memeorandum: Fred, interrupted — From NBC's Carrie Dann (Mark Murray/MSNBC)

2:55 AM ET, July 26, 2007

Top Items:

Documents contradict Gonzales' testimony — WASHINGTON (AP) — Documents indicate eight congressional leaders were briefed about the Bush administration's terrorist surveillance program on the eve of its expiration in 2004, contradicting sworn Senate testimony this week by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

Discussion: The Anonymous Liberal, Crooks and Liars, Balkinization and Salon

Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:

BREAKING: Documents Contradict Gonzales' testimony — We have documentation now, Congress. C'mon, is there another "Contempt of Congress" charge on the horizon? — USA Today:

Discussion: Comments From Left Field, DownWithTyranny! and AMERICAblog

Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Senator May Seek Gonzales Perjury Probe

Discussion: Think Progress and Watching Those We Chose

Hindrocket / Power Line: LEAKING AGAINST GONZALES — Paul writes below about Alberto …

Washington Post:
Credibility Collapse — "I don't trust you." — "What credibility is left for you?"

Discussion: Think Progress and Daily Kos

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

As regular readers... IMPEACHMENT? — As regular readers of this site know, I've always been against the movement to impeach President Bush. I take this position not because he hasn't done plenty to merit it. My reasons are practical. Minor reasons are that it's late in the president's term …

Discussion: TalkLeft, Liberal Values, Fact-esque, Liberty Street, The Carpetbagger Report, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Whiskey Fire, Attytood, Middle Earth Journal, Shakespeare's Sister and Brendan Nyhan

Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:

House Democrats pass contempt citation — WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee approved a contempt of Congress citation Wednesday against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and one-time Counsel Harriet Miers, setting up a constitutional confrontation over the firings of federal prosecutors.

Discussion: The Politico, Booman Tribune, TPMmuckraker, Left in the West, Washington Post, The Gavel, Thought Theater, DownWithTyranny!, Outside The Beltway, The Carpetbagger Report, Pam's House Blend, Mathew Gross, Taylor Marsh and Time

Washington Post:
House Panel Votes for Contempt Charges in Firings Case

Discussion: New York Times, Wonkette, Wake up America, Donklephant, Prairie Weather, TalkLeft and Balloon Juice

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Avoidable Conclusion To Executive Privilege Tension

Discussion: TalkLeft and UrbanGrounds

CNN Political Ticker:

Protester removed from Fred Thompson event — HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) - A woman screaming "you're not a real conservative, sir" was removed by police from a welcoming reception for likely GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson Wednesday morning. A second protester was also taken from the room.

Discussion: Stop The ACLU, Riehl World View and DownWithTyranny!

Mark Murray / MSNBC:

Fred, interrupted — From NBC's Carrie Dann — You might be running for president if ... you've got hecklers. — At a quick campaign stop at a Texas airport this morning, candidate-in-waiting Fred Thompson faced harassment from a young woman who was vocally displeased with the senator's conservative credentials.

Discussion: Blogs For Fred Thompson, Boston Globe, IMAO and race42008.com

The Atlantic Online:
Another Resignation From Team Thompson

Discussion: Fox News, MyDD, MSNBC, race42008.com, Hot Air, National Review, The Caucus, The Carpetbagger Report, Heading Right, The Corner, TIME, Reuters and The Fix

Tom Elia / theneweditor.com:
Fred Thompson Deals With 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist

Discussion: Lonewacko

Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:

Exclusive First Read: Obama hits Clinton - harder — From NBC's Andrea Mitchell — Sen. Obama has ESCALATED his criticism of Hillary Clinton — taking it to political defcon three — in an exclusive on-camera interview with NBC News. — It is a lot tougher than what he said in the debate …

Discussion: Comments From Left Field, Liberal Values, Wake up America, Watching Those We Chose, Riehl World View, Inside Long Island Politics and Connecting.the.Dots

Kara Oppenheim / The Hill: Sen. Feinstein endorses Clinton

Associated Press:
AP Newsbreak: Rep. Hodes to endorse Obama

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …

John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:

Bill O'Reilly's Web site threatens Hillary's life — FOX News' Bill O'Reilly has been attacking the liberal blog Daily Kos, and liberal blogs in general, over some extreme comments left by some of our visitors. It's interesting therefore that O'Reilly's own Web site contains some of the most hideous hate you've ever seen.

Discussion: Daily Kos, Firedoglake, Comments From Left Field, The Gun Toting Liberal™, Think Progress, Outside The Beltway, Wake up America, Taylor Marsh and Seeing the Forest

News For The Left:

Bill O'Reily.com being investigated by Secret Service — After seeing this post by John Aravosis on AmericaBlog, I was incensed and concerned at the same time. Here is the comment on O'Reilly's blog that crossed the line: … So, I did what a responsible person should do when they see something like this on a blog.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Fox News, Daily Kos, Pam's House Blend, The Carpetbagger Report, AMERICAblog, Crooks and Liars and Riehl World View

Pastordan / Street Prophets: Mr. O'Reilly, We Will Pray* For You

Don Surber:

You are what you blog — A DNC apologist last night accused Bill O'Reilly of cherry-picking foul-language comments and hateful comments left at the Daily Kos web site. The DNC guy may have had a better case if Kos himself could make a point without resorting to profanity.

Discussion: Whiskey Fire, Riehl World View, Gateway Pundit and Done With Mirrors

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Michelle Malkin's hate sites

Discussion: AMERICAblog, Daily Kos and Norwegianity

Jonathan Martin / The Politico:

Newt flirts with Thompson — Newt Gingrich's long, slow striptease over whether he will seek the presidency in 2008 looks like it might come to an unexpected conclusion: a date with Fred Thompson. — Publicly, Gingrich has been sending signals making clear that a presidential candidacy for him is becoming less likely.

Discussion: Debbie Schlussel, The Reaction, Hot Air and race42008.com

Karina / The Gavel:

House Votes to Ban Permanent Bases in Iraq — "The Democratic Congress will go on record - every day if necessary - to register a judgment in opposition to the course of action that the President is taking in Iraq. The Democratic Congress will go on record - every day if necessary …

Discussion: Think Progress, The Influence Peddler, DownWithTyranny!, Crooks and Liars, The Carpetbagger Report and Amygdala

Michael Cieply / New York Times:

Hollywood Quickly Bringing the Iraq War Home — LOS ANGELES, July 25 — On a night four years ago, five soldiers back from three months in Iraq went drinking at a Hooters restaurant and a topless bar near Fort Benning, Ga. — Before the night was over, one of them, Specialist Richard R. Davis …

Discussion: The Jawa Report and Winds of Change.NET

San Francisco Chronicle:

Taxpayers pick up Bush's bill — Democratic lawmakers in Washington say they're drafting a health care reform bill that would expand coverage for low-income kids. President Bush says he'll veto any such legislation, warning that it would lead the nation "down the path to government-run health care for every American."

Discussion: American Prospect and Bradford Plumer