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12:10 PM ET, July 2, 2008

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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  —  It took more than four months, but something finally beat out the Vicki Iseman story for its sheer chutzpah and utter irresponsibility.  —  The culprit is this piece from the Washington Post, which alleges that Barack Obama received a “discount” …
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.
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Jon Henley / Guardian:   Want to know if waterboarding is torture? Ask Christopher Hitchens
Drudge Report:
LIMBAUGH SIGNS THROUGH 2016; $400 MILLION DEAL SHATTERS BROADCAST RECORDS  —  The American broadcast industry is rocked, realigned and blasted into a new orbit, yet again, by Rush Limbaugh, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.  —  In what is being described as an unprecedented radio contract …
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Rush Limbaugh In Sunday NYT Cover Story, Big New Radio Deal  —  MEGASPLASH, MEGADEAL  —  Rush In NYT Cover Story, Stunning Contract Renewal  —  *** WITH EXCLUSIVE DETAILS ***  —  *** CONTRACT INCLUDES UNPRECEDENTED NINE-FIGURE SIGNING BONUS ***  —  *** ONCE AGAIN, YOU SAW IT FIRST AT THE RADIO EQUALIZER ***
Discussion: Gawker and Redstate
Zev Chafets / New York Times:
Late-Period Limbaugh
Discussion: Althouse
Scott Shane / New York Times:
China Inspired Interrogations at Guantánamo  —  WASHINGTON — The military trainers who came to Guantánamo Bay in December 2002 based an entire interrogation class on a chart showing the effects of “coercive management techniques” for possible use on prisoners, including …
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Eric Martin / Obsidian Wings:
Unconscionable  —  The hits, they just keep coming.
Discussion: Newshoggers.com, PBD and ATTACKERMAN
Rick Moran / Pajamas Media:
Wesley Clark and the Unbearable Banality of Campaign '08  —  Wesley Clark's awkward response to a question about John McCain's military experience began a new cycle of silly campaign arguments that churn up a lot of froth but not much substance.  —  It began the way these things usually begin …
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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.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
The Wrong Stuff  —  On the way back from Unity, N.H., Friday evening, Barack Obama's plane got diverted by bad weather.  Instead of landing at Reagan airport, it landed farther out at Dulles.  —  Before he got into his S.U.V., Senator Obama walked hesitantly toward the press, who were standing nearby.
Discussion: TalkLeft, Commentary and Althouse
Nico Pitney / The Huffington Post:
McCain Backer's Firm Pleaded Guilty To Funding Terrorist Group In Colombia  —  The co-host of a recent top-dollar fundraiser for Sen. John McCain oversaw the payment of roughly $1.7 million to a Colombian paramilitary group that is today designated a terrorist organization by the United States.
TigerHawk:
“Dig it!”:  A short video about Barack Obama's friends  —  Paul Budline, a Princeton-based writer and producer of documentaries, got to thinking this afternoon about Barack Obama's friendship with Chicago radicals Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn.  Out came this crisp little video, “Dig it!”.
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.
Discussion: The Swamp
Fareed Zakaria / Newsweek:
We Need a Wartime President  —  It's Still a Shooting War: American soldiers take cover during fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City earlier this year  —  George W. Bush is fond of describing himself as a “war president.”  And he has made many decisions involving soldiers and battle.
Discussion: The Opinionator and Commentary
David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
McCain game plan worries insiders  —  Four months have passed since John McCain effectively captured the party nomination, and the insiders are getting restless.  Top GOP officials, frustrated by what they view as inconsistent messaging, sluggish fundraising and an organization that is too slow …
Amanda / Think Progress:
Bush Stimulates The Porn Industry With His Economic Package  —  Bush Stimulates The Porn Industry With His Economic Package  —  When President Bush announced his economic stimulus in January, he bragged that his package was the “right size” and would “boost” the economy:
Discussion: U.S. Newswire, Digg and NPR
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Deepening Cycle of Job Loss Seen Lasting Into '09  —  As automakers dropped their latest batch of awful sales numbers on the market on Tuesday, reinforcing the gloom spreading across the economy, the troubles confronting American workers seemed to intensify.
 
 
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Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
Mayor Newsom wants to move on up to the governor's place
Kathleen Parker / The Corner:
Code of Conduct  —  I keep hearing from readers that McCain gets …
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Musgrave wants more drilling, investments in clean energy
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Israel still paying for its defeat
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
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Democracy Now:
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Satyam / Think Progress:
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Ynetnews:
3 killed as Palestinian bulldozer driver goes on killing spree in Jerusalem
Marie Horrigan / CQ Politics:
Stunning GOP Setbacks Make Dems More Likely to Take Staten Island, Too
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
James Risen / New York Times:
Obama Voters Protest His Switch on Telecom Immunity
Jennifer Rubin / Jerusalem Post:
Why more Jews won't be voting Democrat this year
Discussion: Salon, Swampland and American Power
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
We Interupt This Orgy Of Self-Congratulation...
Brad Reed / AlterNet:
The 10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush Presidency
Discussion: World-O-Crap and Sadly, No!
CNN:
Obama over fist bumping?
Discussion: The Swamp
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The English Premier League ends its content partnership with IMG and plans to bring content production and distribution in-house in 2026

 
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