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7:30 AM ET, July 7, 2008

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William Kristol / New York Times:
So Where's Murphy?  —  From the gun clubs of Northern Virginia to the sports bars of Capitol Hill — wherever D.C.-area Republicans gather — you hear the question:  —  “Where's Murphy?”  —  “Murphy” is Mike Murphy, the 46-year-old G.O.P. strategist who masterminded John McCain's 2000 primary race …
Discussion: Bark Bark Woof Woof and TBogg
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Conservatives Ready To Battle McCain on Convention Platform  —  Conservative activists are preparing to do battle with allies of Sen. John McCain in advance of September's Republican National Convention, hoping to prevent his views on global warming, immigration, stem cell research …
Discussion: Bark Bark Woof Woof and TIME.com
Mike Allen / The Politico:
McCain promises to balance budget  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to promise on Monday that he will balance the federal budget by the end of his first term by curbing wasteful spending and overhauling entitlement programs, including Social Security, his advisers told Politico.
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Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Kerry says McCain lacks judgment to be president … WASHINGTON (AP) - John Kerry says Republican John McCain doesn't have the judgment to be president.  —  If that's the case, then it's probably a good thing McCain rejected overtures from Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004 …
Associated Press:
Old guy vs change: McCain, Obama images take shape  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Now more than ever, it's the old guy against the agent of change.  —  Ask people to blurt out their first words about the two presidential candidates and one in five say “change” or “outsider” for Barack Obama and …
Randall Hoven / American Thinker:
Disconfirmations Disconfirmed: Saddam Had Nuke Program (Updated)  —  The media have been telling us for years that Saddam had no WMD, so “Bush's War”: was based on a “lie.”  And those who believed Saddam did have WMD or WMD programs were delusional or worse.  —  But today, on July 6, 2008, the Associated Press reports that
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Jeff G. / protein wisdom:   Chimpy McHitlerburton's smirky rodeo ride through history, 25 …
Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Sunday Talkers Not Kind  —  There was much discussion this Sunday over whether Barack Obama is shifting ground.  Over at This Week, Mark Halperin, Ted Koppel and host George Stephanopoulos were not shy about pointing out the divergence between the old and new Obama.
John Harwood / New York Times:
Aims of Democrats Reach Beyond the Oval Office  —  Summer is the season of political dreams.  And this summer Democrats are dreaming big up and down the ballot.  —  Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee-apparent, has started a broad approach to the general election …
Discussion: TalkLeft
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Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:
For Republicans, the Senate outlook is bad
Discussion: The Reaction, Cliff Schecter and MyDD
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Leads, 48% to 42%  —  Little signs of change over the first part of the July 4 weekend  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Democratic candidate Barack Obama continues to maintain a slim margin over Republican John McCain, 48% to 42%, according to Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted July 2-3 and July 5.
Discussion: Open Left and The RBC
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
A WORD FROM ROBERT CORAM  —  Robert Coram is the author of American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day.  He has forwarded a message related to our post “Setting the record straight on Bud Day, and CNN.”  Mr. Coram writes: … The description of Col. Day as a member …
Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Ancient Tablet Ignites Debate on Messiah and Resurrection  —  JERUSALEM — A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak …
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Doctors Press Senate to Undo Medicare Cuts  —  WASHINGTON — Congress returns to work this week with Medicare high on the agenda and Senate Republicans under pressure after a barrage of radio and television advertisements blamed them for a 10.6 percent cut in payments to doctors who care for millions of older Americans.
Serge Kovaleski / New York Times:
In Organizing, Obama Led While Finding His Place  —  CHICAGO — The year was 1985 and Gerald Kellman, a community organizer, was interviewing an applicant named Barack Obama to work in the demoralized landscape of poor neighborhoods on this city's South Side.
Discussion: PrestoPundit
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Post-9/11 Dragnet Turns Up Surprises  —  In the six-and-a-half years that the U.S. government has been fingerprinting insurgents, detainees and ordinary people in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa, hundreds have turned out to share an unexpected background, FBI and military officials said.
Real Clear Politics:
Obama Strikes First  —  The campaign of 2008 started on July 1 when Obama launched his first national advertising buy of the season.  How McCain responds and whether or not he does, will have a big impact in determining whether Obama can solidify or expand his current lead in the polls.
Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and TalkLeft
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Decider on the High Court  —  The most dramatic stories in any field of competitive endeavor are those that recount events that almost never happened.  It's the scoreless ballgames that end with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth that linger in the psyches of winners and losers — not the 9-3 walkovers.
Discussion: Balkinization and The New Republic
 
 
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Tom Raum / Associated Press:
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Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
Weighing the Risk  —  TWO weeks ago, over the objections …
Discussion: The Plank and The News Buckit
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Ramesh Ponnuru / The Corner:
Obama on Abortion (As of Now)  —  Okay, rather than rewrite …
Andrew Sullivan / Times of London:
Obama's cunning capture of the centre ground
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Ramesh Ponnuru / The Corner:
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
HELMS.  —  Like Matt, I'm a bit surprised to see conservatives …
Faiz / Think Progress:
CNN revisits the Bush's administration's Iraq war deception.
John Cole / Balloon Juice:
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
$3 million ad targets Obama on energy
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Bloomberg:
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
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