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Think Progress:
Gonzales Contradicts Prior Statements, Confirms Existence Of Other Spying Programs — In his testimony today before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was asked by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) to address inaccuracies in his 2006 testimony in relation …
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The Raw Story:
REPUBLICAN SENATOR HINTS AT IMPEACHMENT — Gonzales focused his opening statement on questions relating to the PATRIOT Act and the government's Terrorist Surveillance Program. He emphasized the need to modernize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. — "This situation is unacceptable …
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Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giuliani flays Dems in race as defeatists, pessimists — Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani loosed a blast at Democrats while he was in San Francisco Monday, lambasting the party's major presidential candidates — Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and former Sen. John Edwards …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup Poll:
Most Top Seed Pairings in 2008 Presidential Election Are Too Close to Call — Obama versus Thompson produces only clear-cut lead, with Obama ahead — PRINCETON, NJ — A recent Gallup Poll assessed the 2008 general election with various pairings of the top two candidates for each party.
Rasmussen Reports:
Florida: Giuliani 22% Thompson 21% — The Republican Presidential Primary in Florida is looking a lot like the race nationally. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is on top in the Sunshine State with 22% support and former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson is close behind at 21%.
Ed Tibbetts / Quad City Times:
Clinton takes Obama to task over statements — TODAY: (Updated 12:25 p.m.) Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton today called rival Barack Obama's statement that he would meet with the leaders of several countries antagonistic to the United States "irresponsible" and "naive."
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David Brooks / New York Times:
[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: A Reality-Based Economy — The neopopulist story line about skyrocketing inequality and the tides of globalization is incredibly simple-minded.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Further politicization of the U.S. military's public statements — In light of the decision last week by Gen. David Petraeus to choose Hugh Hewitt, of all people, to interview him, and in light of the post I wrote concerning Gen. Petraeus' three-year history of dubious and seemingly partisan claims …
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Blogcritics Comments:
Comment by Vadept on Should the DailyKos be Subject to the Federal Election Commission? — And if the shoe were on the other foot? I cannot countenance trying to silence my political opponents simply because they are my political opponents. Perhaps next we should try muzzling Michael Moore and his ilk!
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Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
Outsourcing the Picket Line — Carpenters Union Hires Homeless to Stage Protests — The picketers marching in a circle in front of a downtown Washington office building chanting about low wages do not seem fully focused on their message. — Many have arrived with large suitcases …
New York Times:
Spitzer Aides Cited for Use of Police to Tarnish Bruno — Gov. Eliot Spitzer's aides, including one of his closest advisers, improperly used the State Police to gather information about the governor's chief rival, Joseph L. Bruno, the State Senate majority leader, in an effort to plant …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Diplomats Received Political Briefings — White House aides have conducted at least half a dozen political briefings for the Bush administration's top diplomats, including a PowerPoint presentation for ambassadors with senior adviser Karl Rove that named Democratic incumbents targeted …
Robert Dreyfuss / The Huffington Post:
Another Cheney-Linked Hawk Down — Vice President Cheney is losing a trusted aide: David Wurmser, Cheney's chief adviser on Middle East affairs and perhaps the Bush administration's most radical hawk. According to multiple sources, Wurmser will leave the office of the vice president (OVP) …
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Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
Dems crush GOP in money game — From almost any angle, Republicans are facing a Democratic financial tsunami in 2008. — In the first six months of this year, Democratic federal candidates and the party's three national committees raised $381 million compared with the $291 million their counterparts collected.
Los Angeles Times:
In Iraq, liberals flip on genocide — In the 1990s, they argued for humanitarian foreign intervention where there was little U.S. interest. — Barack obama says preventing genocide isn't a good enough reason to stay in Iraq. — "By that argument you would have 300,000 troops in the Congo right now …