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3:40 PM ET, June 18, 2007

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Andrew J. Bacevich / Los Angeles Times:
More troops, more troubles  —  Candidates who call for beefing up our armed forces to deter terrorism show a profound misunderstanding of the Mideast.  —  IS THE U.S. Army too small?  —  The Democrats vying to succeed George W. Bush think so.  Presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton …
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USA Today:
Poll: Clinton establishes sizable lead over Obama  —  WASHINGTON — New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has regained a double-digit lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in the USA TODAY/Gallup Poll two weeks after the survey found the Democratic presidential rivals essentially tied.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
The Use of RNC E-Mail Accounts by White House Officials  —  The Oversight Committee has been investigating whether White House officials violated the Presidential Records Act by using e-mail accounts maintained by the Republican National Committee and the Bush Cheney '04 campaign for official White House communications.
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Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
Interim Report on RNC Emails and the Presidential Records Act  —  The Oversight Committee has been investigating whether White House officials violated the Presidential Records Act by using e-mail accounts maintained by the Republican National Committee and the Bush Cheney '04 campaign for official White House communications.
Think Progress:
Investigation Uncovers 'Extensive Destruction' Of RNC Emails, Violations Of Records Act  —  House investigators have learned that the Bush administration's use of Republican National Committee email accounts is far greater than previously disclosed — 140,216 emails sent or received by Karl Rove alone …
Discussion: CREW and The Agonist
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:   Fallout  —  While the RNC has been hitting the delete button …
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Petraeus: Iraq 'Challenges' to Last for Years  —  Conditions in Iraq will not improve sufficiently by September to justify a drawdown of U.S. military forces, the top commander in Iraq said yesterday.  —  Asked whether he thought the job assigned to an additional 30,000 troops deployed …
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
FIVE TO FOUR … As George W. Bush staggers toward the conclusion of his second term, he can point to at least one major and enduring project that has gone according to plan: the transformation of the Supreme Court.  In the next week or so, the justices will begin their summer recess.
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Matthew Pennington / Associated Press:
Pakistan condemns Rushdie honor  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan on Monday condemned Britain's award of a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie as an affront to Muslim sentiments, and a Cabinet minister said the honor provided a justification for suicide attacks.
Rob / Say Anything:
Calling Michael Moore's Socialist Bluff  —  Sicko, Michael Moore's new movie about America's health care system (the one that glorifies the socialized medicine of Cuba) hasn't even hit theaters yet, but already it's been leaked to the internet.  —  Asked what he thought of that, Moore …
CREW:
CREW RELEASES NEW REPORT DETAILING HOUSE CHAIR, RANKING AND LEADERSHIP MEMBERS' USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO BENEFIT FAMILY  —  18 Jun 2007 // Washington, DC - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released its first-ever analysis of the misuse of power by the chairmen …
Andrew Adam Newman / New York Times:
Pigs With Cellphones, but No Condoms  —  IN a commercial for Trojan condoms that has its premiere tonight, women in a bar are surrounded by anthropomorphized, cellphone-toting pigs.  One shuffles to the men's room, where, after procuring a condom from a vending machine, he is transformed into a head-turner in his 20s.
Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Gaza's Christians fear for their lives  —  Christians living in Gaza City on Monday appealed to the international community to protect them against increased attacks by Muslim extremists.  Many Christians said they were prepared to leave the Gaza Strip as soon as the border crossings are reopened.
Foreign Policy:
The Failed States Index 2007  —  By The Fund for Peace and FOREIGN POLICY magazine  —  The world's weakest states aren't just a danger to themselves.  They can threaten the progress and stability of countries half a world away.  In the third annual Failed States Index …
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
An Interview With National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman, John Ensign  —  On Friday, I got together for a phone interview with National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman, John Ensign.  Unfortunately, we spent more time than I anticipated debating particular parts of the bill …
Thomas Ferraro / Reuters:
Newly empowered Democrats draw wrath of voters  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new Democratic-led Congress is drawing the ire of voters upset with its failure to quickly deliver on a promise to end the Iraq war.  —  This is reflected in polls that show Congress — plagued by partisan bickering mostly …
 
 
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Associated Press:
Sunni clerics name moderate as new mufti in Iraq
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Michael Duffy / Time:
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The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Blog:
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Wankers, Wankers, Everywhere  —  It's true, of course, that …
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Eric Alterman / American Prospect:
My Marty Peretz Problem — And Ours
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Griff Witte / Washington Post:
U.S. Restates Support for Embattled Musharraf
Patrick Wintour / Guardian:
Iraq on verge of genocidal war, warns ex-US official
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AN ISRAELI IN RAMALLAH  —  "The five-star Fatah refugees …
Richard B. Schmitt / Los Angeles Times:
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Washington Post:
We've Lost. Here's How To Handle It.
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The Long View in Iraq
New York Times:
Taking On Big Donors, McCain Takes a Big Risk
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Bush's Veto Strategy
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Pressure mounts for Libby clemency
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