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1:55 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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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Barbara Boxer And Hillary Clinton Will Target Talk Radio: Inhofe  —  Senator James Inhofe told talk-radio host John Ziegler that Barbara Boxer and Hillary Clinton want to introduce legislation aiming to control talk radio.  This sounds like the story he told on CQ Radio yesterday …
Fox News:
Inhofe: Clinton, Boxer Want to Squash Conservative Radio Talk Shows  —  Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barbara Boxer have big plans to rein in conservative radio talk shows, according to Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla.  —  He said Thursday on John Ziegler's evening radio show on KFI in L.A. that he overheard Clinton …
National Review:
Follow the Liberal Money
Discussion: Hot Air
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 …
Real Clear Politics:
The Hillary Dilemma  —  Despite the breathless media reports about every jot and tittle of the Democratic contest for President, not all that much has changed in the last year.  Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) has consistently been the frontrunner in national surveys, sometimes by narrow spreads and frequently by sizeable margins.
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Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
What's Not to Like  —  The soft side, and the underside, of Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Discussion: MSNBC and INSTAPUTZ
Politics / Washington Post:
Moore Says Weinstein Wanted Clinton Scene Cut
Discussion: D-Day, The Hill and mediabistro.com
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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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.
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Cheney Defiant on Classified Material  —  Vice President Cheney's office has refused to comply with an executive order governing the handling of classified information for the past four years and recently tried to abolish the office that sought to enforce those rules, according to documents released …
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Josh Meyer / Los Angeles Times:
Cheney claims a non-executive privilege  —  He asserts he's exempt from showing an agency how his office keeps secrets because he's not fully part of the administration.  —  WASHINGTON — For the last four years, Vice President Dick Cheney has made the controversial claim that his office …
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 …
Edmund L. Andrews / New York Times:
Senate Adopts Energy Bill Raising Mileage for Cars  —  The Senate passed a broad energy bill late Thursday that would, among other things, require the first big increase in fuel mileage requirements for passenger cars in more than two decades.  —  The vote, 65 to 27, was a major defeat …
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Last Chance for Abbas  —  Gaza is now run not by a conventional political party but by a movement that is revolutionary, Islamist and terrorist.  Worse, Hamas is a client of Iran.  Gaza now constitutes the farthest reach of the archipelago of Iranian proxies: Hamas in Palestine …
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Tom Rose / Weekly Standard:
A Bad Week for the Good Guys
Discussion: Power Line and A Blog For All
Fawn Johnson / GovExec.com:
Border bill backers seek boost in enforcement provisions  —  Senate negotiators of a compromise immigration bill are writing a catchall amendment, sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to bolster enforcement provisions of the bill, including a more robust "touchback" requirement for illegal immigrants.
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
White House contempt  —  House Judiciary Committee Democrats warned yesterday they would pursue a contempt of Congress motion if the White House fails respond to subpoenas for testimony and documents related to the firings of U.S. attorneys last year.  —  The deadline for a response is Thursday, June 28.
Discussion: Think Progress
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Domenici called McNulty directly on Iglesias
Discussion: Think Progress
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.
McQ / QandO:
NANCY PEOLOSI IS ALL FOR INCREASING VETERAN'S FUNDING, IF THE VETS ARE CANADIAN (UPDATED)  —  Really, this again points out how very little the Democrats know about our military.  This is simply basic stuff, but apparently not something any of Pelosi's staffers could be bothered to check out or most likely would know anyway.
Boston Globe:
Romney aide is the focus of probe  —  Allegedly acted as State Police trooper  —  State Police are investigating one of Mitt Romney's top campaign aides for allegedly impersonating a trooper by calling a Wilmington company and threatening to cite the driver of a company van for erratic driving …
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.
Discussion: alien & sedition and Brian Beutler
Sam Dillon / New York Times:
Voucher Use in Washington Wins Praise of Parents  —  Students who participated in the first year of the District of Columbia's federally financed school voucher program did not show significantly higher math or reading achievement, but their parents were satisfied anyway …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Gore's 2000 team stays on sidelines  —  Most members of Al Gore's inner political circle have not yet signed up with any presidential campaign, triggering speculation that the 2000 Democratic nominee will jump into the race for the White House later this year.
 
 
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Bob Moen / Associated Press:
Conservative Wyo. surgeon newest senator
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Nico / Think Progress:
Skelton And Conyers Introduce Major New Habeas Reform Legislation
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Bobby Kennedy Approved CIA Tap On Journalists
Discussion: Booman Tribune
The Atlantic Online:
Ignorance is Bliss  —  Fred Kaplan discusses Rudy Giuliani's decision …
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Meet Dorothy Rabinowitz
National Review:
We Have Another "No"  —  From Lamar Alexander's office:
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