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11:35 AM 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.
Discussion: Prairie Weather and Shakesville
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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: Washington Monthly
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.
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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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.
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 …
Juliana Barbassa / Associated Press:
Obama's sister helps reach out to Asian-Americans  —  SAN FRANCISCO - The throng of Asian-American donors drew closer, drinks in hand, to hear Barack Obama's sister describe the wide arc of his life: beyond politics and Chicago, into his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii.
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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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Leads McCain, 47% to 42%
New York Post:
BARACK BLASTS MOVEON  —  HITS LEFTY PALS OVER ‘GENERAL BETRAY US’  —  By CHARLES HURT in Washington, DC, and CARL CAMPANILE in NY  —  Barack Obama yesterday landed a right hook on one of his biggest left-wing supporters yesterday - blasting MoveOn.org for labeling Gen. David Petraeus “General Betray Us.”
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Byron York / The Corner:
Obama and “False Rumors”  —  In a story reporting that Obama “fiercely” defended his patriotism in his Independence, Missouri speech yesterday, Washington Post reporters Jonathan Weisman and Michael Shear write: … I keep seeing the flag-pin issue included among the alleged falsehoods about Obama.
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Washington Post:
Obama Fiercely Defends His Patriotism
Discussion: MSNBC
Martin Feldstein / Wall Street Journal:
We Can Lower Oil Prices Now  —  Although most experts agree that financial speculation was not responsible for the surge in the global prices of food and energy, many people remain puzzled about the source of these remarkable price rises.  Economics offers a simple supply-and-demand explanation …
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 …
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Obama Courting Evangelicals Once Loyal to Bush  —  Senator Barack Obama is engaged in an intensive effort to reach out to conservative, born-again Christians.
Discussion: The Daily Dish and TIME.com
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Obama's Ricochet Pander
Discussion: The Opinionator
Aurelio Rojas / Sacramento Bee:
Obama rejects proposed California gay marriage ban  —  Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A3  —  Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who previously said the issue of gay marriage should be left up to each state, has announced his opposition to a California ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriages.
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Obama to expand Bush's faith based programs  —  CHICAGO - Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans to expand President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and — in a move sure to cause controversy …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
NRA plans $40M fall blitz targeting Obama  —  The National Rifle Association plans to spend about $40 million on this year's presidential campaign, with $15 million of that devoted to portraying Barack Obama as a threat to the Second Amendment rights upheld last week by the Supreme Court.
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The Court vs. Voters
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
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 C. Mooney / Boston Globe:
Bush base yet to rush to donate to McCain  —  Funding woes tied to candidate's stances, GOP standing in polls  —  President Bush has headlined a fund-raising event to help John McCain finance his campaign to succeed him, but most of the big-money backers who helped reelect Bush in 2004 …
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Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Price of Power: McCain accepts ex-Swift Boaters' donations
Jonah Goldberg / USA Today:
Obama's real patriotism problem
Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
Lobbying loophole funds conventions
ccrjustice.org:
CCR Files Four New Abu Ghraib Torture Lawsuits Targeting Military …
Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
Who's Behind High Prices
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Gloria Galloway / Globe and Mail:
Canadians oppose Iraq war: poll
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and Truthdig
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How to write a New York Times article to make it seem like women …
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Town Finds Drug Agent Is Really an Impostor
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San Francisco Chronicle:
8 crack dealers shielded by S.F. walk away
Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
A New Campaign Charge: You Supported Clinton
Discussion: TIME.com and Gateway Pundit
Roger Clegg / The Corner:
Well, At Least She's Honest
Discussion: Omaha World-Herald
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Bringing Down Bear Stearns
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