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10:30 PM ET, July 6, 2007

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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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Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Online community flocks to Ron Paul  —  Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani may lead the polls and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney might have the most money among GOP presidential candidates, but Rep. Ron Paul (Texas) clearly leads his Republican colleagues in online support …
CNN Political Ticker:
Paul reports more campaign cash than McCain
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.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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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 …
Michael Ledeen / The Corner:
Why Do The Iraqis Hate the Terrorists?  —  Rich and I share an admiration for Michael Gordon, one of three (along with Burns and Filkens) NYT reporters who really work hard to get the Iraqi story right.  Michael's story, quoted by Rich, suggests an interesting hypothesis: that many (most, even?)
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Hindrocket / Power Line:   JIHADISTS ON DEFENSE  —  On July 4, Zawahiri released a new video tape.
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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The Prowler / American Spectator:   Left Coast Times Targets Fred
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Pending Mudslinging  —  It's easy to tell when a candidate …
Discussion: Hot Air
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!
Discussion: The Reaction
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:
Discussion: The Belmont Club and Tim Worstall
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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.
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Weasel Zippers
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 …
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.
Townhall.com:
Republican women  —  Mary Katherine Ham is further proof that Republican women are the prettiest.  —  Print It |  Flag as Offensive  —  Audio Pan  —  Cute video, but your voice is only coming in on left channel.  Music background on both tracks.  —  Print It |  Flag as Offensive
Discussion: IMAO
Peter Hecht / Sacramento Bee:
Doolittle calls for pullback in Iraq  —  Criticizing 'quagmire,' he sees advisory role for U.S.  —  Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A1  —  Rep. John Doolittle, questioning whether the Iraq war is worth the continued loss of American lives, said Thursday that U.S. troops …
 
 
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
John Dean: Bush's Commutation Conflicts With His Own DoJ Guidelines
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Brian / TVNewser:
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Michael Moore:
BlueCross Secret Memo Re: 'Sicko' ... "You would have to be dead …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
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CNN Political Ticker:
Giuliani: 'Shocked' by former chairman's cocaine charges
Satyam / Think Progress:
Kristol Offers Neoconservative Prescription For America's Woes: 'Be Happy!'
Michael van der Galien / The Moderate Voice:
Center of Attention  —  What's funnier: Hookers, cocaine or... censoring president Bush?
Discussion: The Impolitic
Nick Squires / Telegraph:
Glasgow terror plot police charge first suspect
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David Barboza / New York Times:
China Sentences Official to Death for Corruption
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Ritholtz / The Big Picture:
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
My Challenge to GE: Time for Cable News That Respects the American People
Klaus Marre / The Hill:
White House questions Dems' zeal for oversight
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