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10:30 PM ET, July 9, 2007

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Robin Stringer / Bloomberg:
U.S. Military Losses Hit 4,000 in Iraq, Afghanistan  —  Four thousand U.S. service members have died in U.S. President George W. Bush's ``war on terror'' in Iraq and Afghanistan 5 1/2 years after American forces ousted the Taliban in December 2001.  —  A total of 3,596 have died in Iraq since …
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Associated Press:
Official: Iraq gov't misses all targets  —  WASHINGTON - A progress report on Iraq will conclude that the U.S.-backed government in Baghdad has not met any of its targets for political, economic and other reform, speeding up the Bush administration's reckoning on what to do next, a U.S. official said Monday.
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Report: Wars cost US $12 billion a month  —  WASHINGTON - The boost in troop levels in Iraq has increased the cost of war there and in Afghanistan to $12 billion a month, and the total for Iraq alone is nearing a half-trillion dollars, congressional analysts say.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
4 GOP Senators To Be Targeted by DSCC Ads
Discussion: ABCNEWS, DownWithTyranny! and TIME
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Moment of Truth for the President  —  Will he reject disastrous advice to compromise with opponents of the war?  —  The New York Times leads today with David Sanger's story, "In White House, Debate Is Rising On Iraq Pullback; Political Considerations; Not Waiting For Sept. 15, Aides Seek to Forestall G.O.P. Defections."
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
"Insane, Irrational Panic"  —  This is how Bill Kristol describes the view of those who have followed this war closely for four years of drift, mishap and recklessness and concluded that some kind of withdrawal or redeployment is now our least worst option.  It is based on Kristol's judgment that, for reasons unspecified,
Michael J. Totten:
Syria Invades Lebanon  —  A few days ago Lebanese daily newspaper Al Mustaqbal quietly reported a limited Syrian invasion of Lebanon.  (Via Naharnet.) … This happened immediately before I left town for two days.  When I returned I was surprised to find no mention of this whatsoever anywhere else in the media.
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Ynetnews:
Lebanon 'to erupt in 1 week'  —  Syria calls on citizens to evacuate Lebanon, reports say; Expert: Civil war possible  —  Syria has called on its citizens to leave Lebanon ahead of an expected "eruption" in that country, Arab and Iranian press reports have said.
Bushra Juhi / Associated Press:
Iraqi FM: Turkey massing 140,000 troops
Paul J. Gough / Hollywood Reporter:
Viewers don't warm up to 'Live Earth' coverage  —  NEW YORK — NBC's three-hour primetime "Live Earth" special, which included highlights from Saturday's global concerts, failed to generate much enthusiasm in the ratings.  —  The estimated 2.7 million viewers was slightly under …
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Telegraph:
Neil McCormick finds confused messages and an unimpressive line …
Discussion: protein wisdom and New York Times
Glenn Gamboa / Newsday:
U.S. leg of Live Earth hits key notes
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Ian Schwartz
Fred Thompson / National Review:
Why Are Sections of that L.A Times Fred-Abortion Group Story Disappearing?  —  A couple of other thoughts on Fred and the abortion group:  —  Captain Ed notes that Fred Thompson registered as a lobbyist for a foreign agent in October 1991.  Did he register as a lobbyist for domestic clients at an earlier date?
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
"Facts" disappearing without a trace from LAT bombshell on Fred's …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Michael Moore demands apology from Wolf Blitzer  —  Michael Moore went off on Wolfie and CNN for a hit piece they aired about "Sicko" right before he came on.  He was hot!  He slapped the beard around pretty good...He says he'll post the facts refuting their claims on his website tonight.
Discussion: The Agonist
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Adam Howard / AlterNet.org:
Michael Moore Rips Wolf Blitzer on CNN: "Why Don't You Tell …
Discussion: SamSederShow.com
BBC:
US Iraq chief warns of long war  —  The head of US forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus, has told the BBC that fighting the insurgency is a "long term endeavour" which could take decades.  —  Speaking to the BBC's John Simpson in Baquba, Gen Petraeus said there was evidence …
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Petraeus Says Iraq Will Be "Decades" Long; Likens Struggle To Northern Ireland
Discussion: First Draft
Satyam / Think Progress:
Escalation Architect Kagan: 'Whatever You Can Say About The Current Strategy, It Has Not Failed'  —  Today, the American Enterprise Institute, a neoconservative think tank, held a discussion entitled "Assessing the Surge in Iraq," featuring prominent Iraq war proponents like Fred Kagan …
Alex Koppelman / Salon:
Taylor will still appear, Senate Judiciary Commitee says  —  Despite the president's invocation of executive privilege, former White House political director Sara Taylor will still appear before Congress on Wednesday.
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Subpoena Battle: What's Next?
USA Today:
USAT/Gallup Poll: Steady leads for Giuliani & Clinton  —  Fresh results from the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, parts of which are being released this hour:  —  • In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has a 10 percentage point lead nationally …
Jennifer Parker / Political Radar:
EXCLUSIVE: Army Missed Recruiting Goal Again  —  ABC News' Jonathan Karl and Luis Martinez report: Already stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army is having a hard time finding new recruits.  ABC News has learned the Army missed its recruiting goal in June for the second month in a row …
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Richard Allen Greene / The Politico:
Hillary the inevitable  —  Obama strategist David Plouffe released a memo last week arguing that Hillary Clinton's advantages were essentially those of incumbency, that her support was thin, and that Obama should actually be considered the front-runner.  —  Mark Penn, Clinton's chief strategist …
Discussion: Althouse, Tammy Bruce and MyDD
Charles Franklin / Pollster.com:
BUSH APPROVAL: NEWSWEEK 26%, TREND 27.9%  —  A Newsweek poll taken 7/2-3/07 finds approval of President Bush at 26%, disapproval at 65%, unchanged from Newsweek's previous poll done 6/18-19.  With the addition of the Newsweek poll, the trend estimate stands at 27.9%.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
 
 
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Harry Reid: No one is calling for a precipitous withdrawal in Iraq
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