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2:35 PM ET, June 24, 2007

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Nico / Think Progress:
Kristol Defends Cheney, Williams Says He's Creating A 'Secured Undisclosed Bunker Of His Mind'  —  This morning on Fox News Sunday, Weekly Standard editor William Kristol defended Vice President Cheney's decision to exempt himself from an executive order designed to safeguard classified national security information.
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Cheney:
'A Different Understanding With the President' … Just past the Oval Office, in the private dining room overlooking the South Lawn, Vice President Cheney joined President Bush at a round parquet table they shared once a week.  Cheney brought a four-page text, written in strict secrecy by his lawyer.
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
A New Dick Cheney-Alberto Gonzales Mystery  —  Tricky Dick: Cheney is refusing a government review of his office  —  A new battle has erupted over Vice President Dick Cheney's refusal to submit to an executive order requiring a government review of his handling of classified documents.
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Brutal Repression In Iran  —  Michelle Malkin has posted THIS COLLECTION of some truly brutal, officially-released photos that shows what happens to those who don't tow the line in Iran.  And she is asking, basically, "Where's the outrage?"  —  OUR REACTION: It truly is revolting.
Jim Abrams / Associated Press:
Senate returning to immigration bill  —  WASHINGTON - Senators pushing a new immigration policy appealed Sunday to wavering supporters ahead of renewed debate on securing the borders and dealing with 12 million undocumented immigrants.  —  A fragile compromise was pulled from the Senate in early June …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
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Nicole Gaouette / Los Angeles Times:
Immigration bill ignites grass-roots fire
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Robynn Tysver / Omaha World-Herald:   Kerrey not hushing talk on possible Senate bid
Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
Old girlfriends cast their vote for Thompson  —  IN the battle for the women's vote, Fred Thompson has a secret weapon against Hillary Clinton - the legions of former girlfriends who still adore him and who want him to be president.  —  The Hollywood actor and former Tennessee senator racked …
Associated Press:
'We Will Try to Form an Islamic Society'  —  Mahmoud Zahar — a founder of Hamas, and one of its most militant hardliners — has called for an Islamic state in the Gaza Strip.  After the Hamas takeover of the territory last week, he's also threatened Fatah with more violence in the West Bank.
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Charles Levinson / Telegraph:
Fatah vows to wipe Hamas from West Bank
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
We've replaced Rushdie in hiding  —  A year or so after the Ayatollah Khomeini took out an Islamist mob contract on Salman Rushdie in 1989, the novelist appeared, after elaborate security arrangements, on a television arts show in London.  His host was Melvyn Bragg, a longtime British telly grandee …
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Tim Rutten / Los Angeles Times:
Where is the West's outcry?  —  FOR a writer, Salman Rushdie …
San Francisco Chronicle:
Aussie hired by state GOP embroiled in immigration lawsuit  —  Michael Kamburowski, the Australian immigrant hired as a top official in the California Republican Party, was ordered deported in 2001, jailed three years later for visa violations — and has filed a $5 million wrongful arrest lawsuit …
TigerHawk:
Complaining about the "Public Editor"  —  Last month, the New York Times appointed a new public editor, Clark Hoyt.  Judging by today's column, he will carefully defend the Times from the grave risk that it tilts too far to the right.  —  Hoyt considers the torrent of criticism the Times …
Discussion: New York Times and National Review
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
On Iraq: John Warner To the Rescue?  —  Two weeks ago, Frank Rich berated persons like me because: … Rich professed faith in John Warner to come to the rescue.  This week Rich writes: … Who can stop them?  Rich says it is up to John Warner: … Not again.  We wait for the Godot Republicans.
CNN:
'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — An Iraq court on Sunday sentenced three former aides to Saddam Hussein, including the man known as "Chemical Ali," to death by hanging for their role in a 1980s genocide campaign that that killed up to 100,000 Kurds.
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Gateway Pundit
Amanda Marcotte / Pandagon:
Hating on Michael Moore is a worn-out cliche  —  So, Michael Moore's got a new movie coming out, which means it's time for another round of "Naturally, I generally abhor Moore's methods, but this time he made a really good movie."  I have no idea why it's mandatory to condemn Moore to praise him …
Discussion: TalkLeft and Eschaton
 
 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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