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Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Internal Dem memo faults party message — Democrats are losing the battle for voters' hearts because the party's message lacks emotional appeal, according to a widely circulated critique of House Democratic communications strategy. — "Our message sounds like an audit report on defense logistics …
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Panel to See Papers on Agency's Eavesdropping — The White House on Thursday offered to share secret documents on the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program with the Senate Judiciary Committee, a step toward possible compromise on eavesdropping legislation.
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Bolten, Miers in Dems' contempt crosshairs
Bolten, Miers in Dems' contempt crosshairs
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Joe Hallett / The Columbus Dispatch:
Coleman becomes an Obama supporter — Despite phone calls from both Clintons — Bill and Hillary — Mayor Michael B. Coleman will endorse Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination at an Obama campaign rally today in Columbus. — Comparing Obama to two Democratic icons …
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Washington Post:
Iran Sanctions Are Meant to Prevent War, Bush Aides Say — In approving far-reaching, new unilateral sanctions against Iran, President Bush signaled yesterday that he intends to pursue a strategy of gradually escalating financial, diplomatic and political pressure on Tehran …
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Strike on Iran Would Roil Oil Markets, Experts Say — Price Hits Record Close; U.S. Tightens Sanctions — A U.S. military strike against Iran would have dire consequences in petroleum markets, say a variety of oil industry experts, many of whom think the prospect of pandemonium …
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Maggie Michael / Associated Press:
Al-Qaida anger at Jazeera on Laden tape — CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape by airing excerpts in which he criticizes mistakes by insurgents in Iraq.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
House Passes Revised Children's Health Bill, but Timing Irks GOP — After hours of partisan warfare and delay, the House easily approved a new version of legislation to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program yesterday, but the vote failed to get any more Republicans to override another promised veto from President Bush.
Walter Shapiro / Salon:
Is Hillary running away with the race? — I was chatting with pollster Mark Penn on the phone Tuesday evening about the ubiquitous national horse-race numbers, when Penn, Hillary Clinton's top strategist, suddenly announced, "Hey, there's another one." The latest Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times Poll …
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Christopher Hayes / The Nation:
The New Right-Wing Smear Machine — On February 27, 2001, two members of the American Gold Star Mothers, an organization of women who've lost sons or daughters in combat, dropped by the temporary basement offices of the new junior senator from New York, Hillary Clinton.
The Corner:
Lennonism at Bloomies — Bloomingdale's is advertising jewelry with a political message. A necklace by designer Georgianna Koulianos is fashioned to look like military dog tags. But the tags read "Imagine" "Peace" and "Love." — So trendy ladies in Chevy Chase and Manhattan are going to wear …
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James Kanter / International Herald Tribune:
UN issues 'final wake-up call' on population and environment — PARIS: The human population is living far beyond its means and inflicting damage on the environment that could pass points of no return, according to a major report issued Thursday by the United Nations.
Glenn Thrush / Newsday:
Hillary turns 60 with a bash — The key numbers from Hillary Rodham Clinton's birthday extravaganza Thursday night were 60 — her age — and $1.5 million, the approximate amount of cash she raked in thanks to Elvis Costello and Billy Crystal. — The Clintons have always blurred the lines between personal …
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Another Man From Hope — Who is Mike Huckabee? — Republicans have won five of the last seven presidential elections by running candidates who broadly fit the Ronald Reagan model—fiscally conservative, and firmly but not harshly conservative on social issues.
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Al Kamen / Washington Post:
FEMA Meets the Press, Which Happens to Be . . . FEMA — FEMA has truly learned the lessons of Katrina. Even its handling of the media has improved dramatically. For example, as the California wildfires raged Tuesday, Vice Adm. Harvey E. Johnson, the deputy administrator, had a 1 p.m. news briefing.
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Christian Toto / Washington Times:
Audiences reject Iraq war at box office — It doesn't matter how many Oscar winners are in front of or behind the camera — audiences are proving to be conscientious objectors when it comes to this fall's surge of antiwar and anti-Bush films. — Both "In the Valley of Elah" and …