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6:10 PM ET, July 7, 2008

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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
WEBB DOESN'T WANT TO BE VP  —  From NBC's Mark Murray  —  Virginia Sen. Jim Webb just issued a statement from his Senate office saying that — “[u]nder no circumstances” — does he want to be considered as Obama's veep.  “Last week I communicated to Sen. Obama and his presidential campaign …
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Krooney / TIME.com:
Cross Webb Off Obama Veep List  —  The Virginia freshman Senator is Shermanesque in removing himself from the running.  —  Says in statement: “Last week I communicated to Senator Obama and his presidential campaign my firm intention to remain in the United States Senate …
Discussion: Slog
Marc Ambinder:   Obama's Search Team Begins To Vet
Ryan Grim / The Crypt's Blogs:
Webb staying in Senate
Discussion: The Swamp
Ben Pershing / Capitol Briefing:   Webb Takes Himself Out of VP Race
Jonathan Allen / CQ Politics:
Webb Says He Won't Accept Vice Presidential Nod
Discussion: Power Line
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Jesse Helms, White Racist  —  This column appeared in The Post Aug. 29, 2001 — one week after Jesse Helms, who died Friday, announced his retirement from the Senate.  —  (Have an idea for RePosted?  Send it to reposted@washingtonpost.com.)  —  Those who believe that the “liberal press” …
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Marc Thiessen / Washington Post:
The Jesse Helms You Should Remember  —  With the passing of Sen. Jesse Helms, the media have demonstrated one final time that they never fully understood the power or impact of this great man.  Consider, for example, The Post's obituary of Helms; here are some things you would not learn about his life and legacy by reading it:
Ross Douthat:
The Case of Jesse Helms  —  The liberal blogosphere wants to know: Why have conservatives lined up to say kind things about the late Jesse Helms?  Partially because nobody wants to speak ill of the dead, but largely because Helms was an sometimes-effective, always-steadfast champion …
Gateway Pundit:
DEM SHOCKER!!... Speaker Pelosi Was Sending Messages to FARC Terrorists While Undermining Colombian Government!  —  New information reveals that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was indirectly sending messages to the FARC.  The Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is designated as a terrorist group by the US government.
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Mary Anastasia O'Grady / Wall Street Journal:
FARC's ‘Human Rights’ Friends  —  As we learn more about the Colombian military's daring hostage rescue last week, one detail stands out: In tricking FARC rebels into putting the hostages aboard a helicopter, undercover special forces simply told the comandantes that the aircraft was being loaned …
Rick Maze / Military Times HOME:
Obama: I need to earn troops' trust  —  Candidate lays out defense policies, touts his judgment over McCain's, holds civilians accountable for missteps in Iraq  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama knows that to win the vote of current and former military members …
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
The true test of Obama's Iraq shift
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT  —  I think we may have come to that moment, that quick turn of events, that encapsulates the fact that there is apparently no limit to the howlers and nonsense that John McCain can throw out and still not generate collective guffaws or even scrutiny from the national political press.
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CBN.com:
Christian Group Launches “Abortion President” Campaign against Barack Obama  —  Oh my.  The fight against Barack Obama on abortion has officially begun.  The Christian Defense Coalition, who are known to shock folks from time to time, have come up with a new campaign called: “Barack Obama: The Abortion President”.
Rosa Prince / Telegraph:
Toddlers who dislike spicy food ‘racist’  —  Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be branded racists by a Government-sponsored agency.  —  The National Children's Bureau, which receives £12 million a year, mainly from Government funded organisations …
Robert D. Kaplan / The Current:
Will Israel Attack Iran?  —  As the most pro-Israel administration in Washington since Harry Truman enters its last six months in office, Israel faces a strategic choice.  Will it use the possible indulgence of the Bush Administration to attack Iran's nuclear facilities …
Discussion: Eunomia, Israel Matzav, Haaretz and TPMCafe
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CNN:
Cindy McCain to travel to Rwanda  —  (CNN)— Cindy McCain said Monday she will make a humanitarian trip to Rwanda next week.  —  The wife of presumptive Republican nominee John McCain plans to spend four days on the ground in the war-torn African nation on a trip organized by the non-partisan ONE campaign …
Discussion: TIME.com
Kelly Kennedy / Army Times:
Medic in famous photo dies after PTSD struggle  —  During the first week of the war in Iraq, a Military Times photographer captured the arresting image of Army Spc. Joseph Patrick Dwyer as he raced through a battle zone clutching a tiny Iraqi boy named Ali.  —  The photo was hailed as a portrait …
William Kristol / New York Times:
So Where's Murphy?  —  From the gun clubs of Northern Virginia to the sports bars of Capitol Hill — wherever D.C.-area Republicans gather — you hear the question:  —  “Where's Murphy?”  —  “Murphy” is Mike Murphy, the 46-year-old G.O.P. strategist who masterminded John McCain's 2000 primary race …
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Washington Post Names Outsider as Top Editor  —  The Washington Post has named Marcus W. Brauchli, a former top editor of The Wall Street Journal, as its executive editor, the paper announced Monday.  The appointment comes as a new publisher, Katharine Weymouth, puts her stamp on one of the nation's great newspapers.
Discussion: Achenblog, On Deadline and Romenesko
 
 
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Unscheduled Landing  —  Barack Obama just spoke to the press …
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GOP Rep. Claims He ‘Was Proud To Support’ GI Bill That He Voted Against
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