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Andrew Cohen / Bench Conference:
Gonzo on the Hill: A Comedic Tragedy — Forget about the politicization of the Justice Department. Forget about the falling morale there. Forget about the rise in violent crime in some of our biggest cities. Forget about the events leading up to the U.S. Attorney scandal and the way he has handled the prosecutor purge since.
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Power Line, Middle Earth Journal, Mad Kane's Political Madness, TBogg, The Heretik and Sadly, No!
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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.
Washington Post:
Gonzales, Senators Spar on Credibility — Account of Meeting In '04 Is Challenged — Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales testified yesterday that top congressional leaders from both parties agreed in March 2004 to continue a classified surveillance activity that Justice Department officials …
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Think Progress, Hullabaloo, Talking Points Memo, DownWithTyranny!, Cliff Schecter, New Pairodimes and Brian Beutler
The Raw Story:
Senator confronts Attorney General on Cheney 'interference'
Senator confronts Attorney General on Cheney 'interference'
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The Newshoggers, TPMmuckraker, Pam's House Blend, Comments From Left Field and Daily Kos
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Pelosi: I Objected to Spying When Comey Did
Pelosi: I Objected to Spying When Comey Did
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Think Progress
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Gonzales: I Only Visited Ashcroft's Hospital Bed Because Congress Wanted It
Gonzales: I Only Visited Ashcroft's Hospital Bed Because Congress Wanted It
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" …
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The Politico, New York Times, The Atlantic Online, Weekly Standard, LiberalOasis, Booman Tribune, The Nation, Taylor Marsh, QandO, Pajamas Media and Liberal Values
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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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The Atlantic Online, National Review, The Nation, Eschaton, Liberal Values, Comments From Left Field, MSNBC and Political Punch
Berny Morson / Rocky Mountain News:
CU regents fire Ward Churchill — BOULDER — The University of Colorado's Board of Regents today fired professor Ward Churchill, 2 1/2 years after his comments about the victims of the 9/11 attacks sparked a firestorm. — The regents, in an 8-1 vote, said Churchill committed academic misconduct.
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Jeffrey Wolf / KUSA-TV:
Regents vote to fire Churchill — and Nicole Vap , Executive Producer Investigative — BOULDER - The University of Colorado Board of Regents voted to terminate controversial professor Ward Churchill on Tuesday evening. — The Board of Regents passed a motion to accept the recommendation …
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Captain's Quarters, Associated Press, PirateBallerina, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Daily Camera, Hot Air, Blogs of War and Althouse
zombietime:
Topless Protest by Breasts Not Bombs and Code Pink at Hillary Clinton Campaign Launch Party — The Hillary Clinton for President Campaign celebrated the opening of its new San Francisco headquarters with a launch party that coincided with the Democratic presidential debate on July 23, 2007.
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The Jawa Report, Hot Air, Sister Toldjah, michellemalkin.com, Jules Crittenden and AMERICAN DIGEST
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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.
Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Bush Insists Al Qaeda in Iraq Threatens U.S. — President George W. Bush argued forcefully today that an Al Qaeda-affiliated group in Iraq is linked tightly to the central Al Qaeda leadership, and that for American forces to leave Iraq without defeating the terror group would be "dangerous for the world and disastrous for America."
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Collamore out as Thompson manager — Tom Collamore, the former Altria lobbyist who had been running Fred Thompson's campaign, has resigned and will be replaced by Randy Enwright. Enwright is a Florida political hand with ties to former Gov. Jeb Bush. Also coming on board in a leadership capacity …
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New York Times:
Fourth Democratic Debate — The eight candidates vying to be the Democratic nominee for president in the 2008 elections answered questions submitted by CNN and YouTube users in a debate. Participants: Senator Joseph Biden, Jr. (D-De); Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.); Senator Christopher Dodd …
The Trail:
Poll: GOP Likes Giuliani's Electability — With many Republicans increasingly pessimistic about holding the White House in 2008, electability has become former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani's most appealing attribute. — A new Washington Post-ABC News poll of the Republican field shows Giuliani …
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Comments From Left Field
BBC:
Listen to this programme in full — Document uncovers details of a planned coup in the USA in 1933 by right-wing American businessmen — The coup was aimed at toppling President Franklin D Roosevelt with the help of half-a-million war veterans. The plotters, who were alleged to involve …