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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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July 1, 2008

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@ 6:23 pm by Andy Barr

Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) and John McCain are in a war of words Tuesday afternoon after Webb said McCain needs to “calm down” on mentioning his military record. Meanwhile, McCain’s offensive against Barack Obama on judges and Alec Baldwin’s less-famous actor brother saying he’d leave the country if Obama becomes president are also topics being discussed.

The McCain camp is lashing out at Webb, accusing the Virginia senator of coordinating the attack with the Obama campaign, TPM’s Greg Sargent writes. Following the McCain campaign statement, Webb’s camp clarified the remark saying Webb was not targeting Webb’s military service, Sam Stein points out.

McCain tried to pick a fight with Obama on judges in front of the National Sheriffs’ Association by saying Obama would appoint judges that would restrict law enforcement, The Trail writes. RedState sides with McCain pointing out that while Obama has sided with McCain on recent decisions, he has said that if elected he appoint justices in the mold of the Court’s three most liberal members.

Actor Stephen Baldwin is promising to leave the country if Obama is elected, Politicker reports. Hot Air's Allahpundit thinks Stephen was poking fun at a similar statement his more famous brother Alec made and asks if he really qualifies as a “celebrity” endorsement for McCain.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Obama Camp: Clark's Comment Was 'Inartful' - First Read
McCain Camp Accuses Webb of Coordinating Attack - TPM
Log Cabin Republicans Hit McCain - Allahpundit, Hot Air

Congress Hurting Auto Industry - haystack, RedState
McCain Picks Fight on Judges - The Trail
McCain's 'Truth' Squad - SusanG, Daily Kos
Stephen Baldwin Will Leave if Obama Wins - Hot Air
Obama & FISA - Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake
Obama Met with Powell - On Call
McCain Says Obama Would Nominate Bad Judges - RedState

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
McCain Warns of an 'Obama Court' - The Hill
African Union Calls for Settlement - New York Times
Three War Vets View Presidential Campaign - AP

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