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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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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 …
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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 …
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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Talking Points Memo, The Carpetbagger Report, unbossed.com, Daily Kos and Seeing the Forest
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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 …
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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The Atlantic Online:
The Impeachment Option — With sentiment on the question of impeaching Bush running at a pretty strong 39 percent for giving him the boot (with 49 percent opposed), I think this needs to enter the mainstream conversation. And, insofar as Bush appears determined to use his constitutionally granted authority …
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.
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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" …
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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.
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Talking Points Memo
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Mirror.co.uk:
PRAYER PLEA OF 'BOMBER' — TERROR suspect Kafeel Ahmed asked his family to pray for him hours before he crashed a burning Jeep into Glasgow Airport. — Police believe his phone calls to them in India were coded messages referring to the failed Central London car bombs and to the Scottish attack.
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The Corner
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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.
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 …
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Hot Air
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 …
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.
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 …
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Multi Medium
Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER:
Bobo's Mailbox — David Brooks' appearance tonight on the Jim Lehrer Newshour dashed all hope that the man would recover his integrity. As some may recall I sent Mr. Brooks a letter on Wednesday chiding him for intellectual dishonesty for insisting there was no harm and no issue with respect …
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