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Jennifer Parker / Political Radar:
Ron Paul Tops McCain in Cash on Hand — ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Reports: Though often regarded as a longshot candidate for president, Republican Ron Paul tells ABC News that he has an impressive $2.4 million in cash on hand after raising an equal amount during the second quarter …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Appeals Court Rejects Lawsuit on Surveillance — A divided federal appeals court today dismissed a case challenging the National Security Agency's program to wiretap without warrants the international communications of some Americans, reversing a trial judge's order that the program be shut down.
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Lisa Cornwell / Associated Press:
Court Rejects Domestic Spying Suit — CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court Friday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging President Bush's domestic spying program, saying the plaintiffs had no standing to sue. — The 2-1 ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel vacated …
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Deacon / Power Line:REVERSAL IN THE NSA SURVEILLANCE CASE
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Thompson, as a lobbyist, took abortion rights assignment — A spokesman for the presidential hopeful denies he did the work, a claim an ex-colleague calls "bizarre." — Former Tennessee Sen. Fred D. Thompson, who is campaigning for president as a "pro-life" Republican …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:The Pending Mudslinging (Update: Show Me The Money!)
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Stephen Fidler / Financial Times:
Al-Qaeda linked to operations from Iran — Evidence that Iranian territory is being used as a base by al-Qaeda to help in terrorist operations in Iraq and elsewhere is growing, say western officials. — It is not clear how much the al-Qaeda operation, described by one official as a money …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
Jihadists On Defense — On July 4, Zawahiri released a new video tape. The production values are pretty good, and Zawahiri is intercut with other footage, including television clips. What is striking about Zawahiri's message, however, is how defensive it is. And what Zawahiri is defensive about, is events in Iraq.
Eric Kleefeld / Election Central:
Poll: Americans Evenly Divided On Impeachment Of Bush, Majority For Targeting Cheney — Does the conventional wisdom that impeachment would be politically radioactive still hold true in the post-Libby commutation political world? A new poll from American Research Group shows a startling result …
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Ana Marie Cox / TIME: Swampland:
Impeachment Fever: America's Got It! — Good thing Cheney's not a member of the executive branch, he'd be almost out of job... Oh, wait... For context: … More here. — Also, for a move that might have been rationalized as good for "shoring up the base," commuting Libby's sentence isn't that popular:
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
David Shuster dismantles Fouad Ajami's comparison of Libby to our fallen soldiers — David Shuster filled in for Chris Matthews this evening on "Hardball" where he interviewed neo-con author, Fouad Ajami, and absolutely shredded him over his Wall Street Journal OpEd comparing Scooter Libby to fallen U.S. Soldiers in Iraq.
Rusty / The Jawa Report:
The Taliban Challenges Jawa, Jawa Responds — No joke, the Taliban have posted a message on a well-known Islamic forum addressing me, Rusty Shackleford, indirectly. In it, they gloat that their website is back online. I'll just add: for now. — Here's a rough translation:
Stephen Wright / Daily Mail:
Al Qaeda fanatics working in police (but they don't dare sack them) — Up to eight police officers and civilian staff are suspected of links to extremist groups including Al Qaeda. — Some are even believed to have attended terror training camps in Pakistan or Afghanistan.
MarketWatch:
Dow Jones denies it's forged News Corp. deal — London publication says Wall Street Journal parent has pact with Murdoch — NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Dow Jones & Co. on Friday denied a report in a London financial publication that its board and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. have come …
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Walter Shapiro / Salon:
"They don't own the Democratic Party" — Joe Biden talks about lefty bloggers, the perils of candor in a YouTube age, Dick Cheney's secret thoughts, and how many troops a Biden administration would keep in Iraq. … Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at the Iowa statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, July 3, 2007.
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
War Costs Soar by a Third; Total Could Top $1.4 Trillion — It's not just the troops that are surging. War costs are up for American operations in Iraq and Afghanistan* — way up, more than a third higher than last year. In the first half of this fiscal year, the Defense Department's …
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