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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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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 …
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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 …
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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Dean Baker / American Prospect:
David Brooks Sets Record for Most Economic Errors in An Oped Column! — It looks like David Brooks is training for an Olympic event, he can really stuff a great volume of misinformation into a 750 word oped. — Let's see what we've got: — 1) Brooks says "after a lag, average wages are rising sharply.
Blogcritics Comments:
Comment by Archangel M on Should the DailyKos be Subject to the Federal Election Commission? — "#31 — July 24, 2007 @ 05:43AM — Michelle K. It's bad enough that conservative talk show hosts are under attack from the politicians on Capitol Hill, but for a WRITER to file a complaint …
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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.
Opinion Journal:
Cheese Headcases — Wisconsin reveals the cost of "universal" health care. — When Louis Brandeis praised the 50 states as "laboratories of democracy," he didn't claim that every policy experiment would work. So we hope the eyes of America will turn to Wisconsin, and the effort …
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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 …
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
FARM SUBSIDIES....Brian Riedl of the Heritage Foundation writes today about agricultural policy: … Not gonna happen. If there's one thing farmers fight even harder than losing their subsidies, it's any change that would make it clear that the subsidies are really just a big welfare program.
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Bob Geiger:
Bond Continues Misleading Constituents About Iraq — If Missouri really does pride itself on being "the show-me state," you have to wonder how long it's going to be before Missourians demand that Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) show them the truth. — Bond, who has been one of George W. Bush's …
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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 …
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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Mickey Kaus / Slate:
SNAPS AT GUN-TOTING YOUTUBER. — Historic Historic CNN YouTube Historic Debate II: Ryan Sager has some afterthoughts. I agree that the Biden response to the gun-toting You-Tuber was revealing—it showed Biden lacks even moderately calibrated snap judgment—and it was revealing in a way that a) …
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.
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.
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
THE CIA SPEAKS, WITH FORKED TONGUE — We've previously noted the new book Sabotage by Rowan Scarborough. Scarborough's book explores the CIA's efforts to undermine the Bush administration. It is a subject that we have written about here frequently over the past several years.