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12:10 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 and NewsBusters.org
Opinion Journal:
What if We Lose?  —  The consequences of U.S. defeat in Iraq.  —  The third anniversary of U.S. military action to liberate Iraq has brought with it a relentless stream of media and political pessimism that is unwarranted by the facts and threatens to become a self-fulfilling prophesy if it goes unchallenged.
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.
Discussion: Jesus' General and The Rude Pundit
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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pfm.org:
Democratic Apostasy  —  Since October 2001, approximately three …
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
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.
BBC:
Eta declares permanent ceasefire  —  The Basque separatist group Eta has declared a permanent ceasefire.  —  Eta is blamed for killing more than 800 people in its four-decade fight for independence for the Basque region of northern Spain and south-west France.
Discussion: PoliBlog
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.
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
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 …
 
 
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