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4:35 PM ET, June 10, 2007

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Faiz / Think Progress:
Lieberman: 'We've Got To Be Prepared To Take Aggressive Military Action' Against Iran  —  This morning on CBS's Face the Nation, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) strongly advocated preparing for a strike against Iran.  —  "I think we have to be prepared to take aggressive military action …
Associated Press:
Lieberman: U.S. should weigh Iran attack  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. Joseph Lieberman (news, bio, voting record) said Sunday the United States should consider a military strike against Iran because of Tehran's involvement in Iraq.  —  "I think we've got to be prepared to take aggressive military action …
Discussion: National Review
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Lieberman is Bombs away on Iran  —  Joe Lieberman's warmongering continues as he jumps on the bomb Iran bandwagon.  Is anyone surprised?  —  Download (34) |  Play (30) Download (24) |  Play (19) … The Neocon cabal is alive and well inside the White House and supported by the <Independent> Lieberman.
Discussion: Israpundit and My Two Sense
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Democrats' Prosperity Problem  —  Early in George W. Bush's presidency, liberal critics said: The economy is not growing.  Which was true.  He inherited the debris of the 1990s' irrational exuberances.  A brief (eight months) and mild (the mildest since World War II) recession began in March 2001 …
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Ezra Klein:
If A, Then A Goldfish  —  Brian catches this gem of socio …
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Joe Klein / TIME: Swampland:
Next Year in Iraq  —  Tom Ricks has this to say about military planning in Iraq today.  There are two important points here.  The first is this: … [Italics mine]  —  In other words, all the yammering by various politicians about bringing the troops home by March 2008 is nonsense.
Discussion: TalkLeft
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Nico / Think Progress:
Powell: Close Guantanamo Now, Restore Habeas  —  This morning on NBC's Meet the Press, Gen. Colin Powell strongly condemned the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, calling it "a major problem for America's perception" and charging, "if it was up to me, I would close Guantanamo — not tomorrow, this afternoon."
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Colin Powell: Get rid of Gitmo and restore Habeas Corpus  —  I watched the disgraced Colin Powell tell Russert that he thinks the US has lost the moral high ground in dealing with terrorists and we should close Guantanamo Bay and restore Habeas corpus.  MSNBC has more video online.
Discussion: The Sideshow
New York Times:
The Guidebook for Taking a Life  —  We were in a small house in Zarqa, Jordan, trying to interview two heavily bearded Islamic militants about their distribution of recruitment videos when one of us asked one too many questions.  —  "He's American?" one of the militants growled.  "Let's kidnap and kill him."
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Mark Townsend / Observer:
MI6 probes UK nuclear link to Iran  —  A British company has been closed down after being caught in an apparent attempt to sell black-market weapons-grade uranium to Iran and Sudan, The Observer can reveal.  —  Anti-terrorist officers and MI6 are now investigating a wider British-based plot allegedly …
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Snow: Bush standing firm behind Gonzales  —  WASHINGTON - The White House on Sunday dismissed Senate plans to hold a no-confidence vote on the attorney general and said the outcome will not undermine President Bush's resolve to keep Alberto Gonzales at the Justice Department.  —  "Not a bit.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
White House:
President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister of Albania, Dr. Sali Berisha  —  PRIME MINISTER BERISHA: (As translated.)  Today is a beautiful day.  Today is a great day, historic for all Albanians.  Among us is the greatest and most distinguished guest …
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Gateway Pundit:
Bush Mobbed in Albania!... Pro-US Nation Celebrates Historic Visit
Discussion: Fausta's blog and New York Times
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Sopranos Ends — British Tourists Suffer Most  —  How powerful a force has The Sopranos become in American culture?  Our friends across the pond have even written articles today about its valedictory episode tonight.  Both the left-wing Guardian and the conservative Telegraph note the passing of the series (HBO, 9 pm ET).
Discussion: Observer
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Jules Crittenden:
Gay Bomb  —  Shocking news of U.S. interest in a Gay Bomb!  —  Not exactly news.  It was widely reported a couple of years ago: … OK, they aren't doing it.  But let's think this one through as a moral proposition, applying the most liberal, libertarian, gender-orientation accepting, peace-loving standards possible:
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David E / David E's Fablog:
FAIT DIVERS: POLITICAL SCIENCE
Mark Stevenson / Associated Press:
Gonzales: US eyeing gun flow into Mexico  —  CUERNAVACA, Mexico — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Friday that Washington is taking steps to address Mexican concerns the U.S. is not doing enough to stop illegal weapons from being smuggled across the border and into the hands of brutal drug gangs.
Discussion: Wizbang and PoliPundit.com
Daniel Gross / New York Times:
Income Inequality, Writ Larger  —  INCOME inequality is a hot topic in politics and economics.  The rising economic tide is lifting a bunch of yachts, but leaving those in simple boats just bobbing along.  —  Two professors — Thomas Piketty of the Paris School of Economics and Emmanuel Saez …
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
CONVENIENT ARGUMENTS....Daniel Gross writes in the New York Times …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Why Washington Can't Get Much Done  —  MEMBERS of Congress — with the possible exceptions of Senator Robert C. Byrd and Representative John D. Dingell — come and go.  So do presidents and even Supreme Court justices.  —  But some big issues come to the nation's capital and never leave …
Think Progress:
VIDEO COMPILATION: The Assault On Reason, Paris Hilton Edition  —  The media's latest "serial obsession" focuses on Paris Hilton's jail sentence.  On Friday, MSNBC abruptly cut away from coverage of Gen. Peter Pace's replacement (with producers screaming in the background) to return to Paris Hilton.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
 
 
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