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5:30 PM ET, June 22, 2007

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Center for American Progress:
The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio  —  Despite the dramatic expansion of viewing and listening options for consumers today, traditional radio remains one of the most widely used media formats in America.  Arbitron, the national radio ratings company, reports that more than 90 percent …
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Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
"Legislative Fix" needed to stifle market-driven free speech?  —  From ABC's Jake Tapper: … — which, to "liberals," can only mean one thing: the rightwing noise machine has managed to brainwash the unsophisticated proles, and only by acts of compassionate legislation and forced re-education …
Zzaki / Political Punch:   Talk talk talk  —  Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okl, claims he overheard …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Barbara Boxer And Hillary Clinton Will Target Talk Radio: Inhofe
Discussion: Bookworm Room
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
White House refuses to say if VP is in executive branch  —  Reporters finally pushed the White House today on the Vice President's belief that his office is some kind of fourth branch of government — not executive, not legislative, not accountable to anyone.  WH spokesperson Dana Perino's responses were almost comical.
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Nico / Think Progress:   White House On Cheney Ignoring Executive Order: 'It's A Little Bit Of A Non-Issue'
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
White House contempt
Discussion: The Next Hurrah and Think Progress
McQ / QandO:
NANCY PELOSI IS ALL FOR INCREASING VETERAN'S FUNDING, IF THE VETS ARE CANADIAN (UPDATED)  —  ***UPDATE: It's been pulled from the Pelosi website.  Details below.  Really, this again points out how very little the Democrats know about our military.  This is simply basic stuff …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:   Shouldn't The Speaker Know Which Army She Supports?
Michelle Malkin:
Nancy Pelosi supports the troops-the Canadian troops, that is
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
Leslie Wayne / New York Times:
In Aiding Poor, Edwards Built Bridge to 2008  —  John Edwards ended 2004 with a problem: how to keep alive his public profile without the benefit of a presidential campaign that could finance his travels and pay for his political staff.  —  Mr. Edwards, who reported this year that he had assets …
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Los Angeles Times:
'Sicko' leaves top Democrats ill at ease  —  Leading candidates are sidestepping direct comment on filmmaker Michael Moore's proposals for universal healthcare.  —  WASHINGTON — With the release of Michael Moore's "Sicko," a movie once again is adding sizzle to an issue that's a high priority …
Themofo / RADAR:
LAYOFFS AT ABC NEWS  —  Now we know why ABC News lost out in the bidding for that Paris Hilton interview.  In order to save cash—er, rather, "maintain and enhance the reputation of ABC News for its unparalleled reporting"—news division head David Westin just announced a wave of lay-offs expected to eliminate a total of 35 jobs.
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Washington Post:
Guantanamo Splits Administration  —  Arguments Center on How to Handle Remaining Detainees  —  Senior Bush administration officials are engaged in active discussions about closing the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but deep divisions remain regarding the fate …
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David Stout / New York Times:
Bush Advisers Consider Closing Guantánamo Prison Sooner
Discussion: Sisyphus Shrugged and TalkLeft
Michael Yon:
Arrowhead Ripper: Surrender or Die  —  Battle for Baqubah  —  22 June 07  —  First a quick media round-up.  (This is not all-inclusive.)  —  Alexandra Zavis from Los Angeles Times is down in the heat of the battle bringing home information.  Michael Gordon from New York Times is still slugging it out …
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CNN:
U.S. reports 68 al Qaeda militants killed in Iraq
Discussion: Don Surber
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
'The Left' Moves Front and Center  —  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Why can't the left get any respect?  —  Whenever you use the word "left" in American politics, you feel almost compelled to add quotation marks.  Today's left is not talking about nationalizing industry, abolishing capitalism or destroying the rich.
U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd:
Dodd, Leahy Condemn Use of Delay Tactics to Prevent Passage of Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act  —  Today Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) denounced Senator Tom Coburn's (R-OK) announcement that he would place a hold on The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act …
Melinda Henneberger / New York Times:
Why Pro-Choice Is a Bad Choice for Democrats  —  I KEEP reading about a universe in which social conservatives are warming to Rudy Giuliani.  But this would have to be a place where his estranged children and three wives and multiple appearances in fishnets were irrelevant to the Republican base.
Fox News:
Embattled Duke Rape Case Prosecutor Mike Nifong Could Get Jail Time  —  Beleaguered and disbarred former District Attorney Mike Nifong, who prosecuted the Duke University lacrosse rape case, could wind up in jail if a motion is granted asking that criminal charges be filed against him, FOX News has learned.
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
What's Not to Like  —  The soft side, and the underside, of Hillary Clinton's campaign.  —  Hillary Clinton doesn't have to prove she's a man.  She has to prove she's a woman.  —  She doesn't have to prove to people that she's tough enough or aggressive enough to be commander in chief.
Benedict Carey / New York Times:
Research Finds Firstborns Gain the Higher I.Q.  —  The eldest children in families tend to develop higher I.Q.'s than their siblings, researchers are reporting today, in a large study that could settle more than a half-century of scientific debate about the relationship between I.Q. and birth order.
Rick Lee / On Location With Rick Lee:
Julian Beever, the greatest sidewalk artist in the world...  ... finished his piece for the Charleston (WV) FestivALL today.  I was lucky to be able to be there.  He's a great guy to talk to and he just works like a madman.  —  Julian hails from the midlands of Great Britain but now resides in Belgium.
Kimberley A. Strassel / Opinion Journal:
Pork Project  —  An earmark lesson for Washington from the states: shame.  —  It was about a week ago that House Democrats ran up the white flag on earmarks and begrudgingly agreed to live by their campaign pledges to make pork requests public.  It was also about a week ago that Texas …
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Graham's approval plunges on immigration  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) approval rating is taking a pounding in his home state as a result of his strong support for a bipartisan immigration reform bill, a new poll showed Friday.  —  Graham's approval rating has sunk to 31 percent …
Discussion: Hot Air and Day In, Day Out
 
 
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Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
By Executive Order, Crocs Aren't Chic
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Duncan Gardham / Telegraph:
Muslim peer compares Rushdie to 9/ll bombers
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The Atlantic Online:
Giuliani Remains Loyal To A Priest Accused Of Molesting Boys And A Cover-Up
David Blair / Telegraph:
Iran moves closer to making a nuclear bomb
Discussion: Wonkette
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Courage at a Cost  —  Why McCain Deserves Conservatives' Respect
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Nico / Think Progress:
Skelton And Conyers Introduce Major New Habeas Reform Legislation
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