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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/4/2009
TPMDC Morning Roundup
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Obama To Muslim World: "Cycle Of Suspicion And Discord Must End" In his big speech earlier today in Cairo, Egypt, President Obama reached out to Muslims the world over in an appeal for peace, religious tolerance and understanding, and an overall new beginning for international relations. "So ...
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 6/3/2009
Top GOP Senator: We Don’t Have Enough Votes To Filibuster Sotomayor
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Buried in this New York Times piece about the two parties' strategies on Sonia Sotomayor is a... striking admission from John Cornyn , the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee: (more) Top GOP Senator: We Don’t Have Enough Votes To ...

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Two Presidential Speeches in Egypt
corner.nationalreview.com - 6/4/2009
Two Presidential Speeches in Egypt
— corner.nationalreview.com — The media is devoting a lot of time previewing President Obama's speech that he's giving tomorrow in... Egypt. I wonder how many reporters will take the time to read President Bush's speech at the World Economic Forum in Egypt last year -- it's worth a ... (more) Two Presidential Speeches in Egypt

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Talking Points Memo — ... The Senate GOP leadership has reportedly greenlighted continued attacks on Judge Sotomayor from the same outside conservative groups that the Senate GOP has publicly been trying to distance itself from. That and the day's other political news in the TPMDC Morning Roundup. ...

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