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David Stout / New York Times:
Gonzales Denies Any Attempt to Pressure Ashcroft  —  Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales denied today that he tried as White House counsel in March 2004 to influence then-Attorney General John Ashcroft, who was hospitalized and semi-alert after undergoing gall bladder surgery.
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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 …
Discussion: At-Largely
Andrew Cohen / Bench Conference:   Gonzo on the Hill: A Comedic Tragedy
TPMmuckraker:
Senators Signal Gonzales Perjury Inquiry over Spying Testimony
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Faiz / Think Progress:   Schumer Rips Gonzales Over Contradictory Reponses On Spying Program
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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Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
Clinton: Obama 'Irresponsible and Naive'  —  Democratic Front-Runners Tangle After Monday Night's Debate  —  Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., said today that Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, her chief rival for the Democratic nomination, made comments that were "irresponsible and frankly naive" …
Discussion: QandO and Liberal Values
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.
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Michael J. Totten:
In the Wake of the Surge  —  BAGHDAD - 82nd Airborne's Lieutenant William H. Lord from Foxborough, Massachusetts, prepared his company for a dismounted foot patrol in the Graya'at neighborhood of Northern Baghdad's predominantly Sunni Arab district of Adhamiyah.
Discussion: small dead animals
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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Atrios / Eschaton:
The Trouble With Our Discourse
Discussion: Ezra Klein
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%.
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Libby Quaid / Associated Press:   Thompson Shakes Up Staff
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 …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Not the Retiring Kind  —  As a retiree, Cindy Sheehan was the Michael Jordan of the peace movement.  —  "I am going to take whatever I have left and go home," she announced in her May 29 "resignation letter" as antiwar activist.  "Good-bye America."  —  The retirement — and Sheehan's attempt to …
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) …
Discussion: The Washington Note
Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah / Washington Post:
Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah  —  Lebanese Cleric  —  Considered the leading Shi'ite Muslim Intellectual in Lebanon, Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah is a controversial figure known primarily for his support of the armed Shi'ite resistance movement, Hezbollah and for his uncompromising stance against the State of Israel.
 
 
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