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Drudge banners: "IOU" and links to this LA Times story on the budget crisis in California. And the U.S. says North Korea does not appear to be readying a missile launch in this Bloomberg story is also highlighed on Drudge. ... READ MORE

Huffington Post
The Huffington Post banners: "Obama's first major military operation underway in Afghanistan" and links to this AP story. Unemployment to hit a 9.6 percent, a 26 year high, according to this AP report, highlighted on the HuffPo. And Jesse Berney ... READ MORE

HotAir
The Obama administration doesn't see the contradiction between calling for free elections in Honduras and staying out of the election in Iran, writes Allahpundit. And veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas went "nuclear" on the White House for controlling the ... READ MORE

DailyKos
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) wants to president but "she couldn't even get her own campaign's scheduling staff to give her enough time to run," writes Jed Lewison. And South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) recent confessions have set off ... READ MORE

Townhall
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) Republican enemies hope he stays in office, writes Matt Lewis. And, drawing on examples from other countries, Carol Platt Liebau writes what ObamaCare "really means." READ MORE

OpenLeft
Advancing the debate over torture is always going to be difficult, writes Daniel de Groot. And Mike Lux takes a look at the fight over a new Pecora commission. READ MORE

RedState
The press is "finally" calling out the Obama administration for controlling the press, writes Paint it Red. And Moe Lane takes a detailed look at the 2010 election and the ages of several Democratic committee chair people. READ MORE

MyDD
Mitt Romney appears to be urging Republicans to stand up to President Obama, writes Charles Lemos. And Lemos also writes that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) must think the Associated Press is a "licensed therapist." READ MORE

Powerline
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) appeared to open the door to the Obama administration making more demands Israel in the peace process while in the country, writes Paul. And new polling shows that support for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is ... READ MORE

Matthew Yglesias
The entire committee system in Congress "leaves a lot to be desired," writes Matthew Yglesias. And Yglesias also points out a general thought among the punditry right now: Congress is asserting its dominance in setting and controlling the agenda, not ... READ MORE

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June 23, 2008

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@ 7:31 pm by Andy Barr

Former White House adviser Karl Rove calling Barack Obama the guy at the country club making “snide comments about everyone who passes by” has bloggers calling Rove out of touch. The untimely death of the GOP-picked candidate to fill Rep. Vito Fossella’s (R-N.Y.) seat and Obama having to scrap a revamped presidential seal also have bloggers talking Monday.

Rove's comment has some ambiguous racial connotations, but is really off base on class, writes Matthew Yglesias. The blogger points out that unless you are wealthy and from the past, you probably are not familiar with the situation. Jake Tapper wonders what country club character Rove is in the scenario, finally landing on "the guy who vandalizes your car and blames it on the kitchen staff."

The death of former Wall Street executive Frank Powers has left the GOP scrambling to find a candidate to replace Fossella, writes TPM Election Central's Eric Kleefeld. Swing State Project's James L points out that several potential candidates have already declined filling in for Powers, including Fossella who said Powers' death hasn't changed his mind on retiring.

Obama ditching the seal shows his campaign finally got what others saw in it: arrogance, writes Hot Air's Allahpundit. RedState's Dan McLaughlin says the seal was "exceedingly presumptuous" and reinforced the cult of personality that has scared off some from Obama's campaign.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Is Obama Really Up 15? - First Read
Hillary Seeks to Retire Debt - Jeralyn, TalkLeft
Obama Drops Presidential Seal - Allahpundit, Hot Air
Obama's Latin Metaphor - Dan McLaughlin, RedState
Oil Prices Are High Because…? - Scarecrow, Firedoglake
Cantor for Veep - DaveG, race42008
Rep Calls for Investigation of Alhurra - Paul Kiel, Pro Publica
Rove's Country Club Comment - Jake Tapper
GOP Scrambling in N.Y. 13 - Eric Kleefeld, TPM
Fossella, Oddo, Lanzen and Donovan Say "No" Again - James L, Swing State Project
OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Reid Annouces Vote on Judges - The Hill
Some Muslim Americans Feel Shunned by Obama - New York Times
Post's Top Editor to Step Down - Washington Post

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