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1:30 AM ET, June 25, 2008

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The Huffington Post:
Dodd And Feingold Will Filibuster Telecom Immunity  —  Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) released the following statement today in response to the announcement that the Senate this week will consider the compromise legislation that would reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA):
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Matt / Think Progress:
Reid to co-sponsor effort to strip retroactive immunity from FISA bill.  (Updated)  —  Earlier today, Sens. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) promised to do everything they can to strip retroactive immunity from “compromise” wiretapping legislation, including a filibuster.
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 …
Chris Frates / The Crypt's Blogs:
Dems who flipped on FISA immunity see more telecom cash  —  House Democrats who flipped their votes to support retroactive immunity for telecom companies in last week's FISA bill took thousands of dollars more from phone companies than Democrats who consistently voted against legislation …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Corrente
Washington Wire:
Pelosi Says More Debate on FISA Would Be ‘Healthy’
Discussion: Daily Kos and Hoffmania!
Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:
Obama holds 12-point lead over McCain, poll finds  —  A Times/Bloomberg Poll says that in a two-man contest, 49% of respondents favor Barack Obama, while 37% support John McCain.  With Ralph Nader and Bob Barr added to the mix, Obama holds 15-point edge.  —  » Discuss Article WASHINGTON …
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Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
Obama Leads McCain by 15 Points as Voters Reject Republicans
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Holds Slight Edge, 46% vs. 43%
Discussion: Donklephant and The Other McCain
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Color Oregon blue?  —  A fairly stunning new ad from Oregon's Republican senator Gordon Smith leaves little doubt as to which way the wind is blowing there.  —  In the ad, Smith, running hard away from Bush, associates himself at length and explicitly with Obama.
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Marc Ambinder:
I've Never Seen An Ad Like This  —  Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) brags in a new television advertisement that he was worked closely and fruitfully with — and the music really does swell — Barack Obama.  —  Not Smith's good friend John McCain.  —  But Barack Obama.
Discussion: Hot Air
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
GOP Senator Runs New Ad Touting His Work With Barack Obama
Discussion: Donklephant and Daily Kos
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 …
Discussion: US Elections and Hot Air
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WSJ.com:   With Clinton Out, More Boys on the Bus
Jay Newton-Small / Swampland:
Obama Asks Donors to Raise Money For Clinton
Chicago Tribune:
Obama: Clearing Clinton's credit cards
Discussion: TalkLeft and Top of the Ticket
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Dobson accuses Obama of ‘distorting’ Bible  —  (CNN) — One of the country's leading evangelical leaders is accusing Sen. Barack Obama of deliberately distorting the Bible and taking a “fruitcake interpretation” of the U.S. Constitution.  —  In comments to be aired on his radio show Tuesday …
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Larry Rohter / New York Times:
Evangelical Leader Attacks Obama on Religious Views
Discussion: TalkLeft
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Report Sees Illegal Hiring Practices at Justice Dept.  —  WASHINGTON — Justice Department officials over the last six years illegally used “political or ideological” factors to hire new lawyers into an elite recruitment program, tapping law school graduates with conservative credentials …
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
CHART OF THE DAY....This one comes from a report of the Justice …
Discussion: The Swamp
Maria Gavrilovic / CBS News:
Obama To Hammer McCain On Offshore Drilling “Gimmick”  —  From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:  —  (LAS VEGAS) Offshore drilling continues to be a major sticking point between Barack Obama and John McCain, and the two candidates are still jabbing at each other's position for the second week.
Discussion: Don Surber and TigerHawk
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: CHARLIE BLACK'S GAFFE
Alex Kingsbury / US News:
Seizing Laptops and Cameras Without Cause  —  A controversial customs practice creates a legal backlash  —  Returning from a brief vacation to Germany in February, Bill Hogan was selected for additional screening by customs officials at Dulles International Airport outside Washington …
Jerry Seinfeld / New York Times:
Dying Is Hard.  Comedy Is Harder.  —  THE honest truth is, for a comedian, even death is just a premise to make jokes about.  I know this because I was on the phone with George Carlin nine days ago and we were making some death jokes.  We were talking about Tim Russert and Bo Diddley and George said: “I feel safe for a while.
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 …
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: The New Republic
 
 
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Manu Raju / The Hill:
GOP going for green  —  Senate Republicans aim to undercut …
Discussion: The New Republic
Mike O'Shea / Concurring Opinions:
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The Raw Story:
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Obama Has Edge on Key Election Issues
Washington Wire:
McCain Plans Trip to Colombia
Discussion: Cogitamus
Michael D. Tanner / Cato-at-liberty:
A Big-Government Running Mate for McCain?
Discussion: Stumper
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Us readers vote for Obama
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Was Norm Coleman's wife green-screened into this ad?
Discussion: Discourse.net
 Earlier Items: 
Susan Davis / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Tilts Toward Center, Irking Some Activists
Martin Kady II / The Crypt's Blogs:
Clinton gets royal treatment upon Senate return
Charlie Martin / Pajamas Media:
Why Trains Just Don't Work in America
Discussion: pandagon.net
CNN:
Boy George denied U.S. visa
Matthew Yglesias:
Prize Patrol  —  I think the idea of using prizes to try …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
FISA: Call Your Wobbly FISA Senator