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11:00 AM ET, July 7, 2007

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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Thompson, as a lobbyist, took abortion rights assignment  —  A spokesman for the presidential hopeful denies he did the work, a claim an ex-colleague calls "bizarre."  —  Former Tennessee Sen. Fred D. Thompson, who is campaigning for president as a "pro-life" Republican …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
THOMPSON: PRO-ABORTION LOBBYIST?  —  Today's Los Angeles Times reported that in 1991, Fred Thompson lobbied the Bush administration on behalf of National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association to relax a regulation that prevented clinics receiving federal money from engaging in abortion counseling.
New York Times:
Group Says It Hired Fred Thompson in Abortion Rights Bid  —  Former Senator Fred D. Thompson, who has positioned himself as an opponent of abortion rights as he prepares to run for president, was hired as a lobbyist 16 years ago by a group on the other side of the issue, according to documents and people involved with his hiring.
Discussion: Norwegianity
Associated Press:   Thompson Lobbied for Abortion Rights
The Prowler / American Spectator:
Left Coast Times Targets Fred
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Pending Mudslinging (Update: Show Me The Money!)
Discussion: Hot Air
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Senate Floor To Be a Stage For '08 Race  —  Antiwar Candidates Seeking the Spotlight  —  The four Senate Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination will take their campaigns to the chamber's floor next week, pushing new limits on U.S. involvement in Iraq in an attempt to burnish their antiwar credentials.
Discussion: TIME: Swampland
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Maggie Haberman / New York Post:
HILLARY'S POLL VAULT
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Hindrocket / Power Line:
Jihadists On Defense  —  On July 4, Zawahiri released a new video tape.  The production values are pretty good, and Zawahiri is intercut with other footage, including television clips.  What is striking about Zawahiri's message, however, is how defensive it is.  And what Zawahiri is defensive about, is events in Iraq.
Discussion: The Belmont Club
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Michael Ledeen / The Corner:
Why Do The Iraqis Hate the Terrorists?
Faiz / Think Progress:
Lindsey Graham: Escalation 'Is Working Beyond My Expectations'  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), returning from a visit this week to Iraq along with his pro-escalation partner Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), offered the following assessment of the situation in Iraq:
Susan Saulny / New York Times:
Will Her Face Determine His Fortune?  —  AS the election of 2008 approaches with its cast of contenders who bring unprecedented diversity to the quest for the White House, the voting public has been called on to ponder several questions: Is America ready for a woman to be president?  What about a black man?
Daily Mail:
Live Aid is promoting green to save the planet - what planet are they on?  —  As Madonna bounds on to the huge Wembley stage to save the planet, how the assembled Greenies will cheer.  —  The superstar is today fronting the massive Live Earth event, with nine concerts played …
Discussion: Tim Blair and Blue Crab Boulevard
The Corner:
Live Earth non-update  —  I don't know about the rest of the gang but I was kinda looking forward to spending the weekend doing cracks about rock stars taking their private jets halfway round the world to tell the little people why they need to sell the second-hand Honda Civic and get back on the bus.
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Stephen Wright / Daily Mail:
Al Qaeda fanatics working in police (but they don't dare sack them)  —  Up to eight police officers and civilian staff are suspected of links to extremist groups including Al Qaeda.  —  Some are even believed to have attended terror training camps in Pakistan or Afghanistan.
Washington Post:
Glasgow Suspect Angered by Iraq War, Relative Says  —  Bilal Abdulla, one of the two doctors arrested after a blazing Jeep Cherokee rammed into the Glasgow Airport terminal on Saturday, is a deeply religious Iraqi who was angry that his prominent Sunni family "lost everything" …
Discussion: Think Progress
USA Today:
New battery packs powerful punch  —  Batteries have long been vital to laptops and cellphones.  They are increasingly supplying electricity to an unlikely recipient: the power grid itself.  —  Until recently, large amounts of electricity could not be efficiently stored.
Discussion: The Glittering Eye
Reuters:
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, July 7  —  Source: Reuters  —  July 7 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1230 GMT on Saturday:  —  * Denotes new or updated item:  —  * BAGHDAD - Two U.S. soldiers killed by a roadside bomb while on foot patrol south of Baghdad on Friday …
Agence France Presse:
Much of US favors Bush impeachment: poll  —  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Nearly half of the US public wants President George W. Bush to face impeachment, and even more favor that fate for Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a poll out Friday.  —  The survey by the American Research Group found …
Economist:
Bomb proof  —  Terrorism is no longer much of a "black swan" event for markets  —  CAR bombs are placed in London and Glasgow airport is attacked; Britain's terrorism-alert status moves briefly to the highest level, suggesting another attack is imminent.  So how does the stockmarket react?
Charles Clover / Telegraph:
Wormeries 'may add to greenhouse gases'  —  Worms may not be as environmentally friendly as the growing number of gardeners who use them to help compost their kitchen scraps and grass clippings believe, say scientists.  —  In fact, the greenhouse gases emitted by a large commercial worm composting plant …
Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Online community flocks to Ron Paul  —  Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani may lead the polls and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney might have the most money among GOP presidential candidates, but Rep. Ron Paul (Texas) clearly leads his Republican colleagues in online support …
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CNNMoney.com:
Goldman Sachs targeted with death threats
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns and Money:
Politics: About Conflict
New York Magazine:
New 'Times' Tower: 'It's Like the Dark Ages'
Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
An early start in life is a good start
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
NO FOURTH AMENDMENT PROTECTION IN E-MAIL ADDRESSES, IP ADDRESSES …
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Israeli Settlements Exceed Boundaries, Report Says
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
We Need to Talk  —  America can't afford to lose its common language.
Toby Helm Chief / Telegraph:
EU wants tax on books and children's clothes
Discussion: Tim Worstall
 Earlier Items: 
Tim Blair / NEWS.com.au:
Martyr Mouse taking Mickey
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
Donna Goodison / Boston Herald:
Bar-exam flunker sues: Wannabe rejects gay-wed question, law
Russ Bynum / Associated Press:
Giuliani questioned about gun control
Jay Newton-Small / Time:
Everybody Hates Congress
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
John Dean: Bush's Commutation Conflicts With His Own DoJ Guidelines
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Circuit Court bars challenge to NSA spying
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
David Shuster dismantles Fouad Ajami's comparison of Libby to our fallen soldiers
 

 
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon reports Q3 AWS revenue up 19% YoY to $27.5B and AWS operating income of $10.4B, up from $7B in Q3 2023, and subscription sales up 11% to $11.3B

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Search to let users search for timely information using GPT-4o, after testing the feature in July 2024, a direct challenge to Google

Dade Hayes / Deadline:
In its Q3 earnings call, Comcast CEO Mike Cavanagh says the company is weighing spinning off its cable networks and open to “partnerships in streaming”

 
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