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3:55 AM ET, June 28, 2008

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Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
You'll have bad times.  And he'll have good times.  —  This Unity, New Hampshire, event was the ultimate in political mortification for Hillary Clinton.  —  I may be crazy.  But Bill Clinton is not going to let himself be humiliated.  He's in talks with McCain before long if he's not already.
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Working Together, Obama and Clinton Try to Show Unity  —  UNITY, N.H. — Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton set off on their maiden political voyage on Friday, trading their rivalry from the presidential primary battle for a newfound display of harmony intended to set a fresh tone …
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
McCain Jokes About Beating His Wife  —  Even as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama held their first joint campaign appearance today in New Hampshire, new polls show Obama is rapidly consolidating his sizable leads among women in general and Clinton supporters in particular.
James A. Carlson / Associated Press:
Delegate who said she'd vote for McCain in fight
Discussion: Political Machine
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:   TERRY MCAULIFFE: “I LOVE BARACK OBAMA!”
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:   BILL AND HILLARY MAX OUT FOR OBAMA
See-Dubya / michellemalkin.com:
Democrat mayor says healthy food is “the new patriotism”.
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / New York Post:
WINNERS' TEST  —  THE SUPREMES' GUN RULING  —  'YOU Won!  Now What?" is a popular book for political candidates - but also pretty much the dilemma facing gun-rights activists in the wake of the Supreme Court's opinion yesterday striking down the District of Columbia's gun ban.
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Kris Kitto / The Hill:
Who's that man?:  Obama asked for ID at gym  —  Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) may have one of the best-known faces in the world, but that doesn't mean he is recognized everywhere, even in Washington.  —  Washington Sports Club employee Takehia Wheeler was manning the front desk …
Discussion: TIME.com
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
The Federal Marriage Amendment is back — with Vitter's and Craig's support  —  Just this week, a group of Republican senators re-introduced the Federal Marriage Amendment to the Constitution, which, as we know, would ban gay marriage.  —  And once again, the language is pretty straightforward:
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Marc Ambinder:
The Daily Bric-A-Brac  —  The Federal Marriage Amendment …
Discussion: MyDD and Newshoggers.com
Steven Pearlstein / Washington Post:
This Recession, It's Just Beginning  —  So much for that second-half rebound.  —  Truth be told, that was always more of a wish than a serious forecast, happy talk from the Fed and Wall Street desperate to get things back to normal.  —  It ain't gonna happen.  Not this summer.  Not this fall.
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
A Candidate Runs to a G.O.P. Chorus of 'Don't'  —  ATLANTA — He has been called a spoiler.  A would-be Ralph Nader.  A thorn in the side of Senator John McCain and the Republican establishment.  —  None of it bothers Bob Barr, the former Republican congressman from Georgia turned Libertarian …
Redstate:
Damn us all and our party if we let this go  —  CONGRESSMAN DELAHUNT CAN BE REACHED AT 202-225-3111 AND BY FAX AT 202-225-5658  —  By The Directors Posted in Bill Delahunt |  It is no secret that public discourse in this country has become very shrill.  Blogs on the left regularly feature vulgar diatribes against the right.
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Ed Henry / CNN:   Democrat's al Qaeda comment sparks GOP ire
New York Times:
Scientist Is Paid Millions by U.S. in Anthrax Suit  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced Friday that it would pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Steven J. Hatfill, a former Army biodefense researcher intensively investigated as a “person of interest” in the deadly anthrax letters of 2001.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.S. and Europe Near Agreement on Private Data  —  WASHINGTON — The United States and the European Union are nearing completion of an agreement allowing law enforcement and security agencies to obtain private information — like credit card transactions, travel histories and Internet browsing habits …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Mark Hemingway / The Corner:
FANTASTIC NEWS!  —  The national Canadian Human Rights Commission has dropped the complaint against Mark Steyn and Maclean's magazine  —  The complaint that was heard in the B.C. Human Rights Commission is still pending, however, so they're not out of the woods yet.
Discussion: Globe and Mail and Betsy's Page
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Max Boot / Commentary:
Marshall, Sullivan, and Little Old Me  —  Liberal bloggers Andrew Sullivan and Josh Marshall are furiously attacking my comparison between Iraq and Germany.  “There are almost countless differences between the two historical situations,” Marshall writes.  And he's right.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
THE FACE OF EVIL  —  In Pakistan today, just across the border from Afghanistan, Taliban goons got their hands on two Afghans who they claimed had collaborated in a Predator strike on a Taliban house across the border in Pakistan.  It isn't clear from this news account whether the Taliban kidnapped the victims from Afghanistan.
Michelle Boorstein / The Trail:
Obama Hires New Religious Affairs Adviser  —  Shaun Casey, who teaches religion and politics at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., has been hired by the Obama campaign to focus on outreach to evangelical voters.  —  Casey, who has been informally advising the Obama campaign …
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama, McCain Still Tied at 44%  —  PRINCETON, NJ — For the third straight day, Gallup Poll Daily tracking shows Barack Obama and John McCain tied in national registered voter preferences for the fall election, each now with 44% of the vote.  —  Today's report is based …
Discussion: Hot Air and The Jed Report
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
The odd couple  —  Obama's advance staff is very good at the visuals, and the Unity event is flawless on TV.  —  Even better: It's dominating the news cycle without making any news.  —  And that's one of the key things Hillary (and Bill) bring to Obama: Whenever he wants to deliver …
Discussion: Newsweek Blogs
 
 
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
A Tactical Leap of Faith
Larry Rohter / New York Times:
McCain Pitches a ‘Bipartisan’ Plan for Achieving Energy Security
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J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
Senate passes domestic spending, GI Bill
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Scalia and women's rights: A handgun “is easier to use for those …
Rick Moran / Pajamas Media:
Congressional Pensioners Making GOP a Permanent Minority
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Conyers issues subpoena to DOJ for Bush-Cheney interviews on Plame leak
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