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12:35 AM ET, June 9, 2007

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Pace retires as head of Joint Chiefs — WASHINGTON - Bitter divisions over the Iraq war, particularly on Capitol Hill, led the Bush administration to change course and replace Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a grim Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

Discussion: The Impolitic, All Spin Zone and CBS News

Cernig / The Newshoggers:

"New Broom" To Head Chiefs Of Staff — Pace is out as Chief of Staff, in an unexpected move. … Mullen is obviously intended to repair bridges with America's European defense partners so damaged by Rummie's "Old Europe" policies. In his bio, his experience in working with NATO and European officers is the big stand-out point.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Think Progress and The Moderate Voice

CNN:

Pace to be replaced at Joint Chiefs … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Anticipation of a "contentious" confirmation process on Capitol Hill prompted the decision to replace Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff when his term ends in September, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

Discussion: NO QUARTER, Washington Post, The Talent Show, QandO and State of the Day

David Stout / New York Times:
General Peter Pace to Retire as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Connecting.the.Dots and The Democratic Daily

MSNBC:
Top Joint Chiefs of Staff leaders being replaced

Discussion: The Garlic and Michelle Malkin

Thom Shanker / New York Times:
Chairman of Joint Chiefs Will Not Be Reappointed

Discussion: the talking dog and Think Progress

Nico / Think Progress:
New Joint Chiefs Nominee: 'This War Is Going To Go On For A Long Time.

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, Pam's House Blend, The BRAD BLOG and Comments From Left Field

Joel Havemann / Los Angeles Times:
Pace out as head of Joint Chiefs

Discussion: The Belmont Club and Pajamas Media

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

Thompson Considering Ames? — Campaign officials for former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson (R) are set to meet with Republican Party of Iowa executive director Chuck Laudner today in Washington, according to several informed sources. — The meeting was set up by a third party unaffiliated …

Discussion: The Caucus, The Atlantic Online and Confederate Yankee

John Distaso / New Hampshire Union Leader:

Fred Thompson plans late-June trip to NH — MANCHESTER - Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson will make his first visit to New Hampshire as a potential presidential candidate later this month, a high-ranking Republican says. — State Senate Minority Leader Ted Gatsas, R-Manchester …

Discussion: The Politico, Wizbang and The Palmetto Scoop

Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Defections to Fred Thompson Pose a Major Threat to McCain

Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
Taking New Hampshire for granite

Discussion: National Review

Philip Klein / American Spectator:
Newt Says He May Be Able To Do More on Sidelines - Friday …

Discussion: Power Line

TMZ.com:

Hilton Ordered Back to Jail! — Paris Hilton was just ordered back to jail in Lynwood to serve out the remainder of her sentence! She'll get credit for at least 5 days already served. — Hilton left the courtroom in tears, screaming, "Mom, Mom, Mom." Hilton was also heard saying "It's not right."

Discussion: Comments From Left Field, TalkLeft, All Spin Zone, Michael P.F. van der Galiën, The Gun Toting Liberal™, The Impolitic and Washington Times

Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Breaking: Paris going back to jail; Update: Shep Smith snark video added! Update: More Shep snark! — According to Shep Smith, she was dragged screaming from the courtroom. Schadenfreudemania! — Update: CNN's viewers are unloading on them for the wall-to-wall coverage of this crap.

Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Gateway Pundit

Sharon Waxman / New York Times:
Paris Hilton Is Ordered Back to Jail

Discussion: Hot Air, Balkinization and Patterico's Pontifications

Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Paris Hilton Ordered Back to Jail: Live Thread

Discussion: Washington Post, Jules Crittenden, TMZ.com and Los Angeles Times

Rasmussen Reports:

Why the Senate Immigration Bill Failed — Elite newspapers and countless bloggers are writing their own explanations of why the compromise immigration legislation failed last night. Most of the write-ups discuss legislative tactics, an amendment offered by Senator Byron Dorgan (D) …

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard, DownWithTyranny!, Bluey Blog, PoliPundit.com and Betsy's Page

New York Times:
Immigration Bill Sponsors Vow to Press On

Discussion: TalkLeft and JammieWearingFool

CNN Political Ticker:
White House: Bush wants immigration bill back

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, The American Mind, Hot Air and Macsmind

Emptywheel / The Next Hurrah:

Shorter Reggie: I Will Remember Your Interest in Public Service the Next Time Someone Really Needs It — As I was reading the Amicus Brief from Robert Bork and friends today, I was thinking to myself, "Jeebus! They sure pulled this together quickly, with 12 fancy lawyers agreeing on a brief within 72 hours.

Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
Professors Back Libby on Appeal

Discussion: The Next Hurrah and JustOneMinute

ACSBlog:

Leading Conservative Activist Seeks Punitive Damages — Judge Robert Bork, one of the fathers of the modern judicial conservative movement whose nomination to the Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate, is seeking $1,000,000 in compensatory damages, plus punitive damages, after he slipped and fell at the Yale Club of New York City.

Discussion: Making Light, Booman Tribune, Crooks and Liars, The Volokh Conspiracy, Blue Mass. Group, The Moderate Voice and Think Progress

Ted Frank / Overlawyered:
BORK SUES THE YALE CLUB

Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy, Reason Magazine and New York Personal …

Alexandra Gekas / Newsweek:

John Lewis Remembers a Civil-Rights Nemesis — Jim Clark, the sheriff of Selma, Ala., led the charge against protesters on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the civil-rights showdown known as 'Bloody Sunday.' He passed away this week. Rep. John Lewis, who survived the blows of Clark's men, remembers his nemesis.

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters: Look Back In Disappointment — Newsweek has a fascinating interview …

Robert Schmidt / Bloomberg:

Justice Official May Revise Voter-Fraud Testimony, People Say — A Justice Department lawyer under fire for bringing criminal voter-fraud charges on the eve of the 2006 election may revise his Senate testimony about the case, which angered other U.S. prosecutors, officials familiar with the matter said.

Discussion: TPMmuckraker, Election Law, The BRAD BLOG and Think Progress

CNN Political Ticker:

Senate set to take politically charged vote on Gonzales — WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Senate will hold a politically-charged vote Monday related to a no-confidence resolution in the embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. — In a statement issued Friday, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York …

Discussion: The Reaction and The Carpetbagger Report

Austin Bay Blog:

UPDATED: The end of Putin's anti-missile tantrum — and thoughts on Russia's real dilemmas — The Cold Spell ended quickly. Despite the sensationalist "Cold War" revival rhetoric, the mutual interests bind the US and Russia -and Russia and Europe. The Russian threat to "re-target" …

Discussion: New York Times, The Belgravia Dispatch, The Belmont Club, Eunomia and Power Line

Pat Milton / Associated Press:

Official says JFK terror probe widening — NEW YORK - The investigation into the thwarted plot to bomb John F. Kennedy International Airport is widening beyond the four men in custody, with more suspects sought outside the U.S. for their suspected roles, a law enforcement official said Friday.

Discussion: Michelle Malkin