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3:25 AM ET, June 11, 2008

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John Santucci / Political Radar:
Ohio Guv Won't Run with Obama  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis and John Santucci Report: Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) was Shermanesque on Tuesday in saying that he would “absolutely not” be Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., running mate even if asked to join the Democratic ticket.
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES...  From NBC's Chuck Todd and Domenico Montanaro  —  So you think you know who's on Obama's veep short list?  Well, think again.  According to sources on the Hill, Obama veep vetters — specifically Jim Johnson and Eric Holder — have been asking Dem members …
CNN:
Senator says Obama VP search team discussed 20 names  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's vice presidential vetting team discussed roughly 20 names with a senior Senate Democrat Tuesday, including some well-known options and others that are “outside the box.”
Ted Barrett / CNN:   Obama VP team discusses 20 possible picks
The Trail:
Strickland Takes Himself Out of the Vice Presidential Running
Discussion: Below The Beltway
David Mark / The Politico:
Webb's rebel roots: An affinity for Confederacy  —  Barack Obama's vice presidential vetting team will undoubtedly run across some quirky and potentially troublesome issues as it goes about the business of scouring the backgrounds of possible running mates.  But it's unlikely they'll find …
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Times of London:
President Bush regrets his legacy as man who wanted war  —  Tom Baldwin and Gerard Baker in Ljubljana  —  President Bush has admitted to The Times that his gun-slinging rhetoric made the world believe that he was a “guy really anxious for war” in Iraq.  He said that his aim now was to leave …
Tim Talley / Associated Press:
Okla. Dem calls Obama liberal, declines to endorse  —  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Democratic Rep. Dan Boren of Oklahoma said Tuesday Barack Obama is “the most liberal senator” in Congress and he has no intention of endorsing him for the White House.  —  However, Boren will vote …
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David Brown / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Ron Paul plans his own convention  —  TRIBUNE-REVIEW  —  Maverick GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has booked an arena in Minneapolis for a “mini-convention” that could steal some of John McCain's thunder just days before he accepts the Republican nomination.
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Nev gov Gibbons sends 100s txt msgs 2 other womans cell, not wifes  —  You know that unidentified estranged wife of a Reno doctor that the governor of Nevada is not having an affair with?  —  Well, during one month last year he exchanged 850 text messages with her phone from his official state phone, at 15 cents per.
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Ashley Powers / Los Angeles Times:
Nevada governor's messy divorce is a gossip jackpot
Discussion: MSNBC
Cristina Corbin / Fox News:
Activists Preparing Against Use of ‘Brown Note’ at Dem Convention  —  Political activists planning protest rallies at the upcoming Democratic Convention in Denver have their stomachs in knots over a rumor about a crowd control weapon - known as the “crap cannon” - that might be unleashed against them.
Discussion: TigerHawk and Hot Air
Jeffrey Ressner / The Politico:
Actress has a crush on Obama  —  Every presidential candidate can use a sexy blonde movie star to liven up his or her campaign, appear at big money events and rally the entertainment community.  Sen. Barack Obama's go-to Hollywood hottie is Scarlett Johansson, a starlet who trades frequent e-mails …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Top Lieberman Campaign Official: We Begged Obama For Help In 2006 — And He Came Through  —  Now that Joe Lieberman has emerged as John McCain's lead attack dog against Barack Obama — even going so far as to suggest that Obama's judgment could pose a danger to our safety …
Discussion: AMERICAblog, Daily Kos and Firedoglake
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Jewish Dem donor joins McCain team  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is attracting elite Jewish Democratic donors who backed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and are concerned about Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) stance toward Israel, say McCain backers who are organizing the effort to court Democrats.
Discussion: TalkLeft, Israel Matzav and NO QUARTER
Chris / TVNewser:
Changes to Fox News Afternoons  —  TVNewser has learned beginning Monday Live Desk with Martha MacCallum will be expanded to two hours, airing from 1-3pmET.  MacCallum will also be getting a co-anchor and a new set.  Trace Gallagher joins as co-anchor, while continuing to fill in for Shepard Smith on Studio B and Fox Report.
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Brian Stelter / TV Decoder:
Fox Will Try Out Conservative Host Laura Ingraham
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama's Lead Stabilizing  —  Leads McCain 48% to 41% in latest presidential trial heat  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama has a 48% to 41% lead in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking presidential election trial heat, based on June 7-9 polling.
Jane Corbin / BBC:
BBC uncovers lost Iraq billions  —  A BBC investigation estimates that around $23bn (£11.75bn) may have been lost, stolen or just not properly accounted for in Iraq.  —  For the first time, the extent to which some private contractors have profited from the conflict and rebuilding …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
 
 
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Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
Wal-Mart Defender To Direct Obama's Economic Policy
CQ Politics:
Former Bush Donors: Still Hesitant About Backing McCain
Discussion: Think Progress
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
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The Volokh Conspiracy:
CAN I BE A MEANINGFUL BLOGGER?  A lot of readers have suggested …
Discussion: The RBC
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
OBAMA MEETS WITH RELIGIOUS LEADERS
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Whose Race Problem?
Discussion: Sadly, No!
Washington Post:
In Iraq, Muscle Is a Growth Industry
Tara Parker-Pope / New York Times:
Gay Unions Shed Light on Gender in Marriage
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John McCain 2008:
Remarks by John McCain at the NFIB and eBay 2008 National Small Business Summit
Discussion: Fact Checker and The Corner
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
OUTFOXED  —  Normally I don't care much about cable chat show ratings …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Threatening Iran  —  Israeli leaders spent last week talking tough …
Discussion: News Hounds and BuzzFlash.org
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
TERRORIST FIST JAB, REDUX
Matt / Think Progress:
Report: Bush fired Karl Rove at church.
Bob Barr / The Huffington Post:
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Filing: Nexstar cuts its chief revenue officer position, and CRO Michael Strober will leave the company on October 30; he was hired after Nexstar bought The CW

Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal:
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