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3:05 PM ET, June 24, 2009

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Gina Smith / The State:
Sanford met in Atlanta after returning from South America  —  Governor says he never hiked Appalachian Trail; says he cruised along the coast of Buenos Aires to unwind after stressful legislative session  —  ATLANTA — Gov. Mark Sanford arrived in the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport this morning …
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
FIRST THOUGHTS: SANFORD'S TANGO  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Ali Weinberg  —  *** Sanford's tango: Well, it turns out that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) wasn't hiking the Appalachian Trail after all.  Instead, he was in — get this — Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Huma Khan / The Note:
Sanford Was in Argentina — Not Appalachian Trail  —  ABC News' Rick Klein reports: The case of the missing governor has a new twist.  —  The State newspaper in South Carolina is reporting that Gov. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., has been located as of Wednesday morning — in the Atlanta airport.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
SANFORD: FROM BAD TO WORSE  —  Update, 12:05 p.m ET.: South Carolina state Senate Democratic leader John C. Land III just issued a very strong statement regarding Sanford.  —  Said Land: … Update, 10:51 a.m. ET: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will hold a press conference at 2:00 p.m. today …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
S.C. Gov Candidate Pulls Down Sanford Pic  —  State Rep. Nikki Haley, who is widely seen as Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) choice to replace him as governor of South Carolina in 2010, has removed a picture of the governor from her campaign Web site.  As recently as last evening …
Discussion: FITSNews
CNN:
Missing governor in Argentina, not hiking
Discussion: Wonkette
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Morning Fix: Sorting out Sanford
Discussion: Associated Press, msnbc.com and Reason
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Sanford was in South America
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Stay Tuned for More of ‘The Obama Show’  —  In his first daytime news conference yesterday, President Obama preempted “All My Children,” “Days of Our Lives” and “The Young and the Restless.”  But the soap viewers shouldn't have been disappointed: The president had arranged some prepackaged entertainment for them.
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Matthew Cooper / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
The Crucifixion of Nico Pitney  —  Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration but the Huffington Post reporter is getting tweaked this morning for the question he posed to President Obama at yesterday's White House Press Conference.  It was an odd moment because normally, of course …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The “Neda video,” torture, and the truth-revealing power of images
Discussion: The Daily Dish
The New Republic:
Pitney's Not a Potted Plant
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Gateway Pundit:
CRACKDOWN IN BAHARESTAN SQUARE!... 3 People Shot— Police Will Not Allow Protesters to Assist Them ...Update: 1 Woman Dead ...Update: Several Dead  —  CRACKDOWN IN TEHRAN—  A wounded woman is treated at Baharestan Square in Tehran.  (Al-Arabiya)  —  VIDEO—  POLICE BEATING PROTESTERS INCLUDING WOMEN:
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CNN:
Iran arrests foreign nationals in connection with protests  —  TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iranian authorities said Wednesday they have arrested several foreign nationals, some with British passports, in connection with the country's post-election unrest.  —  Intelligence Minister Gholamhossein …
Saeed Valadbaygi / Revolutionary Road:
Live from Baharestan Sq...
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
CNN:
New clashes reported in Iran
Discussion: The Anchoress and TalkLeft
Barbara Slavin / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. contacted Iran's ayatollah before election  —  Administration overture to Khamenei ridiculed in sermon  —  Prior to this month's disputed presidential election in Iran, the Obama administration sent a letter to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
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Elise Labott / CNN:
Officials: President Obama reconsidering July 4th invitations to Iran  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Obama administration is seriously considering not extending invitations to Iranian diplomats for July 4 celebrations overseas, senior administration officials tell CNN.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Negotiating with Terrorists
Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
Washington and the Iran Protests: Would they be Allowed in the US?  —  President Barack Obama had this to say about the Iran crisis on Tuesday: … The thrust of these comments is to deplore the Iranian state's interference in the people's right of peaceable assembly and nonviolent protest …
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:   In case you wondered: John McCain bows out of 2012 GOP race
Pew Research Center:
Romney's Image Improves; Palin Well Regarded by Republican Base  —  Favorability of Leading Republicans  —  Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has seen his favorability ratings improve and now enjoys a positive balance of opinion among the general public: 40% rate him favorably, 28% unfavorably.
Guardian:
Soltan family ‘forced out of home’  —  Parents of young woman shot dead near protests are banned from mourning and funeral is cancelled, neighbours say  —  The Iranian authorities have ordered the family of Neda Agha Soltan out of their Tehran home after shocking images of her death were circulated around the world.
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The Politico:
A Republican comeback?  —  For the first time since their 2006 election drubbing, top Republicans see signs — however faint — of a political resurgence over the next year.  —  At first blush, this sounds absurd.  After all, polls show the GOP more unpopular than ever …
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Documents Back Saudi Link to Extremists  —  WASHINGTON — Documents gathered by lawyers for the families of Sept. 11 victims provide new evidence of extensive financial support for Al Qaeda and other extremist groups by members of the Saudi royal family, but the material may never find …
presstv.ir:
Iran uncovers plots in presidential election  —  Iran's Intelligence Ministry has uncovered ‘terrorist’ plots targeting the country's security and stability during the presidential election.  —  “The ministry has dismantled the groups involved in such activities and has arrested almost …
 
 
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Josh Drobnyk / Pennsylvania Ave.:
Gerlach: Senate run off the table
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Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
GOP launches another protest vote
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James Kanter / Green Inc.:
How Green Is a Nudist Vacation?
Paul Krugman:
Obama messes up on health care, big time
Discussion: Corrente
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Dean will miss LGBT fundraiser
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
AmeriCorps feared bad press if IG investigation continued
Discussion: Hot Air and RedState
Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
Consumers Boycott Nokia, Siemens for Selling to Iran
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Laura Rozen / The Cable:
Koh cloture vote passes (UPDATED)
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New York Times:
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