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Bush Approval Falls to 33%, Congress Earns Rare Praise — Dubai Ports Fallout — Summary of Findings — In the aftermath of the Dubai ports deal, President Bush's approval rating has hit a new low and his image for honesty and effectiveness has been damaged.
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Esnead / Styles and Scenes by Elizabeth Snead:
Clooney to Arianna: I Did Not Blog — Oscar-winner George Clooney may make politically provocative films like "Syriana." But he doesn't write politically provocative blogs. — So imagine his ire when Arianna Huffington used some of his recent answers to political questions in a way that makes …
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
On George Clooney's Blog — When I first invited George Clooney to blog after a screening of Good Night, and Good Luck in New York a few months ago, he said he wasn't sure how a blog worked. So we put together a sample blog from answers he had given on Larry King Live and an interview …
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Everything you ever wanted to know about how our government and media work — This Feingold Censure Resolution is unmasking the hideous underbelly of almost every Washington institution as vividly as anything that can be recalled. Each of the rotted Beltway branches is playing so true …
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Opinion Journal:
The Impeachment Agenda — Russ Feingold reveals what many Democrats really want. — Republicans are denouncing Senator Russ Feingold's proposal to "censure" President Bush for his warrantless wiretaps on al Qaeda, but we'd like to congratulate the Wisconsin Democrat on his candor.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:The Feingold Resolution and the Sound of Silence
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:Democrats won't back bill to admonish Bush
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Associated Press:
College paper's editor fired over Mohammed cartoons — CHAMPAIGN, Illinois (AP) — An editor who chose to publish caricatures of Prophet Mohammed in the University of Illinois' student-run newspaper last month has been fired, the paper's publisher announced Tuesday.
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Gorton / gortreport.com:
"terminate" or "liquidate"? — FIRED BY E-MAIL — As of 7:09 pm, March 14, 2006, I have been officially terminated by the Board of Directors of the Illini Media Company, owner of The Daily Illini. … As I've said from the very beginning, I knew this was going to happen the day before I was given my suspension notice.
CNN:
Sources: Bush urged to bulk up inner circle — Friends suggest changes needed to counter missteps — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A move is afoot among some friends and confidantes of President Bush to persuade him to bring in at least one seasoned Republican to help his struggling staff, CNN has learned.
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Balkinization:
All's FAIR in Law and War — I haven't said much about the FAIR v. Rumsfeld case, in part because I have been a plaintiff in the Yale faculty litigation, Burt v. Rumsfeld, which raised many of the same issues. Now that the Supreme Court has delivered its opinion in FAIR, it's worth taking stock of the controversy.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Democratic Congressional Lead Among Registered Voters Largest Since '82 Midterm — Lead by 55% to 39% on generic ballot — PRINCETON, NJ — The latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll finds the Democratic Party leading the Republican Party 55% to 39% among registered voters in the generic Congressional ballot.
berkeley.edu:
Top Iraq war correspondents discuss risking their lives to tell a truth that few want to hear — or believe — BERKELEY - "I have lost all faith in the media," says the National Guardsman narrating "The War Tapes," the first war documentary to be filmed entirely by soldiers.
fair.org:
"The Final Word Is Hooray!" — Remembering the Iraq War's Pollyanna pundits — Weeks after the invasion of Iraq began, Fox News Channel host Brit Hume delivered a scathing speech critiquing the media's supposedly pessimistic assessment of the Iraq War. — "The majority of the American media …
Max Boot / Los Angeles Times:
Best supporting neocon — Congratulations on that best supporting actor Oscar you picked up last week. I couldn't be happier for you. Not only because I admire your Cary Grant-esque panache but because I admire your politics. As an advocate of a hawkish but high-minded foreign policy …
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Krempasky / RedState:
Get on the Damn Phone — "Seriously folks - it's gameday. Get on the horn. " — Friends, — We've been working for a long time on HR 1606 - The Online Freedom of Speech Act. It will come up for a vote on the floor of the House TOMORROW but as you read this - the campaign regulation community …
Tom Lasseter / Knight Ridder:
U.S. military airstrikes significantly increased in Iraq — BAGHDAD, Iraq - American forces have dramatically increased airstrikes in Iraq during the past five months, a change of tactics that may foreshadow how the United States plans to battle a still-strong insurgency while reducing the number of U.S. ground troops serving here.
Philadelphia Inquirer:
Weldon 9/11 tale unravels, but wait — Congressman has more allegations, one on bin Laden. — WASHINGTON - Late one night in June, Rep. Curt Weldon (R., Pa.) stood up in a largely empty House chamber and made an incendiary charge. — With dramatic rhetorical flourish …
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