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David Plouffe / Obama HQ:
The State of the Race — Less than six months ago, we began this campaign with a mission. — Barack and all of us were determined to defeat the politics of cynicism and division that is so pervasive in Washington today and replace it with a politics of unity, hope and common purpose.
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CNN Political Ticker:
Obama raises $32.5 million in second quarter, sets record — (CNN) — Presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama announced Sunday his campaign raised at least $32.5 million in the second quarter, the highest amount ever raised by a Democratic candidate, topping the first quarter fund-raising …
Faiz / Think Progress:
Lieberman Uses Foiled British Terror Plot To Push For Greater U.S. Domestic Spying — Appearing on ABC's This Week, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) used the foiled terror attempts in London to call for greater domestic spying here in the United States. Lieberman said, "I hope these terrorist attacks …
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Associated Press:
Lieberman praises McCain, Giuliani — WASHINGTON - Independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman is praising Republican presidential candidates John McCain and Rudy Giuliani for not blindly following their political base on issues such as immigration ands abortion. — Lieberman, a former Democrat …
Sky News:
Two Terror Suspects Are Hospital Doctors — Two of the five terror suspects being held in the wake of the failed car bombings in London and Glasgow are hospital doctors working in the UK. — The majority of the five terror suspects being held in police custody in connection with bomb attacks …
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Michael Yon:
Bless the Beasts and Children — Where did they go? — On 29 June, American and Iraqi soldiers were again fighting side-by-side as soldiers from Charley Company 1-12 CAV, led by Captain Clayton Combs, and Iraqi soldiers from the 5th IA, closed in on a village on the outskirts of Baqubah.
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MSNBC:
'Meet the Press' transcript for July 1, 2007 — Sen. Patrick Leahy, David Brody, Tavis Smiley, Chuck Todd & Judy Woodruff — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: the Bush White House refuses to answer congressional subpoenas about Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' stewardship …
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Leahy: If Bush And Cheney Don't Cooperate With Subpoenas He Will Push To Find Them In Contempt Of Congress — Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Patrick Leahy, (D-VT) was on "Meet The Press" this morning to discuss the ongoing DOJ and White House scandals. and clearly states …
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The Corner:
Franchise operation — Tim Blair provides a fine example of why The New York Times is an unreliable guide to the ways of the world: … My dictionary defines "disenfranchised" as: … The "South Asian population" are British subjects with as much right to vote as Tony Blair or Gordon Brown.
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Charles S. Johnson / Billings Gazette:
Voters don't like Legislature - but favor big decisions — HELENA - Montana voters flunked the 2007 Legislature on job performance, a Gazette State Poll shows - but, oddly enough, they strongly supported some of the session's major decisions. — The poll found that 67 percent of voters slapped …
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Matt Singer / Left in the West:
The End of the Tax Revolt — Even in Montana and the GOP
The End of the Tax Revolt — Even in Montana and the GOP
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Lynne Olson / Washington Post:
Why Winston Wouldn't Stand For W — George W. Bush always wanted to be like a wartime British prime ministers. He is. But it's not the one he had in mind. — President Bush's favorite role model is, famously, Jesus, but Winston Churchill is close behind.
Jonathan Wynne-Jones / Telegraph:
Floods are judgment on society, say bishops — The floods that have devastated swathes of the country are God's judgment on the immorality and greed of modern society, according to senior Church of England bishops. — One diocesan bishop has even claimed that laws that have undermined marriage …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
A Fire We Can't Run From — "Sometimes you just have to let a fire burn." George Shultz, a former secretary of state who was trained as an industrial economist, is said to have made that remark about labor negotiations that have reached an impasse. There is a growing sense among Americans that we must apply this precept to Iraq.
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Washington Post:
A Political Force With Many Philosophies — Survey of Independents, Who Could Be Key in 2008, Finds Attitudes From Partisan to Apathetic — Fred Wood, a Marietta, Ohio, retiree, voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and John F. Kerry in 2004. In last year's midterm elections, he voted Republican for Senate and Democratic for governor.
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Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
Impudent citizens got Sen. Lotthorn's goat — On the eve of Independence Day, the people of this great republic declared their independence from the United States Senate under the stirring battle-cry, "No legislation without explanation!" The geniuses who'd cooked up the "comprehensive" …
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