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Guardian:
Cheney pushes Bush to act on Iran — Ewen MacAskill in Washington and Julian Borger — The balance in the internal White House debate over Iran has shifted back in favour of military action before President George Bush leaves office in 18 months, the Guardian has learned.
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Yoonrob / CNN Political Ticker:
Clinton, Obama, Edwards bank almost $100 million — WASHINGTON (CNN) — The three Democratic presidential frontrunners have amassed nearly $100 million in their combined campaign warchests, almost triple the amount of their Republican counterparts, according to reports filed Sunday night with the Federal Election Commission.
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Lauren R. Dorgan / Concord Monitor:
Clinton, Romney lead poll
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Frank Luntz / Los Angeles Times:
A GOP comeback strategy — Way behind in the polls, the party should exploit the anti-politician mood and offer a hopeful message. — ALL THE BIG questions for 2008 are on the Democratic side: Can Hillary Clinton show her humanity? Does Obama have enough experience? Will Edwards find a cheaper barber?
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Hamas Support Melting Away — The degree of the self-inflicted catastrophe that Hamas created with its rebellion has come into clearer focus after polling Gaza voters. The territory used to serve as Hamas' political power base, but now a plurality of voters support their rival, Fatah.
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Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Execution Of Ga. Man Near Despite Recantations — SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia man is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Tuesday for killing a police officer in 1989, even though the case against him has withered in recent years as most of the key witnesses at his trial have recanted …
Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
Hamas Goes 'on Trial' in Texas in Case Over Muslim Charity — The federal government's largest and most aggressive effort to prosecute alleged Hamas financiers in America is to be put to the test beginning today in a Dallas courtroom. — Five officials of what was once …
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Kwang-Tae Kim / Associated Press:
IAEA confirms N. Korea has shut reactor — SEOUL, South Korea - U.N. inspectors have verified that North Korea shut down its nuclear reactor, the watchdog agency's chief said Monday, the first on-the-ground achievement toward scaling back Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions since the international standoff began in late 2002.
City Journal:
On the Front Line in the War on Terrorism — Cops in New York and Los Angeles offer America two models for preventing another 9/11. — Three time zones, 3,000 miles, and a cultural galaxy apart, New York and Los Angeles face a common threat: along with Washington, D.C., they're the chief American targets of Islamic terror.
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Ali Eteraz:
Breaking Al-Qaeda Code Islamically: New OBL Video Possibly Announcement Of His Death — Osama Bin Laden recently emerged in a new video from Al-Qaeda in a 37 second clip, praising martyrdom. The rest of the forty minutes of the video was some kind of collage/montage of Al-Qaeda activity.
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Some Democratic Senators Still Not On Board To Restore Habeas Corpus — That title alone should send shivers down your spine. — Bob Geiger: … Again, I put it to you that it lies with us to pierce through the Beltway bubble. Please contact these Democrats (especially if you're in their district) …
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Robin Toner / New York Times:
New Populism Is Spurring Democrats on the Economy — On Capitol Hill and on the presidential campaign trail, Democrats are increasingly moving toward a full-throated populist critique of the current economy. — Clearly influenced by some of their most successful candidates …
Kevin / Pundit Review:
Darryl Sharratt, father of exonerated Haditha Marine Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt on Pundit Review Radio — Darryl, Theresa and Jaclyn Sharratt, photo courtesy of USAToday — Investigator Urges Clearing of Marine in Killings at Haditha Home … We really appreciated the opportunity to speak …
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
'Independent' voted off finance island? — Mark Burnett, meet the Federal Election Commission. — Burnett, the reality TV pioneer behind "Survivor" and "The Apprentice," is teaming with MySpace on a politically themed reality show with an interesting twist.
Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Did Military and Media Mislead Us? Most Outside Insurgents in Iraq Come from Saudi Arabia — NEW YORK For years, polls have shown that very large numbers of Americans continue to falsely believe that some of the 9/11 hijackers came from Iraq. In reality, the overwhelming number hailed from the land of a U.S. ally, Saudi Arabia.
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MSNBC:
'Meet the Press' transcript for July 15, 2007 — Jim Webb, Lindsey Graham, Al Hunt, Mike Murphy, Bob Shrum, Bob Novak — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: The president digs in on Iraq. — PRES. GEORGE W. BUSH: I don't think Congress ought to be running the war.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: The Waiting Game — The opponents of universal health care appear to have run out of honest arguments.