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11:10 AM ET, June 23, 2010

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Eliot A. Cohen / Wall Street Journal:
Why McChrystal Has to Go  —  It is intolerable for military officers to mock senior political officials, including ambassadors and the vice president.  —  Gen. Stanley McChrystal is a hero—a selfless, fearless and inspiring soldier.  He is also something of a military genius.
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
McChrystal to Administration Official: 'I've Compromised the Mission'  —  During his round of phone calls to top officials of the Obama administration whom he and his team disparaged to a Rolling Stone reporter, Gen. Stanley McChrystal said, “I've compromised the mission,” a senior administration source tells ABC News.
New York Times:
McChrystal's Fate in Limbo as He Arrives at White House  —  WASHINGTON — Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, recalled to Washington over a magazine article featuring contemptuous remarks about top administration officials, met with President Obama at the White House Wednesday morning to learn whether …
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan  —  Vice President Biden may have lost the battle last fall over the administration's Afghanistan strategy.  But with Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal — his chief rival during the protracted debate — now in trouble, will Biden be poised to win the bigger war?
Newsweek:
How ‘Rolling Stone’ Got Into McChrystal's Inner Circle  —  Reporter Michael Hastings explains the backstory to the piece that upended a general—and maybe even a war.  —  It's the kind of story that ricochets through Washington—and around the world—at lightning speed.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
Breaking: General Stanley McChrystal tenders his resignation
BBC:
US chief's fate remains unclear
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and The Page
Michael O'Hanlon / USA Today:
Another view on ‘runaway general’: Don't fire McChrystal
The Politico:
W.H. delays energy meeting
Discussion: The Page
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Nikki Haley wins South Carolina primary, Rep. Bob Inglis loses  —  South Carolina state Rep. Nikki Haley cruised to the Republican nomination for governor tonight, a victory that makes her not just the frontrunner for the office this fall but a likely national GOP star.
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Palin racks up two more wins  —  Two South Carolina Republicans who received the backing of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin emerged victorious in their run-off elections Tuesday.  —  Palin had endorsed gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley and publicly stuck with her amidst allegations of an extra-marital affair.
Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Nikki Fever
Discussion: sisu
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
National Republicans get their candidates
Discussion: CNN
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Son of one-time segregationist loses to black Republican
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Nation
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Haley, Scott victorious as Inglis ousted
Discussion: CNN and The Confluence
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Haley wins SC runoff against Rep. Barrett
Discussion: CNN, The Politico and Ben Smith's Blog
WDSU-TV:
Federal Gov't Halts Sand Berm Dredging  —  Nungesser Pleads With President To Allow Work To Continue  —  NEW ORLEANS — The federal government is shutting down the dredging that was being done to create protective sand berms in the Gulf of Mexico.  —  The berms are meant to protect the Louisiana coastline from oil.
ABCNews.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Meet Senator Vitter's Trusted Aide Drove Drunk, Attacked Girlfriend, Still On the Job  —  Senator Of DC Madam Fame Has Had Aide Working On Women's Issues; Brent Furer's Brushes With Law Go Back to 1990s  —  A longtime aide to Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, who has been assigned …
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Boehner report claims health reform failed on promises after three months  —  House Republicans marked three months of healthcare reform on Wednesday with a new report asserting that it has failed on all counts.  —  House Minority Leader John Boehner's (R-Ohio) office released a report titled …
Discussion: The Politico
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Ezra Klein:
Health-care reform getting more, not less, popular
Discussion: Wonk Room
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Verdict on Healthcare Reform Bill Still Divided
Discussion: Washington Wire
Sean J. Miller / The Hill:
Arizona Democrats urge Obama not to sue over controversial immigration law  —  Arizona Democrats facing tough reelection races are distancing themselves from the Obama administration as it prepares to file a lawsuit against the state over its controversial immigration law.
Discussion: BBC, Wonk Room and Weasel Zippers
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Michelle Malkin:
The threat of illegal alien amnesty-by-executive order  —  NumbersUSA posted a letter on Monday from GOP Sen. Grassley and seven other Republican Senators challenging the White House on rumors of illegal alien-amnesty-by-executive order.  The gist of it:
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NumbersUSA:
Comprehensive Amnesty Threat
Matt Bai / New York Times:
For Jeb Bush, Life Defending the Family Name  —  CORAL GABLES, Fla. — For months now, Jeb Bush has been listening as President Obama blasts his older brother's administration for the battered economy, budget deficits and even the lax oversight of oil wells.
iowahawk:
I'm Beginning to Believe This Obama Fellow Is Unequal to the Task  —  by T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII  —  Intellectual Conservative At-Large  —  Summer once again tiptoes in on crepe soles to the eastern extremities of Long Island; affording, as is its wont, fresh opportunities to enjoy …
CNN:
Spitzer, Parker to host primetime CNN show  —  CNN announced Wednesday that Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer will host its new 8 p.m. program.  —  Washington (CNN) - Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and 2010 Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Kathleen Parker will co-host …
Discussion: Mediaite and Ben Smith's Blog
Fox News:
Ukrainian Boy, 5, Slaughtered ‘Like a Goat’ by Religious Fanatic  —  A 5-year-old Ukrainian boy was slaughtered by an alleged religious fanatic as he played in a sandpit with his friends, Pravda reported Tuesday.  —  The stranger strolled up to little Viktor Shemyakin before pointing to a tree and saying …
CNN:
Obama, Cameron to meet on Gulf oil Saturday  —  President Obama will meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday to discuss the BP oil disaster.  —  (CNN) - U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet Saturday and discuss BP and the Gulf …
Discussion: The Hill
Reza Kahlili / Forbes:
There Will Be War  —  Last week, Iran's opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi canceled anti-government demonstrations timed to commemorate the anniversary of last year's disputed presidential election.  Secretary of the State Hillary Clinton called the cancellation “regrettable,” but missed the larger point.
Discussion: Israel Matzav
 
 
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