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9:40 AM ET, July 9, 2008

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CNN:
Iraq official: U.S. could be out by 2011  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — A deadline should be set for the withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces from Iraq, and the pullout could be done by 2011, an Iraqi government spokesman said Tuesday.  —  Ali al-Dabbagh said any timetable would depend on …
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Washington Post:
Candidates Refine Their Stances on a Changing Iraq
Discussion: Pirate's Cove and New York Times
Andrew Leonard / Salon:
One nation, not just speaking English  —  After a substantial speech decrying the current state of bankruptcy law in the United States, Barack Obama took a few questions from the audience in Powder Springs, Georgia on Tuesday morning.  One young woman asked whether there was anything …
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Aaron Gould Sheinin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Obama proposes bankruptcy changes
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
Networks may limit convention coverage  —  Major television networks are considering curtailing coverage of the Democratic National Convention after Monday's announcement that Barack Obama will accept his party's nomination in a Denver stadium.  —  According to several broadcast executives …
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US News:
GOP Convention Planners Want Bush Out of the Picture  —  Give the president a first-night speech, and then get him out of town before McCain arrives  —  Sen. John McCain's plans are gradually unfolding for the Republican National Convention in September as he tries to walk a tightrope between conflicting demands.
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Romney tight-lipped on Bush's convention role
Discussion: TIME.com
Alan Cowell / New York Times:
3 Police and 3 Gunmen Die in Attack on U.S. Post in Turkey  —  PARIS — Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Turkish security guards outside the United States Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday and at least three officers were killed, the governor of Istanbul said.
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Murad Sezer / Associated Press:
Attack outside US consulate in Turkey, 6 dead
Discussion: The Campaign Spot and Hot Air
Randi Kaye / CNN:
Atheist soldier sues Army for ‘unconstitutional’ discrimination  —  KANSAS CITY, Kansas (CNN) — Army Spc. Jeremy Hall was raised Baptist.  —  Like many Christians, he said grace before dinner and read the Bible before bed.  Four years ago when he was deployed to Iraq, he packed his Bible so he would feel closer to God.
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Obama Donors Aren't Rushing to Aid Clinton  —  A prominent donor to Senator Barack Obama recently sent an e-mail plea to other supporters, asking them — for the sake of Democratic unity — to write checks to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to help retire her $23 million in campaign debt.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
July Leader Lost in 6 of Last 9 Competitive U.S. Elections  —  Convention period could prove crucial in determining the winner  —  PRINCETON, NJ — In 9 of the past 15 U.S. presidential elections, the candidate who was leading in Gallup polling roughly four months before the election ultimately won the popular vote for president.
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Jeff Mason / Reuters:
McCain jokes about killing Iranians with cigarettes  —  PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Presidential candidate John McCain, who once sang in jest about bombing Iran, on Tuesday reacted to a report of rising U.S. cigarette exports to the country by saying it may be “a way of killing 'em.”
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The Politico:
In theory, economists support McCain  —  The endorsement could hardly have been stronger.  On Monday, John McCain's campaign released a statement signed by 300 economists who “enthusiastically support” his “Jobs for America” economic plan, providing a heavyweight testimonial …
Discussion: Spin Cycle
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Stephen Schwartz / Weekly Standard:
Multiculturalism Run Amok  —  More European sharia nonsense.  —  THE INCOHERENT DEBATE over sharia, or Islamic law, continues in Britain.  The main culprit: multicultural confusion among non-Muslim leaders.  In February, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams argued that the introduction …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Wall Street Journal:
Reviving Redistributionism  —  New data from the IRS will be out in a few weeks on who pays how much in taxes.  My contacts at the Treasury Department tell me that for the first time in decades, and perhaps ever, the richest 1% of tax filers will have paid more than 40% of the income tax burden.
Discussion: Power Line and Betsy's Page
Gateway Pundit:
RNC Highlights Obama's Flip-Flops— Obama Denies Charges  —  He was against the surge— He said it wouldn't work— He said more troops would not make a difference.  —  Barack Obama was wrong.  —  The surge did work- We are winning in Iraq.  —  Today, thanks to the United States of America, another country is free!
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Thomas Sowell / Real Clear Politics:
Conservatives for Obama?  —  A number of friends of mine …
David Jackson / USA Today:
Candidates woo Hispanic advocacy group  —  WASHINGTON — Barack Obama and John McCain touted their respective tax plans to a key Hispanic group Tuesday, arguing that their different approaches to the economy would benefit all Americans.  —  Their speeches before the League of United Latin American Citizens …
Discussion: New York Times and The Caucus
Michael Doyle / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Ex-Rep. Condit loses a Chandra Levy defamation case  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge has thrown out former California Congressman Gary Condit's defamation lawsuit against author Dominick Dunne, extending the one-time lawmaker's costly courtroom losing streak over rumors of his relationship to murdered intern Chandra Levy.
 
 
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Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
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Dallas County meeting turns racial
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Iran Test-Fires Missiles, Reports Say
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John McCain Thinks Social Security Is A “Disgrace”
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Outside groups pose McCain dilemma
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