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10:50 AM ET, June 25, 2008

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dodd.senate.gov:
Senator Dodd Speaks in Opposition to FISA Bill on Floor of U.S. Senate  —  Click image to play video  —  Remarks as Prepared - Mr. President: I rise—once again—to voice my strong opposition to the misguided FISA legislation before us today.  I have strong reservations about the so-called improvements …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Chris Dodd's speech and a glimmer of hope for stopping the FISA bill  —  Back in December, Harry Reid's plan was to have the Senate quickly pass the Cheney/Rockefeller FISA bill before the Senate recessed for Christmas.  But Chris Dodd's relentless delaying tactics — his filibuster and holds …
The Huffington Post:
Dodd And Feingold Will Filibuster Telecom Immunity
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama's aim: 14 Bush states and local races  —  Barack Obama will focus his resources largely in 14 states George W. Bush won in 2004, his chief field operative said Tuesday, hoping to score upsets in places like Virginia, Indiana, and Georgia.  —  But winning the White House won't be his only goal …
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M.E. Sprengelmeyer / Rocky Mountain News:
Nader: Obama ‘talking white’  —  Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader accused Sen. Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic Party nominee, of downplaying poverty issues, trying to “talk white” and appealing to “white guilt” during his run for the White House.
Daniel Libit / The Politico:
Meet the make-believe strategists of TV  —  Jane Fleming Kleeb went on “The O'Reilly Factor” two weeks ago to talk about global warming, a topic on which, by her own admission, she's hardly an expert.  So who, then, is Jane Fleming Kleeb?  Well, according to the Chyron that flashed across …
Discussion: TownHall Blog
Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
BREAKING: Bush Administration to Ask Congress on Thursday to REMOVE North Korea from TERROR WATCH LIST  —  (Asst. Secretary of State for East Asia Christopher Hill)  —  Tonight, The Washington Note confirmed that the Bush administration will “ask Congress” to de-list North Korea from America's “terrorist watch list.”
Marc Ambinder:
Why Bill Clinton's Miffed At Obama  —  In politics, Hillary Clinton speaks for the Clinton family now, and aside from her campaign debt, she has no real difficulty supporting Barack Obama privately and publicly.  —  But Bill Clinton has a beef.  A Democrat who has spoken directly to Clinton …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
More Phony Myths  —  Karl Rove was impressed with Barack Obama when he first met him.  But now he sees him as a “coolly arrogant” elitist.  —  This was Rove's take on Obama to Republicans at the Capitol Hill Club Monday, according to Christianne Klein of ABC News:  —  “Even if you never met him, you know this guy.
Joe Klein / Swampland:
Neocons Gone Wild  —  My post below, re the surge, has set off squeals of outrage over at Contentions, the Commentary magazine blog.  This is to be expected, but still sad when one of the squealers is Max Boot, whose work I admire.  But Boot, a McCain advisor, goes so far as to reinforce …
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
An Honor That Bush Is Unlikely to Embrace  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Reagan has his highways.  Lincoln has his memorial.  Washington has the capital (and a state, too).  But President Bush may soon be the sole president to have a memorial named after him that you can contribute to from the bathroom.
Discussion: On Deadline
Damien Cave / New York Times:
Florida Buying Big Sugar Tract for Everglades  —  LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. — The dream of a restored Everglades, with water flowing from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay, moved a giant step closer to reality on Tuesday when the nation's largest sugarcane producer agreed to sell all of its assets to the state and go out of business.
Discussion: The Corner
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Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Florida Moves to Restore Wetlands
Felicity Barringer / New York Times:
White House Refused to Open Pollutants E-Mail  —  The White House in December refused to accept the Environmental Protection Agency's conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants that must be controlled, telling agency officials that an e-mail message containing the document would not be opened …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Taking Ownership of Iraq?  —  Having recently returned from Egypt, I have the Suez Canal on my mind.  And looking at Iraq from Cairo, the thought occurred to me that maybe the Iraqis have just crossed the Suez Canal.  If so, that's good news.  —  What am I talking about?
Discussion: Commentary, Eschaton and Booman Tribune
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Larry Rohter / New York Times:   Evangelical Leader Attacks Obama on Religious Views
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Approval Is Near for Bill to Help U.S. Homeowners  —  WASHINGTON — With sinking home values continuing to drag down the economy, Congress is poised to approve a huge package of housing legislation, including a refinancing program aimed at rescuing hundreds of thousands of homeowners in danger …
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Joseph A. Palermo / The Huffington Post:
Jon Stewart Skewers Obama on Public Financing  —  Sometime during the run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq I remember watching a comedy bit on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart that drove home what a big joke the United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq were.  The segment featured the UN inspectors …
 
 
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Toby Harnden / Telegraph:
Israel ‘will attack Iran’ before new US president sworn in, John Bolton predicts
Discussion: The Room, Hot Air and New York Sun
Ben Winograd / SCOTUSblog:
LiveBlog: Opinions  —  Note to readers: beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
A Surprise From Syria And Israel?
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Inside John McCain's game plan: 'It's not supposed to be easy'
Discussion: The Swamp
Ruth Simon / Wall Street Journal:
Illinois Plans to Sue Countrywide, CEO
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
To the Loser Go the Spoils  —  Hillary Clinton was taking …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
CO-Sen: Second Straight Poll Puts Udall Up 9 Points
Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
Returned To The Battlefield  —  In his dissent in Boumedienne (pdf), Justice Scalia wrote:
Discussion: KIKO'S HOUSE
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The Huffington Post:
Bush To Filipino President: “I Am Reminded Of The Great Talent …
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MTV to Rock the Vote, Will Now Accept Political Ads
Julie Bosman / The Caucus:
The Inner Obama
Discussion: TIME.com
Waterbury Republican American:
Tammany Hall's senior senator
Discussion: Fausta's blog
Nate / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Today's Polls, 6/24  —  Why haven't the Democrats thought …
ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Bush White House Pushed Grant for Former Staffer
Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos and The Impolitic
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Cannon apparently ousted in primary
Mike O'Shea / Concurring Opinions:
So Let's Say Justice Scalia Writes D.C. v. Heller ...
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says Comcast will launch StreamSaver, a bundle with Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+, later this month at a “vastly discounted price”

Josh Ye / Reuters:
Tencent reports Q1 revenue up 6% YoY to ~$22.1B and online ad revenue up 26% YoY to ~$3.66B driven by upgraded ad infrastructure and WeChat Video Accounts

Hadas Gold / CNN:
Sam Feist, CNN's longtime Washington bureau chief and senior vice president, will leave the network at the end of June to become C-SPAN CEO

 
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