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3:10 AM ET, July 17, 2007

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Bob Geiger:
Reid To Force Senate Into All-Night Session Tuesday  —  Forcing his Republican colleagues to put up or shut up on the notion of an up-or-down vote, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) just moments ago announced that he will immediately file a cloture motion on the Reed-Levin troop redeployment bill and …
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Nico / Think Progress:
BREAKING: Reid To Force All-Night Filibuster On Iraq Withdrawal  —  Moments ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that in response to conservative obstructionism, he plans to force war supporters to physically remain in the Senate and filibuster Iraq withdrawal legislation.
Fox News:
Reid Threatens to Keep Senate Up All Night, Republicans Yawn  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has threatened to keep the Senate awake all night Tuesday to protest GOP blocking tactics on moves to compel U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq.  —  Senate Republican leaders …
Discussion: On Deadline and Viking Pundit
Democrats.senate.gov:
Reid: Republicans Must Allow Up-Or-Down Vote On Amendment To Change Course In Iraq  —  Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke on the floor on the U.S. Senate today, urging Republicans to allow an up-or-down vote on the Levin-Reed amendment to the Defense Authorization bill that will transition the mission in Iraq.
Deborah Tate / Voice of America:
US Senate Democrats Plan Around-the-Clock Debate on Iraq
Discussion: Big Brass Blog
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Pace: US Weighs Larger 'Surge' in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military is weighing new directions in Iraq, including an even bigger troop buildup if President Bush thinks his "surge" strategy needs a further boost, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
How Bush Uses His Generals  —  President Bush says that he should be trusted on military issues because he listens to his commanders.  But he has a tendency to celebrate his generals when they're providing him political cover — then stick a knife in their backs when they're no longer of any use to him.
CNN:
GOP senator to Rove: Bush legacy on the line in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Republican senator says he warned top White House aide Karl Rove that President Bush quickly needs to craft a workable plan to withdraw U.S. troops fom Iraq in order to salvage his legacy.
Taylor Marsh:
BREAKING NEWS: Joseph Wilson Endorses Hillary Clinton  —  The blogs got it first. … A conference call announcing the endorsement of Hillary Clinton by Joseph Wilson was just held with bloggers to hear the breaking news.  This is a huge deal for Candidate Clinton and a big endorsement for her candidacy.
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Joe Wilson Endorses Hillary!
Discussion: Texas Kaos, MyDD and Macsmind
Steve Clemons / The Huffington Post:
Joe Wilson Endorses Hillary
Ronpauldelaware / Delaware's Ron Paul Blog:
Military Favors Ron Paul Over McCain  —  The US Federal Election Commission has released the Selected Presidential Reports for the 2007 July Quarterly, and there are a few surprises.  No surprise, of course, is that people in the armed services and veterans overwhelmingly support the Republican Party.
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Eaglescout / The Truth:
Military support for the republican candidates.
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Romney spent $300 on makeup 'consulting'  —  What kinds of things do you think of when you hear "communications consulting"?  —  Speechwriting?  Message strategy?  —  Well, "communications consulting" is how presidential candidate Mitt Romney recorded $300 in payments to a California company …
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington:
Read the "confidential memo" from the Minnesota Republican Party that is the basis of CREW's FEC complaint  —  CREW filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint today against the Republican Party of Minnesota and its former treasurer, Marina Taubenberger, alleging multiple egregious violations …
Discussion: Norwegianity
David Hambling / Popular Mechanics:
Better Bombs: Scientists Develop Metal That Explodes on Impact  —  When most bombs go off,  —  they release a spray of deadly shards of steel.  Now, imagine that those shards were themselves explosive, detonating in a massive chain reaction.  It's for real: Defense contractors are harnessing …
Discussion: WILLisms.com and Secular Blasphemy
Michael Yon:
Superman  —  Superman  —  Route Tampa is the major supply route for Coalition forces in Iraq.  Billions of dollars' worth of gear and supplies are pumped up the northbound artery, while rumbling down the southbound vein back to Kuwait are damaged vehicles, units returning from a year or longer at war and convoys of empty trucks.
Discussion: Pat Dollard and The Belmont Club
Bill Roggio / Daily Iraq Report:
Iraq Report: Major offensive underway in Babil  —  Iraqi and U.S. forces have launched a multi-brigade operation south of Baghdad as the pursuit of al Qaeda in Iraq continues in Diyala and the north.  Al Qaeda in Iraq and allied insurgent groups conducted multiple mass casualty attacks …
 
 
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