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9:05 PM ET, July 2, 2008

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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Schmidt takes control of day-to-day operation  —  Steve Schmidt is taking over the day-to-day operation of John McCain's campaign, according to multiple campaign sources.  —  At a staff meeting in the campaign's Arlington, Va., headquarters this morning, campaign manager Rick Davis made the announcement about Schmidt's new role.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
McCain Orders Shake-Up of His Campaign  —  WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain's presidential campaign has gone through its second shake-up in a year as Mr. McCain, responding to Republican concerns that his candidacy was faltering, put Steve Schmidt in charge of day-to-day operations and abandoned …
Marc Ambinder:
The McCain Campaign Aftershock
Frank James / The Swamp:   McCain campaign's new Karl Rove look
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
A MCCAIN CAMPAIGN SHAKEUP?
Discussion: The New Republic and Commentary
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Well Known Liberal Blogger Shot In Washington, D.C.  —  Brian Beutler, a well-known progressive blogger, was shot and seriously injured during a mugging last night in Washington, D.C.  —  One bullet damaged Beutler's spleen, and he had it removed during surgery this morning at the Washington Hospital Center.
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Addiestan / The Consortium Report:
Bullets Can't Stop Beutler From Cracking Wise
Discussion: MoJoBlog
Michael Newsom / Sun Herald:
Cochran recounts McCain dustup with the Sandinistas  —  GULFPORT —Notably mild-mannered Republican Sen. Thad Cochran shocked many earlier this year with comments about John McCain's volatile temper.  He has since mended fences with the GOP presidential nominee.
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Michael Newsom / Sun Herald:   DEVELOPING: McCAIN DENIES COCHRAN STORY
Washington Wire:
McCain Denies Senator's Account of 1987 Sandinista Meeting
Discussion: Political Punch
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Thad Cochran not helping the cause
Discussion: TalkLeft
Media Matters for America:
Fox News airs altered photos of NY Times reporters  —  On the July 2 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe “attack dogs,” claiming that Steinberg's June 28 article on the …
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Editor and Publisher:
Fox News Airs Revised Photos of ‘NYT’ Staffers — Sifton Calls It ‘Disgusting’
Discussion: Think Progress
Dan Balz / The Trail:
McCain Travels South, Searching for Message  —  Why is John McCain in Colombia?  —  Is his commitment to free trade so deep that he needed not one foreign trip (to Canada last month) but two foreign trips to make that clear to people?  Is the issue of free trade so central to the outcome …
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Mark Mooney / ABCNEWS:
McCain Dogged by Economy Comment  —  GOP Candidate Heads South to Colombia and Mexico  —  Sen. John McCain's comment from last year that he doesn't understand economics “as well as he should” has dogged him all the way to South America today during a foreign trip meant to burnish his standing …
Joe Stephens / Washington Post:
Obama Got Discount on Home Loan  —  Shortly after joining the U.S. Senate and while enjoying a surge in income, Barack Obama bought a $1.65 million restored Georgian mansion in an upscale Chicago neighborhood.  To finance the purchase, he secured a $1.32 million loan from Northern Trust in Illinois.
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Nate / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Irresponsible Journalism Alert
Discussion: American Street and NO QUARTER
Zev Chafets / New York Times:
Late-Period Limbaugh  —  At one time, Limbaugh did his program from a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper he dubbed, with tongue-in-cheek grandiosity, the Excellence in Broadcasting Building.  These days, he mostly broadcasts out of a studio in Palm Beach, Fla., which he calls the Southern Command …
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Christopher Hitchens / Vanity Fair:
Believe Me, It's Torture  —  What more can be added to the debate over U.S. interrogation methods, and whether waterboarding is torture?  Try firsthand experience.  The author undergoes the controversial drowning technique, at the hands of men who once trained American soldiers to resist—not inflict—it.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Hispanic Voters Solidly Behind Obama  —  Few demographic differences evident among Hispanics  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Hispanic registered voters' support for Barack Obama for president remained consistent and strong in June, with Obama leading John McCain by 59% to 29% among this group.
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U.S. Newswire:
President Bush Boosts Porn Industry With Economic Stimulus Plan, According to AIMRCo  —  Contact: Kirk Mishkin of AIMRCo, +1-646-552-4754, kirk@aimrco.com  —  An unforeseen and surprising beneficiary of the Economic Stimulus Plan, a plan that George Bush contends will “boost our economy …
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Simon Romero / New York Times:
15 Hostages Held by Colombian Rebels Are Rescued  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — Colombia announced Wednesday that it had rescued 15 captives held by the FARC rebel group, including Ingrid Betancourt, a former presidential candidate, and three American military contractors held by the guerrillas for more than four years.
James Gerber / Political Radar:
Obama Fist Bump Refusal?  Not So Fast...  ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Senator Obama received critical press yesterday for refusing to give a boy a fist bump while touring the Eastside Community Ministry in Ohio.  —  According to Tuesday's press pool report, Obama denied the boy, saying …
Michael Scherer / Swampland:
Christian Conservatives Uniting Behind McCain  —  At a meeting Tuesday in Denver, about 100 conservative Christian leaders from around the country agreed to unite behind the candidacy of John McCain, a politician they have long distrusted, marking the latest in a string of movement that bodes …
Andy Borowitz / The Huffington Post:
Liberal Bloggers Accuse Obama of Trying to Win Election  —  The liberal blogosphere was aflame today with new accusations that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) is trying to win the 2008 presidential election.  —  Suspicions about Sen. Obama's true motives have been building over the past few weeks …
Discussion: Eunomia
Ed Hornick / CNN:
Obama to lay out ambitious national service plan  —  (CNN) — Continuing his week-long focus on patriotism and national service, Sen. Barack Obama will lay out a plan Wednesday to create new volunteer and service opportunities to address some of the nation's most pressing challenges.
Goldy / HorsesAss.Org:
Help Darcy get her house in order... and ours  —  Photo by ELLEN M. BANNER/THE SEATTLE TIMES  —  There are lots of great progressive politicians, but when the P-I's Gregory Roberts asked me why the national netroots had so enthusiastically embraced Darcy Burner, I replied: “She's one of us.
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Matthew Yglesias:
The Safety Valve  —  Marc Ambinder attended a Chevron-sponsored dinner …
Robert Digitale / Santa Rosa Press-Democrat:
Density called key to growth plan
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Calitics
R.G. Ratcliffe / Houston Chronicle:
$100,000 gift led the attack on ethanol
Discussion: The Crypt's Blogs
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama advisor Greg Craig: Adding insult to injury
Paul Bedard / US News:
GOP Envisions Gephardt as Possible Obama Running Mate
Discussion: US News
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
RNC creates independent expenditure arm
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems willing to criticize oil despite holding stock
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Team Obama Goes Cherry-Picking
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Washington's Boyhood Home Is Found
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Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Apes, Animals & Us
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Christopher N. Osher / Denver Post:
“Black national anthem” causes stir at Hick speech
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Hindrocket / Power Line:
Busted  —  Wesley Clark has made the rounds of just about every …
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The Wrong Stuff
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