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10:30 AM ET, June 14, 2007

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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Reid labels military leader 'incompetent'  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Marine Gen. Peter Pace, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, "incompetent" during an interview Tuesday with a group of liberal bloggers, a comment that was never reported.
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The Immigration Bill In Harry Reid's Court  —  It is hard to say who looked worse in the Senate's impasse on immigration legislation — Democrats or Republicans — but the responsibility for reviving that measure clearly rests most heavily on the shoulders of Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Discussion: TalkLeft
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Bush lobbies Senate on immigration
Discussion: Right Wing News and Betsy's Page
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:   For Democratic Leaders, a Fear That the Focus on the War Has Blurred
Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post:
No Drop in Iraq Violence Seen Since Troop Buildup  —  Three months into the new U.S. military strategy that has sent tens of thousands of additional troops into Iraq, overall levels of violence in the country have not decreased, as attacks have shifted away from Baghdad and Anbar …
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John F. Burns / New York Times:
Efforts to Avert Sectarian Reprisals After Shrine Attack  —  Left, a file photo from December 2003 shows the two minarets and the Golden Dome of the al-Askari mosque in Samarra.  At right, the mosque after the attack on the minarets on Wednesday.  The dome was destroyed in a 2006 attack.  More Photos >
Agence France Presse:
Sunni mosques attacked after Shiite shrine bombing
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Peter Spiegel / Los Angeles Times:   Iraq violence up since troop increase
Edward / Heading Right:
Not Much Good News In Iraq  —  The Washington Post reports …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Greatscat!
Associated Press:
Key security HQ in Gaza City, last Fatah stronghold, falls  —  Hamas fighters overran Fatah-allied Preventive Security headquarters in Gaza City on Thursday, a key target in their battle to control the entire Gaza Strip, witnesses and a security agency official said.
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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Hamas Seizes Base In Gaza  —  Hamas gunmen wrested control of a key security base in Gaza City from the rival Fatah movement Thursday morning, further consolidating their hold over large swaths of the Gaza Strip.  —  Palestinian hospital officials said at least 14 people were killed …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and The Jawa Report
Haaretz:
Southern Gaza town of Rafah falls to Hamas
Discussion: Neptunus Lex
New York Times:   Hamas Seizes Key Fatah Installation
Helene Cooper / New York Times:   Few Good Options for U.S. on Palestinian Violence
John Solomon / Washington Post:
FBI Finds It Frequently Overstepped in Collecting Data  —  An internal FBI audit has found that the bureau potentially violated the law or agency rules more than 1,000 times while collecting data about domestic phone calls, e-mails and financial transactions in recent years …
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Angelina Jolie's Freedom of Press, on Her Terms  —  Odds 'n' Ends  —  Angelina Jolie's Freedom of Press, on Her Terms  —  Angelina Jolie's true colors came out Wednesday as she promoted a film about freedom of the press and then tried to censor all her interviews.
Discussion: Don Surber, Wizbang and NewsBusters.org
Washington Post:
Primary Calendar Poses Big Challenges  —  As they criss-cross the nation at a dizzying pace, Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are locked in a fast-track campaign that has forced frontrunners and the far-behind to rethink the traditional path to nomination seven months before a single vote is cast.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and The Caucus
Washington Post:
Judge to Rule on Libby's Request to Remain Free Pending Appeal  —  The federal judge presiding over the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is scheduled to decide today whether Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff must report to prison within weeks for lying to federal investigators …
Los Angeles Times:
Research shows Hilton prison time longer than most  —  Paris Hilton will end up serving more time behind bars than the vast majority of inmates sent to Los Angeles County jail for similar offenses, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis of jail records.  —  Whether Hilton received special treatment …
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama aide wants Libby pardoned  —  Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) top lawyer publicly made the case yesterday for a presidential pardon for convicted White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.  —  Obama general counsel Robert Bauer did not ask his boss, a presidential candidate …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
USA Today:
Upper-income black donors back Obama over Clinton  —  WASHINGTON — Democrat Barack Obama is surpassing rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in campaign contributions from areas with blacks of above-average income, a USA TODAY analysis shows.  —  The Illinois senator has received more than double …
 
 
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court rules foreign governments not immune to taxes
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
Let's Get Serious  —  What do liberal hawks actually want to do regarding Iran?
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Former Chairman of G.O.P. Will Join Bush's Inner Circle
Boston Globe:
McCain camp hits Romney on abortion
Discussion: MSNBC
ABCNEWS:
U.N. Supports U.S Troops Staying in Iraq
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Alito Calls Free-Speech Limits 'Dangerous' as Court Considers Cases
Monsters and Critics:
Bahraini Shiites protest in anger over Iraq shrine bombings
Discussion: Jihad Watch
New York Times:
Bork v. Bork
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Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
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Marc Santora / New York Times:
For Mrs. Giuliani, Not the Usual Campaign Trail for a Candidate's Wife
Vaclav Klaus / Financial Times:
Freedom, not climate, is at risk
Ann Coulter / Human Events:
'No Drug Smuggler Left Behind!'
New York Times:
House Votes to Bolster Database on Gun Buyers
Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Reshapes Its Civil Rights Mission
Discussion: Think Progress
New York Times:
An Obama Patron and Friend Until an Indictment
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
DoD braces for a fight with Pelosi
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount and Skydance move closer to a deal, but Paramount's renewal agreement with Charter, which has an April 30 deadline, is a significant hurdle

 
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