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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
A Senate Maverick Acts to Force an Issue — Democrat Feingold's Motion to Censure the President Roils Both Parties — For months the Democrats have resisted calls from their liberal base to more aggressively challenge President Bush. Now a maverick Democratic senator from Wisconsin …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Feingold Resolution and the Sound of Silence — Democratic senators, filing in for their weekly caucus lunch yesterday, looked as if they'd seen a ghost. — "I haven't read it," demurred Barack Obama (Ill.). — "I just don't have enough information," protested Ben Nelson (Neb.).
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Feingold Assails Dems on Bush Censure — WASHINGTON - Wisconsin Sen. Russell Feingold accused fellow Democrats on Tuesday of cowering rather than joining him on trying to censure President Bush over domestic spying. — "Democrats run and hide" when the administration invokes the war on terrorism, Feingold told reporters.
John / AMERICAblog:
Washington Post. Sloppy Journalism. Stop it. Now. — Sometimes I know what it's like to have kids. — You get tired of always having to be the parent. Always having to be the bad guy. Never getting any respect. But someone has to do it. And if not you, then who?
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John Byrne / rawstory.com:
Democrats slash Feingold move on censure, as Feingold says party 'cowering' — While mainstream media outlets have pounced on the fact that Democrats blocked an effort by one of their own to censure President Bush over his warrantless wiretapping program, RAW STORY has found that Senate Democratic offices are fuming.
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Censure Resolution goes to Judiciary Committee; Democrats turn on Feingold — (updated below) — Thersites at Vichy Dems has some great analysis about this AP article, which reports that Feingold's Censure Resolution has been referred to Arlen Specter's Senate Judiciary Committee for a vote.
Laurie Kellman / chippewa.com:Feingold's censure resolution of Bush referred to committee
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ACLU:
Pennsylvania Group Labeled "Pacifists" Targeted for Handing Out Flyers in Town Square — PITTSBURGH - The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania today released new evidence that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is conducting investigations into a political organizations based solely on its anti-war views.
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CNN:
LOU DOBBS TONIGHT — Dubai Ports Deal May Not Be Dead; Feingold Calls To Censure Bush; Open Borders Activists Heading to Mexico City; New Bill Aims to Improve Port Security; President Still Pushing Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit; — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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Michael Slackman / New York Times:
Powerful Voices Within Tehran Criticize Iran's Nuclear Policy — TEHRAN, March 14 — Just weeks ago, the Iranian government's combative approach toward building a nuclear program produced rare public displays of unity here. Now, while the top leaders remain resolute in their course …
BBC:
Top US evangelist targets Islam — Outspoken US Christian evangelical broadcaster Pat Robertson has accused Muslims of planning world domination, and said some were "satanic". — On his live television programme, The 700 Club, he said radical Islamists were inspired by "demonic power".
Salon:
The Abu Ghraib files — 279 photographs and 19 videos from the Army's internal investigation record a harrowing three months of detainee abuse inside the notorious prison — and make clear that many of those responsible have yet to be held accountable. … By Joan Walsh — Print EmailFont: S / S+ / S++
Washington Post:
Federal Witnesses Banned in 9/11 Trial — Judge Cites Misconduct By Lawyer; Prosecution Faces Major Setback — A judge barred key government witnesses from testifying at the death penalty trial of Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, ruling yesterday that the misconduct of a federal lawyer …
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Katie Hafner / New York Times:
Judge Plans to Order Google to Turn Over Data to U.S. — SAN JOSE, Calif., March 14 — After the Justice Department sharply cut back its request for search-engine data from Google, a federal judge indicated today that he would instruct the company to comply with a government subpoena …
The Ugly American / The Real Ugly American.com:
Blog of the Month: T.F. BOGGS — I am very happy to introduce the newest blog of the month T.F. BOGGS Tim Boggs is a 23 year old Sergeant in the Army reserves and is currently about half way through his second deployment to Iraq. He volunteered for his second tour.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate G.O.P. Blocks Tight Budget Rule — WASHINGTON, March 14 — Senate Republicans on Tuesday narrowly defeated an effort to impose budget rules that would make it harder to increase spending or cut taxes, a move that critics said that showed Republicans were posturing in their calls for greater fiscal restraint.
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