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Julia Hoppock / Political Punch:
Obama Pushes Back on McCain Camp Terrorism Attacks — Responding to charges by the campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, that comments he made to ABC News indicate he has a “naive” pre-9/11 view of terrorism, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, told reporters Tuesday that Republicans are not trying …
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
WOULD BIN LADEN GET HABEAS RIGHTS? — From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-Treworgy — SAN ANTONIO, Texas — According to the McCain campaign's top foreign policy advisor, Obama equals Clinton — at least when it comes to fighting terrorism. — On a conference call with reporters that took place this morning …
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Alexander Marquardt / CNN:Obama responds to McCain camp on terrorist prosecution
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James Gerber / Political Radar:Kerry: McCain Bin Laden Argument ‘Phony’
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Tim Conneally / BetaNews:
AP sets up a toll booth for bloggers citing its stories — The AP's disharmony with bloggers may have only just begun, as the alternative it's now offering to being served with takedown notices involves paying an up-front sum for excerpting online articles — as few as five words.
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Kos / Daily Kos:
More on the AP idiots … Hey AP — that's 120 words. Have your lawyers call my lawyers. — Media experts are swarming over the AP's takedown notice against two bloggers, claiming that no one is allowed to excerpt from AP stories anymore. Remember the AP's idiotic assertion:
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
$12.50 For Five Words? “Bite Me” Indeed, AP — So AP wants to charge bloggers for “fair use” content. Good luck with that. Many are going to boycott them as a result, but one notable blogger is taking another tack. — Markos: … Which brings up a good point.
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SteveK / TVNewser:
How F&F Became WPITW — Keith Olbermann gave Fox & Friends the gold on the Worst Persons list last night. — That's the short story. The long story has actually very little to do with either the Countdown anchor or the FNC morning show. It goes back to Friday night …
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NY Daily News:
Rush & Molloy: Feud for thought — For once, pundit Arianna Huffington is a woman of few words. — As politicians and journalists of every stripe mourn Tim Russert, the NBC newsman's longtime antagonist has yet to express condolences or any belated admiration.
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Rep. Darrell Issa politicizes Russert's death. — This afternoon, the House of Representatives took up a resolution honoring the life of Tim Russert. Following speeches by several speakers who issued heartfelt condolences, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) brazenly exploited Russert's death …
NY Daily News:
Hil and Obama, together again: First joint appearance to rally her donors — Hil and Obama, together again — Hillary Clinton will join Barack Obama for a joint appearance in Washington next week to persuade her donors to begin giving to the Democrats' nominee, the Daily News has learned.
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Hillary Clinton's campaign photo album's got something missing — For those of you who still can't quite accept the fact that Hillary Clinton is gone, finished, beaten, defeated as a Democratic presidential candidate, her campaign has just posted an online photo album. — For a walk down memory lane, go here.
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Targeting Steny Hoyer for his contempt for the rule of law — (updated below - Update II - Update III) — It is now definitively clear that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is the driving force behind a bill — written by GOP Sen. Kit Bond — to vest the President with vast …
Francis De Luca / John W. Pope Civitas Institute:
N.C. Poll: McCain Leads Obama 45-41 — Both Candidates Improve Standing with Base — Raleigh, NC - After solidifying the Democratic nomination for President, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has pulled to within four points of Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in North Carolina according …
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Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Dear Chuck Todd and NBC: Iraq Matters — Chuck Todd calls Moveon's latest ad, featuring a mother asking McCain not to kill her child with irresponsible warmongering in Iraq, ‘shameless’. — I didn't notice any outcry from NBC when Progress for America aired this ad …
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:Chuck Todd disses Move On's new ad: ‘I think it was a borderline shameless ad’
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Hundreds of Same-Sex Couples Wed in California — SAN FRANCISCO — With a quiet pride and a sense of history, hundreds of gay and lesbian couples across California wed on Tuesday, giving a human face to a landmark court decision and a powerful opening salvo in what is expected …
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Tennessee Center for Policy Research:
For Immediate Release: June 17, 2008 — Gore's personal electricity consumption up 10%, despite “energy-efficient” home renovations — NASHVILLE - In the year since Al Gore took steps to make his home more energy-efficient, the former Vice President's home energy use surged more than 10% …
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
So much for Obama's Hispanic problem? — Chuck Todd and the First Read guys capture something that really stood out to me in that Nevada poll I wrote up yesterday: Obama's much-buzzed-about shortcomings with Latinos don't appear to be real.
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Edward Cody / Washington Post:
In China, Fascination With Obama's Skin Color — America may be discussing whether Barack Obama is tough enough to field a 3 a.m. phone call, but for the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, the real issue is his race. — “Obama's skin color is the biggest focal point of this year's U.S. election …
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