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2:30 PM ET, June 23, 2008

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Larry Rohter / New York Times:
Obama Camp Closely Linked With Ethanol  —  When VeraSun Energy inaugurated a new ethanol processing plant last summer in Charles City, Iowa, some of that industry's most prominent boosters showed up.  Leaders of the National Corn Growers Association and the Renewable Fuels Association …
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Andrew Stuttaford / The Corner:
Obama and Ethanol  —  There's an interesting piece in today's …
Karl / protein wisdom:   Barack Obama in the tank for ethanol
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The New Republic syndrome  —  (updated below)  —  The number one problem facing the Democratic Party is that, as events of the last week demonstrate, it continues to be plagued by The New Republic Syndrome, one of the most fatal political afflictions that exist.
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
FISA: Turning Up The Pressure
Discussion: The G Spot and Slobber And Spittle
Mel Watkins / New York Times:
George Carlin, 71, Irreverent Standup Comedian, Is Dead  —  George Carlin, the Grammy-Award winning standup comedian and actor who was hailed for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and language, and groundbreaking routines like …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
First Obama attack book in the works  —  The same publisher that distributed the 2004 best-seller that took aim at John Kerry's Vietnam service is planning a summer release of what's scheduled to be the first critical book on Barack Obama.  —  Conservative journalist David Freddoso's …
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Byron York / The Corner:
“Swiftboating”  —  It's common to see mentions in the press …
Joe Klein / Swampland:
Too Good to Check  —  I have no way of knowing if this is true, though the source is excellent...but the word in Republican circles is that John McCain is quite frustrated by the vice presidential selection process because he can't go with any of his top three choices.  They are:
Discussion: MoJoBlog and Democratic Strategist
David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
Three women who might join the GOP ticket  —  While the vice presidential slot may be John McCain's best means of wooing those Hillary Rodham Clinton supporters who remain loath to embrace Barack Obama, the Republican party is a thin source of politically viable women, leaving McCain with few top-tier options.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:   McCain's Crucial 73 Days
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
OBAMA vs. McCAIN ON THE ECONOMY....Fortune magazine has parallel interviews about the economy with John McCain and Barack Obama in the current issue, and the PR email they sent me highlights their answers to this question: … It's as if McCain is trying to become a parody of himself here.
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Roger Kimball / Encounter Books:
Encounter Bids The New York York Times Farewell  —  Beginning today, June 23, 2008, Encounter Books will no longer send its books to The New York Times for review.  Of course, the editors at the Times are welcome to trot down to their local book emporium or visit Amazon.com to purchase our books …
Rebecca Traister / Salon:
Why Clinton voters say they won't support Obama  —  The attack of the PUMAs, or a dozen reasons why Clinton voters are still too angry to come home.  —  Hillary Clinton supporters wait for their candidate to arrive at the National Building Museum in Washington on June 7.
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Reporters Say Networks Put Wars on Back Burner  —  Getting a story on the evening news isn't easy for any correspondent.  And for reporters in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is especially hard, according to Lara Logan, the chief foreign correspondent for CBS News.  So she has devised a solution when she is talking to the network.
William Kristol / New York Times:
Someone Else's Alex  —  The people at MoveOn.org have a new Iraq ad that is, if they do say so themselves, their most effective ever.  Then again, for the group that brought us the “General Petraeus or General Betray Us?” ad last September, that might not be saying much.
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Obama has edge over McCain  —  WASHINGTON — Democrat Barack Obama begins the presidential campaign with some overwhelming advantages over Republican John McCain, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, but voters also express doubts about the Illinois senator's experience and ability to handle the job of commander in chief.
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
THE ENTHUSIASM GAP  —  From NBC's Mark Murray
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Put oil firm chiefs on trial - scientist  —  James Hansen, one of the world's leading climate scientists, will today call for the chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to be put on trial for high crimes against humanity and nature, accusing them of actively spreading doubt …
Daniela Petroff / Associated Press:
Barack Obama inspires Milan men's runway styles  —  MILAN, Italy - The latest “first” for Barack Obama comes off the Milan runway.  —  Calling the U.S. presidential hopeful “the man of the moment,” Donatella Versace dedicated her Spring-Summer 2009 collection presented Saturday evening to Obama …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Home Not-So-Sweet Home  —  “Owning a home lies at the heart of the American dream.”  So declared President Bush in 2002, introducing his “Homeownership Challenge” — a set of policy initiatives that were supposed to sharply increase homeownership, especially for minority groups.  —  Oops.
Douglas J. Feith / The Corner:
Of Rice, Mushrooms, and Lies  —  One viewer of my interviews with Peter Robinson wrote in that among the “lies” of the Bush administration was “Rice's line about the “smoking gun/mushroom cloud.  CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked then-National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on September 8 …
 
 
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Doubting Case, a Prosecutor Helped the Defense
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Obama Will Decide: Is the Democrats' Message Flawed?
Richard Lardner / Associated Press:
White House Blocking Army's Plan To Overhaul Contracting System
Irwin M. Stelzer / Weekly Standard:
Obamanomics  —  How McCain can fight back—if he cares to.
Discussion: Angry Bear
Staten Island Advance:
Death of Frank Powers throws congressional race into turmoil
Yuval Levin / The Corner:
Padding Obama  —  Barack Obama released his first general election ad …
Discussion: Commentary and Betsy's Page
 Earlier Items: 
Marc Ambinder:
Clinton And Obama To Campaign In PA (Likely)
Ben Winograd / SCOTUSblog:
LiveBlog: Orders and Opinions
Matthew Yglesias:
The Downward Spiral  —  Apparently John Bolton thinks that if Israel …
New York Times:
Is He the Ticket?  —  As the popular governor of Florida …
The Politico:
Obama kept Law Review balanced
Liz Hazelton / Daily Mail:
‘I despise Islamism’ says award winning author Ian McEwan in astonishing outburst
Discussion: Don Surber
Scott W. Johnson / New York Post:
ANTI-TERROR OOPS  —  BARACK BUMBLES LEGAL QS
Discussion: Don Surber and Power Line
Peter Wallsten / Los Angeles Times:
Obama campaign targets black voters — carefully
 

 
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