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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 29, 2008

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@ 7:14 pm by Walter Alarkon

The practice of ardent Barack Obama supporters taking the Democrat's middle name, Hussein, as their own is a gift to John McCain, conservative bloggers write. McCain, however, is bringing more trouble upon himself by not knowing the price of a gallon of gas, liberal bloggers write. And one of McCain's possible running mates, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R), has undermined himself by backing legislative measures that won't win him broad support, according to bloggers on both sides.

By taking Obama's Muslim-sounding middle name, his supporters are being "pathetic" and are hardly making Obama sound mainstream, which was their goal, writes Moe Lane at RedState. Perhaps the supporters see their lives as "weak and meaningless" and can only find substance by identifying themselves with a "great leader," writes Glenn Reynolds satirically.

McCain's statement that he doesn't know the last time he pumped his own gas and how much a gallon costs hurts him because gas prices are among Americans' top concerns and because the Republican has "demagogued" by calling for a gas tax holiday, according to Jonathan Singer at MyDD. Unlike similar "gotcha" questions, like the one about the price of a gallon of milk, failing to know the price of gas can sting McCain because it shows he isn't paying attention, writes Atrios.

Jindal is taking heat for signing into law a massive pay increase for state workers and a bill allowing the teaching of creationism in public schools. By emphasizing social conservatism while alienating fiscal conservatives, Jindal has shown that he's less like President Reagan and more like former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R), writes DaveG at Race 4 2008. Jindal should know better than to encourage the teaching of creationism alongside evolution in science classes since he majored in biology at Brown University, notes Daily Kos's DarkSyde.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Hussein as Middle Name - Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit
NYT Helps Ensure McCain's Election - Moe Lane, RedState
McCain Doesn't Know Gas Price - J. Singer, MyDD
Clueless - Atrios, Eschaton
Jindal's Creationism Bill - DarkSyde, Daily Kos
Jindal's Stock Waning By Following Huckabee - DaveG, Race 4 2008
Why is McCain Outspending Obama in Mo.? - Josh Marshall, TPM
Machinists Say 'Present' To Obama - John Judis, The Plank
Is Cheney Trying to Start Another War? - Isaac Chotiner, The Plank
Don Young Is a Hero? - Jon Henke, The Next Right
Tracing an E-mail Smear - Chris Cillizza, The Fix
Obama's Aides Urging Him to Retain Gates - Allahpundit, Hot Air
Anthony Kennedy's Song of Himself - Scott Johnson, Power Line

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama Supporters Take His Name As Own - New York Times
McCain Meets With Graham and Son - Associated Press
Preparing the Battlefield - Seymour Hersh, The New Yorker

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  1. It seems conservatives are afraid of everything! They're afraid of Rachel Rays' scarf and had her Dunkin Donnut commercial pulled off the air because of her scarf. So of course they're afraid of a name like Barack Hussein Obama! Consevatives ought to get a grip. I don't understand how they leave their homes as afraid as they are of everything.

    Comment by Stella — June 29, 2008 @ 8:13 pm

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