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10:45 AM ET, July 11, 2007

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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Former Bush Aide Will Answer Some Questions  —  Sara Taylor, the former White House political director, has agreed to answer some questions as a "willing and cooperative private citizen," during testimony about the United States attorney firings last year when she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee later today.
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Kevin Drawbaugh / Reuters:
White House threatens House student loan bill veto  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a bill backed by U.S. House of Representatives Democrats that would slash subsidies paid to college student-loan companies such as Sallie Mae, Citigroup and Bank of America.
Discussion: Air America Radio
Washington Post:   Ex-Bush Aide to Respect Executive Privilege in Hill Testimony
Reuters:
Bush writes Gaddafi on prospects for improved ties
Discussion: Associated Press and The Corner
Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Al Qaeda Cell in the U.S. Or On Its Way, According to New Intel  —  Brian Ross Reports:  —  Senior U.S. intelligence officials tell ABC News new intelligence suggests a small al Qaeda cell is on its way to the United States, or may already be here.  —  The White House has convened …
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E.A. Torriero / Chicago Tribune:
Homeland Security chief warns of 'Increased risk'  —  Chertoff bases 'gut feeling' on history, al-Qaeda statements.  —  Fearing complacency among the American people over possible terror threats, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said in Chicago Tuesday that the nation faces …
Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
Officials Worry of Summer Terror Attack
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Surgeon General Sees 4-Year Term as Compromised  —  Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona told a Congressional panel Tuesday that top Bush administration officials repeatedly tried to weaken or suppress important public health reports because of political considerations.
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Christopher Lee / Washington Post:
Ex-Surgeon General Says White House Hushed Him  —  Former surgeon general Richard H. Carmona yesterday accused the Bush administration of muzzling him on sensitive public health issues, becoming the most prominent voice among several current and former federal science officials who have complained of political interference.
Discussion: Brian Beutler and USA Today
John Distaso / New Hampshire Union Leader:
McCain refocuses campaign on NH and South Carolina  —  With his underfunded Presidential campaign in apparent disarray and struggling in the polls, Republican John McCain will refocus on the early primary states of New Hampshire and South Carolina in an effort to stay alive, a top aide said yesterday.
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The Hill:   McCain is left stranded
Baseball Crank:
POLITICS: Next Week's Wire Story
Discussion: Associated Press and Heading Right
Avedon / Eschaton:
Thought for the day  —  Shouldn't it concern us that Republicans are constantly talking about how people will all wise up when the next terrorist attack at home comes?  —  I mean, they really seem to be looking forward to it, and they take great delight in the thought that, by God, people will see things differently when it happens.
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D-Mac / Philadelphia Will Do:
Rick Santorum Would Very Much Like It If You Blew Up And Couldn't Vote Democrat
Discussion: TBogg
Updates:
Madam: Vitter a client at Canal Street brothel  —  U.S. Senator David Vitter visited a Canal Street brothel several times beginning in the mid-1990s, paying $300 per hour for services at the bordello after he met the madam at a fishing rodeo that included prostitutes and other politicians …
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David Corn:   A Blast from Vitter's Past
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Message: Stay the Course  —  THERE WAS NOTHING NEW IN BUSH'S WEIRD, RAMBLING SPEECH.  —  Some officers and midlevel officials have been telling me and other reporters that President George W. Bush is preparing to give in on Iraq—to recognize that victory is no longer feasible, that the …
Discussion: Danger Room
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Lawrence Schumacher / sctimes.com:
Bachmann: Surge needs time
Discussion: AMERICAblog and Norwegianity
John Solomon / Washington Post:
Gonzales Knew About Violations, Officials Say  —  Two senior Justice Department officials said yesterday that they kept Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales apprised of FBI violations of civil liberties and privacy safeguards in recent years.  —  The two officials spoke in a telephone call arranged …
USA Today:
'08 money race: Some nickel-and-diming it  —  WASHINGTON — Presidential candidates are using low-cost tickets to fundraisers, online contests and concerts featuring pop stars to lure a group they hope will give them an edge: donors who contribute in small amounts.
Washington Post:
In GOP, Growing Friction On Iraq  —  Senate Dissenters Chafe at Tactics Of Party Leaders  —  Facing crumbling support for the war among their own members, Senate Republican leaders yesterday sought to block bipartisan efforts to force a change in the American military mission in Iraq.
Guardian:
Pope says Protestants cannot have churches  —  John Hooper in Rome and Stephen Bates  —  Protestant churches yesterday reacted with dismay to a new declaration approved by Pope Benedict XVI insisting they were mere "ecclesial communities" and their ministers effectively phonies with no right to give communion.
Adam Howard / AlterNet.org:
Michael Moore On CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta: "He's Not Telling the Truth" [VIDEO]  —  Michael Moore confronts one of his most consistent critics on Larry King Live.  —  Every time Michael Moore appears on CNN, they run a report on Anderson Cooper 360 or The Situation Room trying to rip him apart.
 
 
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Don Frederick / Los Angeles Times:
Bill Richardson apologizes to gays
Bachscnn / CNN Political Ticker:
Gingrich shares spotlight with Thompson and Clinton
Discussion: The Politico
The Atlantic Online:
Why I Read David Brooks
Associated Press:
Marine Investigator Recommends Dropping Charges in Haditha Killings
Harry Potter / CNN:
Iraq pullout legislation will be vetoed, Bush says
New York Times:
Bush Counters G.O.P. Dissent on Iraq Policy
Discussion: Associated Press
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Navy Readies a Pullback in Persian Gulf
Discussion: ThreatsWatch
Martha Waggoner / Associated Press:
Cartoonist Doug Marlette Dies in Crash
Discussion: Town Called Dobson
 Earlier Items: 
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
From Barack Obama, Two Dangerous Words
Susan Page / USA Today:
As Bush exits, his issues will linger
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
Philip Johnston / Telegraph:
Salman Rushdie honour enrages Al-Qa'eda
Discussion: USS Neverdock
Ezra Klein:
Results!  —  Apropos of the earlier discussion positing …
Discussion: Brian Beutler and The RBC
Guardian:
Set the iPhone free!
Election Central:
Lieberman Launches Unprovoked Attack On Harry Reid On Right-Winger …
Ed Husain / Newsweek:
Opinion: Osama's Army of Doctors, Engineers
White House:
President Bush Visits Cleveland, Ohio
 

 
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