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12:00 PM ET, March 22, 2006

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Washington Post:
Mr. Bush Unvarnished  —  PRESIDENT BUSH should hold more news conferences.  In his hour-long exchange with reporters at the White House yesterday, he was considerably more effective in explaining and defending his commitment to the war in Iraq than in the three carefully worded speeches he has delivered in the past week.
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Bush Concedes Iraq War Erodes Political Status  —  President Bush at his White House news conference yesterday.  He said he was convinced that the United States would succeed in Iraq.  —  WASHINGTON, March 21 — President Bush said Tuesday that the war in Iraq was eroding his political capital …
Discussion: Firedoglake
William Douglas / Knight Ridder:   U.S. troops to remain in Iraq for years, Bush says
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Late Nite FDL: Aw Shucks, Brady, You Shouldn't Have  —  Update: They are having some fun with Bughouse Ben already over at the post.blog.  Ben seems to be yet another home school Intelligent Design afficionado, a barking Yellow Elephant, and as Red Dan mentioned, the blogger "Augustine" over at Red State Racists.
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Meet Young Ben Domenech  —  SHOW: CNN DAYBREAK SATURDAY 06:00 am ET  —  May 31, 1997; Saturday 6:19 am Eastern Time  —  HEADLINE: A Look At One Family's Efforts At Home Schooling  —  GUESTS: LEXIS-NEXIS Related Topics Full Article Related Topics Overvie  —  This document contains no targeted Topics.
PZ Myers / Pharyngula:
Ben Domenech: creationist  —  Let us continue our Ben Domenech bashing.  He's got this somewhat high profile gig at the Washington Post, and one has to wonder what his qualifications are.  I think we can rule out "intelligence."  —  GWW made an interesting discovery: he's a creationist.
Associated Press:
Afghan Convert May Be Unfit to Stand Trial  —  KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan man facing the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity may be mentally unfit to stand trial, a state prosecutor and presidential adviser said Wednesday.  —  Abdul Rahman, 41, went on trial last week in Kabul.
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Thomas B. Edsall / Washington Post:
Grants Flow To Bush Allies On Social Issues  —  Federal Programs Direct At Least $157 Million  —  For years, conservatives have complained about what they saw as the liberal tilt of federal grant money.  Taxpayer funds went to abortion rights groups such as Planned Parenthood to promote birth control …
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Brian / mediabistro.com:
CNN Refutes Gallup Memo; Says Memo Was Unprofessional & Untrue
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Financial Times:
Fears grow over new Dubai revolt  —  By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and James Boxell in London  —  Arab and US officials are growing nervous at the prospect of a second congressional uprising against the acquisition of American assets by a Middle Eastern-controlled company in the wake of the Dubai Ports World debacle.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
New Scrutiny for Law on Detaining Witnesses  —  A 22-year-old federal law that allows people to be held without charges if they have information about others' crimes is coming under fresh scrutiny in the courts, in Congress and within the Justice Department after reports that it has been abused in terrorism investigations.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Air America Radio
Bull Moose:
Of Moose, Mice and Men  —  The Moose plays the devil's advocate and mischievously suggests that the Congressional Democrats are a bunch of spineless politicians who are unmanly and refuse to take risks and avoid conflict.  —  Has the Moose gone beserk and been transformed into a kossak?
Vanessa Arrington / Associated Press:
U.S., Iraqi Forces Capture 50 Insurgents  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents attacked a police station Wednesday for a second day in a row, but U.S. and Iraqi forces captured 50 of them after a two-hour gunbattle.  —  About 60 gunmen attacked the police station in Madain, south of Baghdad …
tcsdaily.com:
Newspapers in Trouble?  —  Moody's is looking at downgrading the New York Times' credit rating.  The Times' stock is doing badly.  And other newspapers are in trouble, too — the staff of the San Jose Mercury News has resorted to launching a "save our paper" website.
Thom Shanker / New York Times:
No Breach Seen in Work in Iraq on Propaganda  —  WASHINGTON, March 21 — An inquiry has found that an American public relations firm did not violate military policy by paying Iraqi news outlets to print positive articles, military officials said Tuesday.  The finding leaves to the Defense Department …
 
 
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Ben Domenech / Red America:
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Proud Kaffir / redstate.com:
Lies, Damn Lies, and (MSM) Statistics
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Doug Struck / Washington Post:
Inuit See Signs In Arctic Thaw
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Online NewsHour:
Assessment of President Bush's optimism
Roger Mahony / New York Times:
Called by God to Help
Discussion: Penraker
Omar Fekeiki / Washington Post:
In 'Capital of Woes,' a Holiday for Enjoyment
BBC:
Eta declares permanent ceasefire
Discussion: PoliBlog
Sky News:
Suspect Atom Bomb Link
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
POLITICAL INSIDER: Legislature 2006: Poll: Reed a drag on GOP ticket
Chicago Tribune:
Blagojevich to face Topinka
Discussion: The RCP Blog
James Robison / Ray Robison:
Saddam's WMD and terrorist connections all proven in one document!!!
Ian / Expose the Left:
Ingraham Points Out Media Bias Against The War, Slammed By Gregory (VIDEO)
New York Times:
Microsoft to Delay Next Version of Windows
Americans for Freedom:
My McCain 2008 PRO & CON Analysis
Discussion: Vodkapundit and PoliPundit.com
Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
Sheesh! (Special Jeff Goldstein Edition)
Craig Gilbert / JSOnline:
GOP to air ad criticizing Feingold for censure proposal
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Sources: Shari Redstone does not plan to stay on the board of Paramount Global after the company completes its planned merger with Skydance Media

 
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