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Americans shouldn't let President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney slip away quietly after January 20th and avoid further scrutiny of their actions while in office, Daniel De Groot contends. While New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) has been described as having ... READ MORE

The Corner
President-elect Barack Obama is acting like he's already president by planning to deliver a major policy speech in support of his stimulus plan and to travel to the Hill to meet with congressional leaders about the proposal, Kathryn Jean Lopez declares. Democrat ... READ MORE

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President-elect Barack Obama has returned to Washington, D.C. has brought with him some surprising plans to cut taxes as part of his economic stimulus package, Joe Sudbay writes. One reason appears for the planned cuts to be that he wants to collect ... READ MORE

Hot Air
Washington, D.C.'s economy might not see as big of an inauguration boom as once expected, Ed Morrissey suggests, noting that turnout expectations have lowered since initial projections. And things are getting ugly between President-elect Barack Obama's transition team and New Mexico Gov. ... READ MORE

MyDD
President-elect Barack Obama's plans for an aggressive stimulus package may face tough opposition from congressional Republicans who don't want to authorize the funds, Charles Lemos writes. Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D) is a fine pick to run the Democratic National Committee (DNC) ... READ MORE

Townhall.com
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine's (D) reported new job as Democratic National Committee chairman could help Democrats in his state, Matt Lewis says, wondering if Terry McAuliffe, adviser to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), could become the state's next governor. Jonathan Garthwaite, meanwhile, reminds readers to ... READ MORE

TalkLeft
Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) may be having trouble letting go of his job in the U.S. Senate, Jeralyn muses after Salazar said he wants to make recommendations for district court appointees and a new U.S. attorney in his home state before he ... READ MORE

RedState
Americans have the Democratic controlled Congress to thank for the soaring national debt, Dan Spencer writes, pointing out that is has risen $2.5 trillion since Democrats took control in 2007. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) is caught up in a pay-to-play controversy ... READ MORE

Drudge Report
Drudge's banner headline this morning reads "On Second Thought..." and links to a story about New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) withdrawing his name from the running for Commerce secretary amid an investigation of his political donors being awarded a state contract. ... READ MORE

The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post this morning leads with news that President-elect Barack Obama has returned to Washington, D.C. and has a busy schedule this week, one that includes meeting with members of Congress about a stimulus package and with former presidents about his ... READ MORE

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June 22, 2008

SUNDAY ROUNDUP

@ 6:15 pm by Andy Barr

John McCain ran nearly even with Barack Obama in the May money race, showing Obama may not have as big of a general election fundraising advantage as previously thought, bloggers write Sunday. Most agree that NBC made the right choice in picking Tom Brokaw to head "Meet the Press" through the election and liberal bloggers applaud MoveOn.org for putting its foot down on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act overhaul.

Obama may not have made a good call in choosing to forgo public financing after his May fundraising slowed substantially, Matthew Yglesias writes. The blogger points out that Obama's advantage among small donors may prove to be his undoing as a huge group of small donors are harder to rally in a crunch than a small group of big donors. But conservative blogger Patrick Ruffini was not put at ease by the numbers, worrying the slowdown is only the calm before the storm as Obama joins forces the with the Democratic National Committee and small donors start kicking in toward the general election.

Picking Brokaw to host "Meet the Press" is a temporary, but necessary, fix for NBC, TV Decoder writes. The blogger points out that Brokaw will keep the show on top of its competitors through the election and allow a permanent replacement to make his or her mark past the high tension of a presidential election. The Swamp agrees, writing that the easiest way to replace the irreplaceable Tim Russert is to not permanently replace him yet.

And MoveOn.org is flexing its political muscle against Obama, hoping to hold the Democratic standard-bearer to a pledge to work to strip telecommunications immunity from the FISA rewrite. MyDD's Todd Beeton sides with MoveOn, arguing now is the time to hold Obama accountable to some of the liberal stances the Illinois senator took during the primary campaign.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Elian Gonzalez Haunts Obama - Top of the Ticket
MoveOn: Tell Obama to Filibuster FISA - Todd Beeton, MyDD
What Will Bill Clinton Do? - The Corner
Most Disagree with GITMO Decision - Allahpundit, Hot Air
The CIA's Torture Hole in Poland - Jeralyn, TalkLeft
May Fundraising - Matthew Yglesias
McCain Nearly Outraises Obama in May - Patrick Ruffini
Brokaw on 'Meet' Through November - The Swamp
Brokaw to Host 'Meet the Press' - TV Decoder

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Inside a 9/11 Mastermind's Interrogation - New York Times
U.S. TV Station Fails to Find Niche in Middle East - Washington Post
McCain, Obama Try to Stick Flip-Flop Label on Opponent - The Hill

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