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This is Keith Weissman, Steve Rosen and Steve’s lawyer Abbe Lowell (who some of you long-time scandal-watchers may remember at Gary Condit’s lawyer from back in the day). Keith and Steve used to work for the American Israeli Political Action Committee, until they were caught receiving classified intelligence on Iran from Pentagon analyst Lawrence Franklin, who has since pleaded guilty. Steve and Keith are about to be tried in federal court on espionage charges for giving the classified Iran info to journalists and Israeli officials. However, the real question is whether the prosecution will be able to exclude Jewish jurors (or jurors with Jewish-sounding names) and the defense will be able to exclude Muslim-y jurors.

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It was another fantastic appearance by charismatic “vice” President Dick Cheney. He was greeted by the usual joyful cheers and standing-room-only crowd, and his speech hit one stellar high note after another: the victory in Iraq and other victories to come, and the terrorism and other terrorisms to come.

And where did the popular veep rock the house this time? It was the annual meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. But Cheney wasn’t the only star of the show — find out about Hillary and Barry Hussein’s dueling dessert receptions and Jesus Freak American Rednecks trying to join the Israeli Army, after the jump.

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Softball Season means the putting aside of political difference to come together in a celebration of drinking and pretending you’re still in college. It doesn’t necessarily mean the putting aside of other predjudices, as this email from an LA to Senator Larry Craig shows.

Since the team moniker was “The Tribe,” I just assumed that [AIPAC] meant “American Indian Political Action Committee.” But when The Tribe took the field, there were no war cries, no war paint, and they were wearing baseball jerseys instead of bird bone body armor and buffalo-skinned loincloths. Instead, there were semi-nerdy folks of all shapes, sizes, with little battle preparation. I soon learned that “AIPAC” really stood for “American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee.”

Haha, good one! Hope you got out of there with your scalps still attached! Hey guys, who brought the twelve-pack of firewater?

Oh, wait, they were Jews? There wasn’t any money on the game, right? ‘Cause good luck collecting from them!

Full email, after the jump.

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* Bush’s meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao was heavy on symbolism, light on substance; Bush apologized for heckling. [WP, WP, NYT, WSJ, USAT]
* Bush, Jintao disagree about the dynamic of their relationship; “The mood was friendly, yet the tension was unmistakable.” [WP, NYT]
* Harriet Miers might be lost in the next phase of the White House shuffle; Tony Snow is “in negotiations” for McClellan’s post. [NYT]
* Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee raised more than double its GOP counterpart in this quarter; RNC, meanwhile, beat the DNC by a 1.9 to 1 ratio. [WP]
* Republican leaders plan to hit the ground running when they return from break; “41 percent of those polled said Congress has accomplished less than usual.” [WP]
* Democratic candidates are trying to use rising gas prices to their advantage. [NYT, WSJ]
* Rumsfeld dismisses critics as being against much-needed reform. [NYT]
* Chertoff compares crackdown against illegal immigrants to shutdown of the mob. [NYT]
* Case against AIPAC lobbyists concerns lobbyists and journalists. Professor: “The chilling effect could become glacial for anybody who is engaged in basic lobbying research or simply doing research or writing stories on national security issues.” [WP]
* Negroponte reveals that about 100,000 people are involved in intelligence operations around the world. [NYT]

On Tuesday, we revealed the terrifying truth about Campbell Brown’s imaginary mobster brother. Today, another emailer who can’t wrap his mind around the idea of an attractive media figure marrying an attractive political insider for non-conspiratorial reasons. This crazy email, alas, is run-of-the-mill IJC Zionist Plot theorizing, and not full-on lunatic rambling: MORE »