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5:25 AM ET, July 8, 2007

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New York Times:
The Road Home  —  It is time for the United States to leave Iraq, without any more delay than the Pentagon needs to organize an orderly exit.  —  Like many Americans, we have put off that conclusion, waiting for a sign that President Bush was seriously trying to dig the United States …
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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
'N.Y. Times' Editorial: Leave Iraq Now  —  NEW YORK At a critical moment, with Republicans in Congress starting to abandon President Bush on Iraq, The New York Times for its Sunday edition has published what may one day be viewed as a historic editorial.  —  It is titled, "The Road Home," …
The Raw Story:
WHITE HOUSE PLANS TO BLOCK TESTIMONY FROM TOP ROVE AIDE IN US ATTORNEY INQUIRY; HARRIET MIERS ...  The White House appeared set for an expanded showdown with congressional investigators in the probe of the firing of eight US Attorneys over the weekend.  An attorney for Sara Taylor …
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Think Progress:
BREAKING: White House To Block Testimony Of Former Rove Aide  —  Early last month, the Senate Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to former Karl Rove aide and former Director of the White House Office of Political Affairs, Sara Taylor, for her involvement in the "unprecedented firings …
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
U.S. Aborted Raid on Qaeda Chiefs in Pakistan in '05  —  A secret military operation in early 2005 to capture senior members of Al Qaeda in Pakistan's tribal areas was aborted at the last minute after top Bush administration officials decided it was too risky and could jeopardize relations with Pakistan …
Telegraph:
Madonna criticised over links to polluters  —  She provided the finale to yesterday's Live Earth concerts, even writing a special song to mark the worldwide musical event.  —  But instead of being lionised, Madonna found herself accused of hypocrisy last night after allegations …
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Brendan Farrington / Associated Press:
Thompson energizes young Republicans  —  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Not yet a 2008 candidate, Fred Thompson energized young Republicans with a speech Saturday that was heavy on rhetoric and short on policy pronouncements.  He branded Democrats as "the party of despair."
Discussion: The RBC
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Redstate:
The Romney Advantage: Who Needs Grassroots When You Can Afford Astroturf  —  The other candidates running for the GOP nomination have run smack into the Romney money advantage today down in Florida.  The Young Republicans are having their national [hedonism] convention.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Sheila Samples / Voices:
Strike at the Root!  —  Dig into the darkness and strike the root.  We must expose — and impeach — Dick Cheney  —  "We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men"~~George Orwell  —  Recently, Nova M Radio's Mike Malloy suggested …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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Rasmussen Reports:
39% Favor Impeaching Bush
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
The Atlantic Online:
The Impeachment Option
Shankar Vedantam / Washington Post:
Research Links Lead Exposure, Criminal Activity  —  Rudy Giuliani never misses an opportunity to remind people about his track record in fighting crime as mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001.  —  "I began with the city that was the crime capital of America," Giuliani …
Confederate Yankee:
AP Responds to DecapiGate  —  As most CY readers know, I sent a letter to Associated Press Director of Public Relations Jack Stokes and several of the AP Board of Directors on July 5.  —  I—along with many other bloggers, and a few journalists, it seems—were curious as to why the Associated Press …
Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER:
Bobo's Mailbox  —  David Brooks' appearance tonight on the Jim Lehrer Newshour dashed all hope that the man would recover his integrity.  As some may recall I sent Mr. Brooks a letter on Wednesday chiding him for intellectual dishonesty for insisting there was no harm and no issue with respect …
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Online NewsHour:
Libby Sentence Nullified; Candidates Release Fund-raising Numbers
Discussion: Angry Bear
John F. Burns / New York Times:
Zone by Zone: Showcase and Chimera in the Desert  —  SUNNI merchants watched warily from behind neat stacks of fruit and vegetables as Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno walked with a platoon of bodyguards through the Qatana bazaar here one recent afternoon.  At last, one leathery-faced trader glanced furtively …
Discussion: Badgers Forward
Faisal Aziz / Reuters:
Musharraf tells mosque militants "surrender or die"  —  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - President Pervez Musharraf told Islamist militants barricaded in a mosque on Saturday to surrender or die, while concern grew for hundreds of women and children inside the beseiged compound in the Pakistani capital.
Patrick Hennessy / Telegraph:
Warning of 15-year fight against terror  —  Britain faces a 15-year battle to end the threat posed by Islamist terrorists, the Government's new security supremo has admitted.  —  Admiral Sir Alan West, the former First Sea Lord, said the overall danger facing the country …
Discussion: Theo Spark and Tim Worstall
 
 
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CBS News:
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Mirror.co.uk:
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Discussion: The Corner
Washington Post:
Virginia May Spurn GOP in '08
National Review:
I'm Really Comparable to Aaron Burr?  Or Worse, the New York Times?
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
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Discussion: Firedoglake
James Rosen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Sen. Graham returns from Iraq with renewed hopes
Lance Mannion:
Why we can't all just get along  —  Something I wrote once upon a time:
Discussion: The Impolitic and Unfogged
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Suicide Bombings Kill Nearly 150 in Iraq
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