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5:45 PM ET, June 13, 2008

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NBC's Tim Russert dead at 58 — Washington bureau chief, ‘Meet the Press’ moderator collapsed on job — Tim Russert at the Newseum in Washington on Nov. 14. — Live video — LIVE: Remembering Tim Russert — LIVE VIDEO: Watch MSNBC's coverage of the life of NBC News Washington …

Charles Hurt / New York Post:

TIM RUSSERT DIES FROM APPARENT HEART ATTACK … Tim Russert, NBC journalist and political heavyweight host of “Meet the Press,” has died after collapsing at NBC's Washington news bureau. He was 58 years old. — Television sources said Russert was recording a voice-over when he collapsed in the studio today.

Discussion: Hot Air, The American Conservative, TPM Election Central, MOMocrats, The Political Carnival, MyDD and Salon

Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:

NBC's Tim Russert Dies — Tim Russert, the host of “Meet the Press,” and NBC's Washington bureau chief, has died. He was 58. — Mr. Russert was a towering figure in American journalism and moderated several debates during the recent presidential primary season.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Firedoglake, TV Decoder, The Huffington Post, Comments from Left Field, City Room, Reason Magazine, The American Mind, The BRAD BLOG and BlueOregon

Michelle Malkin:

Reports: Tim Russert dead after heart attack; was working in NBC Washington bureau — He was 58. — Reports coming in from the NYPost and NYTimes. — He was a fixture of Beltway political journalism, good on the entitlement crisis, and by all accounts, a good-humored guy.

Discussion: The Other McCain, CBN.com, New York Post, American Spectator, The Sundries Shack, Sister Toldjah, AMERICAblog News, Stop The ACLU and Althouse

Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:

NBC's Tim Russert Dies at 58 — Host of ‘Meet the Press’ Suffers Heart Attack — Tim Russert, the Democratic operative turned NBC commentator who revolutionized Sunday morning television and infused journalism with his passion for politics, died this afternoon.

Discussion: TownHall Blog, TVNewser and Tammy Bruce

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

On Tim Russert — News of the sudden death of Tim Russert, Washington bureau chief of NBC News and host of “Meet the Press,” will have a large — and lasting — impact on the world of politics and journalism. — Russert was, without question, the single most influential political journalist working in Washington.

Discussion: The Daily Dish, MSNBC, Marc Ambinder, The Trail, TVNewser, Law Blog and FishBowlDC

CNN:
‘Meet the Press’ host Russert dies at 58

Discussion: The Jawa Report

MSNBC:
Vigilance needed on campaign claims

Discussion: Associated Press, TVNewser, NewsBusters.org, The Next Right and Gateway Pundit

Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Tim Russert dead, heart attack

Discussion: The Crypt's Blogs

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:

Town hall talks break down — The talks between the McCain and Obama campaigns on debates appear to have broken down, with Obama's campaign — evidently concluding that the format could favor McCain, or at least give McCain some oxygen — offering just one town hall and one extra debate in response to McCain's suggestion of 10.

Discussion: The Swamp, The New Republic, Sister Toldjah, John McCain Report blog, The Carpetbagger Report and The Jed Report

The Huffington Post:

McCain Stacks Fox News ‘Town Hall’ With Supporters — Tonight was the first in a much-hyped series of ‘town hall’ forums scheduled by John McCain's campaign, in which Barack Obama had been challenged to show up to discuss the issues directly with the GOP nominee.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Oliver Willis, Redstate, The Next Right, Jonathan Martin's Blogs, TV Decoder, Swampland, Crooks and Liars, Washington Wire, The Raw Story and TVNewser

Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
CONGRESSMAN TO MCCAIN: STOP USING MY SONG!

