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9:00 PM ET, March 13, 2006

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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Sen. Feingold's censure resolution is moderate and reasonable  —  By Anonymous Liberal  —  On Sunday Senator Russ Feingold called for President Bush to be censured by Congress for authorizing extensive and ongoing violations of a criminal statute, FISA.  There is nothing at all radical about Feingold's proposal.
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Bill Brubaker / Washington Post:
Feingold Draws Little Support for Censure  —  Sen. Russell Feingold, a possible contender for the Democratic nomination for president in 2008, today asked the Senate to censure President Bush for authorizing domestic eavesdropping without court warrants.  —  "The president authorized …
Senator Russ Feingold / dailykos.com:
Censuring the President  —  Like all Americans, I woke up on the morning of September 11th, 2001 as though it was simply another day.  The horrific events that unfolded made it anything but, and our lives were changed forever.  In the days after 9/11, I was proud to stand with the President …
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Feingold Draws Little Support for Censure  —  WASHINGTON - Democrats distanced themselves Monday from Wisconsin Sen. Russell Feingold's effort to censure President Bush over domestic spying, preventing a floor vote that could alienate swing voters.  —  A day of tough, election-year talk between Feingold …
Washington Post:
Judge Unexpectedly Recesses Moussaoui Trial  —  A federal judge indicated today that she might throw out the death penalty case against Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui after prosecutors disclosed that a government attorney had violated the court's rules about discussing witness testimony.
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Matthew Barakat / Associated Press:
Moussaoui Death Penalty Case May Be Tossed  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The federal judge in the Zacarias Moussaoui case is considering ending the death-penalty prosecution of the al-Qaida conspirator after learning that a federal lawyer apparently coached witnesses on upcoming testimony.
Discussion: The Fat Guy and Once Upon a Time
USA Today:
Poll: Bush approval rating hits new low  —  President Bush's "approval rating" has sunk to a new low according to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll released Monday.  —  The latest results show only 36% of those polled saying they "approve" of the way Bush is handling his job.  Bush's previous low was 37%, set last November.
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CNN:
Concern over Iraq drives Bush's rating to new low  —  Americans pessimistic about course of war  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Public opinion of President Bush hit a new low, with concerns about the war in Iraq driving his approval rating down to 36 percent, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll out Monday.
Discussion: Below The Beltway and AMERICAblog
Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
UPDATE: McClatchy Buys Knight Ridder, But Will Sell 12 Papers, Including San Jose and Two in Philadelphia  —  NEW YORK Early Monday, Knight Ridder and McClatchy Co. confirmed the deal revealed by The New York Times late Sunday.  The Knight Ridder board has accepted the McClatchy buy offer of $4.5 billion.
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John Fund / Opinion Journal:
You've Got Mail (It's From Yale)  —  A university official calls Taliban critics "retarded" while the university maintains a stony silence.  —  The two most dysfunctional management cultures I know of right now are the Bush White House and Yale University.
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Clinton W. Taylor / Townhall.com:
Yale alumni relations' response: "Are you retarded?"
Discussion: YARGB and Ace of Spades HQ
Sonja Barisic / Associated Press:
Robertson Finds Radical Muslims 'Satanic'  —  NORFOLK, Va. - Television evangelist Pat Robertson said Monday on his live news-and-talk program "The 700 Club" that Islam is not a religion of peace, and that radical Muslims are "satanic."  —  Robertson's comments came after he watched …
Discussion: IntoxiNation and PunditGuy
Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
Ready or Not, Bird Flu Is Coming to America  —  Officials Advise Stocking Up on Provisions — and Warn That Infected Birds Cannot Be Prevented From Flying In  —  March 13, 2006 — In a remarkable speech over the weekend, Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt recommended …
Discussion: Shot In The Dark
George Clooney / The Huffington Post:
I Am a Liberal.  There, I Said It!  —  I am a liberal.  And I make no apologies for it.  Hell, I'm proud of it.  —  Too many people run away from the label.  They whisper it like you'd whisper "I'm a Nazi."  Like it's dirty word.  But turn away from saying "I'm a liberal" …
Jane Ruffin / Raleigh News & Observer:
Fill void of moral leadership  —  John Edwards, the former U.S. senator and vice presidential candidate, has been traveling around the country to support anti-poverty efforts such as raising the minimum wage.  —  Edwards, considered a prospective candidate for president in 2008, recently spoke with Q editor Jane Ruffin.
Discussion: Ezra Klein, TAPPED and The Fix
Bret Stephens / Opinion Journal:
Fukuyama's Pivot  —  He urged the liberation of Iraq.  Now he claims he had misgivings all along.  —  In January 1998, a group called the Project for the New American Century issued a public letter to President Clinton on the subject of Iraq.  The threat posed by Saddam Hussein, it said …
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Finally  —  The Bush administration has decided to release most of the documents captured in post-war Afghanistan and Iraq.  The details of the document release are still being worked out, according to officials with knowledge of the discussions.  Those details are critical.
Discussion: YARGB
CBS News:
Tal Afar: Al Qaeda's Town  —  (CBS) This is a story about an entire city that was taken over by al Qaeda.  It's called Tal Afar and about 200,000 people who live there became prisoners in their own homes when terrorists took control and turned it into their town.
NY Daily News:
A furious George hits gutless Dems  —  George Clooney has a message for Democratic office-holders who voted for the war in Iraq, only to claim later that they'd been misled by President Bush:  —  "F— you!"  —  The movie star's argument — directed at the likes of presidential wannabes Hillary Clinton …
Discussion: Norwegianity
 
 
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Jay Cost / realclearpolitics.com:
Last Week's Myths About 2006  —  The conventional wisdom …
Discussion: Power Line and Wizbang
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Lieberman Supports Rapist Rights in Connecticut
Discussion: MyDD and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
White House:
President Discusses Freedom and Democracy in Iraq
Mark Pazniokas / courant.com:
Lamont Campaign Builds Step By Step
CBS News:
The Science Of Sexual Orientation
TAPPED:
FROM BAD TO AWFUL.  I know that William Saletan is an astute observer …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Armitage Woodward's Source? "A Fair Assumption"
Linton Weeks / Washington Post:
The Gridiron's Betters, Skewered With a Butter Knife
Discussion: FishBowlDC and Wonkette
 Earlier Items: 
Graham Allison / Boston Globe:
The nightmare this time  —  A nuclear showdown with Iran …
Discussion: Gina Cobb and Hyscience
W. Thomas Smith, Jr / Townhall.com:
Responsible or irresponsible reporting?
Julian Borger / Guardian:
Former top judge says US risks edging near to dictatorship
Colin Nickerson / Boston Globe:
Anti-Semitism seen rising among France's Muslims
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Study Finds More News Media Outlets, Covering Less News
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
The Big News: Shrinking Reportage
Discussion: Hugh Hewitt, azerbic and Iowa Voice
 

 
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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