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8:20 AM ET, June 18, 2008

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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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Michelle Malkin:
Hey, Associated Press: You owe me at least $132,125!  —  The Internet firestorm over the Associated Press's heavy-handed attempt to bully bloggers over fair use article excerpts has been absolutely schadenfreude-licious.  Now, it's time to turn the tables.  If your blog or blog commenters …
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
‘Danger Signs’ as Clinton Supporters Resist Obama  —  Democratic Candidate Leads but Still Struggles to Win Over Key Groups  —  Sen. Barack Obama has emerged from his bruising battle for the Democratic presidential nomination with only a six point lead over Sen. John McCain and claiming …
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Fox News:
Candidates' Advisers Accuse Each Other of Weak ‘Mindsets’ on Terror Fight
Discussion: Needlenose
Warren P. Strobel / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Documents confirm U.S. hid detainees from Red Cross  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. military hid the locations of suspected terrorist detainees and concealed harsh treatment to avoid the scrutiny of the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to documents that a Senate committee released Tuesday.
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New York Times:
After Attacks, Michelle Obama Looks for a New Introduction  —  Michelle Obama's eyes flicker tentatively even as she offers a trained smile.  As her campaign plane arcs over the Flathead Range in Montana, she is asked to consider her complicated public image.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Will Seek to Drop a Drilling Ban  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush, reversing a longstanding position, will call on Congress on Wednesday to end a federal ban on offshore oil drilling, according to White House officials who say Mr. Bush now wants to work with states to determine where drilling should occur.
Discussion: TIME.com and Angry Bear
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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% …
New York Times:
McCain's Energy and Climate Speech  —  The following is the prepared text of Senator John McCain's speech about energy and climate change in Houston, as provided by his presidential campaign.  —  Thank you all very much.  Governor Perry, Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst, and other distinguished guests, I appreciate your joining us today.
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Michael D. Shear / The Trail:
McCain Talks Energy, Slams Obama as “Carter”
Richard Fernandez / Pajamas Media:
Obama's Shifting Positions on Iraq: A Rezko Connection?  —  The time line of Obama's flip-flops on Iraq just happens to correlate to his friend's business dealings in that country.  —  Barack Obama's position on Iraq has shifted significantly over the last six years.
Los Angeles Times:
‘Curveball’ speaks, and a reputation as a disinformation agent remains intact  —  The Iraqi refugee and German intelligence source code-named Curveball, left, meets with reporter John Goetz somewhere in Germany.  His tall tales of Saddam Hussein's mobile germ weapons labs helped the White House justify the invasion of Iraq.
Discussion: The Reaction and American Street
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 …
Examiner:
MKH on O'Reilly  —  Many thanks to Allah Pundit for grabbing this clip for me.  —  In thinking about the video we discuss in the clip below, it makes perfect sense that it would portray an appeal to vote Democrat as a one-night stand.  Both activities are mostly the province of the young and irresponsible …
Discussion: The Other McCain
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 …
Discussion: FishBowlDC and Ed Driscoll.com
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 …
Discussion: MyDD and The Talent Show
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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’
Discussion: AMERICAblog News and Hullabaloo
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Same-Sex Marriages Begin in California  —  SAN FRANCISCO — With a series of simple “I dos,” gay couples across California inaugurated the state's court-approved and potentially short-lived legalization of same-sex marriage on Monday, the first of what is expected to be a crush of such unions in coming weeks.
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Jessica Peres / KGO-TV:
Some counties refuse same-sex marriages
 
 
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Vulgarian at the Gate
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Groups Push to Restore Va. Felons' Voting Rights
Discussion: TIME.com
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Frozen Gaze  —  Rocco Mediate's head swiveled about as he walked …
Discussion: No Left Turns
Evan Thomas / Newsweek:
A Disconnect  —  What Obama promises.  How Washington really works.
Discussion: Associated Press
Brian C. Ledbetter / snapped shot:
Afternoon Fan Mail
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Telegraph:
Abu Qatada: Islamic cleric is released from jail
Discussion: Guardian and ThreatsWatch
Matthew Yglesias:
Your Reductio is My Dystopia
Discussion: Eschaton
 Earlier Items: 
Matthew Yglesias:
It's Better Than The Rest
Discussion: Attackerman
NY Daily News:
Rush & Molloy: Feud for thought
Wall Street Journal:
Obama Plans Spending Boost, Possible Cut in Business Tax
Discussion: The Campaign Spot and Macsmind
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
So much for Obama's Hispanic problem?
Discussion: Slog
Little Green Footballs:
Barack Obama Has Offended Billions of Muslims
Nate Silver / The New Republic:
Today's Polls: Yes, Obama's Still Bouncing
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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