Scott McClellan on the “liberal media”  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  In a minimally rational world, this extraordinary passage, from the new book by Scott McClellan, would forever slay the single most ludicrous myth in our political culture: The “Liberal Media”: … Just consider how remarkable that is.

Hillary Clinton's Swing-State Advantage  —  Clinton says her primary wins are indicative of general-election results  —  PRINCETON, NJ — In the 20 states where Hillary Clinton has claimed victory in the 2008 Democratic primary and caucus elections (winning the popular vote) …

Democrats Are Advised to Seat Half of 2 States' Delegations  —  Democratic Party lawyers have determined that no more than half the delegates from Florida and Michigan can be seated at the party's August convention, dealing a blow to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's efforts to seat the full delegations from those states.

Clinton's Letter to Superdelegates  —  The stakes in this election are so high: with two wars abroad, our economy in crisis here at home, and so many families struggling across America, the need for new leadership has never been greater.  —  At this point, we do not yet have a nominee …

Is Obama Willing To Meet Ahmadinejad, But Not Petraeus?  —  Obama spokesman Bill Burton, responding to John McCain's suggestion that both he and Obama take a trip to Iraq in the near future:  —  You know what is intriguingly missing from that answer?  Any indication that Obama will return to Iraq before Election Day.

The Case Against Webb  —  James Joyner has a good round-up of the arguments against the Webb-for-veep meme.  Daniel Larison makes the strongest case: … There's definitely something to this argument: I think that by picking Al Gore in 1992, for instance, rather than some Dem graybeard …

Will Obama's former smoking impact health?  —  Now that John McCain has finally released his medical records, the issue of candidates' health should be put to rest, right?  Not so fast.  Barack Obama's campaign has said at least some of his medical records would be released next week …

John Bolton to be target of citizen's arrest at Hay Festival  —  John Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, faces a citizen's arrest when he addresses an audience at the Hay Festival in Wales this evening.  —  George Monbiot, the journalist and activist …

Florida court throws out DNC suit  —  (CNN) — A Florida court threw out a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Democratic Party's decision not to seat delegates from Florida — as litigants prepared to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.  —  Political consultant Victor DiMaio …

MSNBC, Leaning Left And Getting Flak From Both Sides  —  MSNBC, which bills itself as “the place for politics,” is being pummeled by political practitioners.  —  “It's an organ of the Democratic National Committee,” says Steve Schmidt, a senior strategist for John McCain's campaign.

Exxon ditches climate change deniers  —  The oil giant ExxonMobil has admitted that its support for lobby groups that question the science of climate change may have hindered action to tackle global warming.  In its corporate citizenship report, released last week, ExxonMobil says it intends …

Lieberman says he'll speak to controversial pastor's group  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Lieberman says he'll speak at a July conference hosted by Rev. John Hagee, whose endorsement was recently rejected by Republican John McCain because of Hagee's controversial remarks about religion.