzanne, founded Autism Speaks, a mega-charity dedicated to curing the dreaded neurological disorder …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Barbara Ellen / Observer:
Sink the pink  —  Pink mobiles, pink BBQs, pink planes ... A single colour is infantilising half the population  —  Before I tell you about the Pink Junkies (that growing tribe of otherwise sentient women who can't resist pink) I should admit that I'm not a very 'pink' person.
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Brownback aide chided on anti-Mormon bid  —  WASHINGTON - An aide to GOP presidential candidate Sam Brownback (news, bio, voting record) has been reprimanded for sending e-mail to Iowa Republican leaders in an apparent attempt to draw unfavorable scrutiny to rival Mitt Romney's Mormonism.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Russert falls down on Scooter  —  Timmeh forgot to mention his role in the Scooter Libby case today during the panel discussion that featured two-free Scooter loving NRO'ers...What's the deal, Meet the Press?  And is the Republican base against the rule of law now?  —  Download (1545) |
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:   Meet The Compromised  —  UPDATE: Crooks and Liars has the clip …
 
 
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Naomi Wolf / Washington Post:
The Image of Helplessness  —  Every year, a high point …
Discussion: Althouse and Feministe
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Failure on Two Fronts  —  The Bush administration is battling …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Juan / Informed Comment:
Kurds and Turks: Will they or Won't They?  —  Joshua Partlow …
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New York Times:
Why Protect Shady Gun Dealers?
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Immigration bill is a fraud
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
An Iraq Caucus of One  —  Last month in Iraq, Sen. Gordon Smith …
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Building housing Sen. Obama's apartment catches fire
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
BUBBLE, BUBBLE...Interest rates are going up:
Discussion: Washington Post and Angry Bear
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The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer
Associated Press:
Administration pushes for mandatory sentences
Chicago Tribune:
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