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1:50 PM ET, June 13, 2007

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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.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Parsing the Polls: Who's a Fred Voter?  —  A series of national polls conducted in the last few weeks show that former Sen. Fred Thompson (Tenn.) is a force to be reckoned with in the coming fight for the 2008 Republican nomination.  —  A new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg survey put Thompson second …
Washington Post:
Blasts Destroy Remnants of Samarra Shiite Shrine  —  Early morning blasts Wednesday destroyed two minarets at the same Shiite shrine in Samarra where an attack last year demolished the mosque's gilded dome and plunged the country into a wave of deadly sectarian violence.
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Graham Bowley / New York Times:
Minarets on Shiite Shrine in Iraq Destroyed in Attack  —  Left, a file photo from Dec. 2003 shows intact the two minarets and the Golden Dome of the al-Askari mosque in Samarra.  At right, the mosque today after the attack on the minarets.  The dome was destroyed in the 2006 attack.
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Committees Subpoena Former Rove Aide, Miers  —  The House and Senate judiciary committees will issue subpoenas to former Karl Rove aide Sara Taylor and former White House counsel Harriet Miers this morning, the AP is reporting.  —  The subpoenas follow fast on Justice Department emails turned …
CNN:   Two subpoenaed in attorneys firings probe
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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Robert F. Bauer / The Huffington Post:
Pardon Scooter  —  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 the full weight of charges against the administration in the Wilson/Plame matter.  Convicted of lying, he is not really reviled for that.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Pardoning Scooter — Still A Bad Idea, Senator Obama
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Naming Contest: What To Call Earmarks?  —  Nancy Pelosi, who campaigned on a platform of ending lobbyist influence and the "culture of corruption" in Congress, has unveiled a new strategy to do both.  She wants people to call pork-barrel line items something other than "earmarks" …
Discussion: Tapscott's Copy Desk
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Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Post:   Earmark Dispute Bogs Down Homeland Security Bill
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.
Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times:
Don Herbert, 89; TV's 'Mr. Wizard' taught science to young baby boomers  —  Don Herbert, who explained the wonderful world of science to millions of young baby boomers on television in the 1950s and '60s as "Mr. Wizard" and did the same for another generation of youngsters on the Nickelodeon cable TV channel in the 1980s, died Tuesday.
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 …
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home.ourfuture.org:
The Progressive Majority: Why a Conservative America is a Myth  —  For anyone interested in where the American public really stands on the big issues that distinguish progressives from conservatives — including the issues at the forefront of today's political debates — "The Progressive Majority …
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Coleman faces challenge from his former adviser  —  An Iraq war veteran and former adviser to Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) yesterday said he is considering a primary challenge against the lawmaker in 2008.  —  Retired Lt. Col. Joe Repya (R) lost a race for the state Republican Party chairmanship last week …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Daily Kos and MyDD
CNN:
Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast … 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 said was an assassination.  —  Lawmaker Walid Eido, known as a foe of Syrian involvement in Lebanon …
Camille Paglia / Salon:
Don't run, Al.  Don't!  —  The self-defeating Draft Al campaign is just the tip of the Democrats' woes.  Plus: Paris and Lindsay's mommy problems, and the heyday of Hollywood pizazz.  —  "Run, Al, run!"  —  This chant, according to media reports, is being heard from the crowd wherever former Vice President Al Gore speaks.
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The Rightosphere Temperature Check For June  —  Right Wing News emailed more than 240 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to answer 8 questions.  The following 52 blogs responded,  —  Aaron's CC, The Absurd Report, The Agitator, The American Princess, Argghhhh!, AtlanticBlog, Bad Example …
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Judge Who Seeks Millions for Lost Pants Has His (Emotional) Day in Court  —  B efore trial began yesterday in the case of the D.C. judge who sued his neighborhood dry cleaners after they lost his pants, the most extraordinary fact was Roy Pearson's demand for $65 million in damages.
 
 
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CNN:
Iran is arming Taliban, U.S. diplomat says
Guardian:
Not departing is such sweet sorrow
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
The Gaza Civil War And The MSM Narrative
Austin Bay / StrategyPage:
Al-Qaida Fails Sexual Politics
Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
Follow-Up Hearing on GSA Misconduct
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Due Process: No One's Kidding You, Tony
Omar Fekeiki / Washington Post:
The Toll of Communism  —  At Statue Dedication, Bush Draws Parallel …
Confederate Yankee:
Burning the Smoking Gun
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Lori Kurtzman / Cincinnati Enquirer:
Money pinch to close Antioch
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Agence France Presse:
US Democrats preview new Iraq showdown
Washington Post:
Ms. Clinton, Thinking Small
Tom Shales / Washington Post:
Dan Rather Takes On Network News With His Tart Remark
Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:
Database Is Tool in Deporting Fugitives
New York Times:
Bush Lobbies G.O.P. Senators on Immigration
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Bush no money magnet