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10:40 PM ET, June 27, 2007

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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
White House, Cheney's office, subpoenaed  —  WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's office Wednesday for documents relating to President Bush's warrant-free eavesdropping program.  —  Also named in subpoenas signed …
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James Risen / New York Times:
Senate Issues Subpoenas in Eavesdropping Investigation  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee issued a series of subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Cheney's office, and the Justice Department today related to the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program …
Jeremy Jacobs / The Hill:
Leahy: Bush's lawlessness worse than Nixon's
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
SJC Wants WH, DOJ's Own "Family Jewels"
Discussion: Salon and Scholars and Rogues
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Dems force Cheney to flip-flop on secret docs
Josh Meyer / Los Angeles Times:
Senate subpoenas White House over wiretapping
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
Ana Marie Cox / TIME: Swampland:
Romney in Deep Doo-Doo?  —  I'll have a more formal version of this story up in a bit, but: it turns out that strapping your dog to the roof of your car might actually be against Massachusetts state law, which says anyone who … Not that we can lock him him up.
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Boston Globe:
Journeys of a shared life  —  Raising sons, rising expectations bring unexpected turns  —  The five Romney boys each had their own profiles within the family.  As Tagg would later describe his brothers, Matt was "the jokester, always pushing people's buttons" and Josh was "the typical middle child …
Discussion: The Impolitic, MSNBC and Wonkette
Ana Marie Cox / TIME: Swampland:
Romney's Shaggy Dog Story  —  I can't be the only one who finds, in this anecdote, something else entirely besides, "emotion-free crisis management": … Unless by "emotion-free" you mean, "the kind of cold fish who could feel no emotion about strapping his dog to the roof of his car."
Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
Immigration bill struggling  —  Proponents of the Senate immigration bill were unable to block an amendment Wednesday on identification requirements, casting doubt on whether the overall measure will clear a crucial test vote set for Thursday morning.  —  The bill survived its first cloture motion Tuesday by a vote of 64 to 35.
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Bloomberg:
Immigration Measure in Doubt Over Senate Defections  —  The fate of U.S. immigration legislation was cast into doubt when at least six senators who helped revive the proposed overhaul said they either oppose or are leaning against a move to permit a vote on final passage.
CNN:   Immigration bill survives Senate challenges
New York Times:
Doubts Emerge About Passage of Immigration Bill
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Rioting In Iran  —  Here's some video:  —  For some reason, this isn't front-page news.  It should be.  You can see more photos from a Tehran blogger here.  Australia's ABC News is on the case.  FT has a story here.  Gateway Pundit has gone cable on it.  Blogger Winston opines: … Know hope.
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National Review:
Cloture Tomorrow  —  A Senate source with well-established good instincts predicts: "Vote should be close... I'll be very surprised if this bill lives beyond tomorrow morning.  Not certain, but four of the 64 are now on record as changing to "no" votes.  One more and it's over—assuming none of the "no" votes flip."
Discussion: Townhall.com and Day In, Day Out
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Audio: Voinovich humiliates himself in shamnesty debate with Hannity …
Discussion: PrestoPundit
Leader's Journal releases of democrats:
Senate Republicans: The "Grand Obstructionist Party"  —  While Senate Democrats are determined to move America in a new direction, Senate Republicans are doing their best to stop change at every turn.  Senate Republicans are forcing the Senate to waste hours upon hours debating meaningless motions …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
CQ Radio Scoop: Fred Thompson Statement  —  In an exclusive scoop at BlogTalkRadio, Fred Thompson will make a statement at 3:30 pm CT today through an additional show for CQ Radio.  Be sure to listen live, or catch the podcast that will follow.  —  If you want to embed the player …
Discussion: National Review
Nico / Think Progress:
Meet The Press Roundtable To Feature Christian Broadcasting Network Blogger  —  ThinkProgress has learned that this Sunday's edition of NBC's Meet the Press will include a journalist roundtable featuring David Brody, a blogger and news correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network.
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Rob Bluey / Bluey Blog:
Earmarks in the Amnesty Bill: Trading Votes for Pork  —  There are all sorts of goodies in Sen. Harry Reid's clay pigeon amendment, but two pork projects — one in Utah and the other in Alaska — stand out.  Why?  Three of the senators who would benefit from the earmarks voted in favor of cloture yesterday.
Washington Times:
'Amnesty' fake papers pledged in wiretap  —  ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:  —  The head of a Mexican forgery ring was convinced he could make phony documents that illegal aliens could use to indicate fraudulently that they were eligible for a new amnesty, says a government affidavit recounting wiretapped phone calls the man made.
CNN:
Poll majority: Gays' orientation can't change … (CNN) — A majority of Americans believe that gays and lesbians could not change their sexual orientation even if they wanted to, according to results of a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Wednesday.
CREW:
CREW RELEASES "THE BEST LAID PLANS: THE STORY OF HOW THE GOVERNMENT IGNORED ITS OWN GULF COAST HURRICANE PLANS"  —  27 Jun 2007 // Washington, DC - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a new report, The Best Laid Plans: The Story of How the Government Ignored …
 
 
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
A guide to Thursday's session
PewResearch.org:
Global Unease with Major World Powers and Leaders
Austin Bay Blog:
Conflicting Clocks: The Iraqi Clock, The Washington Clock
Discussion: INSTAPUTZ
New York Times:
Blair Is Appointed Mideast Envoy
Fester / The Newshoggers:
Presidential Campaign death pool?
CNN Political Ticker:
Tancredo sends head of lettuce to Chertoff
Discussion: bustardblog
MSNBC:
'Hardball with Chris Matthews' for June 26
New Hampshire / The Politico:
New Hampshire Dem leader is . . . Al Gore
 Earlier Items: 
Frederick W. Kagan / Weekly Standard:
Understanding General Petraeus's Strategy
Discussion: INTEL DUMP
Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
Biden's Self-Parody  —  I've generally shied away from offering …
Kate Kaye / ClickZ:
Clinton Surpasses Obama in Site Traffic Race, Paul Rockets to First
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
National Review:
Yep  —  As you may have heard, my book's full and official title …
White House:
President Bush Rededicates Islamic Center of Washington
Michelle Malkin:
Fairness Doctrine Watch: The Dem campaign continues Update …
CBS News:
Poll: Young Voters Favor Obama, Clinton
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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