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7:45 PM ET, August 20, 2007

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FEC Complaint filed against Fred Thompson  —  Fred Thompson is breaking the law and it's time somebody did something about it.  So, this morning, I filed an FEC Complaint against him.  For far too long, he has been ignoring the letter and spirit of Federal Election Law for his own political benefit.
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Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Thompson faces election complaint
Discussion: Hot Air and Wonkette
Mike Phelan / CNN:
Report: Vick agrees to plea deal, prison possible  —  (CNN) — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has accepted a plea deal that could send him to prison, ending a federal dogfighting prosecution that jeopardizes his pro football career, a Virginia newspaper is reporting.
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Fox News:
Vick Attorney Says Star Quarterback Will Plead Guilty in Dogfighting Case  —  The lead attorney for pro football star Michael Vick said Monday that the Atlanta Falcons quarterback will plead guilty to federal dogfighting conspiracy charges, putting the NFL player's career in jeopardy and leaving him subject to a possible prison term.
National Review:
Petraeus To Testify Before the Senate on September 11; McCain Launching 'No Surrender Tour'  —  Highlights from the McCain Campaign's Conference Call:  —  Headline one: McCain says he has been told General Petraeus will be testifying before the Senate on September 11.  (!?)
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WJLA-TV:
Congressman Charged for Assault At Dulles  —  ABC 7 has learned the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority have charged Representative Robert Filner of California with assault and battery following an incident at Dulles International Airport Sunday night.
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Leahy: Cheney Told GOP-Led Congress It Was 'Not Allowed To Issue Subpoenas'  —  Today in a press briefing, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) revealed that the White House had missed its 2:30 PM deadline to turn over documents to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding legal justifications …
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Journalism.org:
CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT TAKES CENTER STAGE IN COVERAGE  —  A Quarterly Report of the PEJ News Coverage Index  —  MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE CAMPAIGN RISES, WAR COVERAGE FALLS, DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2007  —  The 2008 Presidential campaign—with its crowded field and accelerated timetable …
Discussion: Romenesko and TIME: Swampland
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Talk radio helped sink immigration reform
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Hot Air
Faiz / Think Progress:
Lieberman Shrugs Off Failed Iraq Predictions, Now Claims 'Road To Victory' Goes Through Syria  —  Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) writes today in the Wall Street Journal that the U.S. "road to victory" in Iraq goes through Damascus, and urges Congress to "send a clear and unambiguous message to the Syrian regime":
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Jim Galloway / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Former Sen. Sam Nunn weighs run for White House  —  Sam Nunn left the U.S. Senate more than 10 years ago.  —  Since then, the Georgia Democrat, who made his name nationally as a defense-minded hawk, has watched what's happened to the country, and he's more than a bit ticked — at the …
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Reuters:
Bears eat man at beer festival  —  BELGRADE, Serbia (Reuters) — A 23-year old Serb was found dead and half-eaten in the bear cage of Belgrade Zoo at the weekend during the annual beer festival.  —  The man was found naked, with his clothes lying intact inside the cage.
Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
Rove Talks: If Mistakes Were Made, They Weren't His  —  Karl Rove says he feels like Moby Dick.  —  In a television tour of three Sunday morning shows as his departure from the White House nears, Mr. Rove, President Bush's chief political adviser, complained that Democratic leaders …
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Schlozman Leaves Justice Department  —  Bradley Schlozman, a former Justice Department official who was at the center of the U.S. attorneys scandal and is under investigation by the Departments inspector general for his alleged efforts to politicize the Civil Rights Division, has finally left his post at the Department.
Michael Howard / Guardian:
Kurds flee homes as Iran shells Iraqi villages  —  Iraqi Kurdish officials expressed deepening concern yesterday at an upsurge in fierce clashes between Kurdish guerrillas and Iranian forces in the remote border area of north-east Iraq, where Tehran has recently deployed thousands of Revolutionary Guards.
Chris / TVNewser:
Countdown On NBC  —  Countdown with Keith Olbermann is getting a tryout on NBC.  The NYTimes reports, Countdown will air before NBC's broadcast of this Sunday's pre-season game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers.  Says NBC SVP Phil Griffin, "The world has changed …
Molly Ball / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Former madam is 'big fan of Hillary'  —  Clinton camp has no response  —  Former Hollywood madam and current rural Nevada small businesswoman Heidi Fleiss was turned away from Hillary Clinton's appearance in Pahrump last week, but she doesn't hold a grudge.
This Is London:
BBC DROPS FICTIONAL TERROR ATTACK TO AVOID OFFENDING MUSLIMS  —  The BBC has dropped plans to show a fictional terror attack in an episode of Casualty to avoid offending Muslims.  —  The first show of the hospital drama's new series was to have featured a storyline about an explosion caused by Islamic extremists.
Discussion: Hyscience and Media Blog
 
 
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Fox News:
Sens. Warner and Levin Travel to Iraq, Praise Surge Results
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Just stunning.  —  By now you've all almost certainly read …
John Markoff / New York Times:
A Quest to Get More Court Rulings Online, and Free
Reuters:
White House: Iraq progress report could be Sept 11
CNN:
Leona Helmsley, 'queen of mean,' dies at 87
Discussion: TalkLeft
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Grapes of Wrath Return
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Thompson loses press aide
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The rigid pro-war ideology of the foreign policy community
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Center for American Progress:
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Shawn Walker / The Independent:
Vladimir Putin rewrites Russia's history books to promote patriotism