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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.).
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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 …
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.
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Democrats won't back bill to admonish Bush
Democrats won't back bill to admonish Bush
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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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Pew Research Center:
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.
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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Washington Post:
Federal Prosecutor Says 'No Point' in Continuing Moussaoui Trial — Prosecution's Case Gutted After Judge Bars Federal Aviation Witnesses — A federal prosecutor in the death penalty trial of Zacarias Moussaoui told the judge in the case that he saw "no point" in going ahead …
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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 …
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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 …
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.