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12:30 PM ET, June 13, 2008

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Countrywide's Many ‘Friends’  —  Two U.S. senators, two former Cabinet members, and a former ambassador to the United Nations received loans from Countrywide Financial through a little-known program that waived points, lender fees, and company borrowing rules for prominent people.
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Dareh Gregorian / New York Post:
LOAN SLEAZE SPREADS  —  2 SENATORS GOT ‘EXEC PAL’ DEALS  —  Two influential US senators got “VIP” loans from a leading subprime mortgage lender that saved them tens of thousands of dollars, it was reported last night.  —  The Democratic pols, Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Kent Conrad of North Dakota …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and MSNBC
Michelle Malkin:   More Democrat cronies who received special Countrywide loan deals
The Huffington Post:
McCain Stacks Fox News ‘Town Hall’ With Supporters  —  Tonight was the first in a much-hyped series of ‘town hall’ forums scheduled by John McCain's campaign, in which Barack Obama had been challenged to show up to discuss the issues directly with the GOP nominee.
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Atrios / Eschaton:
That's Mavericky  —  McCain lies to Fox about who is going to attend his town hall.
Discussion: Shakesville and rubber hose
The Hill:
McCains report more than $100,000 in credit card debt  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and his wife reported more than $100,000 of credit card liabilities, according to financial disclosure documents released Friday.  —  The presidential candidate and his wife Cindy reported piling up debt on a charge card between $10,000 and $15,000.
Associated Press:
Iraq PM: security deal talks at dead end  —  AMMAN, Jordan - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says talks with the United States on a longterm security agreement have reached a “dead end.”  Al-Maliki says the talks slumped because each side refused the other's demands.
Discussion: Attackerman, Cogitamus and KIKO'S HOUSE
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Matthew Yglesias:   No Deal  —  Nouri al-Maliki says no deal with the Bush administration:
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Make the Election About Iraq  —  In his St. Paul victory speech …
Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
Obama Campaign Dispatching Thousands  —  Moving to harness the grass-roots energy that helped win the Democratic nomination, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign will deploy 3,600 volunteers in 17 states this weekend, each committed to six consecutive weeks of full-time political work.
John Scalzi / Whatever:
Fox News Would Like To Take a Moment To Remind You That the Obamas Are As Black As Satan's Festering, Baby-Eating Soul  —  Back in the day - you know, when presidential candidates were respectably white - news organizations called potential First Ladies “wives.”
Discussion: Macsmind, pandagon.net and Daily Kos
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New York Times:
Media Charged With Sexism in Clinton Coverage  —  Angered by what they consider sexist news coverage of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, many women and erstwhile Clinton supporters are proposing boycotts of the cable networks, putting up videos on a …
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Ross Douthat:
Perfect Madness  —  John Podhoretz nominates this Judith Warner post for the “Repulsive Blog Item of the Year Award.”  I would second the nomination, but I also think it's worth zeroing in the structure of Warner's post, which reflects the kind of gonzo inanity that's made her a hathetic joy to read for a long time now.
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Judith Warner / NYT:
Pure Tyranny  —  Righteous indignation is so easy, so pleasant …
Discussion: Commentary
Lesley Clark / Naked Politics:
Dems delegate turns ugly  —  So much for party unity: As Florida Dems prepare for Saturday's Jefferson-Jackson dinner aimed at bringing the party “together once and for all,” a spat over the Obama campaign's decision to replace some already-designated Florida delegates with Obama backers has intensified.
Discussion: Firedoglake, Hot Air and EconoPundit
Teddy Davis / ABCNEWS:
Gun Control Group Braces for Court Loss  —  'We've Lost the Battle on What the 2nd Amendment Means,' Brady Campaign Head Says  —  The nation's leading gun control group filed a “friend of the court” brief back in January defending the gun ban in Washington, D.C. But with the Supreme Court poised …
Lessig Blog:
The Kozinski mess  —  So the wires are a twitter with the story of Chief Judge Alex Kozinski's “web site” which, from reading the stories, you'd think was filled with porn (and worse), revealing a dark soul who, some experts in legal ethics suggest, shouldn't be presiding at an obscenity trial.
Discussion: Althouse, Threat Level and Open Left
Keith Olbermann / MSNBC:
McCain should know better  —  Context and decency elude the GOP presidential nominee  —  SPECIAL COMMENT  —  Tonight, a Special Comment on Sen. John McCain's conclusion that it's “not too important” when American forces come home from Iraq.  —  Thoughts, offered more in sorrow, than in anger.
Rogers Cadenhead / Workbench:
AP Files 7 DMCA Takedowns Against Drudge Retort  —  I'm currently engaged in a legal disagreement with the Associated Press, which claims that Drudge Retort users linking to its stories are violating its copyright and committing “'hot news' misappropriation under New York state law.”
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Obama Leans on Team Daschle in Key States  —  One of the secret ingredients to Barack Obama's change-centric presidential campaign is his reliance on a stable of longtime political operatives with ties to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (S.D.).  —  Witness two recent hires …
Discussion: Marc Ambinder
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Discussion: TIME.com
Washington Post:
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Discussion: Calculated Risk
Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
McCain on Wall Street: ‘Angry’ About Oil
Discussion: The Corner and Media Blog
Hindrocket / Power Line:
ANOTHER OBAMA “SMEAR”
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Texas Inmate Says Judge and Prosecutor Had Affair
Discussion: TPMMuckraker and Law Blog
Ian Bailey / Globe and Mail:
Powell tells B.C. crowd he might vote for Obama
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