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10:20 AM ET, June 30, 2007

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Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Thompson gets mixed reviews in New Hampshire premiere  —  BEDFORD, N.H. — When Fred Thompson made his debut on the presidential stage here this week, he left some Republicans thinking he needs more work before his nascent campaign matches the media hype it's gotten in advance.
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Obstruct The Obstructionists  —  I know everyone is probably headed out for the holiday, but if you have time for one more thing, read this post by Robert Borosage of the Campaign For America's Future: … This is important for setting the terms of the debate as well as actually getting some of these initiatives off the ground.
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Robert Borosage / Campaign for America's Future:
Expose The Obstructionists  —  Americans elected a new Congress to get things done.  But the conservative minority has chosen a strategy of obstruction in the Senate.  They have used the threat of a filibuster to delay or block virtually every major initiative.
Discussion: Rising Hegemon, The Sideshow and D-Day
Gateway Pundit:
Michael Moore's Wish For America.. Cuban Healthcare (Photos)  —  The Sick "Sicko" Propaganda...  Yahoo defines "Sicko" as a documentary in the Politics/Religion genre.  Truly, the socialism pushed in the movie is nothing short of a religion to many.  —  "Sicko" the movie, is opening this week to rave reviews by the Left.
Discussion: The Mahablog
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Another attack piece on Michael Moore by the LA Times
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and The Mahablog
Bob Geiger:
The Saturday Cartoons  —  We have two animations today.  The first is by Mark Fiore, featuring Dick Cheney with his "Commandments of Secrecy."  —  Click on the screenshot above or go here to see it.  —  And here's Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes with a short clip poking more fun at Shotgun Dick:
Discussion: Firedoglake
Lisa J. Adams / WJLA-TV:
Mexicans Chide U.S. Over Immigration  —  Opinion makers and migrant advocates in Mexico said Friday that the collapse of U.S. immigration reform plans hurts Mexican workers, U.S. employers and anti-terrorism efforts.  President Bush's plan to legalize as many as 12 million unlawful immigrants …
Greg Jaffe / Wall Street Journal:
Critiques of Iraq War Reveal Rifts Among Army Officers  —  Colonel's Essay Draws  —  Rebuttal From General;  —  Captains Losing Faith  —  Last December, Lt. Col. Paul Yingling attended a Purple Heart ceremony for soldiers injured in Iraq.  As he watched the wounded troops collect their medals …
Discussion: Beliefnet and INTEL DUMP
CBS News:
Poll: Calls To Get Out Of Iraq Escalate  —  77% In CBS News Poll Say War's Going Badly, 40% Urge Withdrawal Of All U.S. Troops  —  (CBS) A CBS News poll shows Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with the Iraq war, President Bush and the Congress, as well as the overall direction of the country.
Discussion: Pollster.com
The Blotter:
Officials: Car Bomb Plot Bears Al Qaeda's Trademark  —  Brian Ross and Richard Esposito Report:  —  Al Qaeda's mantra, "If at first you don't succeed, try again," appears, according to officials, to be behind today's foiled car bomb plot in London with the same kind of bombs aimed …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and CBS News
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Associated Press:
Justice Department official resigns  —  WASHINGTON — A Justice Department official who was eyed as a possible replacement for one of several fired U.S. attorneys announced her resignation Friday.  —  Rachel Brand, the assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Policy, will step down July 9, the department said in a statement.
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Atrios / Eschaton:   If It's Friday...
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE RIGHT'S MOVEON.ORG....For years, one of the principal concerns on the left was creating a political and intellectual infrastructure that the right developed over decades.  Conservatives had the think tanks, the massive membership organizations, the media outlets, the conferences, the deep-pocketed benefactors, etc.
Times of London:
Nightclub bomb alert issued two weeks ago  —  Read the Government's warning sent out to nightclubs in full  —  Nightclubs across Britain were warned they could be terrorist targets just weeks before a double car bomb attack in London, The Times has learnt.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Art Levine / The Huffington Post:
Bush to Uninsured Kids: Drop Dead  —  The Democrats at last night's debate essentially ignored President Bush's full-scale assault Wedneday on a program, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), designed to help relatively lower-income kids whose families don't qualify for Medicaid to get health care.
Jamiecnn / CNN Political Ticker:
McCain: "I am going to Iraq on Monday"  —  (CNN) — Normally VIP visits to Iraq are kept under wraps, at least until the day of the trip.  But Senator John McCain Friday night said he's going to Iraq next week.  —  Responding to a question in Chicago about whether the Iraq strategy can succeed …
Discussion: Think Progress
Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Stoic Londoners Shrug at Latest Threat  —  The headline of London's Evening Standard newspaper today said 1,700 people could have died at "ladies' night" in the Tiger Tiger night spot.  The police gauged the potential death toll as "significant" if the car had exploded.
Susan Ferrechio / CQ.com:
Doolittle Earmark Request: Bad Timing, Or Just a Coincidence?  —  Rep. John T. Doolittle, who's been caught up in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, has requested a substantial earmark for a college represented by one of his former aides, who, coincidentally, has just been contacted by the FBI.
 
 
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Associated Press:
Farfour Mouse dies in last episode
New York Times:
Bush Defends War at Naval College as Senate Republicans Show Increasing Impatience
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
Giuliani Compares Himself To Schwarzenegger
Ben Evans / Associated Press:
Sessions Takes Lead in Immigration Fight
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
International Herald Tribune:
Why the Iraq war won't engulf the Mideast
Yahoo! News:
Marines drop case against Iraq veteran
Discussion: NO QUARTER
 Earlier Items: 
Tom Palmer / tomgpalmer.com:
This is Nuts!  —  A friend just sent me a rather shocked link …
Renee Schoof / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Congress letter to Bush: Close Guantanamo
Atrios / Eschaton:
Shock  —  Following up on what Josh says here, I think it's …
Think Progress:
Special ops no longer a 'giant killing machine.'
Ray Rivera / New York Times:
City May Seek Permit and Insurance for Many Kinds of Public Photography
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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