memeorandum @ 9:25 AM ET, March 15, 2006

9:25 AM ET, March 15, 2006

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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 …

Discussion: The RCP Blog, NewsBusters.org, Bark Bark Woof Woof, Below The Beltway, California Conservative, Firedoglake and The Agonist

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.

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, The Moderate Voice, RuminateThis and AMERICAblog

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?

Discussion: The Stranger

Fox News: Feingold Blames Stalled Censure Motion on 'Cowering' Democrats

Laurie Kellman / chippewa.com:
Feingold's censure resolution of Bush referred to committee

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Censure Resolution goes to Judiciary Committee; Democrats turn on Feingold

Discussion: MyDD, Vichy Democrats, PBD, Daily Kos, The Left Coaster and JustOneMinute

Wolfe / volpac.org:
Feingold Flat Wrong On Censure

Discussion: Obsidian Wings

John Byrne / rawstory.com:
Democrats slash Feingold move on censure, as Feingold says party 'cowering'

Discussion: MyDD, The Moderate Voice, Balloon Juice, BuffaloPundit, Dependable Renegade, The Heretik, TalkLeft, Sirotablog, Democrat Taylor Marsh …, The Strata-Sphere, BlueOregon and Decision '08

Chris Bowers / MyDD:
News Organizations Should Commission Censure Polls Now

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Dan Eggen / Washington Post:

FBI Took Photos of Antiwar Activists in 2002 — An FBI agent in Pittsburgh photographed members of an antiwar activist group in 2002, according to documents released yesterday by the American Civil Liberties Union, which said the disclosure marks the latest incident in which the FBI has monitored left-leaning groups.

Discussion: The Huffington Post and the talking dog

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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.

Discussion: rawstory.com and Middle Earth Journal

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 …

Discussion: The Political Pit Bull, Gina Cobb, Wizbang and A Blog For All

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".

Discussion: JunkYardBlog, First Draft, Air America Radio and Secular Blasphemy

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++

Discussion: TalkLeft and Marc Cooper

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 …

Discussion: TalkLeft

Jakejacobsen / Freedom Folks:

Chicago Sammenhold Rally — Chicago had it's own Christopher Hitchens inspired Sammenhold rally today to support Denmark. — This was easily the best sign of the day...Doh! — Leggo my free speech! — By my rough estimate we had about fifty people. Pretty darn good turn out on a chilly Chicago day.

Discussion: Michelle Malkin

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.

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.

Discussion: GM's Corner

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.

Discussion: Alternate Brain