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9:15 AM ET, June 4, 2007

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Washington Post:
Democrats Focus on Iraq In Contentious Second Debate  —  Democratic presidential candidates clashed sharply over Iraq in the second debate of the campaign Sunday night, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) rejecting criticism from former senator John Edwards …
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Mvdg / Michael P.F. van der Galiën:
The Democratic Debate  —  Yesterday, the Democratic candidates debated each other: for a lot of coverage (and videos) I suggest going to CNN.com.  —  Here is the video of a 'clash' (very mild one) between Edwards, Clinton and Obama:  —  Barack Obama's reaction was extremely weak.  He said exactly nothing.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
CNN:
Democrats clash on Iraq … MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (CNN) — Democratic presidential hopefuls traded barbs over the war in Iraq Sunday night in New Hampshire, with former Sen. John Edwards blasting two rivals for not taking the lead on a recent war spending bill.
David Yepsen / Associated Press:
Top three emerge as winners in debate  —  The three frontrunners in the Democratic race for president - John Edwards, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama - emerged as the winners of Sunday night's debate in New Hampshire.  —  Edwards probably did himself the most good.  —  He looked tanned and confident during the session.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Debate
Discussion: The Sideshow
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Eric Alterman / The Huffington Post:   "Top of the World, Ma"
Atrios / Eschaton:
Freed Alterman
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Open thread: Democratic presidential debate; Update: Iraq slapfight …
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Sister Toldjah
New York Times:
Commanders Say Push in Baghdad Is Short of Goal  —  Three months after the start of the Baghdad security plan that has added thousands of American and Iraqi troops to the capital, they control fewer than one-third of the city's neighborhoods, far short of the initial goal for the operation …
Christopher Cooper / Wall Street Journal:
Thompson's First Test: Raising Funds Fast  —  After a Late Start,  —  Campaign Targets  —  Web, Fence-Sitters  —  As a late entry into the crowded, expensive, presidential campaign, Fred Thompson's first big test of viability will be his ability to raise money quickly.
Discussion: New York Times
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Holly Bailey / Newsweek:
Thompson and the 'Laziness' Issue
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Alarming News
Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
Islamic Groups Named in Hamas Funding Case  —  Federal prosecutors have named three prominent Islamic organizations in America as participants in an alleged criminal conspiracy to support a Palestinian Arab terrorist group, Hamas.  —  Prosecutors applied the label of "unindicted co-conspirator" …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Power Line
Michael R. Wickline / NWAnews.com:
GOP chief: New strategy key  —  The Republican Party of Arkansas, which was beaten decisively in last year's election, needs to dedicate itself to running next time on an anti-tax, pro-highway and pro-education agenda, its new chairman said.  —  Bryant businessman Dennis Milligan …
New York Times:
14 More American Servicemen Are Killed in Iraq, Most of Them by Makeshift Bombs  —  The pace of American troop deaths increased this weekend as 14 more servicemen were reported killed in Iraq, all but one from makeshift bombs that insurgents have been employing with greater lethality against American soldiers and armored vehicles.
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Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Attacks Kill 14 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq
Los Angeles Times:   14 U.S. troops reported killed in Iraq
Graeme Paton / Telegraph:
Islamic courses 'can breed radicals'  —  Islamic studies departments at British universities may be fuelling extremism among students, according to a Government report.  —  In a major review of the way Islam is taught on campuses, ministers will today call for courses to be improved …
Laura Blumenfeld / Washington Post:
The Tortured Lives of Interrogators  —  Veterans of Iraq, N. Ireland and Mideast Share Stark Memories  —  CHICAGO — The American interrogator was afraid.  Of what and why, he couldn't say.  He was riding the L train in Chicago, and his throat was closing.
Discussion: TPMCafe blogs, TalkLeft and Majikthise
Aman Ali / The Hill:
Gingrich hints again of White House run  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) fueled further speculation Sunday about entering the Republican race for president by taking shots at the Bush administration.  —  "The government is not functioning," Gingrich said on Fox News.
Tom Incantalupo / Newsday:
JFK TERROR PLOT: three under arrest  —  Feds: Anger fueled airport bomb plot  —  The alleged plot to blow up Kennedy Airport's fuel system, intended to be more destructive and deadly than the Sept. 11 attacks, was driven by a deep-seated hatred of the United States and the West and now spotlights …
Gateway Pundit:
Remembering the Massacre at Tiananmen Square- 18 Yrs Ago Today  —  On June 4, 1989, hundreds of innocent civilians were shot dead by the Chinese army during a bloody military operation to crush a democratic uprising in Peking's (Beijing) Tiananmen Square.  —  Tanks rumbled through …
Discussion: BBC
Liala Helal / TwinCities.com:
A prom of their own  —  The state's first prom for young Muslim women gave participants a chance to experience an American rite of passage - without making cultural compromises.  —  More than 100 Muslim teen girls let their hair down Saturday night.  Both literally and figuratively.
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
FOR GIRLS ONLY: THE MUSLIM PROM
Discussion: Tim Blair
 
 
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