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1:25 AM ET, August 6, 2009

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New Orleans Times-Picayune:
William Jefferson verdict: Guilty on 11 of 16 counts  —  ALEXANDRIA, VA. - Former Democratic Congressman William Jefferson was found guilty of 11 of 16 corruption charges today by a federal jury.  —  The jury of eight women and four men returned a guilty verdict following five days of deliberation.
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Washington Post:
Jury Convicts Former Congressman Jefferson of Bribery  —  Former congressman William J. Jefferson was convicted of corruption charges Wednesday in a case made famous by the $90,000 in bribe money stuffed into his freezer and a legal battle over the raid of his Washington office that reached the highest levels of the U.S. government.
Paul Courson / CNN:
Ex-Rep. Jefferson convicted of corruption
David Stout / New York Times:
Ex-Rep. Jefferson Convicted in Bribery Scheme
Discussion: The Page
Martin Kady II / Glenn Thrush's Blog:
Jefferson convicted in freezer cash case
Discussion: Associated Press
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Let the Big Dog Run  —  When I look at the incorrigible Kim Jong-il, an insult hurled by the incomparable Billy Wilder comes to mind.  —  Leon Wieseltier, the literary editor of The New Republic, was having dinner with Wilder years ago when the subject of Swifty Lazar, the very famous and very short agent, came up.
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Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
Right Wing Attacks Clinton's Successful Trip To Free American …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Washington Post Kills ‘Mouthpiece’ Video Series  —  The Washington Post has brought down the curtain on “Mouthpiece Theater.”  —  Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli killed the satirical video series Wednesday after harsh criticism of a joke about Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
A Word on Mouthpiece Theater
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Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Dem Congressman's Office: His Life Has Been Threatened Over Health Care Bill  —  Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) will not be hosting any town hall events this August — instead, he's making himself available to constituents for one-on-one meetings about health care reform — and at least part of the reason is this …
Carl / Israel Matzav:
Surprise: Mary Robinson wasn't vetted  —  In The Corner, Tevi Troy reports that Mary Robinson, whose selection as a Medal of Freedom recipient has caused quite a controversy, was not properly vetted. … Who recommended her?  Chas Freeman?  —  And why would backing down ‘make things worse’?
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Mike Stark / Firedoglake:
Conservativism's Next Generation: Young, Dumb, and Full of...?  —  Remember these guys?  —  Well... I ran into them at the Young America's Foundation convention right after Gingrich's speech.  Of course, Gingrich lionized Reagan.  He's their legend.  And they named an airport after him!
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard:
Cornyn to Obama: Stop With the Enemies Lists  —  The White House call for people to inform on anyone spreading “disinformation about health insurance reform” didn't sit well with a lot of people — Obama isn't running a political campaign anymore, he's supposed to be running the country …
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Conn Carroll / The Foundry:
Morning Bell: The People Spreading “Disinformation” About Obamacare
Discussion: Pajamas Media
The Politico:
Lessons learned from: A) cash for clunkers B) the town halls C) the Clinton rescue mission  —  The “shout downs” organized by the Republican right meet one of the classic definition of “fascist” tactics—defined as using shouting and disruption to deprive the civil and respectful debate of ideas.
Roll Call:
House Orders Up Three Elite Jets  —  Last year, lawmakers excoriated the CEOs of the Big Three automakers for traveling to Washington, D.C., by private jet to attend a hearing about a possible bailout of their companies.  —  But apparently Congress is not philosophically averse to private air travel …
Think Progress:
Freshman Democratic lawmaker ‘physically assaulted at a local event’ by activists.  —  As lobbyist-run groups encourage conservative activists to “rattle” members of Congress at local town hall events, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the president of the freshman Democratic class has revealed that …
Discussion: SquareState.net, NOW! Blog and D-Day
On Politics:
Rand Paul joins race, fundraises in NYC  —  Rand Paul, son of former presidential candidate and Texas Rep. Ron Paul, officially entered the Kentucky Senate race today to replace retiring Republican Sen. Jim Bunning.  —  In an e-mail to supporters sent this afternoon, the Republican ophthalmologist …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
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Roger Alford / Associated Press:
Ron Paul son Rand joins Ky. GOP race for Senate
Discussion: AmSpecBlog
Steve Portnoy / Political Punch:
A First Hand View of a Raucous Town Hall Meeting  —  ABC's Steven Portnoy reports:  —  There were no lobbyist-funded buses in the parking lot of Mardela Middle and High School on Tuesday evening, and the hundreds of Eastern Maryland residents who packed the school's auditorium loudly refuted …
Washington Post:
Obama Plans to Use More Than Bombs and Bullets to Fight Terrorism  —  The U.S. government must fundamentally redefine the struggle against terrorism, replacing the “war on terror” with a campaign combining all facets of national power to defeat the enemy, John O. Brennan …
Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Birthers of a Nation & The Paranoid Style of American Liberalism  —  I think Jamie Kirchik has the politics pretty much exactly right.  Eugene Robinson, Joe Conason and E.J. Dionne, in addition to all the politicians and bloggers Jamie mentions, have been pumping the birther story in order …
Reliable Source:
Furor Over an Obama Puff Piece  —  Student Barack Obama in a 1980 photo shoot at Occidental College.  (Lisa Jack/Getty Images)  —  It was only a matter of time before someone combined a certain memorable image of a young future president with a jokey twist on his campaign slogan …
Andrew Clark / Guardian:
Murdoch to charge for all news sites  —  Times and Sun readers to pay as loss-making Murdoch declares end to free-for-all  —  The billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch suffered the indignity of seeing his global empire make a huge financial loss yesterday and promptly pledged to shake …
Discussion: Mashable! and Macsmind
Rasmussen Reports:
71% Say Obama's Policies Have Driven Up Deficit  —  Seventy-one percent (71%) of U.S. voters say President Obama's policies have increased the size of the federal deficit, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.  —  Only five percent (5%) say the president's policies …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
CNN Refusing To Run Health Care Ad Critical Of Insurance Industry  —  What on earth is going on at CNN?  —  The network — already taking criticism for declining to run an ad criticizing Lou Dobbs — is now refusing to run an ad nationally criticizing the insurance industry, the group that tried to place the ad tells me.
Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
Liasson: ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program ‘is like a mini-Katrina.’  —  Last night, Fox News aired a clip of a woman at a Philadelphia town hall meeting over the weekend berating Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) about health care reform.  “What I see is a bureaucratic nightmare, senator. ...
ABCNEWS:
Woman Who Tried to Kill Ford to Be Released Aug. 16  —  Manson Follower ‘Squeaky’ Fromme to Get Out of Prison  —  Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, the Charles Manson cult follower who tried to kill President Ford, is scheduled to be released from prison next week.
Spencer Ackerman / ATTACKERMAN:
MSM: It Wouldn't Kill You To Give Noah Shachtman His Due  —  On Monday, when we were talking about Ian Shapira's gripe with Gawker excerpting his Post material too heavily, I noted that mainstream media outlets have a widespread and unfortunate tendency to refuse crediting any rival outlet …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Boxer: Protesters too well dressed to be sincere  —  Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) appeared on Hardball last night in support of the Left's attempt to discredit the people showing up to townhalls in protest of ObamaCare.  Boxer says she can tell that they're fakes, because they're too well dressed.
 
 
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