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New York Times:
Black Leader, a Clinton Ally, Tilts to Obama — MILWAUKEE — Representative John Lewis, an elder statesman from the civil rights era and one of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's most prominent black supporters, said Thursday night that he planned to cast his vote as a superdelegate …
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Black Lawmakers Rethink Clinton Support — WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fresh sign of trouble for Hillary Rodham Clinton, one of the former first lady's congressional black supporters intends to vote for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, and a second, more prominent lawmaker is openly discussing a possible switch.
David Epso / Time:
Black Lawmakers Rethink Clinton Support — (WASHINGTON) — In a fresh sign of trouble for Hillary Rodham Clinton, one of the former first lady's congressional black supporters intends to vote for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, and a second, more prominent lawmaker is openly discussing a possible switch.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
Not Serious — About national security, that is. Over the last 36 hours, Congressional Democrats have again demonstrated a casual, even frivolous attitude toward their Constitutional duty to assist in keeping Americans safe from attack. — First, the Senate joined the House …
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The Hill:
House finds Bolten, Miers in contempt of Congress — The House voted Thursday to hold White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before a panel investigating the firing of several United States attorneys.
Chicago Tribune:
Five dead in NIU shooting — Gunman kills four before shooting himself — A gunman opened fire with a shotgun and a handgun Thursday afternoon in a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, killing 4 people before shooting himself to death, authorities said.
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MSNBC:
Campus gunman kills 5, himself — 16 others injured; shooter kills self on stage after targeting students — Emergency workers carry a wounded student to safety after a gunman opened fire at Northern Illinois University on Thursday. — Student: ‘He just started shooting’
Ben Smith / The Politico:
SEIU set to endorse Obama — Two labor sources tell Politico that the giant Service Employees International Union, which has been neutral through the primary, is on the verge of throwing its support to Sen. Barack Obama. — “It's done,” said one person close to the union.
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Associated Press:
Nicaraguan leader calls Obama's campaign ‘revolutionary’ — MANAGUA, Nicaragua: President Daniel Ortega, who led the 1979 revolution in Nicaragua, says Barack Obama's presidential bid is a “revolutionary” phenomenon in the United States. — “It's not to say that there is already a revolution under way in the U.S. ...
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
OUT FOR THEMSELVES. — The New York Times reports: … Put another way: If Hillary Clinton does not win delegates out of a majority of contested primaries and caucuses, her aides are willing to rip the party apart to secure the nomination, to cheat in a way that will rend the Democratic coalition …
Lindsay Renick Mayer / Capital Eye:
Seeking Superdelegates — As the Democratic Party's superdelegates decide whether to support Clinton or Obama, will they take into account the $890,000 they've received from the candidates? — At this summer's Democratic National Convention, nearly 800 members of Congress …
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Countdown Special Comment on FISA: President Bush Is A Liar And A Fascist — Keith Olbermann's Special Comment on today's Countdown was a scathing rebuke of President Bush for continuing to play the fear card, trying to scare the hell out of the American people and vowing to veto …
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Hillel Fendel / Arutz Sheva:
Mughniyeh Was in Midst of Planning Mass Terror Attack — (IsraelNN.com) A Kuwaiti newspaper reports that Hizbullah terrorist chief Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in a car-bomb attack in Damascus on Tuesday, was in the midst of planning major terrorist attacks in moderate Arab countries when he was killed.
Peter Baker / The Trail:
McCain's Rewrite of His Anti-Rumsfeld Script — As he gets closer to the Republican nomination, John McCain has been trying to balance his unqualified support for the Iraq war by reminding audiences that he was also a tough critic of the way it was managed until President Bush finally changed strategies a year ago.
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Seton Hall University School of Law:
Seton Hall Law Students Uncover Proof that Guantánamo Interrogations Routinely Videotaped — General Reports More than 24,000 Interrogations Conducted Since 2002; — Assertions that All Interrogations Were Videotaped Affect Impending 9/11 Trials — Newark, NJ—Seton Hall Law's Center …
Marc Kaufman / Washington Post:
U.S. Plans to Shoot Down Broken Spy Satellite — President Bush, acting on the advice of his national security advisers, has decided to attempt to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite that is expected to crash to the Earth by early next month. — National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe …
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Did Hillary Clinton Really Support NAFTA? Aides, Biographers Say No — As the 2008 campaign shifts to economically hard-hit states like Ohio, so too do the topics of political debate. This week, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign has attacked Sen. Hillary Clinton on trade …
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Senior McCain Adviser Refuses To Campaign Against Obama: UPDATED — Update: Tucker had the audio of McKinnon's interview on NPR. (h/t Silent Patriot) — Download | Play Download | Play — Via The Baltimore Sun: … Can you even fathom the notion that any senior adviser …
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