Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
7:10 PM ET, July 2, 2007

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
The Corner:
From the White House  —  The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today rejected Lewis Libby's request to remain free on bail while pursuing his appeals for the serious convictions of perjury and obstruction of justice.  As a result, Mr. Libby will be required to turn himself …
RELATED:
CNN:
Bush commutes Libby's prison sentence  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush has commuted the prison term of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, facing 30 months in prison after a federal court convicted him of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.
Nico / Think Progress:
BREAKING: Bush Commutes Libby Sentence  —  President Bush has spared Scooter Libby from a 2½-year prison term, issuing an order that commutes his sentence, the AP reports.  Libby will never have to go to jail, but his felony conviction will stand, and he will still serve two years probation and owe $250,000 in fines.
CNN Political Ticker:
Appeals court rejects Libby's bid for bail  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A federal appeals court Monday rejected former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby's request to remain free on bond while appealing his March conviction on perjury and obstruction of justice charges.
Cary O'Reilly / Bloomberg:
Libby, Ex-Cheney Aide, Must Go to Jail During Appeal  —  Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, must go to prison while appealing his conviction for obstructing a CIA leak probe, a U.S. appeals court said.  —  Libby may be behind bars within weeks …
Edwin Chen / Bloomberg:
Bush Commutes Libby's Prison Term in CIA Leak Case  —  July 2 (Bloomberg) — President George W. Bush commuted Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence in the CIA leak case, sparing him from punishment the president called ``excessive.''  —  Bush acted after a U.S. appellate …
Discussion: Hot Air, All Spin Zone and WILLisms.com
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Bush Commutes Libby Sentence  —  Breaking, from the AP: "President Bush commutes the prison sentence for former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby."  —  Update: The president has reduced Libby's original sentence of thirty months of prison, two years of probation …
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
BREAKING: MSNBC Reports Bush Commutes Libby's Sentence  —  President Bush, once again throwing the rule of law out in the trash to cater to his rabid base, has commuted Scooter Libby's prison sentence.  Both MSNBC and CNN are reporting this.  —  As Jeff Toobin just said on CNN …
Discussion: MyDD
CNN Political Ticker:
Bush commutes Libby sentence  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush has commuted the prison term of former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who faced 30 months in prison after his March conviction on federal charges of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
George W. Bush / White House:
Grant of Executive Clemency
Discussion: Blogs of War
Reuters:
Appeals court won't delay Libby prison term
Discussion: Salon and Grasping Reality …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
LIBBY LOSES ANOTHER APPEAL....If Scooter Libby is counting …
ABCNEWS:
McCain Shakes Up Campaign  —  McCain, Trailing in Fundraising and Polls, Shakes Up 2008 Presidential Campaign  —  John McCain's campaign, trailing top Republican rivals in money and polls, is undergoing a significant reorganization with staff cuts in every department, officials with knowledge of the shake-up said Monday.
RELATED:
Ryan Sager / Latest Politics:
McCain Watch: Watch This Space  —  Watch this space, as we'll be coming to you live with the details of today's 2 p.m. McCain conference call, where we should find out his 2nd quarter fundraising total and hear a bit about these staff trims...  2:00: Pre-call, I hear: The campaign …
Discussion: Reason Magazine and Townhall.com
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
McCain Camp Raises $11.2 Million in 2Q
Hassan Butt / Daily Mail:
I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist  —  When I was still a member of what is probably best termed the British Jihadi Network - a series of British Muslim terrorist groups linked by a single ideology - I remember how we used to laugh in celebration whenever people …
RELATED:
Bernhard / Moon of Alabama:
Gordon's Source on Iran  —  (updated below)  —  Michael Gordon (NYT co-writer of Judith Miller) has another hate-Iran piece in today's NYT: U.S. Ties Iranians to Iraq Attack That Killed G.I.'s … Glenn Greenwald points out that Gordon's only source for this piece is a "military spokesman" Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Bergner.
RELATED:
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Michael Gordon trains his stenographer weapons on Iran
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Staying Calm and Carrying On  —  The worrying aspect of the British terror-rash is that it's obviously an amateur effort, inspired rather than organized by al Qaeda.  This means we are likely to face more of these things, but that most of them are not going to be massively successful.
Discussion: The Reaction
RELATED:
isna.ir:
ISNA - Tehran  —  TEHRAN, July 02 (ISNA)-Writer, producer and director, Michael Moore is to come to Iran for the screening of his new production SICKO in the first international documentary film festival held here.  —  This festival will be held from the 15th to the 19th of October in Tehran.
Discussion: Kamangir, Hot Air and theneweditor.com
RELATED:
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Trial Balloon For Libby Pardon Falls Flat...Again … Good lord, if they are reaching all the way back to the Whiskey Rebellion for some obscure out for Libby, then it sounds to me like the pardon beg is falling on entirely deaf ears in the West Wing.  Maybe the rumors about Fred Fielding keeping …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and NPR
RELATED:
Faiz / Think Progress:   Wilson: Proponents Of Libby Pardon Are 'Accessories To An Ongoing Crime'
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Peering Inside Bush's Head  —  It's open season on psychoanalyzing President Bush.  —  The Washington Post this morning unfurls a 3,000-word attempt to figure out what's going on inside Bush's head as his presidency collapses around him.  A particular mystery: How he is able to remain …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 7:10 PM ET, July 2, 2007.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
Generals: Army Focusing Too Much on Fighting Insurgents
Munir Ahmad / Associated Press:
Pakistan Eases Curbs on A.Q. Khan
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
The Colbert Report does Sen. Dick Lugar: Profiles in Timing
Hindrocket / Power Line:
A REFUGEE PROBLEM YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT
Discussion: Jerusalem Post
Risa Goluboff / Slate:
HOW CONSERVATIVES APPROPRIATED BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Discussion: Stubborn Facts and The Corner
 Earlier Items: 
Nigel Hawkes / Times of London:
Q&A: Mohammad Asha and foreign doctors
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
Obama Raises $10.3 Million Online in Second Quarter
Brian Katulis / Center for American Progress:
Iraq Four Years Later: From "Bring 'Em On" to Bait and Switch
Sharon Theimer / Associated Press:
Jets shredded, kept away from 'bad guys'
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Voting Rights Turnabout
Discussion: protein wisdom
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page