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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 — Put down the name of Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) as the latest Republican to break with the Bush Administration's policies on Iraq, after a long history of backing their positions in Congress.
Amanda / Think Progress:
Domenici Announces Shift In Iraq Policy, Calls For Starting Troop Redeployment — Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) has been a strong supporter of President Bush's Iraq policies. In April, he voted against legislation to set deadlines for the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Heath Haussamen / Heath Haussamen …:Domenici wants new, reduced U.S. mission in Iraq
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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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Bob Geiger:
GOP Senators Who Voted For Clinton Impeachment Dead Silent On Libby — Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) was aghast. He was indignant as hell about how having a high public official involved in something like perjury and obstruction of justice can damage the very foundation on which our nation was built …
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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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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
LIBBY PAYS $250,000 FINE — From NBC's Joel Seidman and Mark Murray — Convicted former top White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby has paid the fine of $250,400.00. The U.S. District Court has posted the canceled check on the docket this afternoon. (Our question: Where did Libby get this money to write this hefty check?)
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:
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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.
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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Izhar Wani / Agence France Presse:
Muslim 'Rage Boy' says he's really angry — SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - He has become the face of Muslim fury: an angry young man whose bushy beard and fiery-eyed scowl take centre stage at nearly every pro-Islamic demonstration in Indian Kashmir. — Shakeel Bhat, 31, has been displaying …
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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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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.
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.
Dan / Riehl World View:
Where's The Moderation? — Two important reads, one from the UK and one the US, on radical Islam. It looks like Moderate Islam, but is it, really? — First lgf on CAIR insinuating itself into our politics, despite being tagged as a dubious organization ... and the White House's continued failure …
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.
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