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2:10 PM ET, May 2, 2007

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Jerome Armstrong / MyDD:
Obama blows into MySpace  —  This seems like it was bound to happen with Obama's top-down campaign structure as it grows by leaps and bounds.  With much of that energy coming from a bottom up movement that's responsible for that growth, the campaign moves in to take control of the decentralized action.
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Micah L. Sifry / techPresident:
The Battle to Control Obama's Myspace  —  In November 2004, Joe Anthony, a paralegal living in Los Angeles, started a unofficial fan page for then-newly-elected Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) on MySpace.com.  Inspired by Obama's keynote address at that summer's Democratic convention, Anthony had never been politically active before.
Discussion: MyDD, PrezVid and Hotline On Call
Jonathan Stein / MotherJones.com:   Obama's Selective Memory on His Anti-War Stance
New York Times:
Citing 'Rigid' Deadline, Bush Vetoes Iraq Bill  —  President Bush vetoed the Iraq-war spending bill this evening, calling it a blueprint for failure and defeat and intensifying a showdown with the Democratic-controlled Congress.  —  Mr. Bush said the bill was unacceptable because it set …
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New York Times:
Bush Vetoes Bill Tying Iraq Funds to Exit  —  President Bush vetoed a $124 billion war spending bill on Tuesday, setting up a second round in his long battle with Congressional Democrats who are determined to use the financing measure to force the White House to shift course in Iraq.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Parsing the Polls: No Room For Compromise on Iraq
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and CJR Daily
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
BANANA REPUBLICANISM, CONT'D....Quote of the day, from Thomas Sowell: … Now that's a comforting, conservative thought, isn't it?  I wonder what Buckley thinks of NRO publishing stuff like this?  —  (And in case you're wondering, there's no further context.  That's the whole quote.
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Matthew Yglesias:   Sowell's Coup  —  This is interesting.  Utterly without further …
Howard Fineman / Newsweek:
Obama's Talking Points  —  A leaked document shows how staffers prep the Democratic presidential hopeful as he courts support among party leaders.  —  May 1, 2007 - Here's the private advice Sen. Barack Obama's staff gave him the other day as he prepared to make a series of phone calls in search of support:
Discussion: Shakesville
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Digg Surrenders to Mob
Discussion: Digg the Blog, Valleywag and Althouse
Noah Shachtman / Wired News:
Army Squeezes Soldier Blogs, Maybe to Death  —  The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer, Wired News has learned.  The directive, issued April 19, is the sharpest restriction …
Discussion: BLACKFIVE, Defense Tech, digg and Op For
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Is Rice engaging in 'bad behavior'?  —  I can't wait to hear the noise machine blather endlessly about how Condoleezza Rice is undermining U.S. policy by chatting with Syrian officials.  (thanks to L.J. for the tip) … Ah yes, the Pelosi meeting.  As I recall, when the Speaker …
Discussion: Think Progress
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:   Rice Meets with Iraq's Prime Minister on Eve of Conference
Tim Arango / Fortune:
Imus won't go quietly  —  The talk show host has hired a top First Amendment lawyer, and an unusual clause in his contract could give him a $40 million payday, writes Fortune's Tim Arango.  —  NEW YORK (Fortune) — Don Imus, the tousled and acerbic radio host whose racial remarks engendered …
Discussion: TalkLeft and QandO
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Ronald Reagan, In His Own Words  —  Ronald Reagan thought Alexander Haig was "utterly paranoid," considered former senator Lowell Weicker "a pompous, no good fathead" and was "surprised at how shy" Michael Jackson was.  —  Reagan also refused to talk to his son after Ron Reagan hung up on him …
Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Giuliani's Tie to Texas Law Firm May Pose Risk  —  For a native New Yorker mounting a first bid for national office, Rudolph W. Giuliani has shown an impressive ability to raise money in Texas, where his Republican presidential campaign collected $2.2 million in the first quarter of the year, far more than any other candidate.
Los Angeles Times:
Small turnout, big questions  —  Rallies draw a fraction of last year's crowd as activists ponder the movement's future.  Clash erupts in evening.  —  Waving U.S. flags and demanding citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tens of thousands of jubilant protesters marched through the streets …
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Nico / Think Progress:
Immigration rally disrupted by police.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Christy Hoppe / Dallas Morning News:
Perry: Concealed guns should be allowed everywhere  —  He cites Virginia Tech shootings; opponents call it 'a terrible idea'  —  choppe@dallasnews.com  —  AUSTIN - Texans who have concealed-weapon permits should be allowed to carry their guns anywhere in the state, including churches …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
New York Sun:
Mr. Broder Goes to Washington  —  So the entire Democratic caucus in the United States Senate — 50 senators — has sent a letter to the Washington Post attacking the dean of the Washington press corps, David Broder, for a column in which Mr. Broder dared to criticize their leader for his preemptive surrender to the terrorists in Iraq.
 
 
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
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Barbara Slavin / USA Today:
U.S. diplomats returning from Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder
Discussion: NION
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The right's explicit and candid rejection of "the rule of law"
Discussion: Riehl World View
Jessica Heslam / Boston Herald:
Mitt's new flip-flop is out of this world
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Americans Favor Iraq Timetable, But Not Necessarily a Speedy Withdrawal
Discussion: TIME: Swampland and TalkLeft
Michael Calderone / New York Observer:
Times Withdraws From Chummy Galas, Leaving Rove Dateless
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Kelly Thornton / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Separate trial, transfer of venue sought for ex-CIA official
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
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James Risen / New York Times:
Administration Pulls Back on Surveillance Agreement
Graeme Wilson / Telegraph:
Brown to be PM in weeks, says Blair
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Politics / Washington Post:
Edwards Ads Take Aim At Veto
Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Interior official quits ahead of hearing
Arizona Republic:
Renzi's taxes telling
Media Matters for America:
Beck said Gore using "same tactic" …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Bring it On!
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Biden on Iraq bill: "We're going to shove it down his throat."
Discussion: TIME, Betsy's Page and On Deadline
 

 
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