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Ed O'Keefe / ABCNEWS:
Feingold Calls for Bush's Censure — Wisconsin Democrat Asks Senate to Rebuke the President for NSA Wiretaps — March 12, 2006— In an exclusive interview on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold called on the Senate to publicly admonish President Bush …
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rawstory.com:
Full transcript: Feingold announces he will move to censure President — RAW STORY — ABC'S "THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS" / MARCH 12, 2006 — STEPHANOPOULOS: Good morning, everyone. President Bush is coming off a week that one top GOP strategist called the worst of his presidency.
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
How to take a stand for your country — (updated below) — I really encourage everyone to listen to the full interview which Sen. Russ Feingold gave today with George Stephanopolous on ABC's This Week, in which Feingold announced that he was introducing a Resolution to censure George Bush …
crooksandliars.com:
National Democrats v. the Blogosphere — National Democrats v. the Blogosphere — The New York Times this morning published an extremely favorable review of the new book by Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas Zuniga and Mydd.com founder Jerome Armstrong, entitled Crashing the Gate.
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Charles Babington / Washington Post:
Senate Intelligence Panel Frayed by Partisan Infighting — The Senate intelligence committee, once a symbol of bipartisan oversight, is now so torn by partisan warfare that it can barely function in a time of sharp national debate over intelligence matters, according to several analysts, officials and past and current members.
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War and Piece, MyDD, Vichy Democrats, The Strata-Sphere, Thoughts from Kansas and The Heretik
New York Times:
Former Aide's Arrest Surprises Friends and Colleagues — WASHINGTON, March 11 — The arrest on theft charges of Claude A. Allen, who until recently was President Bush's top adviser on domestic policy, was an apparent fall from power that surprised and mystified his friends and former colleagues.
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Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Media shockingly ignorant of Muslims among us — This week's Voldemort Award goes to the New York Times for their account of a curious case of road rage in North Carolina: — "The man charged with nine counts of attempted murder for driving a Jeep through a crowd at the University …
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Atlas Shrugs, littlegreenfootballs.com, AMERICAN FUTURE, Ed Driscoll.com, Alarming News and The Glittering Eye
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
McCain Tests New Road to Nomination — 2000's GOP Rebel Incorporates Support for Bush Into Quest for Change — MEMPHIS, March 11 — No one stole the show at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference here this weekend, but Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) demonstrated why every …
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Decision '08, Shakespeare's Sister, Below The Beltway, The Moderate Voice and BrothersJudd Blog
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BREITBART.COM:
Hecklers harass families of US soldiers killed in Iraq — Five women sang and danced as they held up signs saying "thank God for dead soldiers" at the funeral of an army sergeant who was killed by an Iraqi bomb. — For them, it was the perfect way to spread God's word: America was being punished for tolerating homosexuality.
Joe Kafka / Associated Press:
Daschle Considering '08 Presidential Bid — ABERDEEN, S.D. - Former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, accusing the GOP of spreading a message of fear, says he is considering a 2008 presidential bid. — "I haven't ruled anything out or anything in at this point," Daschle …
TigerHawk:
The Muslims of invention — The Independent published an article yesterday that tells us "How Islamic inventors changed the world." It is publicity for an exhibition called "1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World" that is beginning a tour of the United Kingdom, starting at the Science Museum in Manchester.
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Karl Vick / Washington Post:
Iran Rejects Russian Uranium Proposal — TEHRAN, March 12 — Iran has rejected a Russian proposal to enrich uranium on its behalf, closing the door on an option that offered a possible diplomatic solution to international concerns over its nuclear program. — "The Russian proposal …
New York Times:
Of Manliness and Men — Look, if I only consorted with conservatives, I would be by myself all the time. — So your generally left-leaning colleagues are willing to talk to you? — People listen to me, but they don't pay attention to what I say. I should punch them out, but I don't.
Daniel Casse / Los Angeles Times:
Crashing the party — President Bush's policies have reawakened a GOP identity crisis. — REPUBLICANS ARE feuding with one another. Again. — In what increasingly appears to be the leitmotif of the Bush administration, leading Republicans and conservatives broke ranks with the president last week …
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Democrats to Alter Caucus Schedule to Boost Diversity — The Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee yesterday dealt a blow to New Hampshire Democrats hoping to keep their coveted place in the presidential nominating schedule, agreeing by voice vote to a plan that would place …
Ezra Klein:
Quote of the Day — From Matt Bai's profile of Mark Warner: … I've long been a fan of the competitiveness case for universal health care. In an economy where workers depend on their employers for health benefits, talent that could otherwise be blazing new technological trails …
Editor and Publisher:
Days of DeWine and Ruses? Reporters May Be Exempt from Eavesdropping Bill — WASHINGTON Reporters who write about government surveillance could be prosecuted under proposed legislation that would solidify the administration's eavesdropping authority, according to some legal analysts …
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Unclaimed Territory, Ezra Klein, King of Zembla, Shakespeare's Sister, SpeakSpeak News and Brilliant at Breakfast
Reuters:
FACTBOX-Developments in Iraq, March 12 — March 12 (Reuters) - Following are security incidents and political developments in Iraq as of 1610 GMT on Sunday. — U.S. and Iraqi forces have been battling a Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite- and Kurdish-led government since U.S. troops toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.
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Democrat Taylor Marsh …, Eschaton, Editor and Publisher, Booman Tribune, Daily Kos and Crooks and Liars