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12:15 PM ET, June 8, 2008

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New York Times:
Obama Maps a Nationwide Push in G.O.P. Strongholds  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama's general election plan calls for broadening the electoral map by challenging Senator John McCain in typically Republican states — from North Carolina to Missouri to Montana — as Mr. Obama seeks …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
The unhappy warrior  —  Openly frustrated by what they see as an ongoing double standard in the press's treatment of his campaign, Sen. John McCain and his aides have been aggressively denouncing unfavorable stories as “smear jobs” and “scurrilous attacks,” while the candidate himself …
Discussion: Democrats.com and TIME.com
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Each Party Is Set to Hunt The Other's Usual Ground  —  The 2008 general election will pit the best-organized nomination campaign in the history of modern Democratic politics against the battle-tested machinery of the Republican Party, with both Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen. John McCain …
New York Times:
The Long Road to a Clinton Exit
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and PoliBlog (TM)
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Ed O'Keefe / ABCNEWS:
New York Mayor, ABC News Invite Obama, McCain to Historic Town Hall  —  Network Offers Primetime Coverage of Unprecedented Event  —  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and ABC News have invited Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain to participate in a 90-minute, primetime town hall meeting …
Discussion: The Swamp, The Caucus and TIME.com
Manu Raju / The Hill:
Bush warns of pay cuts for troops  —  President Bush on Saturday pressed Congress to approve billions of dollars more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, warning that failure to quickly act could lead to mass layoffs at the Pentagon and an inability to pay the salaries of troops in combat.
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Ari Fleischer / Washington Post:
‘Complicit Enablers’? Not Quite.
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
People vs. Dinosaurs  —  Question: What do America's premier investor, Warren Buffett, and Iran's toxic president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have in common?  Answer: They've both made a bet about Israel's future.  —  Ahmadinejad declared on Monday that Israel “has reached its final phase …
Discussion: The Agonist
CNNMoney.com:
Gas price record reaches $4 a gallon  —  AAA's daily survey tops the milestone for the first time after a 1.7-cent rise Sunday.  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Gasoline rose to a milestone mark Sunday as the national average compiled by motorist group AAA reached $4 a gallon for the first time.
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Fox News Producer Ambushes Bill Moyers; Gets Taste Of His Own Medicine  —  I think this is my favorite piece of video footage since Jon Stewart told off Tucker Carlson on Crossfire.  Seriously, watch it again and again, it just gets better.  —  At the National Conference for Media Reform …
Adam Fogle / The Palmetto Scoop:
Huckabee knows how to save a life  —  FORMER ARKANSAS GUV PERFORMS HEIMLICH ON NC LT. GOV. CANDIDATE  —  The North Carolina State Republican Convention got quite exciting today — and it had nothing to do with politics.  —  During a pre-event hospitality breakfast, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee …
Discussion: Fox News, TIME.com and doubleplusundead
Saul F / Times of London:
Al-Qaeda: the cracks begin to show  —  A succession of leading Muslim radicals has condemned the terror group's tactics as its support in Islamic countries falls off dramatically.  Is Britain following the pattern?  —  Abul Taher  —  Read the original article in The New Republic here
Discussion: Don Surber and Jihad Watch
Michael L. Millenson / Washington Post:
Want Universal Health Care?  The Operative Word Is ‘Care.’  —  On a recently posted YouTube music video, to a hypnotic bongo beat, rapper MIKE-E knocks out rhymes about . . . universal health care:  —  You are among the masses/One of 47 million people without health care access …
 
 
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Mark J. Penn / New York Times:
What Went Wrong?  —  A mere six months ago, it seemed a good bet …
Discussion: American Street
Michael Ledeen / Wall Street Journal:
Iran and the Problem of Evil
Discussion: The Corner and Gateway Pundit
Tahir Niaz / Pakistan Daily Times:
Pakistan to ask EU to amend laws on freedom of expression
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Gateway Pundit
Thomas Harding / Telegraph:
Paratroopers launch biggest battle in Afghanistan for two years
Discussion: Macsmind and The Corner
 Earlier Items: 
Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
Obama the humble savior
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Betsy's Page
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Lawmakers Urge Special Counsel Probe of Harsh Interrogation Tactics
Discussion: The Raw Story
Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Savor the Moment  —  Friday was the 40th anniversary of the death of Robert F. Kennedy.
Discussion: Macsmind and Yourish.com
Kevin Merida / Washington Post:
The ‘Obama Before Obama’  —  Pioneering Native Son of Louisa …
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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