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8:55 PM ET, July 3, 2007

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White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow  —  MR. SNOW: Good morning.  Good to see you all.  Couple of notes, first on the President's day.  The President had his normal briefings in the morning.  At 10:30 a.m. he'll have a visit with wounded military personnel at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Alan Dershowitz / The Huffington Post:
Playing Politics with Libby  —  The outcry against President Bush's decision to commute Scooter Libby's sentence is misplaced.  President Bush acted hours after the U.S. Court of Appeals denied Libby bail pending appeal.  That judicial decision was entirely political.
Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
White House won't rule out Libby pardon  —  WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday declined to rule out the possibility of an eventual pardon for former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.  But spokesman Tony Snow said, for now, President Bush is satisfied with his decision to commute Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence.
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Obstruction of Justice, Continued  —  During the course of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's trial for obstruction of justice and perjury, we learned a lot about his bosses.  —  Incremental discoveries that didn't garner major headlines nevertheless added to what we know — and can reasonably surmise …
Discussion: Left in the West
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Impeachment  —  Has there ever been a president who deserved it more?  I don't think so.  Looking at this as someone who believes that until we hold them accountable for their crimes, these zombie crooks will keep doing this over and over again until our country is unrecognizable, my instinct is to scream it from the rafters.
Mike Glover / Associated Press:
Clinton slams Bush over Libby maneuver  —  KEOKUK, Iowa - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton drew a distinction between President Bush's decision to commute the sentence of White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby — which she has harshly criticized — and her husband's 140 pardons in his closing hours in office.
Amanda / Think Progress:
Snow: Bush's Commutation Of Libby's Sentence Was 'Routine'  —  During the White House press briefing this morning, spokesman Tony Snow characterized President Bush's commutation of Scooter Libby's prison term as "routine."  —  "The president spent weeks and weeks consulting with senior members …
White House:   Remarks by the President to the Travel Pool After Visiting …
Jim Abrams / Associated Press:
House Balks at Bush Order for New Powers
Discussion: unbossed.com
Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Attorneys see irony in Libby case
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
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BBC:
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Telegraph:
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ABCNEWS:
Giuliani Camp Pulls in $15M; Romney $12M  —  Giuliani Raises $15 Million, Romney Collects $12 Million in Second Quarter  —  Rudy Giuliani emerged as the winner in the Republican presidential money contest this quarter, raising more and spending less than both of his leading rivals.
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CNN:
Giuliani tops Romney, McCain in quarterly fundraising
Discussion: Townhall.com and Oliver Willis
CNN Political Ticker:
Romney raises $14 million in second quarter
Discussion: The Politico
Atrios / Eschaton:
Rich  —  Inevitably, the subject of Marc Rich comes up every time presidential pardons come up.  Without going into all of the issues, can we just remind the world that... Marc Rich's lawyer was Scooter Libby.
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Michael Yon:
Update on "Bless the Beasts and Children"  —  Since the publication of "Bless the Beasts and Children" many questions have arisen: some of which I can and will answer here, and some whose answers lie elsewhere.  —  Today, late afternoon on 3 July in Baqubah, Colonel Hiduit from 2nd Brigade 5th Iraqi Army …
Associated Press:
Judge dismisses 'New York Times' lawsuit  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a New York Times lawsuit against the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice, saying classified documents the newspaper was seeking under the Freedom of Information Act were properly withheld.
Wall Street Journal:
In Strategy Shift, Gates Envisions Iraq Troop Cuts  —  Pullback Is Deemed Key  —  To Forging a Consensus  —  On Long-Haul Plans  —  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates and some allies in the Bush administration are seeking to build bipartisan political support for a long-term U.S. presence …
CBS News:
Al Qaeda In Iraq Behind U.K. Bomb Plot?  —  Sources Tell CBS News Suspects Recruited By Leader Of Terror Group's Iraq Branch  —  (CBS/AP) British intelligence services increasingly believe that the failed car bombings in London and Glasgow bare the fingerprints of al Qaeda in Iraq, CBS News has learned.
Michael Glatze / WorldNetDaily:
How a 'gay rights' leader became straight  —  Homosexuality came easy to me, because I was already weak.  —  My mom died when I was 19.  My father had died when I was 13.  At an early age, I was already confused about who I was and how I felt about others.
 
 
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Washington Post:
A Disappointing Term  —  THE SUPREME COURT last week concluded …
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A Summer Camp Where Fireworks Are the Point
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Christianism vs Romney
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Dear MSM: You Ain't The Only Game In Town Any More, Honey
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Washington Whispers  —  Home > Nation & World > Washington …
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Clashes at Pakistan mosque leave 9 dead
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