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11:10 AM ET, July 12, 2008

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Tony Snow, Former White House Press Secretary and FOX News Anchor, Dies at 53 — Tony Snow, the former White House press secretary and conservative pundit who bedeviled the press corps and charmed millions as a FOX News television and radio host, has died after a long bout with cancer. He was 53.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Associated Press, Hot Air, Scared Monkeys, Macsmind, GINA COBB, Stop The ACLU, Wizbang, Think Progress, Sister Toldjah, BLACKFIVE, QandO, Gateway Pundit and Booman Tribune

CNN:

Former Bush spokesman Tony Snow dies — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former White House press secretary Tony Snow — who once told reporters “I'm a very lucky guy” — died at the age of 53 early Saturday after a second battle with cancer. — Snow, who had been undergoing chemotherapy treatments …

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Michelle Malkin:

Tony Snow, R.I.P. — Heartbreakingly sad news this morning. Tony Snow has died. He was 53. He was a true mensch, multi-talented-and one of the kindest people I had the honor to meet in the news business. — Tears: … Indeed, he was. Here's Tony jamming with his band at the National Press Club:

Discussion: The Corner and BizzyBlog

Yahoo! News:

Former Bush press secretary Tony Snow dies — WASHINGTON - Tony Snow, a conservative writer and commentator who cheerfully sparred with reporters in the White House briefing room during a stint as President Bush's press secretary, died Saturday of colon cancer. He was 53. — SLIDESHOW: Tony Snow

Discussion: The Corner, Outside The Beltway, Sweetness & Light, BizzyBlog and The Powers That Be

Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:

Breaking News: Tony Snow dies; ex-Bush press secretary was 53 — After a long, candid and public battle with colon cancer, former White House press secretary and radio talk-show host Tony Snow died early this morning. — Immediate details were sketchy. But the news bulletin moved shortly after 7 a.m. Eastern time.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Mark Silva / The Swamp:

Tony Snow, father of three, dead at 53 — Tony Snow was much bigger than the post he held. — When he spoke from the West Wing podium of the White House, he was not only speaking for the president of the United States, but also speaking for himself. Some called the president's press secretary argumentative.

Discussion: New York Times

Peter Baker / Washington Post:

Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow Dies — Tony Snow, 53, the former television and radio talk show host who became President Bush's chief spokesman and redefined the role of White House press secretary, died early this morning after losing a high-profile battle with cancer.

Discussion: Power Line

Shannen Coffin / The Corner: Rest in Peace, My Friend

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

Newsweek Poll: Obama drops like a rock — Last month, Newsweek's poll surprised many by showing a huge gap between Barack Obama and John McCain, with the Democratic nominee-apparent enjoying a 15-point lead over the Republican. One month later, Obama has lost all of the momentum and has dropped into a virtual tie with McCain.

Discussion: NO QUARTER, Outside The Beltway, Newsweek, Newsweek Blogs, Chicago Tribune, American Power, The Other McCain, Patterico's Pontifications, Bucks Right and Newshoggers.com

Jonathan Darman / Newsweek:

Glow Fading? — The latest NEWSWEEK Poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain by only 3 points. What a difference a few weeks can make. — Jae C. Hong / AP — Poll Drop: Obama is down is the latest poll, but still shows signs of strength — A month after emerging victorious …

Alexander Mooney / CNN:

Polls: Obama ahead by eight — (CNN) — As the dog days of summer set in and Americans take a break from the daily political band-and-forth, a new CNN analysis of several recent national opinion surveys show Barack Obama with a sizeable lead over John McCain.

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, Reuters and TalkLeft

Zogby:
Zogby Poll: McCain Leads in FL while Obama is Up in Key Western States …

Discussion: Donklephant and The Other McCain

Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Holds 6-Point Lead Over McCain

Discussion: Daily Kos and Donklephant

Wall Street Journal:

U.S. Shuts Big Bank As Crisis Intensifies — IndyMac Bank, a prolific mortgage specialist that helped fuel the housing boom, was seized Friday by federal regulators in one of the largest bank failures in U.S. history. — The Pasadena, Calif., thrift was one of the largest savings and loans …

Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy, Associated Press, Buck Naked Politics, Firedoglake, The American Mind, Angry Bear, Hot Air, Pajamas Media, Hullabaloo, alicublog, Redstate and Bucks Right

Bloomberg:
IndyMac Seized by U.S. Regulators Amid Cash Crunch

Discussion: L.A. Land, Don Surber and LewRockwell.com Blog

Louise Story / New York Times:
Regulators Seize Mortgage Lender

Discussion: Group News Blog, Matthew Yglesias, Talking Points Memo and On Deadline

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

Obama's latest flip-flop: Death penalty for bin Laden! Update: Double flip-flop with a global test? — Just three weeks ago, Barack Obama said that he would not make Osama bin Laden into a martyr if he was captured. Today, Barack Obama suddenly thinks the death penalty would be keen-o for OBL.

Discussion: The Sundries Shack and Stop The ACLU

Randyj / TIME.com:
Obama: Death Penalty for Bin Laden

Discussion: CNN, Commentary, The American Mind and The News Buckit

Brad DeLong / Grasping Reality with Both Hands:

Every Time I Try to Crawl Out, They Pull Me Back in! — You know something? … No, that is not right: … No, that is still not right: … Maybe this will do it: … Called on forty minutes' notice, I trot over to the J-School studio to be a talking head on BBC/Newsnight about Fannie and Freddie.

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