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8:05 PM ET, July 11, 2007

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Siun / Firedoglake:
Levin-Lieberman Love Fest - One Step Closer to War on Iran  —  Right after Sen. Lieberman voted against U.S. troops on the Webb amendment, he launched his new Iran Amendment - cosponsored by pals Kyl, Graham, Collins and Sessions with strong support by McCain - and Senator Levin could not fall …
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Time Limit on Iraq Troop Deployments Fails in Senate
Discussion: Truthdig and Whiskey Fire
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Lieberman on the Webb Amendment: "Give the American soldier a break..."
Discussion: Think Progress
Thomas Watkins / Associated Press:
Officer Advises Against Trial for Marine  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) - The government's case against a Marine accused of fatally shooting Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha lacks sufficient evidence to go to a court-martial and should be dropped, a hearing officer determined.
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Kelley Shannon / Associated Press:
Lady Bird Johnson dies at 94  —  AUSTIN, Texas - Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson, died Wednesday, a family spokeswoman said.  She was 94.  —  Johnson, who suffered a stroke …
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Kelley Shannon / Washington Post:
Lady Bird Johnson Dies at 94  —  First Lady Recalled as Charming, Media Savvy and Deeply Connected to Nature  —  This was another Lady Bird spring we had, wasn't it?  —  Confident and lush and defiantly gorgeous, this spring burst out of an ugly Washington winter in such glory because of Lady Bird Johnson.
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) —
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Mock the Press  —  At this morning's ribbon-cutting for the newly renovated White House Briefing Room, President Bush dropped in just long enough to rub reporters' noses in his cheerful refusal to take them seriously.  —  There would be no answering questions about the war …
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RADAR:
MCCAIN UNRAVELED BY 'GAY SWEATERS'?  —  SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE McCain (Photos: Getty Images)  —  In the final days of his imploding candidacy, John McCain has taken a page out of Richard Nixon's play book, finding increasingly bizarre explanations for his political failures.
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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.
E.A. Torriero / Chicago Tribune:
Homeland Security chief warns of 'increased risk'  —  Chertoff bases 'gut feeling' on history, Al Qaeda statements  —  Fearing complacency among the American people over possible terror threats, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said in Chicago Tuesday that the nation faces a heightened chance of an attack this summer.
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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.)?
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.
Associated Press:
Deficit Falls to $205 Billion  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's budget deficit will drop to $205 billion in the fiscal year that ends in September, less than half of what it was at its peak in 2004, according to new White House estimates.  —  President Bush planned to discuss the figures in an afternoon appearance.
Discussion: The Corner
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Centrist House Republicans establish Tuesday Group PAC  —  Centrist Republicans in the House, concerned about their dwindling ranks, have set up a new political action committee (PAC) to protect their seats and elect new lawmakers who share their ideology.  —  The new political fund …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
 
 
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Alberto Gonzales Should Face Criminal Investigation and Prison Time if Found Guilty
Associated Press:
Report: al-Qaida Has Regained Strength
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
Army "Future": Invade Azerbaijan
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Felony  —  Hmmm.  A very knowledgeable emailer says it's a felony ...
Brian T. Fitzpatrick / Los Angeles Times:
Disorder in the court  —  The 9th Circuit is overturned more than any other appeals court.
Discussion: New York Times and SCOTUSblog
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
In Whole or in Part, a Missing Vitter
Steven White / American Prospect:
MICHAEL BAY AND THE PENTAGON. …
Jackie Kucinich / The Hill:
Boehner calls anti-surge GOP senators 'wimps'
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J.D. Johannes / TCS Daily:
How Al Qaeda is Winning Even as it is Losing
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Latest Poll Shows High Point in Opposition to Iraq War
Discussion: MyDD and DownWithTyranny!
Harry Potter / CNN:
ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES
Queerty:
GRAVEL PISSED OVER HRC DISS
Lisa Schiffren / The Corner:
Politics Imitates Art; Gordon Brown is Cornelius Fudge.
Discussion: Dr. Sanity