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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Domenici Breaks with Bush War Policy — Sen. Pete Domenici (N.M.), a 36-year Republican veteran of the Senate, abandoned President Bush's Iraq war policy today by publicly endorsing legislation designed to withdraw nearly all U.S. troops from Iraq by March 2008.
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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Paper With Strong Military Readership Calls for Iraq Pullout — NEW YORK Even though U.S. casualties in Iraq continue to mount — and we have now been there longer than we were involved in World War II — surprisingly few newspaper editorial pages have come out for any kind of withdrawal …
Eric Kleefeld / Election Central:
Domenici Breaks With White House, Calls For Implementing ISG Recommendations
Domenici Breaks With White House, Calls For Implementing ISG Recommendations
Amanda / Think Progress:
Domenici Announces Shift In Iraq Policy, Calls For Starting Troop Redeployment
Domenici Announces Shift In Iraq Policy, Calls For Starting Troop Redeployment
Speaker Pelosi / The Gavel:
Will Senator Domenici and Other Republicans Vote for Change of Course in Iraq?
Will Senator Domenici and Other Republicans Vote for Change of Course in Iraq?
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Heath Haussamen / Heath Haussamen …:
Domenici wants new, reduced U.S. mission in Iraq
Domenici wants new, reduced U.S. mission in Iraq
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Senior Republican Domenici Calls For Iraq War Policy Change
Senior Republican Domenici Calls For Iraq War Policy Change
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Capitol Briefing
Tony Snow / USA Today:
President respects justice — So he lifted excessive sentence but left convictions, fine, probation. — President Bush commuted part of Lewis Libby's sentence because he considered a 30-month stretch in prison too severe. Libby was convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury …
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
White House: "Equal Justice?" — Sometimes it's just too easy. From this afternoon's White House press briefing: … More below.... From the briefing:
White House:
Press Briefing by Scott Stanzel — Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building — MR. STANZEL: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy July 5th. Hope you all had a wonderful Independence Day. I don't have anything off the top, so I'll take your questions.
The Smoking Gun:
Libby Pays The Man — Sentence commuted, convicted felon scoots to take care of 250K fine — On the same day that President George W. Bush wiped away his 30-month prison sentence, convicted former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby purchased a $250,400 cashier's check to cover fines imposed …
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Glen Johnson / Associated Press:
Romney Criticized for Hotel Pornography — BOSTON — Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, who rails against the "cesspool" of pornography, is being criticized by social conservatives who argue that he should have tried to halt hardcore hotel movie offerings during his near-decade on the Marriott board.
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The New Republic:
DOUBLE STANDARDS WATCH: — Alan Dershowitz has a regular column in the Jerusalem Post called "Double Standard Watch." But double standards are not only evident in arguments about the ongoing disputes between the Israelis and Palestinians and among the Arabs.
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Little Green Footballs:
Rage Boy: The Interview — The wire services' favorite raging Islamist protester is the subject of an interview by Agence France Presse today, and they would like us to know that it's no act: Muslim 'Rage Boy' says he's really angry. — If you didn't believe blogs are affecting mainstream news coverage, here's the proof.
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Josh Rogin / wexler.house.gov:
Congressman Wexler to File Resolution Censuring President Bush for Commuting Libby's Prison Sentence — (Washington, D.C.) Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) has drafted and will file a Congressional resolution censuring President George W. Bush for his egregious and politically motivated commutation of Scooter Libby's prison sentence.
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Media Matters for America:
Will NBC ask Todd about prediction that Bush approval would top 50 percent by July 4? — Before the November 2006 midterm elections, NBC News political director Chuck Todd predicted several times that if the Democrats won "control of Congress" and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) became speaker of the House …
William E. Odom / NiemanWatchdog.org:
'Supporting the troops' means withdrawing them — Gen. William Odom writes that opponents of the war should focus public attention on the fact that Bush's obstinate refusal to admit defeat is causing the troops enormous psychological as well as physical harm.
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Fox News: Universal health care breeds terrorists. » — Today on Fox News's Your World With Neil Cavuto, National Review Online columnist Jerry Bowyer attacked Michael Moore's movie SiCKO and its positive portrayal of the health care in countries such as Britain and France.
The Atlantic Online:
Gary Hart, Lynne Cheney, and War with China — I mentioned this yesterday in the (somewhat-insiderish) realm of the Atlantic's "Aspen Ideas Festival" blog, but the point seemed worth repeating in this marginally more public venue. The item appears after the jump, or at this link.
Washington Post:
Paganism May Not Pass Religious Muster — It is debatable whether paganism is a religion, per say. It is generally defined as a pre-Christian state, but it takes a wide variety of forms—all the way from relatively benign New Age-style nature worship, to pantheism, to witchcraft, and even human sacrifice.
Media Matters for America:
Boortz falsely claimed Clinton was convicted of perjury — On the July 5 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, while discussing President Bush's commutation of former vice presidential chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's jail sentence, Neal Boortz falsely claimed that …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Clinton, Thompson Tied — Clinton (D) 46% Romney (R) 42% — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) tied with former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson (R) in an Election 2008 match-up. Both candidates attract support from 45% of voters.