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9:20 AM ET, July 26, 2010

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New York Times:
Pakistan Spy Service Aids Insurgents, Reports Assert  —  Americans fighting the war in Afghanistan have long harbored strong suspicions that Pakistan's military spy service has guided the Afghan insurgency with a hidden hand, even as Pakistan receives more than $1 billion a year from Washington …
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wikileaks.org:
Afghan War Diary, 2004-2010  —  25th July 2010 5:00 PM EST WikiLeaks has released a document set called the Afghan War Diary (AWD), an extraordinary compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010.  —  The reports, while written by soldiers …
Guardian:
Massive leak of secret files exposes the real war in Afghanistan  —  • Hundreds of civilians killed by coalition troops  —  • Covert unit hunts leaders for ‘kill or capture’  —  • Steep rise in Taliban bomb attacks on Nato  —  • Read the Guardian's full war logs investigation
New York Times:
View Is Bleaker Than Official Portrayal of War in Afghanistan  —  This article was written and reported by C. J. Chivers, Carlotta Gall, Andrew W. Lehren, Mark Mazzetti, Jane Perlez, and Eric Schmitt, with contributions from Jacob Harris and Alan McLean.  —  A six-year archive …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
W.H. condemns ‘irresponsible’ leaks, dismisses stories  —  The White House responded swiftly and sharply to publication Sunday evening of more than 91,000 secret documents painting a bleak picture of the Afghanistan war, calling the leak “irresponsible” and saying that the source …
Spencer Ackerman / Danger Room:
WikiLeaks Drops 90,000 War Docs; Fingers Pakistan as Insurgent Ally  —  Turns out “Collateral Murder” was just a warmup.  WikiLeaks just published a trove of over 90,000 mostly-classified U.S. military documents that details a strengthening Afghan insurgency with deep ties to Pakistani intelligence.
David Leigh / Guardian:
Afghanistan war logs: Secret CIA paramilitaries' role in civilian deaths
Discussion: South Asia
msnbc.com:
White House: Afghan war leaks put lives ‘at risk’
Discussion: DaTechguy's Blog
Nick Davies / Guardian:
Afghanistan war logs: Task Force 373 - special forces hunting top Taliban
Discussion: Spiegel Online and Telegraph
Declan Walsh / Guardian:
Afghanistan war logs: White House attacks Pakistan over Taliban aid
Discussion: Jay Currie
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Jones lashes out at Wikileaks for putting lives at risk with Afghanistan files
Discussion: Salon, Ben Smith's Blog and Telegraph
Alana Goodman / NewsBusters.org:
Oliver Stone: ‘Jewish-Dominated Media’ Prevents Hitler from Being Portrayed ‘in Context’  —  Director Oliver Stone belittled the Holocaust during a shocking interview with the Sunday Times today, claiming that America's focus on the Jewish massacre was a product of the “Jewish domination of the media.”
TheAustralian:
White House backed release of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi  —  THE US government secretly advised Scottish ministers it would be “far preferable” to free the Lockerbie bomber than jail him in Libya.  —  Correspondence obtained by The Sunday Times reveals the Obama administration …
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Severin Carrell / Guardian:
Obama pressure over Lockerbie letter
Discussion: Sweetness & Light and YID With LID
Frank Newport / Gallup:
More States “Competitive” in Terms of Party Identification  —  Democrats lose ground, while Republicans gain  —  PRINCETON, NJ — More states are politically competitive this year than was the case in 2009, as fewer Americans nationwide identify with the Democratic Party.
Jared Allen / The Hill:
House Dems count down final week  —  The last week in session will result in either good news or bad news for House Democrats.  —  The party could use the week to cram as many job creating and deficit reduction measures onto the floor schedule as possible so they can tout their work to voters back home during the August recess.
Discussion: The Politico
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David Brody / The Brody File:
Exclusive: Senator Harry Reid Interview on The Brody File  —  In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with The Brody File, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Sharron Angle is not “mainstream for Nevada”, takes on his critics and offers a new reason for his low approval numbers.
Discussion: Ballot Box and The Page
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Who Cooked the Planet?  —  Never say that the gods lack a sense of humor.  I bet they're still chuckling on Olympus over the decision to make the first half of 2010 — the year in which all hope of action to limit climate change died — the hottest such stretch on record.
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Mike Allen / The Politico:
W.H. deploys operatives to Fla. to boost spill response — BP negotiates Hayward exit - Donna Brazile, Maureen Dowd: Obama needs more outreach — Matt Miller gift to groomsmen: Johnny Cash cufflinks  —  Good Sunday morning.  THE SHOWS, on FAST FORWARD:  —  ANDREW BREITBART is referred …
Discussion: Main Justice
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Fox News:
Gingrich for President? Former DNC Chairman Gives His Approval
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Alexander Marlow / Big Government:
Shirley Silenced: Sherrod Shut Out of Sunday Talk-shows  —  She was likened to a modern day Rosa Parks or Nelson Mandela, but the former Ag official, according to the Washington Post, was not interviewed on a single major Sunday morning talk-show following a week that can only be described as a Shirley Sherrod media frenzy.
 
 
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