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9:50 AM 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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William Branigin / Washington Post:
President Professes No Doubts on Iraq  —  Bush: 'Future Presidents' Will Decide When Americans Forces Leave  —  President Bush said today that if he had any doubts about U.S. success in Iraq, he would pull out U.S. troops immediately.  But he said he harbors no such doubts …
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: Power Line and Firedoglake
William Douglas / Knight Ridder:   U.S. troops to remain in Iraq for years, Bush says
David Adesnik / OxBlog:
BUSH DEFENDS HIS OPTIMISM: You know what I've said about Cheney and Rumsfeld's analysis.
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush: Troops to Stay in Iraq for Years
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Late Nite FDL: Aw Shucks, Brady, You Shouldn't Have  —  I know it's been a while, I hope you didn't think I'd forgotten you.  But when I heard that you'd hired Ben Domanech to set up his own tumescent little outpost of wingnuttia at the post.com, I just had to give my home boy a shout out.
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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.
Discussion: Jesus' General and Hullabaloo
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.
Drudge Report:
GALLUP POLLING DROPS CNN AFTER 'LOW RATINGS'; FULL MEMO REVEALED  —  The GALLUP polling company has dropped CNN as its outlet for electronic distribution.  —  GALLUP, CNN and USA TODAY have been polling partners since 1992.  —  "CNN has far fewer viewers than it did in the past …
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Brian / mediabistro.com:
CNN Refutes Gallup Memo; Says Memo Was Unprofessional & Untrue
Brian / mediabistro.com:
Gallup Doesn't Want Or Need CNN: Polling Company Ending 14-Year Partnership
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
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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Michelle Malkin:
THE U.N. ATTEMPTS A WHITEWASH  —  Well, well, well.  The United Nations has removed its anti-Danish poster from its website.  This morning, it was featured prominently as a graphic and available as a special download in PDF.  —  It was also available in Arabic:  —  Now, no trace of it at all.
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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 …
Americans for Freedom:
My McCain 2008 PRO & CON Analysis  —  PROS:  —  1. Has always been fiscally responsible, voting against pork, excessive spending, etc.  He is currently working with Sen. Coburn to highlight each individual earmark.  —  2. Has consistently favored higher defense spending …
Discussion: Vodkapundit and PoliPundit.com
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.
New York Times:
Microsoft to Delay Next Version of Windows  —  Microsoft's long effort to deliver the next version of its Windows operating system suffered another setback yesterday when the company said that the system would not be ready for consumer personal computers for the holiday sales season.
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 …
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: Air America Radio
 
 
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Chicago Tribune:
Blagojevich to face Topinka
Discussion: The RCP Blog
Vanessa Arrington / Associated Press:
U.S., Iraqi Forces Capture 50 Insurgents
Discussion: BLACKFIVE and The Peking Duck
James Robison / Ray Robison:
Saddam's WMD and terrorist connections all proven in one document!!!
Harry / Harry's Place:
Blair is right  —  For a long while, since his speech in Chicago …
tcsdaily.com:
Newspapers in Trouble?  —  Moody's is looking at downgrading …
Discussion: New World Man and EconLog
Norm / normblog:
A reply to Mearsheimer and Walt
Ian / Expose the Left:
Ingraham Points Out Media Bias Against The War, Slammed By Gregory (VIDEO)
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Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
Sheesh! (Special Jeff Goldstein Edition)
Ben Domenech / Red America:
Whiny? Crazy? You Just Might Be A Conservative
Ann / feministing.com:
The Donkey in the Bedroom  —  An anonymous GQ writer …
Editor and Publisher:
President Finally Calls on Helen Thomas, Says He Only Semi-Regrets It
Michelle Malkin:
HANGIN' WITH THE MOONBATS  —  Lunchtime viewing: Bryan Preston …
prisonplanet.com:
Actor Charlie Sheen Questions Official 9/11 Story
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
The Planet of Unreality
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

 
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