Discussion: Spin Cycle

Matthew Yglesias:

Obama on Social Security — I think one of the big questions hanging out there in the campaign is how America's currently McCain-loving seniors will feel when they find out about McCain's passion for wrecking Social Security. I got some remarks from the Obama campaign in my inbox this morning …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Obsidian Wings, The Carpetbagger Report and Angry Bear

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
MCCAIN SIGNS ON FOR MORE BUSH BAMBOOZLEMENT!

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The Carpetbagger Report and Angry Bear

Glenn Kessler / The Trail:
Obama Defines Social Security ‘Doughnut’ Plan

Discussion: The Caucus and Eschaton

Krooney / TIME.com:
Obama Pummels McCain on Social Security

Discussion: Think Progress, Marc Ambinder, The Jed Report and Commentary

Michael Scherer / Swampland:

McCain Slams The Supreme Court's Habeas Decision — PEMBERTON, N.J.—I am still sitting in a John McCain town hall, so have not had time to transcribe the full quotes, but wanted to post this quick. After a day of consideration, the McCain Campaign has decided to come out hard against yesterday's 5 …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Moderate Voice, Newshoggers.com, The New Republic, JustOneMinute, TIME.com, Flopping Aces, Political Machine, The Trail, Buck Naked Politics, Commentary and BitsBlog

Blue Texan / Firedoglake:

Noonan: Obama Is An Unpatriotic, Effeminate, Cynical, Immoral, Godless Opportunist — Today, Nooner bases her entire column on this comparison: … You can see right away where this is headed, don't you? … Translation: Obama hates America. … Yup, and apparently, in Old America …

Discussion: Orcinus

Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Brave New World? — And so it begins, the campaign proper.

Discussion: Wonkette

Lessig Blog:

The Kozinski mess — So the wires are a twitter with the story of Chief Judge Alex Kozinski's “web site” which, from reading the stories, you'd think was filled with porn (and worse), revealing a dark soul who, some experts in legal ethics suggest, shouldn't be presiding at an obscenity trial.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, pushback, Balkinization, The Volokh Conspiracy, Althouse and Open Left

Scott Glover / Los Angeles Times: Judge Alex Kozinski recuses himself from obscenity trial

Rogers Cadenhead / Workbench:

AP Files 7 DMCA Takedowns Against Drudge Retort — I'm currently engaged in a legal disagreement with the Associated Press, which claims that Drudge Retort users linking to its stories are violating its copyright and committing “'hot news' misappropriation under New York state law.”

Discussion: Comments from Left Field, skippy the bush kangaroo, culturekitchen and Scott Rosenberg's Wordyard

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
FU AP — I talked to a reporter this week about the embattled …

Discussion: Newshoggers.com, culturekitchen, Scott Rosenberg's Wordyard and ReadWriteWeb

The Hill:

McCains report more than $100,000 in credit card debt — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and his wife reported more than $100,000 of credit card liabilities, according to financial disclosure documents released Friday. — The presidential candidate and his wife Cindy reported piling up debt on a charge card between $10,000 and $15,000.

Discussion: The Daily Dish, Macsmind and Pam's House Blend

Ian Bailey / Globe and Mail:

Powell tells B.C. crowd he might vote for Obama — VANCOUVER — Colin Powell, the former Republican secretary of state, says he is not ruling out a vote for Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic nominee for president. — While Mr. Powell served in the administrations of two Republican presidents …

Discussion: All Things Obama 2008, TIME.com, The Raw Story and Hot Air

Ali / Think Progress:

Laura Ingraham tells Bill O'Reilly she's been forced off the air. — On Tuesday, Fox News announced it will include right-wing radio host Laura Ingraham in “a rotating series of personalities” to host its 5:00 pm hour. Ingraham has more time to devote to TV, after apparently being forced off her radio show, at least temprorarily.

Discussion: I Am TRex

Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:

This Is Why Facts Matter — Senior Brookings fellows Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack gave a report today and entertained questions at a Brookings briefing on Iraq. It was the single most illuminating presentation I have witnessed on the status of Iraq and the potential way forward.