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CNN:
Part I: CNN/YouTube Democratic presidential debate transcript — This is part one of the transcript for the CNN/YouTube presidential debates. To see the transcript of part two click here. — CHARLESTON, South Carolina (CNN) — The eight candidates vying to be the Democrat nominee …
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Salon, Captain's Quarters, The Atlantic Online, Gateway Pundit, The American Street, Shakespeare's Sister, Outside The Beltway, The Huffington Post, Extreme Mortman, State of the Day, The Democratic Daily, DownWithTyranny!, The Gun Toting Liberal™, BlogHer, Liberal Values, Connecting.the.Dots, NewsBusters.org, michellemalkin.com and Right Wing News
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New York Times:
Novel Debate Format, but Same Old Candidates — The Democratic presidential debate last night was unlike any that had come before: two hours of questions conveyed on homemade videos from Americans who were by turns tough talking and highly emotional, mixing pathos and bathos with the simply offbeat.
Roger Simon / The Politico:
Edwards: He's mad and he won't take it anymore
Edwards: He's mad and he won't take it anymore
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New York Times, The Atlantic Online, Washington Post, MSNBC, Sadly, No!, The Caucus and Hot Air
Louise Story / New York Times:
Doubts Raised on Magazine's 'Baghdad Diarist' — Just who is the "Baghdad Diarist"? — It is a question that many people are asking The New Republic, the Washington political magazine that has been running articles attributed to an American soldier in Baghdad.
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. Is Seen in Iraq Until at Least '09 — While Washington is mired in political debate over the future of Iraq, the American command here has prepared a detailed plan that foresees a significant American role for the next two years. — The classified plan, which represents …
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Dangerous Attack on Free Speech — The proprietor of this blog claims that he has filed an FEC complaint against Daily Kos. Supposedly, this won't fly, based on earlier FEC rulings, but this is nonetheless an outrage against the First Amendment that every conservative should fight vigorously.
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Blogcritics Comments:
Comment by Les Slater on Should the DailyKos be Subject to the Federal Election Commission? — John, I totally defend the right of DailyKos to advocate the election of candidates and platform of the Democratic Party. It is the threat of the FEC hanging over such entities that we should oppose.
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 …
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 …
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Brendan Nyhan
Washington Post:
Poll Finds Democrats Favored On War — But Bush, Congress Both Get Low Ratings on Iraq — Most Americans see President Bush as intransigent on Iraq and prefer that the Democratic-controlled Congress make decisions about a possible withdrawal of U.S. forces, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Salon, Stubborn Facts, The Moderate Voice, New York Times, Hot Air, Jules Crittenden, All Spin Zone, Wake up America, Booman Tribune, Daily Kos, TalkLeft and Oliver Willis
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow — Press Briefing Slide (PDF, 1.5 mb, 1 page) — MR. SNOW: Good afternoon. First we'll begin with an announcement about the President's health. Microscopic evaluations of the polyps discovered and removed during the President's colonoscopy confirmed the preliminary diagnosis, tubular adenoma.
Joe / Cold Fury:
Christiana Hendrix, 1974-2007 — Mike's wife Christiana was killed Friday afternoon while riding her Sportster. Mike was on his own bike and wasn't injured. Stunned and heartbroken doesn't begin to cover this. Words always feel so useless and empty when someone you love dies …
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protein wisdom, Right Wing Nut House, Winds of Change.NET, Dean's World and Confederate Yankee
Boston Globe:
With new ads, Giuliani not ceding N.H., Iowa — Who says Rudy Giuliani is going to cede New Hampshire and Iowa? — That's the message the former New York mayor is sending in unveiling three new radio ads yesterday that will run in the first two primary states.
Phila / Bouphonia:
The Monkey's Paw — It was a dark and stormy night. Professor Denys Glenlorn was sitting at his desk, attempting to calculate how much weight he could lift if he were equipped with a mechanized exoskelton. — "Someone's at the door," called Mrs. Glenlorn. — The Professor hoisted himself to his feet.
Byron York / The Corner:
Hillary, Rudy, Fred, and Barack — In a newly released set of 2008 Gallup general election matchups, Rudy Giuliani has edged in front of Hillary Rodham Clinton among registered voters, 49-46, while Clinton has an equally thin margin over Fred Thompson, 48-45.