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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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Tony Snow, R.I.P.
Tony Snow, R.I.P.
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Tom Blumer / NewsBusters.org:
Classless AP Takes Cheap Shots at Just-Passed Snow
Classless AP Takes Cheap Shots at Just-Passed Snow
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Tony Snow, Former White House Press Secretary, Dies at 53
Tony Snow, Former White House Press Secretary, Dies at 53
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The Caucus
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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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 …
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.
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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Matt / Think Progress:
Holtz-Eakin: Phil Gramm Is No Longer ‘Giving Advice To Senator McCain’ — Since Thursday, Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) presidential campaign has been in damage control mode, attempting to distance itself from top economic adviser Phil Gramm's belief that America is “a nation of whiners” that is only going through a “mental recession.”
Elizabeth Holmes / Wall Street Journal:
Week 1 of Push to Focus McCain: Tighter Message, Some Gaffes
Week 1 of Push to Focus McCain: Tighter Message, Some Gaffes
New York Times:
McCain's Conservative Model? Roosevelt (Theodore) — 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 like addressing climate change …
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 …
Jane Mayer / Washington Post:
Collateral Damage — The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals — With the appearance of this very fine book, Hillary Clinton can claim a belated vindication of sorts: A right-wing conspiracy does indeed exist, although she misapprehended its scope and nature.
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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
U.S. Considers Increasing Pace of Iraq Pullout — WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is considering the withdrawal of additional combat forces from Iraq beginning in September, according to administration and military officials, raising the prospect of a far more ambitious plan than expected only months ago.
CNNMoney.com:
The fall of IndyMac — Feds seize bank - once a leading mortgage lender. It may turn out to be most expensive collapse ever. One thing is sure: The credit crisis is still with us. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — In what could turn out to be the most expensive bank failure ever …
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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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Lawyers, Guns and Money
New York Times:
Dissident's Tale of Epic Escape From Iran's Vise — WASHINGTON — After three days on the run, Ahmad Batebi picked his way down a rocky slope to the stream that marked Iran's border with Iraq. His Kurdish guides, who had led Mr. Batebi, an Iranian dissident, through minefields …
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 …
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.
Julie Creswell / New York Times:
Protected by Washington, Fannie and Freddie Grew — As the Bush administration scrambles to address the sudden decline of the country's two largest mortgage finance companies, some of their longtime critics say the crisis has been building for years. — Among them is Jim Leach …
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