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5:40 AM ET, June 19, 2008

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David Weigel / Reason Magazine:
More Fun in Obamaconspiracyville: In Which Larry Sinclair Gets Arrested  —  I blogged a few weeks back about a convicted criminal, Larry Sinclair, who'd been begging the media to cover his wild allegations about Barack Obama.  Today Sinclair trotted into the National Press Club to air …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Sinclair arrested, and other notes from the Press Club  —  A footnote to the story of Larry Sinclair, the gadfly whose long criminal record I wrote about this morning: He was arrested by Washington, D.C. police after his press conference there today, two officials at D.C.'s First District station confirmed to Politico.
Mondoreb / Blogger News Network:
Larry Sinclair Press Conference: Sinclair Arrested, Led Away in Handcuffs  —  Read 1,289 times.  —  Larry Sinclair-the gay man who's accused Senator Barack Obama of sharing gay sex and drugs with him in a Gurnee, IL hotel room in 1999-held a press conference at the National Press Club today.
Nina Easton / Fortune:
Obama: NAFTA not so bad after all  —  The Democratic nominee, in an interview with Fortune, says he wants free trade “to work for all people.”  —  WASHINGTON (Fortune) — The general campaign is on, independent voters are up for grabs, and Barack Obama is toning down his populist rhetoric - at least when it comes to free trade.
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David Sirota / The Huffington Post:
Memo to Obama: You Can't Represent the Uprising While Undermining It  —  I'm in New York City for tonight's annual gala for the Progressive States Network.  In researching my newspaper column that comes out later this week, I caught two stories on the wire that suggest Barack Obama thinks …
Mark Halperin / TIME.com:
Obama Remarks on Detainees and Afghanistan  —  Good afternoon.  We just finished the first meeting of my new Senior Working Group on National Security.  We had a productive discussion about the challenges facing our nation, and I'm grateful that these distinguished men and women will be advising me in the months to come.
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Marc Ambinder:
Obama's National Security Working Group
Sam Graham-Felsen / Barack Obama:
Obama Announces Senior Working Group on National Security
Jay / Stop The ACLU:
House Dems Call to “Nationalize” Oil Industry  —  Right after McCain and Bush call to lift the ban on drilling here, the Socialists send in their counterpoint and it is blatant!  They skip right over socialism into Communism.  No talk about where they'd get the trillions to buy out stockholders …
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Lisa Schiffren / The Corner:
Michelle on The View  —  Okay, I watched it.  Or I tried.  It was hard to pay attention, frankly, because it was the same twaddle as always, which is why it never occurs to me to watch The View.  Kathryn has captured perfectly the essential banality of Michelle Obama's appearance …
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Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
House, Bush reach deal on war supplemental  —  The House will vote on an emergency supplemental spending bill Thursday after Republican and Democratic leaders struck a deal with the White House late Wednesday, aides said.  —  The deal did not include the Senate, but House leaders were to present …
Discussion: Emptywheel
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Ed OKeefe / Political Radar:
Cindy McCain Presses Obama Patriotism Case  —  ABC News' Ed O'Keefe Reports: Laura Bush may be ready to give Michelle Obama the benefit of the doubt when it comes to her patriotism but Cindy McCain may not.  —  “I don't know why she said what she said,” Mrs. McCain explains in an interview …
David Neiwert / Firedoglake:
The Obama Smear Merchants Keep On Smearin'  —  Here comes the torrent of bulls**t.  —  Yesterday morning Floyd Brown and Co. sent out a press release and e-mail announcing the Barack Obama's brother had acknowledged he was raised Muslim — something that Obama himself has denied.
Discussion: EXPOSEOBAMA.COM and Hullabaloo
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Kelly Moeller / Political Punch:
From the Fact Check Desk: What Did Obama's Half-Brother Say About …
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
Harry Siegel / The Politico:
Specter of 2000 could haunt Obama  —  Until 2000, it hadn't happened in more than 100 years, but plugged-in observers from both parties see a distinct possibility of Barack Obama winning the popular vote but losing the Electoral College — and with it the presidency — to John McCain.
Discussion: The New Republic and Open Left
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Deals With Iraq Are Set to Bring Oil Giants Back  —  BAGHDAD — Four Western oil companies are in the final stages of negotiations this month on contracts that will return them to Iraq, 36 years after losing their oil concession to nationalization as Saddam Hussein rose to power.
Robert Cox / Media Bloggers Association:
Backstory on AP - Drudge Retort Issue  —  In reading a small slice of the coverage of the AP - Drudge Retort contretemps it struck me that a lot of the more breathless coverage in the blogosphere stems from the rather larger misperception that one day last week, out of the blue, Rogers Cadenhead got slapped with a lawsuit by AP.
Larry Kudlow / The Corner:
McCain's Drilling Flip-Flop Is a Good First Step  —  Warts and all, John McCain's flip-flop on offshore drilling is a very welcome development.  When circumstances change, political leaders should change their policies.  And $4 at the pump and $140 in the open market is certainly enough …
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Andy Barr / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:   Issa Invokes Russert to Push for Offshore Drilling
Washington Wire:
Don Young's Office: An Intern Survival Guide  —  Susan Davis reports on Congress.  —  Capitol Hill internships are not always easy, particularly when you work for a gruff Alaskan with particular tastes and an uneven temper.  Fortunately, interns for Rep. Don Young have an unofficial guide …
Discussion: Swing State Project
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
BELLY OF THE EARMARK BEAST!
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Muslims barred from picture at Obama event  —  Two Muslim women at Barack Obama's rally in Detroit Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women's headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate.
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Right Iraq Footprint
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Rumsfeld repays McCain; declines to back candidate
Discussion: MyDD and The Raw Story
Jodi S. Cohen / Chicago Tribune:
Naming U. of C. research center after Nobel Prize winner has faculty split
Ben Johnson / Front Page Magazine:
Murtha Lied; Marines Were Tried (And Acquitted)
Discussion: Flopping Aces
Gordon Russell / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Jefferson sister pleads guilty in charity scam
Discussion: The Crypt's Blogs
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Obama cuts an ad to help John Barrow in his primary fight
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
Darpa Brain Drain Costs Agency $32 Million
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Obama's Takes Expected Lead
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Inaction in boy's killing called justified
Soren Dayton / The Next Right:
Shouldn't the Senate Banking Chair know interest rates?
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Obama Coattails in Alaska?
Discussion: MyDD
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Kucinich Vows More Impeachment Articles On the Way
Discussion: Raw Story and Sister Toldjah
Ali / Think Progress:
Feith Chickens Out Of Congressional Hearing On Torture, Refuses …
Discussion: Informed Comment and The Gavel
Raleigh News & Observer:
Blackwater wants lawsuit decided under Islamic law
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Abu Ghraib? Doesn't Ring a Bell.
Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times:
Boeing wins tanker protest, but drama is far from over
Discussion: Vodkapundit
 

 
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Kent Walker / The Keyword:
Google says the DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers, and jeopardize the US' global tech leadership

Daniel Howley / Yahoo Finance:
Nvidia reports Q3 revenue up 94% YoY to $35.1B, vs. $33.2B est., Data Center revenue up 112% YoY to $30.8B, vs. $29B est., and forecasts Q4 revenue above est.

Paige Smith / Bloomberg:
The CFPB will supervise tech companies with digital wallets, like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Venmo, with 50M+ annual transactions, treating them more like banks

 
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