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11:10 PM ET, July 3, 2007

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White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow  —  MR. SNOW: Good morning.  Good to see you all.  Couple of notes, first on the President's day.  The President had his normal briefings in the morning.  At 10:30 a.m. he'll have a visit with wounded military personnel at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Impeachment  —  Has there ever been a president who deserved it more?  I don't think so.  Looking at this as someone who believes that until we hold them accountable for their crimes, these zombie crooks will keep doing this over and over again until our country is unrecognizable, my instinct is to scream it from the rafters.
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Obstruction of Justice, Continued  —  During the course of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's trial for obstruction of justice and perjury, we learned a lot about his bosses.  —  Incremental discoveries that didn't garner major headlines nevertheless added to what we know — and can reasonably surmise …
Alan Dershowitz / The Huffington Post:
Playing Politics with Libby  —  The outcry against President Bush's decision to commute Scooter Libby's sentence is misplaced.  President Bush acted hours after the U.S. Court of Appeals denied Libby bail pending appeal.  That judicial decision was entirely political.
Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
White House won't rule out Libby pardon  —  WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday declined to rule out the possibility of an eventual pardon for former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.  But spokesman Tony Snow said, for now, President Bush is satisfied with his decision to commute Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Commuting Prison Term Is Implicit Critique of Sentencing Standards  —  In commuting I. Lewis Libby Jr.'s 30-month prison sentence on Monday, President Bush drew on the same array of arguments about the federal sentencing system often made by defense lawyers — and routinely and strenuously opposed by his own Justice Department.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Mike Glover / Associated Press:
Clinton slams Bush over Libby maneuver  —  KEOKUK, Iowa - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton drew a distinction between President Bush's decision to commute the sentence of White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby — which she has harshly criticized — and her husband's 140 pardons in his closing hours in office.
White House:
Remarks by the President to the Travel Pool After Visiting …
Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Attorneys see irony in Libby case
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Keith Olbermann's Special Comment: You ceased to be the President of the United States  —  Keith Olbermann delivers arguably his most pointed and most powerful Special Comment yet on the ramifications of Bush's commutation of Libby's sentence.  —  Download (1329) |  Play (1462) Download (449) |
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
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Keith Olbermann / MSNBC:
Bush, Cheney should resign  —  'I didn't vote for him, but he's my president, and I hope he does a good job.'  —  Special Comment: Bush, Cheney should resign  —  July 3: Keith Olbermann questions Bush's actions in commuting the sentence of Scooter Libby.  —  Countdown  —  SPECIAL COMMENT
Faiz / Think Progress:   Olbermann: Bush, Cheney should resign.
CNN:
Giuliani tops Romney, McCain in quarterly fundraising  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani raked in $17 million in campaign funds in the past three months, topping his two leading GOP rivals in fund-raising for the quarter, the Giuliani campaign announced Monday.
Discussion: Townhall.com and Oliver Willis
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Macer Hall / Daily Express:
BROWN: DON'T SAY TERRORISTS ARE MUSLIMS  —  Gordon Brown has banned ministers from using the word "Muslim" in ­connection with the ­terrorism crisis.  —  The Prime Minister has also instructed his team - including new Home Secretary Jacqui Smith - that the phrase "war on ­terror" is to be dropped.
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BBC:
Listen to Today's Programme in Full
Discussion: EU Referendum
Associated Press:
Kidnapped BBC reporter released  —  Reporter Alan Johnston, held since March, handed over to Hamas  —  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Kidnapped British reporter Alan Johnston has been released after nearly four months in captivity, Hamas said Wednesday.  Looking pale and frail, the BBC correspondent told The Associated Press he was "OK."
Discussion: Little Green Footballs and Hot Air
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BBC:
BBC's Gaza reporter released
Discussion: Harry's Place
CNN:   Journalist freed  —  GAZA CITY (CNN) — BBC correspondent Alan …
David Boaz / Cato-at-liberty:
Commute These Sentences, Mr. President  —  President Bush has pushed the envelope of every aspect of executive power, except for two that might ease the burden of government, the veto and the pardon.  Now he's threatening to protect the taxpayers with his veto pen, and he's just discovered …
Discussion: Middle Earth Journal
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Michael Yon:
Update on "Bless the Beasts and Children"  —  Since the publication of "Bless the Beasts and Children" many questions have arisen: some of which I can and will answer here, and some whose answers lie elsewhere.  —  Today, late afternoon on 3 July in Baqubah, Colonel Hiduit from 2nd Brigade 5th Iraqi Army …
Associated Press:
Judge dismisses 'New York Times' lawsuit  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a New York Times lawsuit against the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice, saying classified documents the newspaper was seeking under the Freedom of Information Act were properly withheld.
Wall Street Journal:
In Strategy Shift, Gates Envisions Iraq Troop Cuts  —  Pullback Is Deemed Key  —  To Forging a Consensus  —  On Long-Haul Plans  —  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates and some allies in the Bush administration are seeking to build bipartisan political support for a long-term U.S. presence …
 
 
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David Oscar Markus / Southern District of Florida Blog:
Dress up day...  So, I thought I was being extremely festive today …
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
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The Corner:
Libby in Da House
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Jim Abrams / Associated Press:
House Balks at Bush Order for New Powers
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Washington Post:
A Disappointing Term  —  THE SUPREME COURT last week concluded …
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John Schwartz / New York Times:
A Summer Camp Where Fireworks Are the Point
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Stephen Graham / Associated Press:
Clashes at Pakistan mosque leave 9 dead
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Rep. Hunter: Ann Coulter Is 'Approaching That Level Of Being A Great American'
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