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4:15 PM ET, June 14, 2007

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Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
Libby Loses Liberty  —  Walton: As a prelude to my ruling, the fact that I've written lengthy decisions does not suggest I think an issue is close.  We are expected to give significant consideration to what we do.  My effort is to try to get it right, so this is why I tke my time so length does …
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Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
Sentencing Scooter Live Blog Part I  —  This morning we have the hearing as to whether or not Scooter Libby will be free on bond pending the outcome of his appeal.  —  For us lay people, here's the essential legal landscape:  —  Judge Walton has already said he is disinclined to leave Libby free …
Amanda / Think Progress:
Judge in Libby trial receives threats.
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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New York Times:
Several Mosques Attacked, but Iraq Is Mostly Calm
Discussion: TPMmuckraker and USA Today
David S. Cloud / New York Times:
Violence Rising in Much of Iraq, Pentagon Says
Frank Phillips / Boston Globe:
Legislators vote to defeat same-sex marriage ban  —  A proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage was defeated today by a joint session of the Legislature by a vote of 45 to 151, eliminating any chance of getting it on the ballot in November 2008.  At least 50 votes were needed to advance the measure.
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Frank Phillips / Boston Globe:
Tight vote looms on same-sex marriage  —  Lobbying intense on both sides  —  With the Constitutional Convention just hours away, a proposal to allow voters to decide the future of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts was hanging by a thread in the Legislature last night.
Discussion: JammieWearingFool and On Deadline
Steve LeBlanc / Associated Press:
Mass. Lawmakers Block Gay Marriage Vote  —  BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts lawmakers voted Thursday to block a proposed constitutional amendment that would have let voters decide whether to ban gay marriage in the only state that currently allows it.  —  The narrow vote was a victory …
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.
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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.
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.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
McCain buys anti-Romney URL  —  In another sign of John McCain's plan to assault former Mitt Romney over his alleged flip-flops, the Arizona senator's campaign has purchased the website "www.mittvsfact.com" and will launch it in the coming weeks as a compendium of what they say are the former governor's differing stances.
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
DOJ Investigates if Gonzales Tried to Influence Aide's Testimony  —  The Justice Department is investigating whether Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales sought to influence the testimony of a departing senior aide during a March meeting in Gonzales's office, according to correspondence released today.
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court rules foreign governments not immune to some taxes  —  The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that foreign governments are not immune to being sued to force them to pay local property taxes on residences for their diplomats at the United Nations.  "Property ownership is not an inherently sovereign function," the Court found.
Ezra Klein:
The Political Brain  —  I'm genuinely not a big fan of advice books for Democrats.  Most of them strike me as very little beyond a complicated rationale for why the author's personal position is the only ideology that could construct a crushing majority in this country.
The Raw Story:
Faced with law-breaking Bush official, GOP plays race card  —  Doan for her part admitted that she didn't believe she was being targeted because she was a black woman.  —  "I believe this hearing has a completely different agenda that even I probably am not aware of and not experienced about, I think this is a political thing.
ABCNEWS:
Edwards to Detail Health Care Plan  —  Presidential Candidate John Edwards to Announce Details of Health Care Overhaul Plan  —  Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards wants to reduce the cost of U.S. health care by removing patents for breakthrough drugs and requiring health insurance companies …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
All Hillary, all positive, all the time  —  Not long ago, a campaign had a couple of options for getting out word of a big endorsement: a press release to political reporters, or maybe a calculated leak to a big local paper.  —  But Wednesday morning, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign broke …
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Republicans claim victory on earmarks deal  —  House Republican leaders Thursday announced an agreement to end the standoff over member-requested spending projects that temporarily stalled floor action, allowing the annual appropriations bills to move forward.  —  But Democrats were not so sure.
 
 
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
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Carolyn Jones / San Francisco Chronicle:
Council passes plan to stop bad street behavior
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Sharon Weinberger / Danger Room:
G.I.s' Guide to Iraq: "Arabs Reluctant to Accept Responsibility"
Bloomberg:
Bear Stearns to Liquidate Bond Hedge Fund, People Say (Update4)
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Jerome Armstrong / MyDD:
Hillary's race to lose
Jonathan Chait / Los Angeles Times:
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John Kerry / The Democratic Daily:
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Katherine Mangu-Ward / Reason Magazine:
Local Lettuce=Liberty Cabbage
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