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1:05 PM ET, July 11, 2007

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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Former Bush Aide Will Answer Some Questions  —  Sara Taylor, the former White House political director, has agreed to answer some questions as a "willing and cooperative private citizen," during testimony about the United States attorney firings last year when she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee later today.
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Washington Post:
Ex-Aide Refuses to Testify on Attorney Firings  —  Former White House aide Sara M. Taylor refused to testify today about White House discussions surrounding the firing of nine U.S. attorneys last year, but, treading carefully around a White House claim of executive privilege, did offer some details about the episode.
Reuters:
White House: No specific terror threat against US
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Kevin Drawbaugh / Reuters:
White House threatens House student loan bill veto
Discussion: Air America Radio
Dick Morris / The Hill:
Bush will have to pull out of Iraq, or face historical obliteration  —  Are they traitors or prophets, these Republicans who have jumped ship and called for Bush to begin pulling out of Iraq — Sens. George Voinovich (Ohio), Richard Lugar (Ind.), John Warner (Va.), and Pete Domenici (N.M.)?
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Stephen Biddle / Washington Post:
Iraq: Go Deep or Get Out  —  The president's shaky political consensus …
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Faiz / Think Progress:
Petraeus Adviser: 'Middle-Ground Options' In Iraq Debate Are …
Discussion: Boston Herald
Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
Officials Worry of Summer Terror Attack  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. counterterror officials are warning of an increased risk of an attack this summer, given al-Qaida's apparent interest in summertime strikes and increased al-Qaida training in the Afghan-Pakistani border region.
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Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
Chairman Thompson Responds to Chertoff's "Gut Feeling"
E.A. Torriero / Chicago Tribune:
Homeland Security chief warns of 'increased risk'
Avedon / Eschaton:
Thought for the day  —  Shouldn't it concern us that Republicans are constantly talking about how people will all wise up when the next terrorist attack at home comes?  —  I mean, they really seem to be looking forward to it, and they take great delight in the thought that, by God, people will see things differently when it happens.
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D-Mac / Philadelphia Will Do:
Rick Santorum Would Very Much Like It If You Blew Up And Couldn't Vote Democrat  —  Rick Santorum apparently has some sort of info that we don't, as he said yesterday on Hugh Hewitt's radio show that there's going to be a terrorist attack before the elections so people will vote Republican.
Christopher Lee / Washington Post:
Ex-Surgeon General Says White House Hushed Him  —  Former surgeon general Richard H. Carmona yesterday accused the Bush administration of muzzling him on sensitive public health issues, becoming the most prominent voice among several current and former federal science officials who have complained of political interference.
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Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Surgeon General Sees 4-Year Term as Compromised
Kimberly Kagan / Opinion Journal:
Moving Forward in Iraq  —  The "surge" is working.  Will Washington allow the current progress to continue?  —  In Washington perception is often mistaken for reality.  And as Congress prepares for a fresh debate on Iraq, the perception many members have is that the new strategy has already failed.
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Reuters:   U.S. says al Qaeda will "lash out" in Iraq
John Solomon / Washington Post:
Gonzales Knew About Violations, Officials Say  —  Two senior Justice Department officials said yesterday that they kept Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales apprised of FBI violations of civil liberties and privacy safeguards in recent years.  —  The two officials spoke in a telephone call arranged …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
From Barack Obama, Two Dangerous Words  —  PHILADELPHIA — Barack Obama has the teachers cheering.  The National Education Association is meeting here, and Obama— like the Democratic candidates who have spoken before him — is telling the crowd everything it wants to hear.
Associated Press:
Marine Investigator Recommends Dropping Charges in Haditha Killings  —  SAN DIEGO — An investigating officer has recommended dismissing murder charges against a U.S. Marine accused in the slayings of three Iraqi men in a squad action that killed 24 civilians in the town of Haditha, according to a report.
Guardian:
Pope says Protestants cannot have churches  —  John Hooper in Rome and Stephen Bates  —  Protestant churches yesterday reacted with dismay to a new declaration approved by Pope Benedict XVI insisting they were mere "ecclesial communities" and their ministers effectively phonies with no right to give communion.
Michael Yon:
Al-Qaeda on the Run: Feasting on the Moveable Beast  —  "No al Qaeda Zone": Hefty Buhriz Policeman smoking in public.  —  The last major mission I did while in Baqubah in early 2005 was into Buhriz.  That mission had begun with our artillery firing some 155mm shots into a palm grove on the banks of the Diyala River.
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Hot Air
USA Today:
'08 money race: Some nickel-and-diming it  —  WASHINGTON — Presidential candidates are using low-cost tickets to fundraisers, online contests and concerts featuring pop stars to lure a group they hope will give them an edge: donors who contribute in small amounts.
Discussion: Obama HQ and The American Mind
White House:
President Bush Unveils Renovated Press Briefing Room  —  Fact Sheet: The 2007 Renovation of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  —  Life in the White House - The Press Briefing Room  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.  I like a good, short introduction.  (Laughter.)  —  Q — (inaudible) —
Discussion: Ian Schwartz
NEWS.com.au:
Giant badgers terrorise Iraqi port city  —  Decrease Increase -  —  From correspondents in Basra  —  THE Iraqi port city of Basra, already prey to a nasty turf war between rival militia factions, has now been gripped by a scary rumour - giant badgers are stalking the streets by night, eating humans.
Discussion: The Corner and Blue Crab Boulevard
 
 
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Human Rights Campaign Foundation and MTV Networks' Logo Channel …
Lisa Schiffren / The Corner:
Politics Imitates Art; Gordon Brown is Cornelius Fudge.
Jonathan Kozol / New York Times:
Transferring Up  —  LAST month's Supreme Court ruling …
Discussion: Althouse
The Politico:
GOP fears for credibility after scandals
Turkishdailynews Headlines:
WHO TO VOTE FOR AND WHY? (DAY 3)
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
David Brown / Times of London:
Briton marries bin Laden's son
Amanda / Think Progress:
Sen. Snowe to co-sponsor Iraq withdrawal bill.
Al Kamen / Washington Post:
War? But Tiger's in Town!
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
First Amendment Claim in Cockfight Suit
Discussion: Althouse
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
A Senator's Moral High Ground Gets a Little Shaky
D. Bruce Merrifield / American Thinker:
Global Warming and Solar Radiation
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Legal bills  —  Rep. Alan B. Mollohan (D-W.Va.) paid …
Martha Waggoner / Associated Press:
Cartoonist Doug Marlette Dies in Crash
Discussion: Town Called Dobson
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Message: Stay the Course
Discussion: Danger Room
John Distaso / New Hampshire Union Leader:
McCain refocuses campaign on NH and South Carolina
Washington Post:
In GOP, Growing Friction On Iraq