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3:20 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 …
CBN.com:
Obama's Pro-Gay Flyers  —  Barack Obama may be talking up his Christian faith like he's doing today in Ohio and trying his best to appeal to Evangelicals with a “new kind of politics,” but he's got a problem.  Many of his positions are the same liberal positions that have turned off Evangelicals for years.
Discussion: TownHall Blog and TIME.com
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Webb: McCain Should ‘Calm Down’ on Using Military Service  —  Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) waded into the debate over John McCain's military service Monday to say that the Republican should avoid using military service in politics.  —  Webb, a Barack Obama supporter, was on MSNBC's “Countdown” …
Discussion: Sweetness & Light
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
McCain Campaign Accuses Obama Camp Of Coordinating With Webb To Attack McCain
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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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 …
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 …
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.
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.
Deirdre Carmody / New York Times:
Clay Felker, Magazine Pioneer, Dies at 82  —  Clay Felker, a visionary editor who was widely credited with inventing the formula for the modern magazine, giving it energetic expression in a glossy weekly named for and devoted to the boisterous city that fascinated him — New York — died today at his home in Manhattan.
Discussion: Gothamist and DownWithTyranny!
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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.
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Wake up America
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.
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.
 
 
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The Moderate Voice:
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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?
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Christian Site's Ban on ‘G’ Word Sends Homosexual to Olympics
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Casual Observation  —  The front page of the Washington Post …
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Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
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Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
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Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
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Juliana Barbassa / Associated Press:
Obama's sister helps reach out to Asian-Americans
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