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1:40 PM ET, July 5, 2007

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Tony Snow / USA Today:
President respects justice  —  So he lifted excessive sentence but left convictions, fine, probation.  —  President Bush commuted part of Lewis Libby's sentence because he considered a 30-month stretch in prison too severe.  Libby was convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury …
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Libby Fallout: House Committee Plans Hearing, Defense Lawyers Rejoice  —  It turns out that a president can't make the unprecedented move of commuting a former aide's prison sentence without some consequences.  —  On Capitol Hill, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) …
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
White House reacts to Clintons' comments
Discussion: Corrente and MSNBC
John Steel / Telegraph:
45 Muslim doctors planned US terror raids  —  A group of 45 Muslim doctors threatened to use car bombs and rocket grenades in terrorist attacks in the United States during discussions on an extremist internet chat site.  —  Police found details of the discussions on a site run by one of a three-strong "cyber-terrorist" gang.
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
A Mob-Rule Moment  —  Former senator Fred Thompson has begun his unannounced quest for the Republican presidential nomination by telling audiences in New Hampshire that Washington is badly out of touch with the country.  —  As a senior campaign adviser put it to The Post's Michael Shear …
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Clinton, Thompson Tied  —  Clinton (D) 46% Romney (R) 42%  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) tied with former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson (R) in an Election 2008 match-up.  Both candidates attract support from 45% of voters.
Karen Tumulty / TIME: Swampland:
Dick Gephardt Endorses Hillary Clinton  —  The Clinton campaign has scheduled a 1 p.m. conference call to announce that she has picked up the endorsement of former House Democratic Leader (and presidential candidate) Dick Gephardt.  (Raw Story had the news first.)  —  What's the significance?
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The Raw Story:   Hillary garners key Dem's endorsement
June Kronholz / Wall Street Journal:
Giuliani Support Hints at Shift  —  Emphasis on Defense,  —  Not Social Issues,  —  Attracts Some Republicans  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — He is a pro-choice, thrice-married New Yorker.  So why is Rudy Giuliani the leading presidential candidate in a Republican Party long dominated by pro-life …
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Susan Milligan / Boston Globe:
Giuliani watchers wonder if he will overplay 9/11 card
Discussion: TalkLeft and TIME
Catherine Elsworth / Telegraph:
Al Gore's son arrested for drugs  —  The son of Al Gore, the former vice president and prominent environmental campaigner, was yesterday arrested for possession of drugs after being pulled over by police for speeding.  —  Al Gore III, 24, was stopped as he was driving a blue Toyota Prius …
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Ewen MacAskill / Guardian:
Gore's son facing drugs charges
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
John Solomon / Washington Post:
Splitting Hairs, Edwards's Stylist Tells His Side of Story  —  Man Behind Pricey Coifs Details Long Relationship  —  For four decades, Joseph Torrenueva has cut the hair of Hollywood celebrities, from Marlon Brando to Bob Barker, so when a friend told him in 2003 that a presidential candidate needed grooming advice, he agreed to help.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:   Solomon strikes again
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Disappearing Nuclear Devices  —  Canada has discovered a problem in its management of radioactive devices — the darn things keep coming up missing.  Either through theft or carelessness, or both, Canada has dozens of radioactive devices missing, and counterterrorism agents there are very worried (h/t: CQ reader Stoo):
Discussion: Argghhh!
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CTV.ca:   Radioactive devices disappearing at alarming rate
Izhar Wani / Agence France Presse:
Muslim 'Rage Boy' says he's really angry  —  SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - He has become the face of Muslim fury: an angry young man whose bushy beard and fiery-eyed scowl take centre stage at nearly every pro-Islamic demonstration in Indian Kashmir.  —  Shakeel Bhat, 31, has been displaying …
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Romney's Data Cruncher  —  In late 2002, Alex Gage sold his share of a well-established polling firm and set about convincing Karl Rove that he had the answer to ensuring President Bush's reelection.  —  His pitch was simple: Take corporate America's love affair with learning everything …
ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: U.K. Terror Plot — Why the Bombs Failed  —  Fuel-Air Bombs Notoriously Difficult  —  A Mercedes car, which contained a suspected car bomb, is loaded onto a removals truck in Haymarket Street, near Piccadilly, in central London, last Friday.  (Simon Dawson/AP Photo)
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama wows Iowa transcendental meditators  —  FAIRFIELD, Iowa — Sen. Barack Obama drew his heartiest welcome of a two-day swing through Iowa in the state's capital of inner peace.  —  To the frustration of the cameramen in the Fairfield town square, Obama delivered his remarks facing East …
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Contacting Brazilian Ambassador: Do Not Cancel Live Earth Concert  —  A lower court in Brazil has decided to cancel the Live Earth Concert in Rio because 700,000 Brazilians are planning to attend and the court believes the government of Brazil cannot ensure the safety of the attendees.
Quinnipiac University News and Events:
July 5, 2007 - Bloomberg Spoils Giuliani Lead In New Jersey Pres Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Bush Approval Drops To Lowest Ever In Any Poll  —  New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has gained some ground on former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in a 2008 presidential matchup …
Discussion: KnoxViews and Pollster.com
Michael Kinsley / New York Times:
The Lying Game  —  WHEN the Republicans in Congress impeached President Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, they insisted that it wasn't about sex, it was about lying.  Of course that wasn't true.  Even at the height of their power-mad self-delusions (when Newt Gingrich was conducting …
 
 
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Robert Spencer / Right Wing News:
HotAir, MEMRI, Jihad Watch blocked by the Feds?
David Wessel / Wall Street Journal:
Princeton Economist Says Lack of Civil Liberties, Not Poverty, Breeds Terrorism
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Homemade, Cheap and Dangerous
Agence France Presse:
Arctic Monkeys shiver at Live Earth 'hypocrisy'
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Guiliani Conference Call
New York Times:
Doctor Accused in Glasgow Attack Described as Loner Angry About the Iraq War
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
SHOELESS GEORGE BUSH BACKSLIDES
Discussion: Townhall.com and SwanBlog
This Is London:
'I CAN'T BELIEVE MY SON'S A FANATIC'
Discussion: Right Wing News
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Ozzy Osbourne to help Taiwan in U.N. membership quest
James Risen / New York Times:
Contractors Back From Iraq Suffer Trauma From Battle
Afghan LORD:
Taliban Radio station back On air
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
John Christoffersen / Associated Press:
Fed Up With War, Some Won't Pay Taxes
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Construction Woes Add to Fears at Embassy in Iraq