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3:50 PM ET, August 1, 2007

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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama might send troops into Pakistan  —  WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday that he would possibly send troops into Pakistan to hunt down terrorists, an attempt to show strength when his chief rival has described his foreign policy skills as naive.
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Obama'08:
Remarks of Senator Obama: The War We Need to Win  —  Thank you Lee, for hosting me here at the Wilson Center, and for your leadership of both the 9/11 Commission and the Iraq Study Group.  You have been a steady voice of reason in an unsteady time.  —  Let me also say that my thoughts …
Michelle Malkin:
Barack Obama: Macho man  —  Scroll down for updates...Via Obama's website, here are the full prepared remarks of his Macho Speech...you'll be able to watch the speech at the Woodrow Wilson Center here.  —  Looks like the laughingstock Democrat presidential candidates have been eating their Wheaties.
Stephen Collinson / Agence France Presse:
Obama issues Pakistan terror warning
Discussion: The Huffington Post
John Podhoretz / The Corner:
Obama's Foreign Policy, Part 2
Andrew Roth / Club for Growth:
1,028 Economists Oppose Protectionist Policies  —  In 1930, Congress passed and President Hoover signed into law the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.  At the time, this protectionist measure was vigorously opposed by 1,028 of the nation's top economists.  They rightly predicted the tariffs would devastate the economy.
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Peter S. Goodman / Washington Post:
This Time, Bill to Raise Yuan Might Pass
Mark Thoma / Economist's View:
Robert Samuelson's Three Beliefs  —  Someone said that Robert Samuelson thinks three things are true, deficits are bad, there's a demographic crisis coming, and both parties share the blame for any problem.  Based upon these beliefs, he's been writing the same column in one form or another for many years.
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Wall Street Journal:
Murdoch Wins His Bid for Dow Jones  —  Bancroft Family Agrees  —  To $5 Billion Offer  —  After Deal on Fees  —  A New Owner for Journal  —  A century of Bancroft-family ownership at Dow Jones & Co. is over.  —  Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. sealed a $5 billion agreement to purchase …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Spectators At The Genocide  —  The UN will finally intervene in Darfur, thanks to a unanimous Security Council vote last night, but it will have a restricted mandate that will essentially do nothing.  Up to 26,000 troops, primarily African, will deploy to Sudan over the next several months under …
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Colum Lynch / Washington Post:
U.N. Authorizes 26,000 Peacekeeping Troops for Darfur
Washington Post:
U.S. Attorney Became Target After Rebuffing Justice Dept.  —  The night before the government secured a guilty plea from the manufacturer of the addictive painkiller OxyContin, a senior Justice Department official called the U.S. attorney handling the case and, at the behest of an executive for the drugmaker …
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Giuliani Seeks to Transform U.S. Health Care Coverage  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani on Tuesday called for transforming the way health care coverage is provided in the United States, advocating a voluntary move from the current employer-based system to one that would grant substantial tax benefits to people who buy their own insurance.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Mayor Takes the Subway — by Way of S.U.V.  —  He is public transportation's loudest cheerleader, boasting that he takes the subway "virtually every day."  He has told residents who complain about overcrowded trains to "get real" and he constantly encourages New Yorkers to follow his environmentally friendly example.
Discussion: New York Magazine, MSNBC, Hot Air and Gawker
Michelle Malkin:
South Korean Christian hostage crisis: Rescue attempt reported... "The operation has started"...Refuted?  Update: Reuters withdraws rescue report Update: More conflicting reports Update: 1:30pm Eastern...The final deadline?  —  Here's the latest video report of a reported rescue operation …
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Gordon Brown for president  —  Effective today, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is the leader of the free world and the voice of hope and change that offers the first true answer of freedom to the heinous crimes of Sept. 11, 2001.  —  In his brilliant and comprehensive comments at Camp David …
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Bryan Bender / Boston Globe:
Analysis says war could cost $1 trillion  —  Budget office sees effect on taxpayers for decade  —  WASHINGTON — The war in Iraq could ultimately cost well over a trillion dollars — at least double what has already been spent — including the long-term costs of replacing damaged equipment …
Discussion: MSNBC
 
 
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Virginia Young / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
GOP state senator appears ready to switch parties
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Associated Press:
Doctors blast Guantanamo treatment as unethical
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Josephine Hearn / The Politico:
Pelosi gives nod to Gonzales impeachment inquiry
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
New York Times:
Violence Rages in Iraq as Sunni Bloc Leaves Cabinet
ABCNEWS:
O, Canada! More Americans Heading North
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
The Hill:
Colleagues won't judge Ted Stevens
Zogby:
UPI/Zogby Poll: 54% Lack Confidence in Bush's Ability As Commander in Chief
Discussion: Wake up America
John Noonan / Weekly Standard:
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Jackie Calmes / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Widens Poll Lead By Using Experience Card
Michael Scherer / Salon:
Stalking Hillary  —  In the corner of a hotel conference room …
Barry Bearak / New York Times:
Amid War, Passion for TV Chefs, Soaps and Idols
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