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1:35 PM ET, June 18, 2007

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Andrew J. Bacevich / Los Angeles Times:
More troops, more troubles  —  Candidates who call for beefing up our armed forces to deter terrorism show a profound misunderstanding of the Mideast.  —  IS THE U.S. Army too small?  —  The Democrats vying to succeed George W. Bush think so.  Presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton …
USA Today:
Poll: Clinton establishes sizable lead over Obama  —  WASHINGTON — New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has regained a double-digit lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in the USA TODAY/Gallup Poll two weeks after the survey found the Democratic presidential rivals essentially tied.
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Richardson Is Counting on Nevada, a State He Has to Himself  —  LAS VEGAS — Gov. Bill Richardson has found a second home in Nevada.  —  The two-hour flight is not a short hop from the New Mexico governor's mansion in Santa Fe, but Richardson hopes Nevada will become a critical aspect …
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
The Use of RNC E-Mail Accounts by White House Officials  —  The Oversight Committee has been investigating whether White House officials violated the Presidential Records Act by using e-mail accounts maintained by the Republican National Committee and the Bush Cheney '04 campaign for official White House communications.
Discussion: The Gavel, Daily Kos and All Spin Zone
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Think Progress:
Investigation Uncovers 'Extensive Destruction' Of RNC Emails, Violations Of Records Act  —  House investigators have learned that the Bush administration's use of Republican National Committee email accounts is far greater than previously disclosed — 140,216 emails sent or received by Karl Rove alone …
Discussion: CREW and The Agonist
Rob / Say Anything:
Calling Michael Moore's Socialist Bluff  —  Sicko, Michael Moore's new movie about America's health care system (the one that glorifies the socialized medicine of Cuba) hasn't even hit theaters yet, but already it's been leaked to the internet.  —  Asked what he thought of that, Moore …
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Gregg Goldstein / Reuters:   Pirated "Sicko" surfaces on YouTube
Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Gaza's Christians fear for their lives  —  Christians living in Gaza City on Monday appealed to the international community to protect them against increased attacks by Muslim extremists.  Many Christians said they were prepared to leave the Gaza Strip as soon as the border crossings are reopened.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and On Deadline
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Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Fatah: Help us get Hamas out of W. Bank
Matthew Pennington / Associated Press:
Pakistan condemns Rushdie honor  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan on Monday condemned Britain's award of a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie as an affront to Muslim sentiments, and a Cabinet minister said the honor provided a justification for suicide attacks.
David Lat / New York Times:
The Supreme Court's Bonus Babies  —  AFTER the Supreme Court's term ends this month, the nine justices will go their separate ways for the summer.  A few weeks later, their 36 law clerks — the young legal geniuses who spend a year assisting the justices in selecting cases for review …
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
FIVE TO FOUR … As George W. Bush staggers toward the conclusion …
Discussion: TalkLeft
David Morgan / Reuters:
Iraq now ranked second among world's failed states  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq has emerged as the world's second most unstable country, behind Sudan, more than four years after President George W. Bush ordered the U.S. invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, according to a survey released on Monday.
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Foreign Policy:
The Failed States Index 2007
Discussion: IraqSlogger.com and The Swamp
Chicago Sun Times:
Rezko cash triple what Obama says  —  During his 12 years in politics, Sen. Barack Obama has received nearly three times more campaign cash from indicted businessman Tony Rezko and his associates than he has publicly acknowledged, the Chicago Sun-Times has found.
Andrew Adam Newman / New York Times:
Pigs With Cellphones, but No Condoms  —  IN a commercial for Trojan condoms that has its premiere tonight, women in a bar are surrounded by anthropomorphized, cellphone-toting pigs.  One shuffles to the men's room, where, after procuring a condom from a vending machine, he is transformed into a head-turner in his 20s.
New York Times:
Taking On Big Donors, McCain Takes a Big Risk  —  A ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee like Senator John McCain could normally bank on a bonanza of campaign contributions from the defense industry, especially if he was under pressure to raise money fast.
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Bush's Veto Strategy  —  Addressing a Republican fundraising dinner at the Washington Convention Center on Wednesday night, President Bush declared: "If the Democrats want to test us, that's why they give the president the veto.  I'm looking forward to vetoing excessive spending …
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Don Surber
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
An Interview With National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman, John Ensign  —  On Friday, I got together for a phone interview with National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman, John Ensign.  Unfortunately, we spent more time than I anticipated debating particular parts of the bill …
Agence France Presse:
Climate change behind Darfur killing: UN's Ban  —  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that the slaughter in Darfur was triggered by global climate change and that more such conflicts may be on the horizon, in an article published Saturday.  —  "The Darfur conflict began as an ecological crisis …
 
 
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David Thompson / davidthompson:
Apostates!  —  Salman Rushdie's knighthood has, predictably …
CREW:
CREW RELEASES NEW REPORT DETAILING HOUSE CHAIR, RANKING AND …
Discussion: USA Today and The Raw Story
Patrick Wintour / Guardian:
Iraq on verge of genocidal war, warns ex-US official
Angel Jennings / New York Times:
CNN and YouTube Keep Reporters Dangling
Discussion: National Review
BBC:
BBC 'must be more impartial'
Lisa Goldman / Pajamas Media:
AN ISRAELI IN RAMALLAH  —  "The five-star Fatah refugees …
CNN:
Coalition raids target Iranian aid to insurgents
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Pressure mounts for Libby clemency
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Little Relief on Ward 53
Barbara Ellen / Observer:
Sink the pink  —  Pink mobiles, pink BBQs, pink planes …