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3:35 PM ET, July 1, 2008

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Andrew J. Bacevich / Boston Globe:
What Bush hath wrought  —  FEW AMERICANS, whatever their political persuasion, will mourn George W. Bush's departure from office.  Democrats and Republicans alike are counting the days until the inauguration of a new president will wipe the slate clean.  —  Yet in crucial respects, the Bush era will not end Jan. 20, 2009.
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Matthew Yglesias:
Bacevich on the Big Questions  —  Andre Bacevich has a brilliant op-ed in the Boston Globe.  I'll quote two paragraphs: … This is absolutely right.  At the moment, we're constructing our political spectrum almost entirely along questions like “what do you think of the surge” which …
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:   THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS....Matt Yglesias calls Andrew Bacevich's op-ed …
Dean Barnett / Weekly Standard Blog:
Andrew Bacevich: Ignoring Inconvenient Facts
Discussion: American Spectator
Kerry Eleveld / Advocate:
McCain Officially Endorses California Marriage Ban  —  The Log Cabin Republicans have confirmed that Sen. John McCain has switched from holding a neutral position on California's anti-gay marriage measure to supporting it.  —  John McCain's position on California's marriage amendment …
Discussion: Hot Air and Fox News
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CBN.com:
Obama's Pro-Gay Flyers  —  Barack Obama may be talking up his Christian faith like he's doing today in Ohio and trying his best to appeal to Evangelicals with a “new kind of politics,” but he's got a problem.  Many of his positions are the same liberal positions that have turned off Evangelicals for years.
Discussion: TownHall Blog and TIME.com
Walter Alarkon / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Webb: McCain Should ‘Calm Down’ on Using Military Service  —  Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) waded into the debate over John McCain's military service Monday to say that the Republican should avoid using military service in politics.  —  Webb, a Barack Obama supporter, was on MSNBC's “Countdown” …
Discussion: Sweetness & Light
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Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Obama to expand Bush's faith based programs  —  ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Reaching out to religious voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called for expanding President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and — in a move sure to cause controversy …
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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Ex-Agent Says CIA Ignored Iran Facts  —  A former CIA operative who says he tried to warn the agency about faulty intelligence on Iraqi weapons programs now contends that CIA officials also ignored evidence that Iran had suspended work on a nuclear bomb.  —  The onetime undercover agent …
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Pentagon Official Warns of Israeli Attack on Iran  —  U.S. Offical Sees Two ‘Red Lines’ That Could Prompt Strike  —  Senior Pentagon officials are concerned that Israel could carry out an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities before the end of the year, an action that would have enormous security …
Daily Mail:
Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat  —  A postcard featuring a cute puppy sitting in a policeman's hat advertising a Scottish police force's new telephone number has sparked outrage from Muslims.  —  Tayside Police's new non-emergency phone number …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Worry McCain Would Be Too Similar to Bush  —  About half are concerned Obama would go too far in changing Bush policies  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A recent USA Today/Gallup poll finds about two in three Americans concerned that John McCain would pursue policies as president that are too similar to what George W. Bush has pursued.
David Brooks / New York Times:
Obama's Money Class  —  Barack Obama sells the Democratic Party short.  He talks about his fund-raising success as if his donors were part of a spontaneous movement of small-money enthusiasts who cohered around himself.  In fact, Democrats have spent years building their donor network.
Kurt Andersen / New York Magazine:
Clay Felker, 1925-2008  —  New York's founding editor died at home this morning with his wife by his side.  His legacy was understanding — and explaining — the city as a pageant of ambition.  —  The main reason that most city magazines suck, and have always sucked, is that their founders …
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Deirdre Carmody / New York Times:
Clay Felker, Magazine Pioneer, Dies at 82
Jonah Goldberg / USA Today:
Obama's real patriotism problem  —  He sees an America in which the cup is half-empty.  Is his America the same one most Americans think of as they wave flags and celebrate the Fourth of July?  —  Barack Obama has a patriotism problem that even Monday's flag-waving trip to Independence, Mo., can't squelch.
blogs.abcnews.com:
Obama Shifts on Welfare Reform  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis and Gregory Wallace Report: Barack Obama aligned himself with welfare reform on Monday, launching a television ad which touts the way the overhaul “slashed the rolls by 80 percent.”  Obama leaves out, however, that he was against the …
Thomas F. Schaller / New York Times:
The South Will Fall Again  —  THE interim between the primaries and the parties' nominating conventions is, according to ancient writ, a fertile period for presidential campaigns to talk about how they plan to expand the political map in the fall.  This year is no different.
TPM Election Central:
Now A McCain Surrogate Demeans Wes Clark's Service  —  The McCain campaign, keeping up the pressure over Wes Clark's comments, is holding its second conference call on this topic in two days — but now the story has taken a new turn, with a McCain surrogate demeaning Clark's service.
 
 
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Team Huck PAC / Don Young 2008:
Huck PAC Endorses Don Young
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Laura Rozen / MoJoBlog:
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Discussion: Newshoggers.com
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Everybody's A Critic  —  One thing about blogging during …
The Moderate Voice:
Oh What A Reversal of Fortune: We've Met The Enemy & It's Our Very Own Leaders
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Praise for Sebelius  —  Speaking to the Fox affiliate …
Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
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Brian Scheid / phillyBurbs.com:
McCain: US winning in Iraq
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Robert Travis Scott / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Many voters against pay-raise plan
Discussion: Wake up America
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Christian Site's Ban on ‘G’ Word Sends Homosexual to Olympics
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Casual Observation  —  The front page of the Washington Post …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Hindrocket / Power Line:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH SATANIC RITUAL SEX CRIMES
Discussion: Hot Air and Gateway Pundit
Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
Global Warming as Mass Neurosis
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Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
Who's Behind High Prices
Juliana Barbassa / Associated Press:
Obama's sister helps reach out to Asian-Americans
Martin Feldstein / Wall Street Journal:
We Can Lower Oil Prices Now