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11:05 PM ET, June 21, 2008

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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Obama alienates the editors  —  For most voters, Barack Obama's shift away from public financing is not as big a deal as the mounting death toll in Iraq, surging gas prices — or even what they're going to make for dinner tonight.  —  But Obama's announcement Thursday that he would become …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Mark Shields: Obama couldn't pass a polygraph
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Clinton Campaign $22.5 Million In Debt at the End of Last Month
Discussion: Raw Story and TIME.com
Ken Silverstein / Harper's:
David Broder's and Bob Woodward's Lame Alibis  —  Washington Post Ombudsman Deborah Howell's column on Bob Woodward's and David Broder's ethics was not as disappointing as I had feared.  It's a sign that the Post is at least going to examine the obvious conflict of interest posed …
Discussion: GretaWire
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Deborah Howell / Washington Post:
When Speech Isn't Free  —  The propriety of David Broder and Bob Woodward taking fees or having expenses paid for speeches to special-interest groups was raised recently by Ken Silverstein, Washington editor of Harper's magazine, in his Washington Babylon blog.
Matthew Yglesias:   Broder's Bucks  —  Post ombudsman Deborah Howell follows …
Alexander Marquardt / CNN:
Obama: 'They're going to try to make you afraid of me'  —  JACKSONVILLE, Florida (CNN) - Barack Obama told supporters that Republicans will “try to make you afraid of me” in remarks he made Friday at a Florida fundraiser.  —  “The choice is clear.  Most of all we can choose between hope and fear.
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Caren Bohan / Reuters:
Obama says Republicans will use race to stoke fear
Karl / protein wisdom:   Barry O plays the race card, nurses his grudges
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Who's playing the race card? Update: Audio added
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Inside a 9/11 Mastermind's Interrogation  —  WASHINGTON — In a makeshift prison in the north of Poland, Al Qaeda's engineer of mass murder faced off against his Central Intelligence Agency interrogator.  It was 18 months after the 9/11 attacks, and the invasion of Iraq was giving Muslim extremists new motives for havoc.
Discussion: Hot Air and Gateway Pundit
M. Duss / Think Progress:
Report: Scalia's Claim That Released Gitmo Prisoners Have Killed Americans Is An ‘Urban Legend’  —  A new report from the Seton Hall University School of Law explodes the myth that some 30 detainees released from Guantanamo Bay prison have “returned to the battlefield” against American forces.
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Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
White House Dismissed Legal Advice On Detainees
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Obama's War Chest Drives a 50-State Strategy  —  Senator Barack Obama is drawing up plans for extensive advertising and voter-turnout drives across the nation, hoping to capitalize on his expected fund-raising advantage over Senator John McCain to force Republicans to compete in states they have not had to defend in decades.
Jerusalem Post:
ElBaradei: I'll resign if Iran attacked  —  International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamad ElBaradei, will quit his position in the event of a military strike on Iran, according to a Reuters report Friday.  —  The report quoted him as warning that any military offensive …
Discussion: Israel Matzav and The Reaction
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Matthew L. Wald / New York Times:
Travelers Shift to Rail as Cost of Fuel Rises  —  WASHINGTON — Record prices for gasoline and jet fuel should be good news for Amtrak, as travelers look for alternatives to cut the cost of driving and flying.  —  And they are good news, up to a point.  —  Amtrak set records in May …
Discussion: Eschaton
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama's support for the FISA “compromise”  —  (updated below)  —  In the past 24 hours, specifically beginning with the moment Barack Obama announced that he now supports the Cheney/Rockefeller/Hoyer House bill, there have magically arisen — in places where one would never have expected to find them …
Martin Beckford / Telegraph:
Toddlers to be taught about human rights  —  Toddlers are to be taught about human rights and respecting different cultures in a scheme condemned as an “absurd” waste of time.  —  Nurseries across the country are adopting the project, which will see teachers explaining to children as young …
Jeff Cohen / The Huffington Post:
News Flash: Anchor Stands Against “Unfair” Campaign Spending  —  There was real emotion in his voice when ABC News anchor Charles Gibson used Friday night's newscast to stand up for little-guy McCain against online-fundraising powerhouse Barack Obama.  By opting out of public financing …
Richard A. Epstein / New York Times:
How to Complicate Habeas Corpus  —  LAST week's Supreme Court decision in Boumediene v. Bush settled a key constitutional issue: all prisoners detained at Guantánamo Bay are constitutionally entitled to bring habeas corpus in federal court to challenge the legality of their detention.
Discussion: StephenBainbridge.com
David Espo / Associated Press:
Analysis: McCain hampered by campaign missteps  —  OTTAWA - Call it campaign growing pains.  Or bad luck.  Or a combination of the two.  —  By any name, Sen. John McCain is hampered by missteps and self-generated controversy in the early days of the general election campaign for the White House.
Discussion: MyDD
 
 
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MSNBC:
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ABCNEWS:
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Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
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Marc Ambinder / National Journal Online:
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The Loud Silence Of Feminists
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Althouse
Gallup:
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Rocky Mountain News:
Take Denver off the hook, Sen. Obama
Discussion: TalkLeft and Top of the Ticket
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Barack Obama gets his own nifty Great Seal; all he needs now is votes
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New York Times:
Big Gains for Iraq Security, but Questions Linger
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McCain closes the cash gap against Obama