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7:20 PM ET, July 12, 2008

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Fox News:
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 …
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow Dies
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
RIP, Tony Snow; Update: Brit Hume tribute video added
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com and Pajamas Media
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Tony Snow, father of three, dead at 53
Discussion: New York Times
Shannen Coffin / The Corner:   Rest in Peace, My Friend
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:   Tony Snow, Former White House Press Secretary, Dies at 53
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 …
CNN:
Fueling VP speculation, Obama heading to Iraq with Hagel, Reed
Discussion: Open Left and Polimom Says
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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.
Discussion: TalkLeft, Hullabaloo and marbury
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Agitator
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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 …
Discussion: TIME.com and Democratic Strategist
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 …
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: Power Line and Israel Matzav
 
 
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