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6:45 PM ET, July 14, 2007

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David Beckham / CNN:
Bin Laden in video calls for martyrdom  —  (CNN) — Osama bin Laden stresses the importance of martyrdom for Muslim causes in a videotape that purportedly contains a 50-second message from the al Qaeda leader.  —  The 40-minute videotape, whose audio was being translated from Arabic by CNN …
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The Blotter:
Possible New Message From Osama Bin Laden  —  Rhonda Schwartz and Hoda Osman Report:  —  A brief clip of an older-looking Osama bin Laden is contained in a new al Qaeda videotape praising al Qaeda martyrs posted on jihadi Web sites early this morning.  —  Experts who study al Qaeda videos …
Frederic J. Frommer / IN-FORUM:
Democrats block amendment to prevent Fairness Doctrine  —  Senate Democrats on Friday blocked an amendment that would have prevented the return of the Fairness Doctrine, a federal rule requiring broadcasters to air opposing views on issues.  —  Although no legislation has been offered …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Public Divided on Fairness Doctrine  —  Americans are evenly divided as to whether or not the government should "require all radio and television stations to offer equal amounts of conservative and liberal political commentary."  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found …
Discussion: Riehl World View
Byron York / The Corner:
Bush and the Fairness Doctrine
Discussion: Riehl World View
Bushra Juhi / Associated Press:
Iraq PM: Country Can Manage Without U.S.  —  BAGHDAD -  —  Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi army and police are capable of keeping security in the country when American troops leave "any time they want," though he acknowledged the forces need further weapons and training.
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PBS:
Bill Moyers Journal  —  BILL MOYERS: Welcome to the Journal.  —  Impeachment...the word feared and loathed by every sitting president is back.  It's in the air and on your computer screen, a growing clamor aimed at both President Bush and Vice-President Cheney.  —  This week's news only agitated the clamor.
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Tim Blair / NEWS.com.au:
Fear of a global 'coldening'  —  Decrease Increase -  —  Submit comment:  —  LAST month Australians endured our coldest June since 1950.  Imagine that; all those trillions of tonnes of evil carbon we've horked up into the atmosphere over six decades of rampant industrialisation …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Anne Ashworth / Times of London:
Muslim heads stuck firmly in the sand  —  Hassan Butt, a former jihadist, demands some fresh thinking  —  In the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings I remember having a passionate discussion with some friends about who was responsible for the attacks.  "It's the work of the security services; I can put my life on it!" one said.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Gilmore drops out of the race  —  Former Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III is dropping his underdog bid for the Republican presidential nomination today, he told The Politico in an interview.  —  Gilmore said he has been approached about running for Virginia governor a second time …
Discussion: The American Mind
Howie Klein / Firedoglake:
Blue America Welcomes Darcy Burner (What Took Us So Long?)  —  The most astounding thing about Blue America endorsing Darcy Burner is that we're just getting around to it now.  Darcy is the quintessential Blue America candidate and we missed her last year.  Let's make up for it this year …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and HorsesAss.Org
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Rove Strategy Paper Found in Nixon Archive  —  The year was 1973, and Karl Rove was looking for help — from the Nixon White House.  —  Tucked away inside 78,000 pages of documents from the Nixon administration, released by the National Archives earlier this week, is a little gem …
Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Clinton on Obama on Iraq: "But That Was Five Years Ago"  —  Well she didn't quite say that, but it's her basic retort to Obama's critique.  I just did a Google search for 'Obama antiwar', and an Obama ad tailored to an antiwar Democrat popped up.  There is no Clinton ad, no Edwards ad, and no Richardson ad.
New York Times:
The Plame Game  —  It has been four years since you were catapulted into the headlines for outing the C.I.A. officer Valerie Plame in your syndicated column, yet the story lives on, most recently in the uproar over the commutation of Scooter Libby's prison sentence.  Would you like to see him pardoned?
 
 
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John F. Burns / New York Times:
In a Baghdad Killing, Questions That Haunt Iraq
Discussion: Empire Burlesque and TigerHawk
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Tom Tancredo - Only Republican at NAACP Forum
Stephen F. Hayes / Washington Post:
American Enigma  —  The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful …
Christopher Hitchens / Washington Post:
An Atheist Responds  —  It's uncommonly generous of Michael Gerson …
Toby Harnden / Telegraph:
Bush like Hitler, says first Muslim in Congress
Washington Post:
Giuliani and Romney Put Focus on Florida
Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
Midwest Towns Sour on War as Their Tolls Mount
Discussion: Daily Kos and Cliff Schecter
National Review Online:
Lowry: Hes Not for Turning
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Jon Hurdle / Reuters:
U.S. man convicted of pipeline, energy attack plan
Discussion: The Belmont Club
Think Progress:
The Ever Changing Definition of 'Mission' In Iraq
Discussion: The Impolitic
Media Matters for America:
"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser
Discussion: Open Left
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senators Press to Change Strategy in Iraq
Bob Geiger:
The Saturday Cartoons  —  Oh, boy, are you all in for a good time with today's animation.
Discussion: Firedoglake
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Public Defenders Get Better Marks on Salary
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
AP Poll: Public gives Congress low marks