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    Friends and foes call Palin’s move inexplicable

    July 3: Sarah Palin’s resignation raises a lot of questions for political pundits. NBC’s Chuck Todd offers analysis, and says that being a private citizen opens a lot of opportunities for the former vice presidential hopeful.  (Nightly News)Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defies political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.


    Analysis: Yet again, Palin plays by own rules

    July 3: Sarah Palin announced Friday that she won't be seeking re-election as Alaska's governor, and that she's leaving office with over a year and a half remaining in her term. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports.  (Nightly News)Sarah Palin demonstrated once again yesterday that she is one of America's most unconventional politicians, following an unpredictable path to an uncertain future.


    Fineman: Palin prepping for 2012 run?

    Sarah Palin's announcement that she's stepping down as Alaska's governor could be a sign that she's gearing up for a run at the presidency in 2012, Howard Fineman writes.

    Palin's e-mails still elusive

    The office of Gov. Sarah Palin says it has spent more than $450,000 trying to round up her e-mails.Even as Sarah Palin prepares to leave office, the wait for her official e-mails goes on. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.


    Obama talks Russia, Sotomayor, jobs, Jackson

    President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. Before departing for the holiday weekend, President Barack Obama sat down with The Associated Press, talking Russia (Putin "still has a lot of sway"), joblessness (he's "deeply concerned"), and Michael Jackson (he's got the late singer's songs on his iPod).


    ‘Mississippi Burning’ town gets black mayor

    Philadelphia, Miss., declares independence from an ugly past. NBC’s Mark Potter reports.Philadelphia, Miss., declares independence from an ugly past. NBC’s Mark Potter reports.


    Michelle Obama bringing glamour to Moscow

    Perhaps in deference to Russia's uneasiness about a political wife with popular support of her own, U.S. White House officials have suggested Michelle Obama will avoid the limelight during the visit.The first lady, who has wowed publics in the U.S. and Europe with her easy elegance and charm, will perhaps face a bigger challenge in winning over a Russian public that has scant respect for women who grab the limelight from their powerful husbands.


    Cheney discussed inquiries into CIA leak

    Vice President Dick Cheney talked with top White House officials about how to respond to reporters' inquiries into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative, according to a court filing.

    Newsweek: First lady reaches out to D.C.’s poor

    Away from the cameras, Michelle Obama has made it a practice to almost every week visit some worthy non-profit.

    Documents reveal chaos of Gitmo’s early days

    June 15: The ACLU has obtained previously redacted CIA documents containing prisoner descriptions of the abuses they suffered at the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Rachel Maddow is joined by ACLU lawyer Ben Wizner. (Other)Newly released documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional.


    Sitting duck? Palin wins dubious honor

    July 2: Politico’s Roger Simon and Mike Allen discuss the newly released e-mails showing Gov. Sarah Palin’s campaign staff arguing over her husband Todd Palin’s involvement in an anti-American political party.  (Hardball)The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers.


    Obama delays release of CIA report

    The Obama administration said Thursday that it needs two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation program before making it public.

    Key Senate Dems trim cost of health care bill

    President Barack Obama speaks about health care during a town hall meeting at the Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va., on Wednesday.Determined to advance President Barack Obama's health care agenda, key Senate Democrats are calling for a government-run insurance option to compete with private plans, as well as a $750-per-worker annual fee on larger companies that do not offer coverage to employees.


    Sen.: Sotomayor advised 'extreme' group

    A top Republican senator said a Puerto Rican legal advocacy group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor took extreme positions on capital punishment, abortion and racial quotas.

    Ex-Nixon aide Herbert Klein dies at 91

    Herbert G. Klein, Richard Nixon's former White House director of communications, has died. He was 91.

    S.C. first lady: I’m angry, can forgive him

    Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, says she told her husband in no uncertain terms to stop seeing his lover.South Carolina's first lady said Gov. Mark Sanford's actions were "inexcusable" but she was willing to forgive him.


    Biden to meet with Iraq leaders

    Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Baghdad Thursday for a three-day visit as security personnel stand guard.Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Iraq to visit U.S. troops and meet with Iraqi leaders, including President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.


    GOP's Coleman may eye Minn. governor run

    Former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman addresses the media Tuesday, June 30, at his St. Paul, Minn., home after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that Democrat Al Franken won the contested Senate race.The man who lost the 1998 Minnesota governor's race to pro wrestler Jesse Ventura now holds the distinction of losing his U.S. Senate seat to former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken.


    Obama pitches health plan, hugs cancer patient

    President Barack Obama hugs Debby Smith, who shared her stuggle with cancer at a town hall meeting in Annandale, Va.President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and a Virginia supporter did just that Wednesday.


    White House not appealing transgender ruling

    The Obama administration is not fighting a nearly $500,000 judgment for a Library of Congress hiree who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a woman.

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