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9:15 AM ET, June 26, 2007

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Washington Times:
Rough road ahead for immigration bill  —  Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times From left, Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas, Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Jim DeMint of South Carolina voiced their opposition to the immigration-reform bill yesterday on Capitol Hill.
Discussion: Don Surber and PoliPundit.com
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Dena Bunis / Orange County Register:
Key vote set for immigration bill
Discussion: Hot Air
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Out-of-Afghanistan rumblings on the Hill  —  When they won control of Congress in November, Democrats pressed their case to withdraw troops from Iraq and refocus on Afghanistan, but some are growing impatient with U.S. operations in Afghanistan as well.  —  A few congressional Democrats …
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StrategyPage:
Taliban Admits Defeat  —  The Taliban has admitted defeat, in their own unique way.  In recent media interviews, Taliban spokesmen announced a shift in emphasis to suicide bombings.  The Taliban also admitted that the Americans had infiltrated their high command, which led to the death …
Discussion: Outside The Beltway and Dr. Sanity
Allahpundit / Hot Air:   Inevitable: Some Democrats now calling for withdrawal from Afghanistan
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Tom Newton Dunn / The Sun:
Iran bombers attack Our Boys  —  IRANIAN forces are being choppered over the Iraqi border to bomb Our Boys, intelligence chiefs say.  —  Military experts claim this worrying move means we are at WAR with Iran in all but name.  —  Last night an intelligence source told The Sun …
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Washington Monthly
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CNN:
Key GOP senator urges Bush to change Iraq course … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Republican support for President Bush's Iraq war policy suffered a significant crack Monday evening when Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana urged the president to change course in Iraq "very soon."
blog.washingtonpost.com:
A Strong Push From Back Stage  —  Air Force Two touched down at the Greenbrier Valley Airport in West Virginia on Feb. 6, 2003, carrying Vice President Cheney to the annual retreat of Republican House and Senate leaders.  He had come to sell them on the economic centerpiece of President Bush's first term: a $674 billion tax cut.
Sally Quinn / Washington Post:
A GOP Plan To Oust Cheney  —  The big question right now among Republicans is how to remove Vice President Cheney from office.  Even before this week's blockbuster series in The Post, discontent in Republican ranks was rising.  —  As the reputed architect of the war in Iraq …
Joan Biskupic / USA Today:
Court's newcomers lead a measured push to the right  —  5-4 rulings suggest that Roberts and Alito will reverse prior decisions — to a point  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's revamped conservative majority flexed its muscle Monday in three 5-4 decisions that undercut precedents set by more liberal courts.
Discussion: Slate and New York Times
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New York Times:
Justices Loosen Ad Restrictions in Campaign Law
Discussion: Althouse and Washington Post
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Iraqi Youth Face Lasting Scars of War  —  Conflict's Psychological Impact on Children Is Immense, Experts Say  —  BAGHDAD — Marwa Hussein watched as gunmen stormed into her home and executed her parents.  Afterward, her uncle brought her to the Alwiya Orphanage, a high-walled compound nestled …
Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com ®:
The Implications of the $54 Million Missing Pants Verdict  —  Remember the case in which Roy Pearson, a federal administrative law judge, sued his dry cleaner for millions of dollars for losing his pants?  Of course you do.  In reality, the claim that went to trial was consumer fraud.
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
How the GOP Could Win  —  There are two ways to predict the winner of the 2008 presidential race: Check the polls or read some history.  The polls tell you that with George Bush's approval ratings abysmally low; with the war in Iraq becoming increasingly unpopular; with the GOP lacking a dominant candidate …
Discussion: Carry on America and Sadly, No!
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The Real Iraq Debate  —  Quietly, the real debate over Iraq is beginning.  —  It's not about whether the United States should pull out troops.  That is now inevitable.  The real challenge is to figure out the right timetable for withdrawal, whether a residual force should be left …
Discussion: JoeTrippi.com and The Nation
 
 
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National Review:
The Morning Outlook  —  As the big day dawns, a plugged …
Edith M. Lederer / Associated Press:
Study: 'BRICs' overtake U.S. in energy
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Audio: John Gibson versus Peter "At least Hitler and Stalin meant well" Mehlman
Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. Plan to Capture and Kill Insurgents in Baquba Fell Far Short …
Discussion: Needlenose
John Rogers / Associated Press:
World Awaits Paris Hilton's Return
Discussion: Think Progress
Louis Charbonneau / Reuters:
Germany bans Cruise film shoot from military sites
Media Matters for America:
George Will: Wallace's 1968 presidential campaign spoke "for …
Michael Luo / New York Times:
Romney to Tap Own Money for Campaign
Discussion: Oliver Willis
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Rudy's New SC Co-Chair Has History Of "Racially Charged" Remarks
Bob Geiger:
McCain To Hold Fundraiser With Swift Boater
Matt / Think Progress:
Matthews explains Coulter segment: 'She sells books.'
Baron Bodissey / Gates of Vienna:
"For a Mohammedan-Free Denmark"