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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.
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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 …
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:
Tom Blumer / NewsBusters.org:
Classless AP Takes Cheap Shots at Just-Passed Snow — At long last, has the Associated Press lost all sense of decency? — The AP's story (saved here for future reference in case the wire service is embarrassed into revising it; you might consider saving it too as Exhibit A on how far …
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Douglass K. Daniel / Associated Press:
Cancer claims ex-Bush press secretary Tony Snow
Cancer claims ex-Bush press secretary Tony Snow
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Barack Obama doesn't rule out Hillary Clinton for vice president — In a phone conversation with a Democratic donor, he says Bill's potential role makes the decision ‘complicated.’ — WASHINGTON — Barack Obama told a potential donor to his campaign that Hillary Rodham Clinton is on his list …
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Ashley M. Heher / Associated Press:
Bernie Mac makes off-color joke at Obama event — CHICAGO - Comedian Bernie Mac endured some heckling and a campaign rebuke during a surprise appearance Friday night at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. — Toward the end of a 10-minute standup routine …
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Amity Shlaes / Washington Post:
Phil Gramm Is Right — “In serious consideration for ambassador to Belarus.” That's the role John McCain joked that former senator Phil Gramm might have in a McCain administration. Gramm is McCain's most senior economic adviser, the one best qualified to lead the finance team of a McCain presidency.
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William Yardley / New York Times:
Obama Supporters on Far Left Cry Foul — PORTLAND, Ore. — In the breathless weeks before the Oregon presidential primary in May, Martha Shade did what thousands of other people here did: she registered as a Democrat so she could vote for Senator Barack Obama.
Matthew DeBord / Washington Post:
Hummer, How We Need Thee — When General Motors announced that it would subject its Hummer division to what in the automotive business is known as a “review,” you could hear the tree huggers, the unreconstructed hippies, the postmodern Greens, Al Gore's organic peanut gallery …
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Jonn Lilyea / This ain't Hell …:
The Ron Paul Revolution in full swing — Ron Paulians filled Constitution Avenue this morning to bring the “Second Revolutionary War” to Washington. I'll admit that it was a pretty big crowd, the website had over 15,000 people pledged to come, but it looked like less than half that many showed up …
New York Times:
McCain's Conservative Model? Roosevelt (Theodore, That Is) — HUDSON, Wis. — Senator John McCain in a wide-ranging interview called for a government that is frugal but more active than many conservatives might prefer. He said government should play an important role in areas …
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
A Blind Eye to Guantanamo? — Book Says White House Ignored CIA on Detainees' Innocence — A CIA analyst warned the Bush administration in 2002 that up to a third of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay may have been imprisoned by mistake, but White House officials ignored the finding and insisted …
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Anthony Man / Sun-Sentinel:
Voter registrations in Florida show ‘huge swing’ toward Democrats — GOP is way behind in Florida registrations — An escalating number of voters registering as Democrats is providing evidence that the 2008 election could produce a wave of support for Barack Obama …
Jo Mannies / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Obama leads McCain slightly in latest Missouri poll — Missouri voters are frightened about the economy, hurting over high gas prices, disillusioned with the war in Iraq and convinced the nation is headed in the wrong direction. — Such a pessimistic view of the country is prompting …
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The New Republic
Uzi Mahnaimi / Times of London:
President George W Bush backs Israeli plan for strike on Iran — President George W Bush has told the Israeli government that he may be prepared to approve a future military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities if negotiations with Tehran break down, according to a senior Pentagon official.