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Appeals court rejects Libby's bid for bail  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A federal appeals court Monday rejected former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby's request to remain free on bond while appealing his March conviction on perjury and obstruction of justice charges.
Cary O'Reilly / Bloomberg:
Libby, Ex-Cheney Aide, Must Go to Jail During Appeal  —  Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, must go to prison while appealing his conviction for obstructing a CIA leak probe, a U.S. appeals court said.  —  Libby may be behind bars within weeks …
The Corner:
From the White House  —  The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today rejected Lewis Libby's request to remain free on bail while pursuing his appeals for the serious convictions of perjury and obstruction of justice.  As a result, Mr. Libby will be required to turn himself …
Discussion: The American Mind
Reuters:
Appeals court won't delay Libby prison term  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby on Monday lost his bid to delay serving his 2 1/2-year prison sentence while he appeals his conviction in the CIA leak case.  —  Conservatives have pressured President George W. Bush …
Discussion: Salon and Grasping Reality …
Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Court Denies Request to Delay Libby Sentence  —  A federal appeals court ruled today that I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, must report to prison shortly to begin serving his 30-month sentence for lying to federal investigators about his role in leaking a CIA officer's identity.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
LIBBY LOSES ANOTHER APPEAL....If Scooter Libby is counting on a pardon to keep him out of jail, he'll need Bush to act very quickly. … It apparently wasn't too close a question for the appeals court panel — it was a unanimous decision dismissing the appeal with a one-paragraph order.
Faiz / Think Progress:   Wilson: Proponents Of Libby Pardon Are 'Accessories To An Ongoing Crime'
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Trial Balloon For Libby Pardon Falls Flat...Again
Discussion: NPR
ABCNEWS:
McCain Shakes Up Campaign  —  McCain, Trailing in Fundraising and Polls, Shakes Up 2008 Presidential Campaign  —  John McCain's campaign, trailing top Republican rivals in money and polls, is undergoing a significant reorganization with staff cuts in every department, officials with knowledge of the shake-up said Monday.
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Ryan Sager / Latest Politics:
McCain Watch: Watch This Space  —  Watch this space, as we'll be coming to you live with the details of today's 2 p.m. McCain conference call, where we should find out his 2nd quarter fundraising total and hear a bit about these staff trims...  2:00: Pre-call, I hear: The campaign …
Discussion: Reason Magazine and Townhall.com
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
McCain Camp Raises $11.2 Million in 2Q  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican John McCain reorganized his campaign Monday, cutting staff in every department as he raised just $11.2 million in the last three months and reported an abysmal $2 million cash on hand for his presidential bid.
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
McCain shakes up campaign after low cash
Hassan Butt / Daily Mail:
I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist  —  When I was still a member of what is probably best termed the British Jihadi Network - a series of British Muslim terrorist groups linked by a single ideology - I remember how we used to laugh in celebration whenever people …
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Bernhard / Moon of Alabama:
Gordon's Source on Iran  —  (updated below)  —  Michael Gordon (NYT co-writer of Judith Miller) has another hate-Iran piece in today's NYT: U.S. Ties Iranians to Iraq Attack That Killed G.I.'s … Glenn Greenwald points out that Gordon's only source for this piece is a "military spokesman" Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Bergner.
Discussion: The Newshoggers and Firedoglake
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Michael Gordon trains his stenographer weapons on Iran
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
A President Besieged and Isolated, Yet at Ease  —  Bush, Grasping for Answers and Fixated on Iraq, Remains Resolute  —  At the nadir of his presidency, George W. Bush is looking for answers.  One at a time or in small groups, he summons leading authors, historians, philosophers and theologians …
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isna.ir:
ISNA - Tehran  —  TEHRAN, July 02 (ISNA)-Writer, producer and director, Michael Moore is to come to Iran for the screening of his new production SICKO in the first international documentary film festival held here.  —  This festival will be held from the 15th to the 19th of October in Tehran.
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Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
Obama Raises $10.3 Million Online in Second Quarter  —  You're reading these numbers first here at MyDD.  —  During the second quarter, Barack Obama brought in $10.3 million dollars online, or about a third of the $32.5 million he raised overall this quarter.  This ups his total online haul for the year to $17.2 million.
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John Solomon / Washington Post:
Obama Takes Lead In Money Raised
 
 
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