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9:40 AM ET, August 8, 2007

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New York Times:
War on Terror Takes Focus at Democrats' Debate  —  The Democratic presidential candidates tangled over foreign policy Tuesday night, criticizing Senator Barack Obama for proposing an attack against Al Qaeda in Pakistan.  He struck back at his rivals who had supported the Iraq war, saying they had …
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The Atlantic Online:
AFL-CIO Debate: Clinton Earns Loudest Boos, Biggest Applause  —  A hometown crowd cheered Sen. Barack Obama as he volleyed with his Democratic rivals over his judgment and experience during tonight's AFL-CIO debate in Chicago.  But it was Sen. Clinton who, in what might be a metaphor for the entire race …
Discussion: MSNBC
Thomas B. Edsall / Huffington Post:
Who Is The "Purest" Of Them All? …
Discussion: TalkLeft and The RBC
Jamiecnn / CNN Political Ticker:
Maybe its the heat..sharper exchanges mark Chicago forum
Discussion: The Politico
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Army Says Soldier's Articles for Magazine Were False  —  An Army investigation into the Baghdad Diarist, a soldier in Iraq who wrote anonymous columns for The New Republic, has concluded that the sometimes shockingly cruel reports were false.  —  "We are not going into the details of the investigation …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Army Concludes Baghdad Diarist Accounts Untrue  —  Army investigators have concluded that the private whose dispatches for the New Republic accused his fellow soldiers of petty cruelties in Iraq was not telling the truth.  —  The finding, disclosed yesterday, came days after the Washington …
Anthony H. Cordesman / Center for Strategic …:
DATE OF PUBLICATION: … SYNOPSIS:  —  Everyone sees Iraq differently.  As one leading US official in Iraq put it, "the current situation is like playing three dimensional chess in the dark while someone is shooting at you."  It is scarcely surprising that my perceptions of a recent trip …
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. Says Bomb Suppled by Iran Kills Troops in Iraq  —  Attacks on American-led forces using a lethal type of roadside bomb said to be supplied by Iran reached a new high in July, according to the American military.  —  The devices, known as explosively formed penetrators …
Discussion: Brian Beutler and Ezra Klein
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Atrios / Eschaton:
And Another Michael Gordon Special
Discussion: The Agonist
Josh White / Washington Post:
General Blames Clerical Errors In the Case of Missing Arms  —  Bookkeeping deficiencies allowed thousands of weapons issued to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005 to then go missing, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said yesterday.  —  "Some percentage" …
Discussion: News Hounds
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Rupert Cornwell / The Independent:   Pentagon admits 190,000 weapons missing in Iraq
The Atlantic Online:
The Greatest  —  Kevin Drum: … I say: No. The man holds the record for most career home runs and most home runs in a single season.  What's more, not only did he hit 73 home runs in 2001, but he also "managed to shatter two of Babe Ruth's longstanding records — most walks (177) and highest slugging percentage (.863) in a season."
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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
China threatens 'nuclear option' of dollar sales  —  The Chinese government has begun a concerted campaign of economic threats against the United States, hinting that it may liquidate its vast holding of US treasuries if Washington imposes trade sanctions to force a yuan revaluation.
Salt Lake Tribune:
Murray's meltdown?  Angry briefing draws rebuke from House labor committee chairman, others  —  Robert Murray scoured the skies for the helicopters above Crandall Canyon, refusing to continue his disjointed, rambling Tuesday morning media briefing until the county sheriff chased them off.
John Stossel / Real Clear Politics:
Let Wisconsin Experiment with Socialized Medicine  —  "On, Wisconsin ... run the ball clear down the field!"  —  It's time to amend the Wisconsin football song so we can cheer on the Badger State's politicians as they move toward health-care socialism.  —  The Wall Street Journal editorial …
The Corner:
Civic duty  —  I wrote a column this week about the malign influence of bigshot Saudis, and received the following letter in response. … Well, if you mean the House of Saud, way back when in the fall of 2001, I was one of the first columnists on the planet to finger Saudi Arabia not just as the …
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Hyscience
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
For an Iraq Contractor, Duty, and Then Death  —  Brenton Thomas Gray was no longer a soldier when he died a soldier's death last August on a northern Baghdad road.  There were an armored car, a curbside bomb, a sizzling explosion.  The sky went black with smoke and melting tar.
Gateway Pundit:
SUPER!!  Pakistani Superstars Sing Out Against Terrorism!!  (Video)  —  THIS IS TERRIFIC!!...  This music hit has become a big success in Pakistan.  —  8 out of the 10 biggest Pakistani music stars participated in the project.  —  There have been 60,000-70,000 downloads …
Discussion: GINA COBB
National Post:
Giving thanks to John Gomery  —  When John Gomery was named by Paul Martin to head the Adscam sponsorship inquiry in 2004, we were skeptical about how much he would accomplish.  Under Jean Chretien, the Liberals became ex-pert at covering their tracks, and we feared that the pattern would continue under Mr. Martin.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
 
 
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The Web 2.008 Campaign  —  Web video and social networks …
 

 
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