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12:40 PM ET, July 17, 2007

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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
AP Poll: GOP pick is 'none of the above'  —  WASHINGTON - And the leading Republican presidential candidate is ... none of the above.  —  The latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that nearly a quarter of Republicans are unwilling to back top-tier hopefuls Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup Poll:
2008 Nomination Contests Holding Steady With Clinton and Giuliani on Top  —  No further decline in McCain's support despite rough patch on campaign trail  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A new Gallup survey, conducted July 12-15, 2007, finds little change from earlier this month in public preferences …
Zogby:
Zogby: Clinton Builds Sturdy Lead; Thompson & Giuliani Battle for Top GOP Spot
Discussion: Pollster.com
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Associated Press:
Terror threat against U.S. said serious  —  WASHINGTON - The terrorist network Al-Qaida will likely leverage its contacts and capabilities in Iraq to mount an attack on U.S. soil, according to a new National Intelligence Estimate on threats to the United States.
CNN:
Official: Al Qaeda will use Iraq to attack U.S.
Discussion: Whiskey Fire
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The Politico sewer  —  The Politico today is prominently touting on its front page another vapid, petty, and inane "news story" — the type of story which has, in just a few short months, become its hallmark: … Impressively, they followed up their Romney scoop with a hard-hitting …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Romney spent $300 on makeup 'consulting'
Associated Press:   Richardson says Clinton isn't the only women's candidate
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Webb lauds freshman power
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Democrats Plan to Keep Senate in Session All Night for Iraq Vote
Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report and TIME
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Pace: Iraq Has Turned Around (Update: UN Chief Warns On Withdrawal)  —  General Peter Pace, the outgoing chair of the Joint Chiefs, has called the surge a success, saying that it has brought about a "sea change" in security for Iraq.  Time Magazine reports on his remarks from Ramadi …
Discussion: Washington Times
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Robert Burns / Time:   Gen. Pace Declares Iraq 'Sea Change'
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
No Magic Bullets For Iraq  —  Leave Washington in the winter, return in midsummer.  First you'll be surprised by the heat, then by the humidity.  Then you'll be surprised by the certainty.  —  Out in the world, there are shades of gray.  Here inside the Beltway, there are black-and-white solutions.
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Jim Henley / Unqualified Offerings:
Anne Applebaum Looks Also Into You
Washington Post:
Exit Strategies  —  Would Iran Take Over Iraq?  Would Al-Qaeda?  The Debate About How and When to Leave Centers on What Might Happen After the U.S. Goes.  —  If U.S. combat forces withdraw from Iraq in the near future, three developments would be likely to unfold.
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Belabor the Point  —  Democrats find one government office they want to cut back.  It's the one that exposes union corruption.  —  The new Democratic Congress has finally found a government agency whose budget It wants to cut: an obscure Labor Department office that monitors the compliance of unions with federal law.
Cornelia Dean / New York Times:
Islamic Creationist and a Book Sent Round the World  —  In the United States, opposition to the teaching of evolution in public schools has largely been fueled by the religious right, particularly Protestant fundamentalism.  —  Now another voice is entering the debate, in dramatic fashion.
Discussion: Pharyngula and Whatever
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Habeas Restoration: Down To The Razor Thin Wire  —  I am told by a source who knows the head count that we are within a slim margin on the habeas restoration amendment — and that the vote could still go either way.  It is a razor thin margin right now, which means there is no Senator whose vote can be taken for granted.
Sarah Ellison / Wall Street Journal:
Dow Jones, News Corp. Set Deal  —  Tentative $5 Billion Pact  —  Gets Board Vote Tonight;  —  Family to Meet Thursday  —  News Corp. reached a tentative agreement for the purchase of Dow Jones & Co. at its original $5 billion offer price.  The deal will be put to the full Dow Jones board …
New York Times:
The Hand That Controls the Sock Puppet Could Get Slapped  —  Correction Appended  —  On the Internet nobody knows you're a dog — or the chief executive of a Fortune 500 company.  —  Or so thought John Mackey, the chief executive of Whole Foods Market, who used a fictional identity …
David Brooks / New York Times:
[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: Heroes and History  —  President Bush's self-confidence is the most remarkable feature of his presidency.
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
On Tour to Highlight Poverty, Edwards Tries to Shift Race's Focus  —  From the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans to the Mississippi Delta to this town where Martin Luther King Jr. began his Poor People's Campaign almost four decades ago, John Edwards's message has been the same …
Discussion: USA Today, MSNBC and New York Times
Jeb Koogler / The Moderate Voice:
Pervez Musharraf: How Good Of An Ally Is He Really?  —  Pervez Musharraf is often touted as an important ally in the war on terrorism.  With his strong control over the military, he has cracked down on Islamic militants operating in Waziristan and other parts of Pakistan.  —  Or so we've heard.
Discussion: The Newshoggers
 
 
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