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2:55 PM ET, July 1, 2008

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Andrew J. Bacevich / Boston Globe:
What Bush hath wrought  —  FEW AMERICANS, whatever their political persuasion, will mourn George W. Bush's departure from office.  Democrats and Republicans alike are counting the days until the inauguration of a new president will wipe the slate clean.  —  Yet in crucial respects, the Bush era will not end Jan. 20, 2009.
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Matthew Yglesias:
Bacevich on the Big Questions  —  Andre Bacevich has a brilliant op-ed in the Boston Globe.  I'll quote two paragraphs: … This is absolutely right.  At the moment, we're constructing our political spectrum almost entirely along questions like “what do you think of the surge” which …
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:   THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS....Matt Yglesias calls Andrew Bacevich's op-ed …
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Obama to expand Bush's faith based programs  —  ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Reaching out to religious voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called for expanding President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and — in a move sure to cause controversy …
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New York Times:
Obama Speaking on Faith-Based Program
Discussion: The Swamp
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Obama's Ricochet Pander
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Ex-Agent Says CIA Ignored Iran Facts  —  A former CIA operative who says he tried to warn the agency about faulty intelligence on Iraqi weapons programs now contends that CIA officials also ignored evidence that Iran had suspended work on a nuclear bomb.  —  The onetime undercover agent …
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Pentagon Official Warns of Israeli Attack on Iran  —  U.S. Offical Sees Two ‘Red Lines’ That Could Prompt Strike  —  Senior Pentagon officials are concerned that Israel could carry out an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities before the end of the year, an action that would have enormous security …
TPM Election Central:
Now A McCain Surrogate Demeans Wes Clark's Service  —  The McCain campaign, keeping up the pressure over Wes Clark's comments, is holding its second conference call on this topic in two days — but now the story has taken a new turn, with a McCain surrogate demeaning Clark's service.
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New York Post:
BARACK BLASTS MOVEON
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Worry McCain Would Be Too Similar to Bush  —  About half are concerned Obama would go too far in changing Bush policies  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A recent USA Today/Gallup poll finds about two in three Americans concerned that John McCain would pursue policies as president that are too similar to what George W. Bush has pursued.
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Matt / Think Progress:
Two-thirds of Americans ‘concerned’ that McCain will continue Bush's policies.
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Daily Mail:
Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat  —  A postcard featuring a cute puppy sitting in a policeman's hat advertising a Scottish police force's new telephone number has sparked outrage from Muslims.  —  Tayside Police's new non-emergency phone number …
Kerry Eleveld / Advocate:
McCain Officially Endorses California Marriage Ban  —  The Log Cabin Republicans have confirmed that Sen. John McCain has switched from holding a neutral position on California's anti-gay marriage measure to supporting it.  —  John McCain's position on California's marriage amendment …
Discussion: Hot Air and Fox News
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Obama's Money Class  —  Barack Obama sells the Democratic Party short.  He talks about his fund-raising success as if his donors were part of a spontaneous movement of small-money enthusiasts who cohered around himself.  In fact, Democrats have spent years building their donor network.
Kurt Andersen / New York Magazine:
Clay Felker, 1925-2008  —  New York's founding editor died at home this morning with his wife by his side.  His legacy was understanding — and explaining — the city as a pageant of ambition.  —  The main reason that most city magazines suck, and have always sucked, is that their founders …
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Deirdre Carmody / New York Times:
Clay Felker, Magazine Pioneer, Dies at 82
Discussion: Gothamist and DownWithTyranny!
Jonah Goldberg / USA Today:
Obama's real patriotism problem  —  He sees an America in which the cup is half-empty.  Is his America the same one most Americans think of as they wave flags and celebrate the Fourth of July?  —  Barack Obama has a patriotism problem that even Monday's flag-waving trip to Independence, Mo., can't squelch.
Satyam / Think Progress:
Webb: Bush ‘Made A Real Bad Mistake’ On GI Bill, ‘I Think He Blew It’  —  Yesterday, President Bush signed legislation that included Sen. Jim Webb's (D-VA) 21st Century GI Bill.  In his signing speech, Bush praised himself and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for “work[ing] hard” to pass the legislation:
Discussion: The Crypt's Blogs, Daily Kos and Salon
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Webb: McCain Should ‘Calm Down’ on Using Military Service
Discussion: Sweetness & Light
Robert Travis Scott / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Many voters against pay-raise plan  —  BATON ROUGE — Incumbent Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu holds an edge on Republican challenger John Kennedy as Louisiana heads toward the fall elections, according to a poll released Monday.  —  Also, Sen. John McCain has a strong lead …
William Glaberson / New York Times:
Evidence Faulted in Detainee Case  —  In the first case to review the government's secret evidence for holding a detainee at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a federal appeals court found that accusations against a Muslim from western China held for more than six years were based on bare and unverifiable claims.
Thomas F. Schaller / New York Times:
The South Will Fall Again  —  THE interim between the primaries and the parties' nominating conventions is, according to ancient writ, a fertile period for presidential campaigns to talk about how they plan to expand the political map in the fall.  This year is no different.
blogs.abcnews.com:
Obama Shifts on Welfare Reform  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis and Gregory Wallace Report: Barack Obama aligned himself with welfare reform on Monday, launching a television ad which touts the way the overhaul “slashed the rolls by 80 percent.”  Obama leaves out, however, that he was against the …
Brian Scheid / phillyBurbs.com:
McCain: US winning in Iraq  —  Sen. John McCain said that he is willing to stake his presidential campaign, as well as his political career, on his support for the war in Iraq.  —  In an interview with reporters on the back of his campaign bus, the “Straight Talk Express” Monday afternoon …
Discussion: Firedoglake
 
 
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The Moderate Voice:
Oh What A Reversal of Fortune: We've Met The Enemy & It's Our Very Own Leaders
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Praise for Sebelius  —  Speaking to the Fox affiliate …
Juliet Eilperin / The Trail:
McCain Picks Fight Over Justices
Discussion: TIME.com
Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Does Obama's rise mean less clout for Democratic centrists?
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
McCain's energy record is on/off
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Christian Site's Ban on ‘G’ Word Sends Homosexual to Olympics
The Poor Man Institute:
Come back with your keyboard or upon it
Discussion: Shakesville
Arianna Huffington / Real Clear Politics:
Memo to Obama: Moving to the Middle is for Losers
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Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Casual Observation  —  The front page of the Washington Post …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Hindrocket / Power Line:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH SATANIC RITUAL SEX CRIMES
Discussion: Hot Air and Gateway Pundit
Yuval Levin / The Corner:
Yet More Padding of the Resume
Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
Global Warming as Mass Neurosis
Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
Who's Behind High Prices
Juliana Barbassa / Associated Press:
Obama's sister helps reach out to Asian-Americans
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