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9:05 AM ET, June 10, 2008

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Joseph A. Palermo / The Huffington Post:
Dennis Kucinich Makes History Again - Impeach Bush!  —  Representative Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, just finished reading on the House floor a 35-count impeachment resolution against President George W. Bush.  Kucinich's lengthy and detailed indictment of this wayward president is the most thorough and powerful case made to date.
Discussion: The Other McCain
Matthew Hay Brown / The Swamp:
Kucinich: Impeach Bush
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.
Discussion: Power Line, Firedoglake and Redstate
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Michael Luo / New York Times:
For Clinton, Millions in Campaign Debt and Limited 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.
Discussion: Daily Pundit and Swampland
Washington Post:
The Reformers As Fundraisers  —  Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain …
Discussion: The Caucus and Needlenose
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.
Discussion: The Gavel
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Examiner:
Bush confronted Rove's sins in church  —  Fired and brimestone  —  If you're going to fire someone, you want to make sure you do it in a place where the now-unemployed can't make a scene.  —  You know...a place like, say, a church.  —  That, according to a new book - “Machiavelli's Shadow” …
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 …
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?
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?
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
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
H. Josef Hebert / Associated Press:
Senate debates higher profits tax on oil companies  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — With gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon, Senate Democrats want the government to grab some of the billions of dollars in profits being taken in by the major oil companies.  —  Senators were to vote Tuesday on whether …
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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 …
Discussion: Attackerman and Crooks and Liars
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 …
Discussion: Don Surber and Outside The Beltway
Frank Williams / The Truth About Cars:
Chrysler Cashflow Crisis Confirmed  —  Chrysler is no longer “asking” suppliers for a five percent cost cut across the board- they're just taking it.  More ominously, they've changed their payment terms.  We just received this information from a reader (independently confirmed) …
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Christopher Hass / Barack Obama:
Barack in Raleigh, NC: “It is time to try something new.  It is time for change.”  —  Barack just concluded an economic policy speech in Raleigh, North Carolina.  The speech marks the kick-off of a two week tour focusing on the current economic crisis and the need for new economic policy:
 
 
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Lisa Lerer / The Politico:
Obama vetter draws unwanted scrutiny
David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
Record gas prices could hurt McCain
Discussion: TIME.com
Los Angeles Times:
Gates picks non-fighter pilot to head the Air Force
Discussion: abu muqawama and Danger Room
USA Today:
Obama's 50-state strategy: It's official, his campaign will be everywhere
Discussion: Off the Kuff and TIME.com
Washington Post:
Fuel Prices Challenge Cars' Reign
Stephen Adams / Telegraph:
Rupert Everett apologises for calling soldiers ‘wimps’
Thomas Lifson / American Thinker:
What kind of war crimes trials does Obama plan? (updated)
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
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Why the MyBO antisemitic moonbats matter (and why the site may have been pulled?)
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Thank You, Andrea Mitchell, For The Ready-Made Column
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Playing the Carter card
Mary Wisniewski / Chicago Sun Times:
Rev. Pfleger to return to St. Sabina with ‘no restrictions’
Chris Good / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
GOP House Candidate: If This Rally Were in Canton, We Would Be Shot At
Dave Johnson / The Huffington Post:
Today's Obama Smear Attempt
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