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11:35 AM ET, July 10, 2007

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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Senator's Number on 'Madam' Phone List  —  Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) apologized last night after his telephone number appeared in the phone records of the woman dubbed the "D.C. Madam," making him the first member of Congress to become ensnared in the high-profile case.
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Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
GOP senator admits link to escort service  —  Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) acknowledged Monday night that his number appears on telephone records of the alleged D.C. Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, and issued an apology.  —  "This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Sen. David Vitter, a leading Christian social conservative  —  Republican Senator David Vitter of Louisiana was not merely a supporter of last year's proposed constitutional amendment to "protect the sanctity of traditional marriages" by amending our Constitution to ban same-sex marriages …
Fox News:
Sen. Vitter Apologizes for Number Showing Up on Phone Records of Alleged Prostitution Ring  —  WASHINGTON — Louisiana Sen. David Vitter apologized Monday for his telephone number showing up on the old phone records of Pamela Martin and Associates, the alleged prostitution ring run in the nation's capital by Deborah Jeane Palfrey.
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"DC Madam" Posts Phone Records Online
Discussion: Right Wing News and PoliPundit.com
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Prostitute Scandal Hits The Senate
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
USA Today:
Poll: Bush approval drops to low of 29%  —  WASHINGTON — Opposition to the Iraq war has reached a record high, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, a development likely to complicate President Bush's efforts to hold together Republican support as the Senate begins debate this week on Pentagon priorities.
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Washington Post:
Bush Plans To Stress Next Phase In Iraq War  —  GOP Dissent Spurs Change In Message but Not Course  —  President Bush, facing a growing Republican revolt against his Iraq policy, has rejected calls to change course but will launch a campaign emphasizing his intent to draw down U.S. forces next year …
Jules Crittenden:   NYT Cover  —  NYT news desk embarrassed by NYT ed board?
John Solomon / Washington Post:
Gonzales Was Told of FBI Violations  —  After Bureau Sent Reports, Attorney General Said He Knew of No Wrongdoing  —  As he sought to renew the USA Patriot Act two years ago, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales assured lawmakers that the FBI had not abused its potent new terrorism-fighting powers.
The Hill:
Pelosi lines up Iraq votes  —  House Democrats are planning a series of votes this month on Iraq that they hope will ratchet up pressure on the White House and congressional Republicans to change course on the unpopular war or suffer political consequences.  —  Sensing that additional GOP …
Discussion: Air America Radio
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
George Bush's Iraq Obsession: America Held Hostage
Discussion: TPMCafe blogs
David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
McGovern: Not sure anti-war Dem can win
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
CNN "Reality Check" That Got Michael Moore Fired Up
CNN:
White House touts 'retooled' Iraq mission  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — As President Bush faces GOP pressure to change his war strategy, the White House announced Tuesday that an upcoming progress report will result in "the beginning of a new way" in Iraq.  —  Six months after announcing an increase …
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
For Democrats, Pragmatism On Universal Health Care  —  In a conference call in January, the health-care debate within the Democratic Party played out before former senator John Edwards of North Carolina, who was in search of policy advice for his presidential campaign, and his wife, Elizabeth.
The Hill:
Ex- convicts and addicts may get DoD clearance  —  At the Pentagon's request, Senate defense authorizers tucked deep within a defense bill a repeal of the department's restriction on granting security clearances to ex-convicts, drug addicts and the mentally incompetent.
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
They Honor Us With Their Hate  —  Tidying up the other day, I came across an old newspaper and, flipping through it, saw a picture that made my heart stop.  It showed Palestinians, most of them young, all of them male, reacting with glee to a particularly heinous terrorist attack.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
 
 
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