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Sewell Chan / City Room:
Bloomberg Leaving Republican Party — Michael R. Bloomberg, a longtime Democrat who switched to the Republican Party to run for mayor of New York City in 2001, announced this evening that he is changing his party status and registering as an independent. — Mr. Bloomberg maintained that …
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Marcia Kramer / WCBS-TV:
Bloomberg Leaves GOP — Now Independent, Will He Run For President? — Reporting — (CBS) NEW YORK New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leaving the Republican party and will remain unaffiliated with any political party, CBS 2 HD learned Tuesday night.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Mike Bloomberg: Registered Independent — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is changing his party affiliation from "Republican" to "unaffiliated", a move certain to fuel talk that he is preparing for an independent run for president in 2008. — "Although my plans for the future haven't changed …
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Bloomberg Presidential Buzz Grows — NYC Mayor Changes Party Affiliation — Is He Contemplating a Third-Party Bid? — With an increasingly cacophonous buzz that he's contemplating an independent run for president despite public pleas to the contrary, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg took …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Bloomberg Switches ... Again — Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire mayor of New York City, announced that he would no longer remain a Republican. This comes six years after he announced that he would no longer remain a Democrat in order to run as Rudy Giuliani's successor in 2001:
New York Times:Bloomberg Severs G.O.P. Ties, Fueling Talk of '08 Bid
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
The new Hillary Clinton video is a take on the last scene of "The Sopranos." — It's clever, the way the video uses the jukebox business from the last "Sopranos" episode to remind us of Hillary's theme song contest. In case you care, I'll just tell you that the winner is "You and I," …
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Sometimes an Onion Ring is Just an Onion Ring — Ann Althouse looks at the new Hillary Clinton ad and writes … By all means, Ann, let me be the first. — And Ann, so long as you're discussing symbolism: what does your facial expression in the above photo — which is kinda reminiscent …
Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
Clinton Sings Soprano, Sort of — For a few seconds there, as the opening piano riff jolted our senses, we were getting very excited about Senator Hillary Clinton's theme-song pick, as she began thumbing through a jukebox at a diner: … Whoa! We were on a Journey back as it played softly …
David Weigel / Reason Magazine:
The Awful Truth About 9/11 — The guerrilla reporters of Infowars—last seen being broken up and hauled out of the spin room at CNN's Republican debate—nailed Michael Moore at a screening of Sicko and got him to discuss 9/11 conspiracy theories. (Sorry, other theories of the events of 9/11.)
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Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
Court: Israel must aid Gazans at Erez — The High Court of Justice instructed the State Attorney's Office on Tuesday night that "everything Israel can do to save human life must be done today," following a petition submitted by "Doctors for Human Rights" and "Gisha" that Erez Crossing …
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The State:
State treasurer indicted on drug charges — State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to possess with the intent distribute cocaine, federal and state authorities said at a news conference at SLED headquarters this afternoon.
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Digby — From the Take Back America conference — Joe Wilson, Digby, Rick Perlstein. — No Trackbacks to "Ladies and Gentlemen, Digby" — dakine01 says: … SeamusD says: … Joe Klein's conscience says: … Jane Hamsher says:
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Nicole Gaouette / Los Angeles Times:
House Republicans introduce their own immigration bill — The measure, a rebuke to Bush, would bar amnesty for illegal immigrants and require legal-status checks for all workers. — WASHINGTON — In a sharp rebuke to President Bush, House Republicans unveiled legislation Tuesday …
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Guardian:
China overtakes US as world's biggest CO2 emitter — China has overtaken the United States as the world's biggest producer of carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas, figures released today show. — The surprising announcement will increase anxiety about China's growing role in driving man …
Washington Post:
Bush Names Ex-Rep. Nussle Budget Chief — Portman to Leave In August, May Run For Ohio Governor — President Bush selected a veteran of the 1994 GOP takeover of Congress to become the new head of the White House budget office after current Office of Management and Budget Director Rob …
Crystal Patterson / HillaryClinton.com:
And the Winner Is..... I LOVE this "Sopranos" spoof video!!!! It is wonderful and I really enjoyed it. Although your song isn't what I picked, I am glad you made your decision! — by Thomas Senecal — Great build up, and I like how much excitement was generated! — Thomas Senecal
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