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2:55 PM ET, July 4, 2008

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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
A Man of Seasonal Principles  —  You'll notice Barack Obama is now wearing a flag pin.  Again.  During the primary campaign, he refused to, explaining that he'd worn one after Sept. 11 but then stopped because it “became a substitute for, I think, true patriotism.”
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Rove's Third Term  —  Al Gore never claimed that he invented the Internet.  Howard Dean didn't scream.  Hillary Clinton didn't say she was staying in the race because Barack Obama might be assassinated.  And Wesley Clark didn't impugn John McCain's military service.
New York Times:
New and Not Improved  —  Senator Barack Obama stirred his legions of supporters, and raised our hopes, promising to change the old order of things.  He spoke with passion about breaking out of the partisan mold of bickering and catering to special pleaders, promised to end President Bush's abuses …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
PLEASE, PLEASE, REPORTERS WITH BRAINS  —  I spent most of today in bed with some kind of nasty cold.  So I only caught up on any news this evening.  And I must confess to being little short of astounded by the avalanche of press BS I'm reading on Barack Obama's position on Iraq.
Matthew Yglesias:   The Difference  —  If conservatives want to argue that Barack Obama's …
TigerHawk:
RubeWatch: Are the editors of the New York Times the rubes?
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Pajamas Media
CNN:
Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, a North Carolina Republican who became an icon to conservatives, died Friday at the age of 86, a senior congressional source said.  —  The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Former Sen. Jesse Helms passes away.  —  Jesse Helms, a North Carolina Republican known as “Senator No,” died today at the age of 86.  Helms left the Senate in 2003 after serving five terms.  The Heritage Foundation credits Helms with establishing “the conservative movement and became …
Roger Clegg / The Corner:
The Jesse Helms “Racial Quota” Ad
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
WTVD-TV:
Former Senator Jesse Helms dead at 86
Associated Press:   Former Republican N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
MSNBC:   Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Jesse Helms passes away
Discussion: The Swamp
Associated Press:
Bush heckled at new citizen ceremony  —  President heckled during event at Thomas Jefferson's former home  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia - President Bush invoked the memory of Thomas Jefferson Friday in welcoming new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Monticello, saying “I'll be proud to call you a fellow American.”
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Economy?  Words Fail Me.  —  Think you're worried about the economy?  Phillip Swagel is a wreck.  —  The assistant Treasury secretary for economic policy, Swagel came out for his monthly economic briefing yesterday, 90 minutes after the Labor Department reported that the country …
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
White House says ruling could free detainees in US  —  WASHINGTON - The White House said Thursday that dangerous detainees at Guantanamo Bay could end up walking Main Street U.S.A. as a result of last month's Supreme Court ruling about detainees' legal rights.
Daily Mail:
Schoolboys punished with detention for refusing to kneel in class and pray to Allah  —  Two schoolboys were given detention after refusing to kneel down and ‘pray to Allah’ during a religious education lesson.  —  Parents were outraged that the two boys from year seven (11 to 12-year-olds) …
Aditya Chakrabortty / Guardian:
Biofuels are prime cause of food crisis - leaked report  —  Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% — far more than previously estimated — according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.  The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis …
Bob / BobKrumm.com:
How did you spend Independence Day?  —  BAGHDAD - How are you spending your 4th of July holiday?  While most Americans probably slept, 1,215 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines raised their right hands and committed to a combined 5,500 years of additional service during the largest reenlistment ceremony …
 
 
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Janine Zacharia / Bloomberg:
Condoleezza Rice Says She's ‘Proud’ of Decision to Invade Iraq
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Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Obama: Mental distress can't justify late abortion
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Identi.ca: May A Million Twitters Bloom
Discussion: TechCrunch
iowahawk:
A Clarification
Discussion: Macsmind and Political Punch
Robert / Jihad Watch:
What we should be fighting for this July 4  —  1. Freedom of religion
Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:
Team Obama's convention game plan calls for stadium rally
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Random Acts Of Patriotism
Discussion: GINA COBB
Daily Mail:
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Associated Press:
National speed limit pushed as gas saver
Discussion: Mathew Gross
Andrew C. Revkin / Dot Earth:
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John Branch / New York Times:
American Flags as Big as Fields
Gerard Baker / Times of London:
Barack Obama's policy switches are giving the Left whiplash
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Celebrity Passport Records Popular
Lymari Morales / Gallup:
Nearly All Americans Consider Military Service “Patriotic”
Telegraph:
Muslims in Britain should be able to live under Sharia, says top judge
Discussion: Samizdata.net and Hot Air
Glenn Beck / CNN:
Commentary: Your gas money for a flat screen?
Discussion: Firedoglake