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8:20 PM ET, July 25, 2007

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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
House Democrats pass contempt citation  —  WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee approved a contempt of Congress citation Wednesday against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and one-time Counsel Harriet Miers, setting up a constitutional confrontation over the firings of federal prosecutors.
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Washington Post:
House Panel Votes for Contempt Charges in Firings Case  —  The House Judiciary Committee voted today to issue contempt citations for two of President Bush's most trusted aides, taking its most dramatic step yet towards a constitutional showdown with the White House over the Justice Department's dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys.
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
House Judiciary Committee approves contempt resolution against Bolten and Miers  —  The House Judiciary Committee, in a straight party-line vote, approved a contempt resolution against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers, setting …
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Report Suggests Laws Broken in Attorney Firings
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
House Committee Approves Contempt Citation
Discussion: The Newshoggers
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
Bill O'Reilly's Web site threatens Hillary's life  —  FOX News' Bill O'Reilly has been attacking the liberal blog Daily Kos, and liberal blogs in general, over some extreme comments left by some of our visitors.  It's interesting therefore that O'Reilly's own Web site contains some of the most hideous hate you've ever seen.
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News For The Left:
Bill O'Reily.com being investigated by Secret Service  —  After seeing this post by John Aravosis on AmericaBlog, I was incensed and concerned at the same time.  Here is the comment on O'Reilly's blog that crossed the line: … So, I did what a responsible person should do when they see something like this on a blog.
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Michelle Malkin's hate sites
Discussion: AMERICAblog, Daily Kos and Norwegianity
CNN Political Ticker:
Protester removed from Fred Thompson event  —  HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) - A woman screaming "you're not a real conservative, sir" was removed by police from a welcoming reception for likely GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson Wednesday morning.  A second protester was also taken from the room.
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The Atlantic Online:
Another Resignation From Team Thompson  —  The day after his would-be campaign manager was replaced, Ex-Sen. Fred Thompson has another senior staff position to refill.  —  J.T. Mastranadi was hired just a week and a half ago to be the campaign's director of research.  He resigned this morning, a friend of his said.
The Raw Story:
National Intelligence Estimate claim over Iran-linked threat unsupported, CIA sources say  —  Current and former intelligence officials say the Bush Administration's National Intelligence Estimate regarding terrorist threats to the United States does not provide evidence to support its assertions …
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Indeed  —  Obama: … I'm not saying Obama's judgment about his judgment is necessarily correct, just that the very serious foreign policy people in Washington keep, you know, getting it wrong.  The foreign policy establishment has its own arbitrary parameters of debate which it imposes …
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Obama: My Judgment On Foreign Policy Is Best Of All Candidates
Discussion: Open Left
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
Exclusive First Read: Obama hits Clinton - harder  —  From NBC's Andrea Mitchell  —  Sen. Obama has ESCALATED his criticism of Hillary Clinton — taking it to political defcon three — in an exclusive on-camera interview with NBC News.  —  It is a lot tougher than what he said in the debate …
Michelle Malkin:
Document drop: A new critique of the 2004 Lancet Iraq death toll study  —  One of the most useful roles of the blogosphere is its service as an open-source intelligence-gathering medium.  You can draw on the expertise of people around the world at the touch of a button.
Karina / The Gavel:
House Votes to Ban Permanent Bases in Iraq  —  "The Democratic Congress will go on record - every day if necessary - to register a judgment in opposition to the course of action that the President is taking in Iraq.  The Democratic Congress will go on record - every day if necessary …
Associated Press:
Queen guitarist to complete doctorate  —  LONDON - Brian May is completing his doctorate in astrophysics, more than 30 years after he abandoned his studies to form the rock group Queen.  —  The 60-year-old guitarist and songwriter said he plans to submit his thesis, "Radial Velocities …
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Nonny Mouse Goes Down Under  —  The travel and tourist industry is one of the United State's biggest money-makers, generating $103 billion in tax revenue every year.  Without this tax revenue, every American household would pay nearly $1,000 more in taxes every a year.
 
 
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