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12:25 PM ET, June 8, 2008

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New York Times:
Obama Maps a Nationwide Push in G.O.P. Strongholds  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama's general election plan calls for broadening the electoral map by challenging Senator John McCain in typically Republican states — from North Carolina to Missouri to Montana — as Mr. Obama seeks …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Each Party Is Set to Hunt The Other's Usual Ground  —  The 2008 general election will pit the best-organized nomination campaign in the history of modern Democratic politics against the battle-tested machinery of the Republican Party, with both Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen. John McCain …
Discussion: TownHall Blog and Associated Press
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
The unhappy warrior  —  Openly frustrated by what they see as an ongoing double standard in the press's treatment of his campaign, Sen. John McCain and his aides have been aggressively denouncing unfavorable stories as “smear jobs” and “scurrilous attacks,” while the candidate himself …
Discussion: Democrats.com and TIME.com
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Ed O'Keefe / ABCNEWS:
New York Mayor, ABC News Invite Obama, McCain to Historic Town Hall  —  Network Offers Primetime Coverage of Unprecedented Event  —  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and ABC News have invited Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain to participate in a 90-minute, primetime town hall meeting …
Discussion: The Swamp, The Caucus and TIME.com
Manu Raju / The Hill:
Bush warns of pay cuts for troops  —  President Bush on Saturday pressed Congress to approve billions of dollars more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, warning that failure to quickly act could lead to mass layoffs at the Pentagon and an inability to pay the salaries of troops in combat.
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Ari Fleischer / Washington Post:
‘Complicit Enablers’? Not Quite.
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
People vs. Dinosaurs  —  Question: What do America's premier investor, Warren Buffett, and Iran's toxic president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have in common?  Answer: They've both made a bet about Israel's future.  —  Ahmadinejad declared on Monday that Israel “has reached its final phase …
Discussion: The Agonist
Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
Obama the humble savior  —  The short version of the Democratic Party primary campaign is that the media fell in love with Barack Obama but the Democratic electorate declined to.  —  “I felt this thrill going up my leg,” said MSNBC's Chris Matthews after one of the senator's speeches.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Betsy's Page
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Fox News Producer Ambushes Bill Moyers; Gets Taste Of His Own Medicine  —  I think this is my favorite piece of video footage since Jon Stewart told off Tucker Carlson on Crossfire.  Seriously, watch it again and again, it just gets better.  —  At the National Conference for Media Reform …
CNNMoney.com:
Gas price record reaches $4 a gallon  —  AAA's daily survey tops the milestone for the first time after a 1.7-cent rise Sunday.  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Gasoline rose to a milestone mark Sunday as the national average compiled by motorist group AAA reached $4 a gallon for the first time.
Saul F / Times of London:
Al-Qaeda: the cracks begin to show  —  A succession of leading Muslim radicals has condemned the terror group's tactics as its support in Islamic countries falls off dramatically.  Is Britain following the pattern?  —  Abul Taher  —  Read the original article in The New Republic here
Discussion: Don Surber and Jihad Watch
Michael L. Millenson / Washington Post:
Want Universal Health Care?  The Operative Word Is ‘Care.’  —  On a recently posted YouTube music video, to a hypnotic bongo beat, rapper MIKE-E knocks out rhymes about . . . universal health care:  —  You are among the masses/One of 47 million people without health care access …
 
 
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Jacques Steinberg / New York Times:
For New Journalists, All Bets, but Not Mikes, Are Off
Discussion: Firedoglake and BuzzMachine
Mark J. Penn / New York Times:
What Went Wrong?  —  A mere six months ago, it seemed a good bet …
Discussion: American Street
Michael Ledeen / Wall Street Journal:
Iran and the Problem of Evil
Discussion: The Corner and Gateway Pundit
Tahir Niaz / Pakistan Daily Times:
Pakistan to ask EU to amend laws on freedom of expression
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Gateway Pundit
Thomas Harding / Telegraph:
Paratroopers launch biggest battle in Afghanistan for two years
Discussion: Macsmind and The Corner
 Earlier Items: 
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Lawmakers Urge Special Counsel Probe of Harsh Interrogation Tactics
Discussion: The Raw Story
Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Savor the Moment  —  Friday was the 40th anniversary of the death of Robert F. Kennedy.
Discussion: Macsmind and Yourish.com
Kevin Merida / Washington Post:
The ‘Obama Before Obama’  —  Pioneering Native Son of Louisa …
Adam Fogle / The Palmetto Scoop:
Huckabee knows how to save a life
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider:
Apple News adds a Live Activity widget to track the results of the US elections in real time on iPhone, iPad, and Watch

 
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