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3:25 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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Daily Kos:
5 Minutes, For Democracy's Sake  —  Five minutes is all it takes, really.  Less, if you're not that chatty.  In five minutes, you can speak up for the rule of the law.  In five minutes, you can put your own footprint in history, as one of the mass of millions who advocated for the censure of a President who broke the law.
Associated Press:
Feingold Seeks Senate Censure of Bush  —  A liberal Democrat and potential White House contender is proposing that the Senate censure President Bush for authorizing domestic eavesdropping, saying the White House misled Americans about its legality.  —  "The president has broken the law …
John Files / New York Times:
Senator to Propose Censure of Bush Over Spy Program  —  WASHINGTON, March 12 — Senator Russell D. Feingold said Sunday that he would introduce a measure in the Senate to censure President Bush over the domestic eavesdropping program.  —  "What the president did by consciously …
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Senior White House Staff May Be Wearing Down  —  Andrew H. Card Jr. wakes at 4:20 in the morning, shows up at the White House an hour or so later, convenes his senior staff at 7:30 and then proceeds to a blur of other meetings that do not let up until long after the sun sets.
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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" …
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Reliapundit / THE ASTUTE BLOGGER:   CLOONEY: A DUPE WHO IS WRONG AGAIN
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Study Finds More News Media Outlets, Covering Less News  —  The third annual review of the state of American journalism found that while there were more media outlets this year than ever, they were covering less news.  —  The review was conducted by the Project for Excellence in Journalism …
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James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:   More News Outlets, Fewer Stories: New Media 'Paradox'
Times of London:
Focus: The butcher is dead  —  Slobodan Milosevic's death yesterday was widely greeted as a tragedy — because he had escaped justice.  What sort of man earned himself such hatred?  Brendan Simms reports  —  Although he had sworn that he would never be taken alive, when the time came …
Discussion: Neil Clark, Daimnation! and Oliver Kamm
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Marlise Simons / New York Times:
Milosevic Died of Heart Attack, Autopsy Shows
Discussion: Sir Humphrey's
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.
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.
PR Newswire:
McClatchy to Acquire Knight Ridder  — Becomes Country's Second Largest Newspaper Publisher  —  $6.5 Billion Deal Unites Two Historic Franchises Focused on Great Journalism  —  New McClatchy Will Serve 30 Markets Growing 50% Faster Than U.S. Average  —  McClatchy Will Divest Select Papers Outside its Strategic Objectives
Discussion: Gawker
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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
UPDATE: McClatchy Buys Knight Ridder, But Will Sell 12 Papers …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
A Bush Alarm: Urging U.S. to Shun Isolationism  —  WASHINGTON, March 12 — The president who made pre-emption and going it alone the watchwords of his first term is quietly turning in a new direction, warning at every opportunity of the dangers of turning the nation inward and isolationist …
Iraq News:
Dash to Baghdad Left Top U.S. Generals Divided  —  The war was barely a week old when Gen. Tommy R. Franks threatened to fire the Army's field commander.  —  From the first days of the invasion in March 2003, American forces had tangled with fanatical Saddam Fedayeen paramilitary fighters.
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
David Bernstein / volokh.com:
The Volokh Conspiracy  —  About UsSubscribeFeaturesStuffBlogrollArchive sSearch  —  WHY DID THE LAW PROFESSORS LOSE SO BADLY IN THE SOLOMON AMENDMENT CASE?:  N.Y. Times: … The most bizarre aspect of the whole litigation, in my opinion, was that the Third Circuit opinion ruling …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
The Big News: Shrinking Reportage  —  An explosion of media outlets means we now have more coverage and carping about every conceivable event than ever before in history.  —  But we also have less reporting.  —  Hundreds of cable and radio commentators, and millions of bloggers, can sound off about the news in real time.
Discussion: Hugh Hewitt, Iowa Voice and FishBowlDC
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.
 
 
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A Rising Tide?  —  THIS NATION prefers not to discuss inequality.
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Responsible or irresponsible reporting?
Julian Borger / Guardian:
Former top judge says US risks edging near to dictatorship
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Colin Nickerson / Boston Globe:
Anti-Semitism seen rising among France's Muslims
Discussion: TigerHawk
Bret Stephens / Opinion Journal:
Fukuyama's Pivot  —  He urged the liberation of Iraq.
John Files / New York Times:
Advocates Hope Ruling Renews Focus on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Terry Eastland / Weekly Standard:
The Roberts Effect  —  JOHN ROBERTS HAS SAT IN the center seat …
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Detainee in Photo With Dog Was 'High-Value' Suspect
Associated Press:
Iranian Rejects Proposal, Angering Russia
Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
De Villepin fights for his political life
Washington Post:
U.S. Campaign Is Aimed at Iran's Leaders
Los Angeles Times:
He's a right-wing ideologue, not a true conservative
Matt Davis / BBC:
Bush to defend policies on Iraq