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11:40 AM ET, March 15, 2006

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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 …
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?
Laurie Kellman / chippewa.com:
Feingold's censure resolution of Bush referred to committee  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. Russell Feingold's effort to censure President Bush is headed for the Senate Judiciary Committee, advancing a contentious debate over whether the president deserves a formal rebuke for his secret wiretapping program.
liberaloasis.com:
If It's Good Enough For Clinton...  Busy Busy Busy (via firedoglake) dug up that Sen. Dianne Feinstein, one of the many Dems who have refused to take a stand on Sen. Russ Feingold's resolution censuring Dubya for his illegal wiretaps, was happy to introduce a resolution censuring Bill Clinton in 1999.
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 …
Fox News:
Feingold Blames Stalled Censure Motion on 'Cowering' Democrats
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Jonathan Allen / The Hill:
Feingold: Acting outside the box
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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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New York Times:
A Stumble a Day ...  Every second-term presidency tends to get tired and falter a bit.  But these days, when so many big things are going so very wrong, smaller errors seem like an echo of overall ineptitude.  And since President Bush has convinced Americans that we live in a permanent state …
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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.
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The Conservative Case Against John McCain In 2008  —  There is no Republican up on Capitol Hill more disliked by his own GOP brethren than John McCain.  That's why, despite the size of his fan club in the mainstream media, McCain seems rather unlikely to capture the party's nomination for President in 2008.
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 …
Bill Brubaker / Washington Post:
Top U.S. Military Official: No Evidence of Iran Involvement in Iraq  —  Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, said today he has no evidence the Iranian government has been sending military equipment and personnel into neighboring Iraq.
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Reuters:
US general says no proof Iran behind Iraq arms
Axel Bojanowski / Spiegel Online:
A Continent Splits Apart  —  Normally new rivers, seas and mountains are born in slow motion.  The Afar Triangle near the Horn of Africa is another story.  A new ocean is forming there with staggering speed — at least by geological standards.  Africa will eventually lose its horn.
Dr. Sanity:
SOCIALIZED MEDICINE - WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T GET SICK  —  If you would like a glimpse of the daily horrors of socialized medicine and a national health care service, then you need to read this.  Here is a brief excerpt in the day of a NHS doctor in Britain:
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
What Kind of Hater Are You?  —  Consider the portraits that Republicans and Democrats paint of each other.  They explain much of the loathing in our politics.  —  Democrats see Republicans as a collection of pampered rich people who selfishly seek to cut their own taxes …
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.
La Shawn Barber / Townhall.com:
It Doesn't Matter If You're Black or White  — Email to a friend - Print this page - Text size: A A  —  REVIEWS  —  To call FX's new reality show "Black.  White." shallow would be an understatement.  It's also pointless, exceptionally trite, filled with cringe-worthy stereotypes, and teeming with double standards.
 
 
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