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Bob Geiger:
Reid To Force Senate Into All-Night Session Tuesday — Forcing his Republican colleagues to put up or shut up on the notion of an up-or-down vote, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) just moments ago announced that he will immediately file a cloture motion on the Reed-Levin troop redeployment bill and …
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Nico / Think Progress:
BREAKING: Reid To Force All-Night Filibuster On Iraq Withdrawal — Moments ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that in response to conservative obstructionism, he plans to force war supporters to physically remain in the Senate and filibuster Iraq withdrawal legislation.
Fox News:
Reid Threatens to Keep Senate Up All Night, Republicans Yawn — WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has threatened to keep the Senate awake all night Tuesday to protest GOP blocking tactics on moves to compel U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq. — Senate Republican leaders …
Democrats.senate.gov:
Reid: Republicans Must Allow Up-Or-Down Vote On Amendment To Change Course In Iraq — Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke on the floor on the U.S. Senate today, urging Republicans to allow an up-or-down vote on the Levin-Reed amendment to the Defense Authorization bill that will transition the mission in Iraq.
Chris Bowers / Open Left:Memo to Senate Democrats: Force Republicans To Actually Filibuster
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:Dick Durbin blasts McConnell and Republicans: It's Filibuster time
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:Sen. Reid: Do Your Job And Make Them Stand And Filibuster
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Taylor Marsh:
BREAKING NEWS: Joseph Wilson Endorses Hillary Clinton — The blogs got it first. … A conference call announcing the endorsement of Hillary Clinton by Joseph Wilson was just held with bloggers to hear the breaking news. This is a huge deal for Candidate Clinton and a big endorsement for her candidacy.
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Taylor Marsh / The Huffington Post:
BREAKING: Joseph Wilson Endorses Hillary Clinton — The blogs got it first. … A conference call announcing the endorsement of Hillary Clinton by Joseph Wilson was just held with bloggers to hear the breaking news. This is a huge deal for Candidate Clinton and a big endorsement for her candidacy.
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Joe Wilson Endorses Hillary! — Joe Wilson just endorsed Hillary during an ongoing conference call with liberal bloggers. — Wilson just said that "she is the one candidate in my judgment who understands the need to get America out of harm's way," and into a "political process."
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
How Bush Uses His Generals — President Bush says that he should be trusted on military issues because he listens to his commanders. But he has a tendency to celebrate his generals when they're providing him political cover — then stick a knife in their backs when they're no longer of any use to him.
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Pace: Another troop buildup possible — BAGHDAD - The U.S. military's top general said Monday that the Joint Chiefs of Staff is weighing a range of possible new directions in Iraq, including, if President Bush deems it necessary, an even bigger troop buildup.
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Pace: US Weighs Larger 'Surge' in Iraq — BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military is weighing new directions in Iraq, including an even bigger troop buildup if President Bush thinks his "surge" strategy needs a further boost, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
More Departures From McCain '08 — In a widely expected move, Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) press department resigned en masse today. — Communications director Brian Jones stepped down, along with deputies Matt David and Danny Diaz. Research director Brian Rogers and South Carolina …
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Eaglescout / The Truth:
Military support for the republican candidates. — NAME: TOTAL [ARMY] [NAVY] [AIRFORCE] [VETERAN] — RON PAUL: 23,465 [6,975] [6,765] [4,650] [5,075] — McCain: 15,825 [6925] [6305] [1795] [800] — Units are contributions in dollars by employees of the respective military organizations.
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Ronpauldelaware / Delaware's Ron Paul Blog:
Military Favors Ron Paul Over McCain — The US Federal Election Commission has released the Selected Presidential Reports for the 2007 July Quarterly, and there are a few surprises. No surprise, of course, is that people in the armed services and veterans overwhelmingly support the Republican Party.
Mike McPhee / Denver Post:
Troopers kill gunman in Capitol — State troopers shot and killed an armed man who attempted to enter Gov. Bill Ritter's office inside the state Capitol this afternoon. — The man, who claimed he was "the emperor," said he was going to take over the state government.
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Dan Gilgoff / US News:
Thompson Reaches to the Right — Laying the groundwork for evangelical support — For months, conservative evangelical activists have been fretting over a Republican presidential field whose front-runners are the pro-abortion rights Rudy Giuliani, the formerly pro-gay rights Mitt Romney …
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Rasmussen Reports:
51% Say Wait Till September for Iraq Policy Change — Fifty-one percent (51%) of American voters say that the United States should wait for the September progress report before making major policy changes in Iraq. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 38% disagree.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:Buying Time... ...but not much. Rasmussen's latest survey suggests …
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CNN:
GOP senator to Rove: Bush legacy on the line in Iraq — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Republican senator says he warned top White House aide Karl Rove that President Bush quickly needs to craft a workable plan to withdraw U.S. troops fom Iraq in order to salvage his legacy.
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