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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 2, 2008

DAY'S END ROUNDUP

@ 6:10 pm by Andy Barr

A shake-up at the top of John McCain's campaign is a signal the campaign is shifting to the general election, bloggers write Thursday. Day Four of the retired Gen. Wesley Clark drama and a black actor claiming he paved the way for Barack Obama's campaign also have bloggers talking.

Steve Schmidt moving up to takeover the day-to-day operations of the McCain campaign is an effort by the campaign to beef up its staff as it prepares to fully engage Barack Obama, Marc Ambinder writes. Patrick Ruffini at The Next Right supports the move, pointing out Schmidt ran California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R) campaign and steered the confirmation process for both Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito.

Now four days after Clark made a comment that touched off a media firestorm, MyDD's Josh Orton thinks both the campaigns and the media went way overboard with reporting and commenting about what Clark said. TPM put together a video of over-the-top reactions to the story that is a must-watch for those who have followed the story.

And Dennis Haybert thinks his portrayal of "24″ president David Palmer helped "open the eyes" of some Americans who now support Obama, Daily Intel reports. For those familiar with the show, News Busters points out that if the Palmer-as-a-precursor-to-Obama analogy is to be believed, then there's also an unflatteringly comparison of Michelle Obama to Palmer's unlikeable wife, Sherry.

FROM THE BLOGS:
The McCain Campaign Aftershock - Marc Ambinder
Five Years Since 'Bring Em On' - Think Progress
Steve Schmidt Takes Over Day-to-Day for McCain - The Next Right
McCain Reshuffles Top of Campaign - Mark Kilmer, RedState
The Obama House Story - TChris, TalkLeft
The Clark Game - Josh Orton, MyDD
McCain in Colombia - The Caucus
TV President Says He Paved Way for Obama - Daily Intel
Hitchens Gets Tortured - Wonkette
No Cherry Tree - John J. Miller, The Corner

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
GOP Candidates Visit ANWR - The Hill
Colombia Rescues Hostage Held for Years - Washington Post
McCain Orders Shake-Up - New York Times

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