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4:10 PM ET, June 13, 2007

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Robert F. Bauer / The Huffington Post:
The Progressive Case for a Libby Pardon  —  All the views expressed in this post are those of the author and not of any client of his firm.  —  Until a very short while ago, few had heard of Scooter Libby.  Today, still not a celebrity with the larger public, he carries on his shoulders …
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Obama Opposes Libby Pardon  —  Via Atrios, Obama campaign general counsel Robert Bauer caused the Senator some trouble today by writing a piece on the Huffington Post blog arguing for a pardon for Scooter Libby.  Presumably not a popular position among Dems.  —  So we just asked the Obama campaign where he stood on a pardon.
Discussion: TalkLeft
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Pardoning Scooter — Still A Bad Idea, Senator Obama  —  In a rather shocking move, Barak Obama's General Counsel Robert F. Bauer adds his voice to the chorus calling for Scooter Libby to be pardoned, but he believes he is coming at it from a different angle than the Libby apologists:
Discussion: TalkLeft and DownWithTyranny!
Digby / Hullabaloo:   Bubblicious  —  Can someone tell me what hold Scooter Libby …
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CNN:
White House ex-aides subpoenaed … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Subpoenas are being issued to two former White House officials, the first to be subpoenaed in the fired U.S. attorneys investigation.  —  The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday issued a subpoena to Sara Taylor, former White House political director.
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Post:
Earmark Dispute Bogs Down Homeland Security Bill  —  House Committee Chairman Wants Lawmakers' Pet Projects Excluded Until Later in Appropriations Process  —  The congressional spending season began with a blowup over earmarks in the House yesterday, as the first bill to reach a vote prompted …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Committees Subpoena Former Rove Aide, Miers
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Mark Silva / swamppolitics.com:
White House eyes renewed mosque bombings
Nouri Al-Maliki / Opinion Journal:
Our Common Struggle  —  America had its civil war.  Why expect freedom to come easy to Iraq?  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq—Americans keen to understand the ongoing struggle for a new Iraq can be guided by the example of their own history.  In the 1860s, your country fought a great struggle of its own …
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Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:
Large majority supports path to citizenship  —  A poll finds 63% of all respondents, and 65% of Republicans, back the controversial measure.  —  WASHINGTON — A strong majority of Americans — including nearly two-thirds of Republicans — favor allowing illegal immigrants to become citizens …
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Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
Most Americans Back Stalled Senate Immigration Bill, Poll Shows
Discussion: First Draft
Scott Wyman / Sun-Sentinel:
Broward may cancel deal with radio station because it airs Rush Limbaugh  —  Rush Limbaugh has long been a thorn in the side of liberals, but now, because of him, some Democratic politicians don't even want to join with a local radio station to broadcast hurricane information.
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Rivals try to deflate F. Thompson campaign  —  Fred Thompson has had a relatively easy ride as he has flirted with a bid for the Republican presidential nomination.  His strategists have found traction promoting him as the heir to Ronald Reagan — and a conservative alternative to the top tier of the GOP field.
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Vote-Fraud Demagogues  —  Americans overwhelmingly support voter ID.  Are they are all racists?  —  Appointments to the Federal Election Commission rarely draw attention.  But at a confirmation hearing today, there's likely to be some fireworks over Hans von Spakovsky.
Bob Barr / Wall Street Journal:
Don't Ask, Who Cares  —  Last week's forum of 10 Republican presidential hopefuls offered the country some troubling insight into the thinking of leading GOP candidates.  In particular, the five who responded to questions about the Clinton-era "don't ask, don't tell" policy governing military service …
CNN:
Blast kills anti-Syrian lawmaker … BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — A member of the Lebanese parliament was killed in an explosion Wednesday outside a Beirut military sports club in what hospital sources called an assassination.  —  Lawmaker Walid Eido, known as a foe of Syrian involvement in Lebanon …
Adam C. Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
Florida primary will not count, Dean warns  —  Sure, Florida is America's biggest political swing state.  But don't expect the national Democratic Party to back off punishing Sunshine State Democrats for scheduling an early presidential primary.  —  "Their primary essentially won't count …
Discussion: MSNBC and PoliBlog (TM)
Victor Davis Hanson / Victor Davis Hanson's …:
Honesty About Iraq  —  How are we doing?  —  National Review Online  —  The United States can usually win even postmodern wars abroad if it can play to its strengths — which are marshaling our enormous material, intelligence, and technological advantages to defeat the enemy …
Avi Issacharoff / Reuters:
14 Palestinians killed as Hamas nears complete Gaza conquest  —  At least 14 Palestinians were killed by Hamas fire Wednesday, including 13 members of Fatah, as Hamas was on the verge of completing its conquest of the Gaza Strip.  —  Hamas is now in control of southern, central …
The Hill:
Clinton can boast wealth of earmarks  —  Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has secured more earmarks in the fiscal 2008 defense authorization bill than any other Democrat except for panel Chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.).  —  The bill contains about $5.4 billion in earmarks …
 
 
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Camille Paglia / Salon:
Don't run, Al.  Don't!  —  The self-defeating Draft Al campaign …
Mary Beth Sheridan / Washington Post:
Senate Committee Approves D.C. Voting Rights Bill
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Washington Post:
Dealing With Mr. Marri  —  THERE'S EVERY reason to believe …
Discussion: Power Line and New York Times
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CNN:
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