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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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ReddHedd / firedoglake:
Action Steps for the Feingold "Censure Bush" Proposal — I have a request: Russ Feingold really stuck his neck out today, and it would be great if he — and every other Senator — knew that we had his back. It's a gutsy move, not without risk in the polarized environment that is Washington …
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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.
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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 …
Newsweek:
The GOP's Abortion Anxiety — The pro-life movement is on a roll. So why are the Republican Party's top guns suddenly so shy on the subject? — March 20, 2006 issue - When South Dakota approved a law sharply restricting abortion last week, many pro-life Republicans around the country sounded a loud hallelujah.
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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
Senate Intelligence Panel Frayed by Partisan Infighting
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Romney Stuns In Straw Poll — In the first event of the 2008 presidential run for the GOP, Bill Frist won the Southern Republican Leadership Conference straw poll as expected, with 36% of the vote going to the Tennessee native in Nashville. However, instead of supposed frontrunner John McCain …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
McCain Tests New Road to Nomination
McCain Tests New Road to Nomination
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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 …
Michelle Malkin:
THE NEXT BELTWAY BROUHAHA — Former domestic policy adviser Claude Allen and President Bush — "Claude Allen" is already one of the top search terms at Technorati. — He's the former White House domestic policy adviser who was arrested on Thursday for allegedly engaging in a shameful scam …
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Tamara Lytle / orlandosentinel.com:
Harris to make 'major announcement' — Reports of illegal contributions dog Senate candidacy. — WASHINGTON — Rep. Katherine Harris fueled already rampant speculation about the status of her campaign for the U.S. Senate when she released a statement Saturday promising a "major announcement" about her future this week.
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Amy Sullivan / The Washington Monthly:
POINTLESS PROGNOSTICATION....'Tis the weekend, apparently, for spouting off about who the eventual GOP nominee will be in 2008. I usually try to abstain from this things, mostly because: a) I don't know, and b) I don't think anyone else knows. Still, the idea that "Huckabee, Hagel, Brownback, and Graham" (Graham?
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Marc Schulman / AMERICAN FUTURE:
Censorship in Britain (Updated) — [Update - See Solomon2's comment to this post regarding Mark Steyn's banishment from The Telegraph] — On February 19, The Telegraph published an article by Alasdair Palmer entitled "ENGLAND: The day is coming when British Muslims form a state within a state."
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Cheney Roasted at Gridiron Club Dinner — WASHINGTON - President Bush headlined the annual Gridiron Club political press roast Saturday night, but Vice President Dick Cheney was the main target of the humor. — Cheney's well-publicized Texas hunting accident last month …
MSNBC:
Transcript for March 12 — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: What should we do about Iraq? What should we do about Iran? And how has the port controversy affected the Bush presidency. With us: Two men who would like to be the next president of the United States.
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.
New York Times:
6 Bombings Kill at Least 46 Iraqis in Shiite Area of Baghdad — BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 12 — Six car bombs exploded at dusk today in four crowded markets in a Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, killing at least 46 people and injuring more than 200 others, an Interior Ministry official said.
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.