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11:30 AM ET, July 24, 2007

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CNN:
Part I: CNN/YouTube Democratic presidential debate transcript  —  This is part one of the transcript for the CNN/YouTube presidential debates.  To see the transcript of part two click here.  —  CHARLESTON, South Carolina (CNN) — The eight candidates vying to be the Democrat nominee …
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CNN:
Part II: CNN/YouTube Democratic presidential debate transcript
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Althouse
Michael Scherer / Salon:
What you missed while watching "Ask a Ninja"
Discussion: BartBlog and Prairie Weather
Channel '08:
'Sorely Disappointed'  —  I am sorely disappointed.
Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. Is Seen in Iraq Until at Least '09  —  While Washington is mired in political debate over the future of Iraq, the American command here has prepared a detailed plan that foresees a significant American role for the next two years.  —  The classified plan, which represents …
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
U.S. sets 2008 goal for Iraq security
Discussion: First Draft
David Brooks / New York Times:
[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: A Reality-Based Economy  —  The neopopulist story line about skyrocketing inequality and the tides of globalization is incredibly simple-minded.
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Dean Baker / American Prospect:
David Brooks Sets Record for Most Economic Errors in An Oped Column!  —  It looks like David Brooks is training for an Olympic event, he can really stuff a great volume of misinformation into a 750 word oped.  —  Let's see what we've got:  —  1) Brooks says "after a lag, average wages are rising sharply.
Discussion: Ezra Klein and Angry Bear
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David Freddoso / The Corner:
Dangerous Attack on Free Speech  —  The proprietor of this blog claims that he has filed an FEC complaint against Daily Kos.  Supposedly, this won't fly, based on earlier FEC rulings, but this is nonetheless an outrage against the First Amendment that every conservative should fight vigorously.
Discussion: Redstate and Sister Toldjah
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Blogcritics Comments:
Comment by John on Should the DailyKos be Subject to the Federal Election Commission?  —  someone wrote: "In John's defense, I don't see how his complaint is an effort to silence DailyKos.  Even if he were successful - which seems unlikely - all it would mean is that full disclosure and registration as a PAC would be required.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Diplomats Received Political Briefings  —  White House aides have conducted at least half a dozen political briefings for the Bush administration's top diplomats, including a PowerPoint presentation for ambassadors with senior adviser Karl Rove that named Democratic incumbents targeted …
Opinion Journal:
Cheese Headcases  —  Wisconsin reveals the cost of "universal" health care.  —  When Louis Brandeis praised the 50 states as "laboratories of democracy," he didn't claim that every policy experiment would work.  So we hope the eyes of America will turn to Wisconsin, and the effort …
Alex Berenson / New York Times:
Tax Break Used by Drug Makers Failed to Add Jobs  —  Two years ago, when companies received a big tax break to bring home their offshore profits, the president and Congress justified it as a one-time tax amnesty that would create American jobs.  —  Drug makers were the biggest beneficiaries …
Discussion: AMERICAblog
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow  —  Press Briefing Slide (PDF, 1.5 mb, 1 page)  —  MR. SNOW: Good afternoon.  First we'll begin with an announcement about the President's health.  Microscopic evaluations of the polyps discovered and removed during the President's colonoscopy confirmed the preliminary diagnosis, tubular adenoma.
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
THE CIA SPEAKS, WITH FORKED TONGUE  —  We've previously noted the new book Sabotage by Rowan Scarborough.  Scarborough's book explores the CIA's efforts to undermine the Bush administration.  It is a subject that we have written about here frequently over the past several years.
Discussion: Macsmind and Jules Crittenden
Mike Tobin / Plain Dealer:
DEA cases in question after informant said he lied  —  Informant who admits he lied jeopardizes convictions, lawyers say  —  The decision by U.S. Attorney Greg White to release a woman from prison and drop charges against two men could be the tip of the iceberg in a federal perjury investigation.
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
He Just Plays a Straight Shooter  —  Fred Thompson has stepped out of character.  To much of America, he is Arthur Branch, the district attorney he portrays on the TV series "Law and Order."  Branch is a straight shooter, a no-nonsense kind of guy who says what he means and means what he says.
 
 
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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Sweeney's wife claims abuse
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Al Webb / Washington Times:
Historic flooding ravages England
Discussion: Think Progress
Alexandra Zavis / Los Angeles Times:
New U.S. Embassy rises in Iraq
Discussion: Danger Room
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Storm brewing over auto-milage standards
Bob Geiger:
Bond Continues Misleading Constituents About Iraq
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
New York Times:
Spitzer Aides Cited for Use of Police to Tarnish Bruno
Discussion: New York Post and Redstate
Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Post:
House Passes Ban On Campaign Pay Going to Spouses
Byron York / The Corner:
Hillary, Rudy, Fred, and Barack
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Public Voice Adds Edge to Debate
Boston Globe:
With new ads, Giuliani not ceding N.H., Iowa
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Not the Retiring Kind  —  As a retiree, Cindy Sheehan …
Los Angeles Times:
Rumor romp  —  What is the difference between news and gossip?
Veselin Toshkov / Associated Press:
Medics jailed in Libya arrive home
Jonny Paul / Jerusalem Post:
UK parliamentarians soften on Hamas
Phila / Bouphonia:
The Monkey's Paw  —  It was a dark and stormy night.
Politics Central:
THE GLENN AND HELEN SHOW: MICHAEL YON REPORTS FROM IRAQ
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

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How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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