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3:30 PM ET, July 22, 2007

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Kit Bond and the credibility of war supporters  —  Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond of Missouri, one of George Bush's most blindly loyal Senatorial servants, wrote a letter yesterday to the New York Times which contained a startling admission tossed in as a throwaway line: … Bond told AP the same thing:
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New York Times:
Yes, We're Safer (1 Letter)  —  To the Editor:  —  Re "Same People, Same Threat" (news analysis, front page, July 18):  —  It is disappointing to read the twist that the Democrats and the mainstream media put on the recent National Intelligence Estimate.  —  Your news analysis asks, "Are we safer?"
Associated Press:
Sen. Feingold proposes censuring Bush  —  WASHINGTON - Liberal Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold said Sunday he wants Congress to censure President Bush for his management of the Iraq war and his "assault" against the Constitution.  —  But Feingold's own party leader in the Senate showed little interest in the idea.
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Senator Feingold To Introduce Bush Censure Resolution In Senate "Soon"
Discussion: Ian Schwartz
Gateway Pundit:
Goodness... What's Happened to France?  —  ** Pajamas Media has the official response from the US Embassy on this unbelievable development in France.  —  Here's a closer look:  —  Volunteers form a human chain to honor fallen U.S. troops in World War Two and form the words …
Discussion: The Newshoggers
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Anita Gates / New York Times:
Tammy Faye Bakker, 65, Emotive Evangelist, Dies  —  Tammy Faye Bakker, the diminutive and elaborately coiffed gospel singer who, with her first husband, Jim Bakker, built a commercial empire around television evangelism only to see it collapse in sex and money scandals, died Friday at her home near Kansas City, Mo. She was 65.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Balloon Juice
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Steve Hartsoe / Associated Press:
Tammy Faye Messner dies at 65
Discussion: Pharyngula and Pam's House Blend
Investor's Business Daily:
Keeping The Flying Imams Airborne  —  Homeland Security: Despite overwhelming support in and out of Congress, legal protection for airline passengers who report suspicious behavior is being blocked by Democratic leaders.  Wasn't one 9/11 enough for them?  —  Religion
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:   KEEPING THE FLYING IMAMS AIRBORNE
Jurassicpork / Pottersville:
FRANK RICH: I Did Have Sexual Relations With That Woman  —  It's not just the resurgence of Al Qaeda that is taking us back full circle to the fateful first summer of the Bush presidency.  It's the hot sweat emanating from Washington.  Once again the capital is titillated by a scandal featuring …
Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
Look who's holding hostages again  —  How do you feel about the American hostages in Iran?  —  No, not the guys back in the Seventies, the ones being held right now.  —  What?  You haven't heard about them?  —  Odd that, isn't it?  But they're there.
Pupster / Innocent Bystanders:
John Edwards, Esq.  —  A few months ago, Mrs. Pupster told me she had collected enough Coke rewards points for another magazine subscription, and since none of the choices appealed to her, she picked one for me.  "Maxim?"  I asked hopefully, "Guns and Ammo?  Field and Stream?  ESPN?"  Uhm...no.
Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST and UrbanGrounds
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Glenn Reynolds and Ana Marie Cox on the CNN YouTube debate  —  They can go two ways with it — dry, serious queries on niche topics or self-consciously offbeat crap that showcases the "spirit of the Web."  Count on some of both.  A teaser: … It'll be mighty interesting to see what sorts …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Mark Preston / CNN:
McCain loses key South Carolina supporter  —  CHARLESTON, South Carolina (CNN) — After a two week political free-fall, Sen. John McCain received welcome news late this week when a new CNN poll showed he still maintained strong Republican support in South Carolina, a crucial Southern state with an early primary.
New York Times:
Power Without Limits  —  The Bush administration, which has been pushing presidential power to new extremes, is reportedly developing an even more dangerous new theory of executive privilege.  It says that if Congress holds White House officials in contempt for withholding important evidence …
Michael Ledeen / The Corner:
Michael Gerson Doesn't Get It  —  Michael Gerson thinks a bit about Syria's and Iran's actions in Iraq, which he summarizes thus: "In a kind of malicious chemistry experiment, hostile powers are adding accelerants to Iraq's frothing chaos.  Iran smuggles the advanced explosive devices that kill and maim American soldiers.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Breaking: Michael Moore will Live Chat on C&L Sunday 4-5PM ET  —  Michael Moore will be joining C&L for a Sunday afternoon chat about his new movie "Sicko" and whatever else comes up in the comment thread.  The movie has opened in about 500 new cities across the country this weekend...
Discussion: Think Progress
John Bolton / Times of London:
Does Britain really want to be Belgium?  —  When John Bolton left the United Nations, some of the fun went out of the multi-storey talking shop.  No longer was the walrus-moustached rightwinger there to cast barbs at the silver-tongued bureaucrats who took pride in peddling compromises …
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Christopher Torchia / Associated Press:
Turks Cast Ballots for New Parliament  —  ANKARA, TURKEY -  —  Turks voted for a new Parliament on Sunday in a contest viewed as pivotal in determining the balance between Islam and secularism in this nation of more than 70 million.  —  Many people cut short vacations to head home to cast their ballots …
 
 
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Elizabeth Edwards in campaign lime light
Washington Post:
Aide to Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric Fatally Stabbed
Discussion: Needlenose
Mohsin Hamid / Washington Post:
'Why Do They Hate Us?'  —  LONDON Recently, I found myself in Dallas …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
ABCNEWS:
City of God: Catholic Fla. Town Opens
Discussion: The Raw Story
Matt / Think Progress:
NBC's David Gregory: The Angry Left Is Not 'Very Serious And Tough' On Iraq
Discussion: INSTAPUTZ
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Rod Liddle / Times of London:
BBC in need  —  Poor old Auntie Beeb is unwell.
Discussion: Wake up America and Biased BBC
Christopher Caldwell / New York Times:
The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement-Administration …
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Charleston Daily Mail:
Don Surber: Democrats 'achieve' 14 percent approval
Tim Blair / NEWS.com.au:
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Media Matters for America:
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Eric Kleefeld / Election Central:
Spokesman: Romney Not "Equating Or Comparing Anyone" When Holding "Obama Osama" Sign