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9:50 PM ET, July 7, 2007

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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
U.S. Aborted Raid on Qaeda Chiefs in Pakistan in '05  —  A secret military operation in early 2005 to capture senior members of Al Qaeda in Pakistan's tribal areas was aborted at the last minute after top Bush administration officials decided it was too risky and could jeopardize relations with Pakistan …
Rasmussen Reports:
39% Favor Impeaching Bush  —  Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Americans now believe that President Bush should be impeached and removed from office.  A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 49% disagree while 12% are not sure.  —  Those figures reflect a slight increase …
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Agence France Presse:
Much of US favors Bush impeachment: poll  —  Nearly half of the US public wants President George W. Bush to face impeachment, and even more favor that fate for Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a poll out Friday.  —  The survey by the American Research Group found that 45 percent support …
The Atlantic Online:
The Impeachment Option
Discussion: TalkLeft and TIME: Swampland
Joan Lowy / Associated Press:
Fred Thompson aided Nixon on Watergate  —  WASHINGTON - Fred Thompson gained an image as a tough-minded investigative counsel for the Senate Watergate committee.  Yet President Nixon and his top aides viewed the fellow Republican as a willing, if not too bright, ally, according to White House tapes.
Discussion: Amygdala
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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?
Rohan Sullivan / Associated Press:
Live Earth: Fans Urged to Go Green  —  Live Earth started in Asia with an ancient Aboriginal instrument, toured through rehashed 1970s rock, 1980s pop and laid-back surfer music, and touched the future with a holographic appearance by Al Gore.  —  Concerts in Sydney, Tokyo …
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Agence France Presse:
Al Gore slams global warming doubters at Live Earth  —  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former US vice president Al Gore took a swipe at global warming doubters Saturday as he opened the Washington leg of the worldwide Live Earth concerts that he helped organize.  —  Washington was a last-minute addition …
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
Discussion: Don Surber and Seeing the Forest
Libby Spencer / The Newshoggers:
First let's ban all the doctors...  It's not surprising that one of the Glasgow doctors who was arrested for the basically failed bombing attempt is a Sunni who is upset by the Iraq occupation.  It's also no surprise that Protein Wisdom's resident genius fails to make the connection between …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
For Libby, Bush Seemed to Alter His Texas Policy  —  Until he commuted the 30-month prison sentence of I. Lewis Libby Jr. on Monday, President Bush had said almost nothing about his philosophy in granting clemency while at the White House.  —  As governor of Texas, though …
Discussion: Multi Medium
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: Truthdig and Booman Tribune
James Rosen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Sen. Graham returns from Iraq with renewed hopes  —  WASHINGTON — While some Republican senators break with President Bush over Iraq, Sen. Lindsey Graham has returned from his seventh wartime visit there with renewed hope that the U.S. troop buildup is producing results.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Think Progress:
BREAKING: White House To Block Testimony Of Former Rove Aide  —  Early last month, the Senate Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to former Karl Rove aide and former Director of the White House Office of Political Affairs, Sara Taylor, for her involvement in the "unprecedented firings …
National Review:
I'm Really Comparable to Aaron Burr?  Or Worse, the New York Times?  —  It's nice to know that Hugh thinks I don't have an ounce of bigotry in me, and that I'm merely comparable to Hamilton assassin Aaron Burr.  —  Hugh argues that pieces like my one on Romney's odd factor are not the best use …
New York Times:
Sensing a Shift, Reid Will Press for an Iraq Exit  —  Democratic voters are not the only ones bitter over their party's failure to use new Congressional power to force a withdrawal of troops from Iraq.  Senator Harry Reid, the occasionally obstreperous Democratic leader, is upset as well.
Lance Mannion:
Why we can't all just get along  —  Something I wrote once upon a time: … Dick Cheney and George W. Bush aren't on the list because they and their destructive co-Presidency were the givens of the post.  —  I wrote that last August and almost a year later it hasn't changed.
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Rep. Dan Burton Hearts Scooter But He's Obsessed With Bill Clinton  —  On Friday's "Hardball" David Shuster brought in Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) to talk about a possible pardon for Scooter Libby and poor Dan Burton just couldn't stick to the topic.
 
 
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Carter Wood / ShopFloor.org:
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Yesterday's ruling on NSA warrantless eavesdropping
Sayed Salahuddin / Reuters:
Airstrikes kill scores of Afghan civilians: officials
CBS News:
No-Confidence Vote Looms Over Iraq's PM
Discussion: Hot Air
Mirror.co.uk:
PRAYER PLEA OF 'BOMBER'
Discussion: The Corner and Hot Air
Gregory Hahn / Idaho Statesman:
Otter grows into role as governor
Brian Beutler:
Lowering the criteria  —  A lot of things are impossible on a practical level in Iraq.
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Virginia May Spurn GOP in '08
James Boyce / The Huffington Post:
Live From LiveEarth: Carbon Critics Prove Al Gore's Point
Discussion: Daily Mail
Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Cheney fatigue settles over some in GOP
Jeremy D. Mayer / The Politico:
Forget Libby; stop the next Bush pardon(s)
Shaun Mullen / The Moderate Voice:
You Could Have Knocked Me Over . . .  . . . with a hanging chad …
Lyndsey Layton / Washington Post:
Whistle-Blower's Fight For Pension Drags On
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
A GOP discord on Bush's Iraq strategy
Discussion: Macsmind and AMERICAblog
Bill Mears / CNN:
Justices snipe at each other in opinions
 

 
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
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Alyson Krueger / New York Times:
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