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5:30 PM ET, July 19, 2007

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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
A federal judge dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration Thursday, eliminating one of the las  —  WASHINGTON - A federal judge dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration Thursday …
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Carol Leonnig / Washington Post:
Judge Dismisses Plame Lawsuit  —  A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit filed by former CIA officer Valerie Plame and her husband against Vice President Cheney and top administration officials over the disclosure of Plame's name and covert status to the media.
CNN:
Ex-spy's lawsuit against Cheney tossed  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by outed spy Valerie Plame and her husband against Vice President Dick Cheney and other top Bush administration officials.  —  Plame had accused members of the Bush administration of leaking her identity.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Faiz / Think Progress:
Breaking: Judge dismisses Plame's civil suit.  —  The AP reports: … Read more on the leak scandal here.  —  UPDATE: Full opinion is HERE.  —  UPDATE II: Flashback — Judge John D. Bates, the judge who dismissed today's suit, also dismissed the lawsuit over Dick Cheney's energy task force records:
Discussion: CREW and Taylor Marsh
Associated Press:
Valerie Plame's Lawsuit Dismissed
Discussion: Wizbang and The Strata-Sphere
The Raw Story:
Raw Story uncovers even more pricey primping by Romney  —  The perception that Mitt Romney is some sort of pretty-boy was burnished earlier this week when reports emerged that he spent $300 in campaign funds for makeup "consulting" this year.  It turns out Romney has maintained an expensive beauty regimen for years.
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hughhewitt.townhall.com:
General David Petraeus on the conditions on the ground in Iraq  —  The Hugh Hewitt Show  —  HH: Welcome, General.  You took over command of the multinational forces in February of this year, February 10.  In the past five months, how have conditions in Iraq changed?
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
How much credence should Gen. Petraeus' reports be given?  —  Gen. David Petraeus, who will descend down upon Washington in September and reveal once and for all whether we are winning in Iraq, gave a lengthy interview yesterday about the Great Progress we are making with the Surge.
Audrey Hudson / Washington Times:
Activity Guide  —  Democrats want 'John Doe' provision cut  —  Democrats are trying to pull a provision from a homeland security bill that will protect the public from being sued for reporting suspicious behavior that may lead to a terrorist attack, according to House Republican leadership aides.
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Abu Aardvark:
Sunni insurgency: Out of the shadows  —  I just want to draw attention to a really important story about Iraq, which could easily get lost in the questions about the Mashhadani capture - the report in the Guardian about the moves to cement the public political profile of the major Sunni insurgency groups …
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Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
Pentagon challenges Clinton's Iraq talk  —  WASHINGTON - The Pentagon told Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton that her questions about how the U.S. plans to eventually withdraw from Iraq boosts enemy propaganda.  In a stinging rebuke to a member of the Senate Armed …
Huffington Post:
Harry Potter And The Fact That I Hate The New York Times  —  ? No WMD rumors to plaster on the front page, no Jayson Blair to make things up for posterity, no Alessandra Stanley to mangle TV show names?  I'm mad so I'm lashing out, but come on: How on earth could you run a review of the last Harry Potter?
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Spencer Ackerman / Election Central:
Iraq and the Defense Bill: A Post-Mortem Guide for the Perplexed  —  So Harry Reid (D-NV) withdrew the defense authorization bill this morning after the Democrats weren't able to break the GOP filibuster.  —  The indignation spilled out across the aisle, with Republicans bemoaning Reid's …
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Christopher Lee / Washington Post:
Bush: No Deal On Children's Health Plan  —  President Says He Objects On Philosophical Grounds  —  President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his Republican allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a popular program that provides health coverage to poor children …
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
FEMA Suppressed Health Warnings for Workers, Katrina Victims  —  Agency Rejected Environmental Testing on Formaldehyde Gas Levels  —  The Federal Emergency Management Agency has suppressed warnings from its own Gulf coast field workers since the middle of 2006 about suspected health problems …
Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. says Iraqi militant nonexistent  —  The man known as Abu Omar Baghdadi is an actor and the group a front for Al Qaeda in Iraq, the military says.  —  BAGHDAD — In March, he was declared captured.  In May, he was declared killed, and his purported corpse was displayed on state-run TV.
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Department of Energy disputes Rep. Murtha's claims on earmark request  —  The Department of Energy is denying Rep. John Murtha's (D-Pa.) claim that it supports his $1 million earmark request for a project in his district aimed at protecting the nation's natural-gas pipelines.
Discussion: Instapundit.com and Betsy's Page
John Dickerson / Slate:
A NEW AD EXPLOITS THE SUFFERING OF THE EDWARDS' FAMILY.  BUT THAT'S OK.  —  I think John Edwards just made an ad about his wife's cancer, but I'm not sure.  In his latest New Hampshire spot, the gutsy and appealing Elizabeth Edwards talks about her husband's toughness.
Discussion: TIME: Swampland
 
 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
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