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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obama could raise $100 million in June, fundraisers say — Leading Democratic fundraisers predict that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will raise hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few months if he opts out of public financing and begins raising money for the general election.
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Michael Luo / New York Times:
For Clinton, Millions in Debt and Few Options — With her campaign now officially suspended, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is confronting still another challenge: whittling down what is believed to be the largest presidential campaign debt in history. — Besides the $11.4 million …
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
SOMETHING'S HAPPENING HERE — The Hill reports that Obama may raise $100 million in June. Has anyone asked John McCain whether he has any second thoughts about the campaign finance law that bears his name? — In the video above of Obama's appearance in Bristol, Virginia, he appears to be having an out of body experience.
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Bush administration says it may not get Iraq deal this year — WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is conceding for the first time that the United States may not finish a complex security agreement with Iraq before President Bush leaves office. — Faced with stiff Iraqi opposition, it is …
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Leila Fadel / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
U.S. seeking 58 bases in Iraq, Shiite lawmakers say — BAGHDAD -Iraqi lawmakers say the United States is demanding 58 bases as part of a proposed “status of forces” agreement that will allow U.S. troops to remain in the country indefinitely. — Leading members of the two ruling Shiite parties …
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The Raw Story:
DEM LAWMAKER PRESENTS ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT BUSH — An Ohio Democratic lawmaker and former presidential candidate has presented articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush to Congress. — Thirty-five articles were presented by Rep. Dennis Kucinich to the House …
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Joseph A. Palermo / The Huffington Post:Dennis Kucinich Makes History Again - Impeach Bush!
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The Other McCain
Michelle Malkin:
Harry Reid's Jimmy Carter Memorial Act: Senate takes up windfall profits tax — Scroll down for updates... More gaseous demagoguery will be emitted on the Senate floor today as Harry Reid leads the crusade to impose a Jimmy Carter-era windfall profits tax on oil companies.
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The Campaign Spot:
Obama Could Debunk Some Rumors By Releasing His Birth Certificate. — Having done some Obama-rumor debunking that got praise from Daily Kos (a sign of the apocalypse, no doubt), perhaps the Obama campaign could return the favor and help debunk a bunch of others with a simple step: Could they release a copy of his birth certificate?
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ABCNEWS:
Justice Department Official Awards $500,000 Grant to Golf Group — Former Staffer Tells ABC News Anti-Crime Funds Given to Programs With The “Right” Connections. — A senior Justice Department official says a $500,000 federal grant to the World Golf Foundation is an appropriate use …
Lisa Lerer / The Politico:
Obama vetter draws unwanted scrutiny — Jim Johnson, the disciplined, discreet and obsessively meticulous vice presidential vetter for Barack Obama, is a stalwart of the Washington establishment. — In the mid-1990s, he headed up a power trifecta: mortgage giant Fannie Mae …
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Edward J. Markey / Wall Street Journal:
Why Is Bush Helping Saudi Arabia Build Nukes? — Here's a quick geopolitical quiz: What country is three times the size of Texas and has more than 300 days of blazing sun a year? What country has the world's largest oil reserves resting below miles upon miles of sand?
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Jeff Mason / Reuters:
McCain says using Google to vet VP candidates — RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - It turns out choosing a vice president isn't that complicated after all. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain joked on Monday that Google, the popular Internet search engine, had made investigating …
Mosheh Oinounou / Cameron's Corner:
McCain: Obama=Carter second term — WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an interview with Carl Cameron today, Sen. McCain introduced some new pushback to Sen. Obama's assertion that the GOPer represents a Bush third term. The presumptive Republican nominee instead argues that the Illinois Democrat …
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:Playing the Carter card
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Julia Preston / New York Times:
Bush Orders Contractors to Vet Status of Workers — President Bush has ordered federal contractors to participate in the Department of Homeland Security's electronic system for verifying the immigration status of their workers, greatly expanding the reach of the administration's crackdown on employers who hire illegal immigrants.
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George W. Bush / White House:Executive Order: Amending Executive Order 12989, as Amended
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Justin Rood / ABCNEWS:
President Met Disgraced Lobbyist At Least Six Times — The White House Had Previously Acknowledged Only Two Meetings — The White House had stronger ties to disgraced superlobbyist Jack Abramoff than it has publicly admitted, according to a draft congressional report released Monday.
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SteveK / TVNewser:
Mitchell Apologizes For “Redneck” Comment — MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell apologized today for calling southwest Virginia, “real redneck” country. Toward the end of her 1pmET hour, she said, “I owe an apology to the good people of Bristol, Virginia for something stupid that I said.”
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Outstanding Issues in the Analysis of Inflation — Good evening. I am pleased to be able to participate in the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's 52nd annual economic conference, on the topic of inflation and the Phillips curve. Forecasting and controlling inflation are, of course, central to the process of making monetary policy.
Mark Hemingway / National Review:
Jewish Whispering Campaign — Newsweek has a piece this week on Barack Obama — titled “His Jewish Problem: A Myth?” — that is an absolutely Herculean feat of water-carrying for the Illinois senator. But before tackling the factual problems, the article's biggest problem needs to be addressed …
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