memeorandum: Fundraising Gap Likely to Persist For Campaigns (Washington Post)

5:20 PM ET, June 23, 2007

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White House Defends Cheney's Refusal of Oversight — The White House defended Vice President Cheney yesterday in a dispute over his office's refusal to comply with an executive order regulating the handling of classified information as Democrats and other critics assailed him for disregarding rules that others follow.

Discussion: The Politico, The Atlantic Online, TalkLeft, Captain's Quarters and Scholars and Rogues

Atrios / Eschaton:

Indeed — Via email:

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Faiz / Think Progress:

Olbermann Fact-Checks White House, Finds No Special Exemption For Cheney — Yesterday, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino defended Dick Cheney's claim of existing outside the Executive Order (EO) that governs the preservation of classified data, a directive which applies to all Executive Branch officials.

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White House:

Press Briefing by Dana Perino — White House Conference Center Briefing Room — MS. PERINO: Happy Friday. One quick announcement. Today the governor of Wyoming appointed John Barrasso to fill the vacancy caused by the unfortunate death of U.S. Senator Craig Thomas.

Discussion: Threat Level and First Draft

The Raw Story:
Dems plan to cut Cheney out of executive funding bill

Discussion: The Newshoggers, The Moderate Voice and Pam's House Blend

Michael Duffy / Time:
The Cheney Branch of Government

Discussion: The Rachel Maddow Show and TPMCafe blogs

Digby / Hullabaloo:
Now They Notice

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Josh Meyer / Los Angeles Times:
Bush claims oversight exemption too

Discussion: Daily Kos, Balloon Juice and The Next Hurrah

Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:

STAB IN THE BACK WATCH....Here's the latest from Instapundit, in its entirety: … Oh yes indeedy, I too expect we'll be hearing more of this in the future, especially if things go badly in Iraq. Lots more. — You can almost smell the stink of desperation from the pro-war crowd.

Discussion: INSTAPUTZ

Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:

IN THE MAIL: Col. Buzz Patterson's War Crimes: The Left's Campaign to Destroy Our Military and Lose the War on Terror. — I don't think that the left wants to lose the war on terror, exactly — they just want Bush to lose the war on terror. I suspect, however, that Patterson's theme …

Discussion: The Newshoggers and Oliver Willis

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:

Everyone we fight in Iraq is now "al-Qaida" — Josh Marshall publishes an e-mail from a reader who identifies what is one of the most astonishing instances of mindless, pro-government "reporting" yet: … That the Bush administration, and specifically its military commanders …

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John Ward Anderson / Washington Post:
17 Insurgents Killed Near Baqubah

Discussion: CNN

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
TPM Reader SM writes in ... I don't know if SM's claim is accurate in the particular.

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Fox News:

Banned by PBS: Muslims Against Jihad — Saturday, June 23 at 9 p.m. ET — Repeats Sunday, June 24 at 3 a.m. ET — Tune in this weekend, as FOX News Channel presents the documentary the Public Broadcasting System didn't want you to see. — It's a film about the difference between moderate Muslims …

Discussion: Hot Air

Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:

Iraq Push Revives Criticism of Force Size — Baghdad Offensive May Shift Violence Elsewhere — The major U.S. offensive launched last weekend against insurgents in and around Baghdad has significantly expanded the military's battleground in Iraq — "a surge of operations," …

Discussion: All Spin Zone, Hot Air, TalkLeft, The Heretik and Prairie Weather

Roland S. Martin / CNN:

Martin: A Bloomberg run would be different to Perot — Editor's note: Roland S. Martin is a CNN contributor and a talk-show host for WVON-AM in Chicago. — (CNN) — Political junkies are excited and electrified over a potential independent presidential bid by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and for good reason.

Discussion: PoliBlog (TM) and The Moderate Voice

Washington Post:

Fundraising Gap Likely to Persist For Campaigns — McCain, Edwards Expect To Lag Behind Leaders — Twelve weeks ago, after raising less money than two other Republican candidates in the first three months of 2007, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the early favorite for his party's presidential nomination …

Discussion: MyDD, The Caucus, Michael P.F. van der Galiën and GregsOpinion.com

Stephen Singer / Associated Press:

Obama says some have 'hijacked' faith — HARTFORD, Conn. - Sen. Barack Obama told a church convention Saturday that some right-wing evangelical leaders have exploited and politicized religious beliefs in an effort to sow division. — "Somehow, somewhere along the way …

Discussion: TalkLeft

Associated Press:

Texas Democrat chastises Bush on vets' health care … WASHINGTON (AP) — The Texas congressman who represents President Bush's home district said Saturday that the administration and Republicans put a higher priority on tax cuts than on veterans' health care.

Discussion: bustardblog

The Atlantic Online:

Early Warning … Okay, this is a subject I know virtually nothing about. I do, however, know that FDR became president in 1933 after winning the 1932 election. The war in Europe didn't begin until 1939, and the United States didn't enter the war until 1941.

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