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11:55 PM ET, June 11, 2008

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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Dems pound McCain for new Iraq quote  —  The Obama campaign and Democratic leaders accused Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) of being confused and heartless after he told NBC's “Today” show Wednesday that it's “not too important” when U.S. troops return from Iraq.  —  Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Kerry: McCain confused, ‘unbelievably out of touch’  —  John Kerry, who's served in the past as Obama's heavy-hitter on national security, expressed incredulity at McCain's remark this morning that the timing of troops return is “not too important.”  —  “It is unbelievably out of touch …
Michael Goldfarb / John McCain 2008:
Who's Confused Now?  —  Among the accusations he leveled this morning, Senator Kerry said Senator McCain “confuses the history going back to 682 of what has happened to Sunni and Shia.”  Now, we at the McCain Report have been receiving a great number of panicked emails from supporters all morning …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and Hot Air
Jackie Calmes / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Leads, but Margin Is Less Than Some Expect  —  Poll Has Democrat Continuing to Lag With White Males  —  WASHINGTON — Democrat Barack Obama begins his presidential race against Republican John McCain with a lead in the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, but not so great an edge …
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
NBC/WSJ Poll: Post-primary bump for Obama  —  Challenges for both Obama, McCain indicate very competitive race ahead  —  WASHINGTON - Days after becoming his party's presumptive nominee and receiving an endorsement from his chief rival, Hillary Clinton, Democrat Barack Obama has opened …
Discussion: MyDD and TPM Election Central
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
TEASING TODAY'S NBC/WSJ POLL
Washington Wire:
WSJ/NBC Poll Shows Change Trumps Experience
Discussion: Daily Kos
Robert J. Samuelson / Newsweek:
Vote for McBama  —  When it comes to America's obvious domestic …
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
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Scott Glover / Los Angeles Times:
Obscenity trial suspended after judge said he posted sexually explicit materials  —  Alex Kozinski, who is presiding over an obscenity trial in L.A., admits he posted sexually explicit photos and videos.  He says he didn't think the public could see the site, which is now blocked.
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Dan Slater / Law Blog:
Judge Kozinski on Sexually Explicit Material He Posted: “It's part of life.”
TPM Election Central:
Is Bobby Jindal — Who May Be On McCain's Veep Shortlist — An Exorcist?  —  Bobby Jindal, the 36-year old governor of Louisiana, is being taken seriously by the national press as a candidate on the shortlist to be John McCain's Vice President.  No one doubts that he's a political prodigy …
The Hill:
New Gang of 14 won't back McCain  —  At least 14 Republican members of Congress have refused to endorse or publicly support Sen. John McCain for president, and more than a dozen others declined to answer whether they back the Arizona senator.  —  Many of the recalcitrant GOP members declined …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Unlike Others, U.S. Defends Freedom to Offend in Speech  —  VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A couple of years ago, a Canadian magazine published an article arguing that the rise of Islam threatened Western values.  The article's tone was mocking and biting, but it said nothing that conservative magazines …
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Graeme Wood / The Current:
The Muftis of Cascadia  —  PHOTO BY FLICKR USER FLORIAN.B UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE
Discussion: The Belmont Club and Pajamas Media
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama Gains Among Women After Clinton Exit  —  Now running as strongly vs. McCain among women as Clinton did  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Since Hillary Clinton decided to concede the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama last week, Obama has established a lead over Republican John McCain in general-election polling.
Jared Allen / The Hill:
Hispanic Dems warn Obama he risks losing Latinos  —  Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) must commit to helping illegal immigrants achieve citizenship or else risk losing the vital Latino vote in the general election, Hispanic Democratic lawmakers are warning.  —  If he does not promise …
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Code Pink co-founder is Obama bundler  —  A co-founder of the anti-war group Code Pink, which has made a name for itself by interrupting hearings on Capitol Hill, is a fundraising bundler for Barack Obama.  —  Jodie Evans has pledged to raise at least $50,000 for Obama, according the Democrat's campaign site.
Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly on teenagers' topless photo scandal: “[T]his isn't ... the inner city; you would think that these kids would have some kind of a values system”  —  During the June 10 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, purporting to document “more evidence of values problem among American young people …
Discussion: Attackerman
David Sarno / Web Scout:
The Obama campaign deleted my blog post!  —  A couple of days ago, as part of my experimenting with how political rumors get started online, I created a blog in the community section of barackobama.com, the official campaign web site, and added a post.  As background, there have been several dust-ups lately …
Faiz / Think Progress:
In Debate Over Permanent Bases In Iraq, U.S. Seeks Authorization For War In Iran  —  The ongoing negotiations between Iraqi leaders and the Bush administration over the future role of the military occupation “have turned into an increasingly acrimonious public debate.”
Mark Potok / Hatewatch:
President Obama?  Many White Supremacists are Celebrating  —  With the nomination of Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate clinched, large sections of the white supremacist movement are adopting a surprising attitude: Electing America's first black president would be a very good thing.
 
 
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Democracy Project:
Bush Awards Medal of Freedom to Donna Shalala
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Alex Koppelman / Salon:
Fox News calls Michelle Obama “Obama's baby mama”
The Huffington Post:
Flashback: McCain Praised Carter, Called Brzezinski An “Invaluable” Adviser
Dyre Portents:
The Six Cent Solution or The Facts About ANWR
Michelle Malkin:
Offshore drilling bill killed
Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Unemployment insurance falls just short in House
Discussion: New York Times and DCCC
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama in April: I don't want a timetable for withdrawal; Update: April 2004
Discussion: Rezko Watch and NO QUARTER
Spencer / Attackerman:
Knowledge of Self, Determination
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
Temper, temper  —  From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
Discussion: TIME.com
Sarah Lueck / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Gird for Big Losses in Congress
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
MORE FURMAN FUROR.
Megan McArdle:
Out of touch  —  So it looks like I'm going to be living without a cell phone for a month.
White House:
President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with …
Michael Crowley / The New Republic:
Nunn Sense  —  The quiet appeal of Sam Nunn.
Madeleine K. Albright / New York Times:
The End of Intervention  —  THE Burmese government's criminally …
 

 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Guardian and Scott Trust leaders faced staff fury over the Observer sale; the Scott Trust plans to invest £5M in the new Tortoise/Observer business

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
CBS files to dismiss or at least transfer Trump's $10B lawsuit over 60 Minutes' editing of its Kamala Harris interview to the SDNY, citing 1A protections

Josef Adalian / Vulture:
Disney's addition of an ESPN tile within Disney+ shows how Bob Iger's strategy has evolved since 2019, when he wanted to avoid “one gigantic fat bundle”

 
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