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3:25 PM ET, July 7, 2007

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Susan Saulny / New York Times:
Will Her Face Determine His Fortune?  —  AS the election of 2008 approaches with its cast of contenders who bring unprecedented diversity to the quest for the White House, the voting public has been called on to ponder several questions: Is America ready for a woman to be president?  What about a black man?
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Someone Must Be Very Worried  —  Fresh on the heels of the Los Angeles Times attack on Fred Thompson's lobbying, the New York Times lowers the bar by attacking Fred Thompson's wife.  Calling Fred "grandfatherly" and Jeri Kehn Thompson a "trophy wife", the Gray Lady wonders whether America …
Daily Mail:
Live Aid is promoting green to save the planet - what planet are they on?  —  As Madonna bounds on to the huge Wembley stage to save the planet, how the assembled Greenies will cheer.  —  The superstar is today fronting the massive Live Earth event, with nine concerts played …
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James Boyce / The Huffington Post:
Live From LiveEarth: Carbon Critics Prove Al Gore's Point  —  When Al Gore, or anyone prominent for that matter, does something for the environment, the carbon critics cry footprint foul and run up staggering numbers about the actual damage that these so called do-gooders are doing in the name of good.
The Corner:
Live Earth non-update
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Tim B. / Tim Blair:
GARRETT SILENCED  —  Live Earth is underway!  Lisa Crouch reports:
White House:
President's Radio Address  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  —  This week, we received more good news showing that our economy is strong and growing.  The Department of Labor reports that our economy has now created jobs for 46 consecutive months.  America added 132,000 jobs in June …
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Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Bush rips Democratic lawmakers' failures  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush accused Democratic lawmakers on Saturday of being unable to live up to their duties, citing Congress' inability to pass legislation to fund the federal government.  —  "Democrats are failing in their responsibility …
Matt Spetalnick / Reuters:
Bush sharpens budget attack on Democrats
Washington Post:
Glasgow Suspect Angered by Iraq War, Relative Says  —  Bilal Abdulla, one of the two doctors arrested after a blazing Jeep Cherokee rammed into the Glasgow Airport terminal on Saturday, is a deeply religious Iraqi who was angry that his prominent Sunni family "lost everything" …
Discussion: protein wisdom and Cliff Schecter
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Senate Floor To Be a Stage For '08 Race  —  Antiwar Candidates Seeking the Spotlight  —  The four Senate Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination will take their campaigns to the chamber's floor next week, pushing new limits on U.S. involvement in Iraq in an attempt to burnish their antiwar credentials.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Post:
HILLARY'S POLL VAULT
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
New York Times:
Bombers Kill Dozens North of Baghdad  —  Suicide bombers killed at least 122 people in two attacks north of Baghdad, officials said Saturday, and the strikes raised questions about whether insurgents who had fled intense military operations in Baghdad and Diyala are turning to more vulnerable targets nearby.
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Reuters:   FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, July 7
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Suicide Bombings Kill Nearly 150 in Iraq  —  U.S. Reports Deaths of 8 American Soldiers  —  Suicide bombings across Iraq killed nearly 150 and injured scores, including a massive truck assault in a northern Shiite village that ripped through a crowded market, officials said Saturday.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Media Matters for America:
"Media Matters"; by Paul Waldman  —  The Haircut siren song  —  "It is some kind of commentary on the state of American politics that as Edwards has campaigned for president, vice president and now president again, his hair seems to have attracted as much attention as, say, his position on health care."
Discussion: Shakesville
Shaun Mullen / The Moderate Voice:
You Could Have Knocked Me Over . . .  . . . with a hanging chad when I found out that George Bush and the Dalai Lama were both born yesterday.  But then you know what they say about karma.  —  Well, wait.  What do they say?  This confoozlement led me to consult at the knee of Craig Johnson …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Yesterday's ruling on NSA warrantless eavesdropping  —  The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, by a 2-1 decision, vacated last August's Order of the Order from District Court Judge Anna Diggs Taylor which enjoined the Bush administration from eavesdropping without warrants.
Faiz / Think Progress:
Lindsey Graham: Escalation 'Is Working Beyond My Expectations'  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), returning from a visit this week to Iraq along with his pro-escalation partner Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), offered the following assessment of the situation in Iraq:
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Cheney fatigue settles over some in GOP
New York Times:
Sensing a Shift, Reid Will Press for an Iraq Exit
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Jeremy D. Mayer / The Politico:
Forget Libby; stop the next Bush pardon(s)
Lyndsey Layton / Washington Post:
Whistle-Blower's Fight For Pension Drags On
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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
A GOP discord on Bush's Iraq strategy
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Bill Mears / CNN:
Justices snipe at each other in opinions
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CNNMoney.com:
Goldman Sachs targeted with death threats
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USA Today:
New battery packs powerful punch
Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
NO FOURTH AMENDMENT PROTECTION IN E-MAIL ADDRESSES, IP ADDRESSES …
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
We Need to Talk  —  America can't afford to lose its common language.
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Meta clashes with Canada's CRTC over the Online News Act by declining to publicly release information about its measures to block news content on its platforms

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

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DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

 
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