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James M. Brady / Washington Post:
Letter to Wash. Post executive editor re: blogger Ben Domenech — Dear Mr. Brady: — I noted with interest the Post's decision to add Republican operative Ben Domenech to its roster of bloggers. — Presumably, this decision grew out of reported complaints both inside and outside …
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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.
Yourlogohere / Your Logo Here:
Meet Ben Domenich. — The question of the day is how Ben Domenech, a 24 year old with little journalistic experience who lists among his credientials being the "youngest political appointee of President George W. Bush", was hired by the Washington Post to be their conservative blogger providing balance to …
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Greg Sargent / TAPPED:
WASHINGTON POST RESPONDS. I noted below that I'd asked the Post for its official explanation of the hiring of Domenech. — Now WashingtonPost.com's Opinions editor, Hal Straus, has sent some answers to our questions via a spokesman, Eric Easter. For your edification and enjoyment …
Tom Edsall / Washington Post:washingtonpost.com > Live Discussions
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Media Matters for America:Wash. Post starts Red America conservative blog
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
The Planet of Unreality — This is not good. The people running this country sound convinced that reality is whatever they say it is. And if they've actually strayed into the realm of genuine self-delusion — if they actually believe the fantasies they're spinning about the bloody mess they've …
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William Douglas / Knight Ridder:U.S. troops to remain in Iraq for years, Bush says
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The Washington Monthly
Editor and Publisher:
President Finally Calls on Helen Thomas, Says He Only Semi-Regrets It — NEW YORK Unlike several of his predecessors, going back decades, President Bush has largely avoided calling on veteran reporter Helen Thomas, one of his harshest critics, in press conferences.
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White House:
Press Conference of the President — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Yesterday I delivered a — the second in a series of speeches on the situation in Iraq. I spoke about the violence that the Iraqi people had faced since last month's bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra.
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Agora:
UN Special Rapporteur Doudou Diéne calls Danes Racists, Xenophobes — Saturday, March 18th Jyllands-Posten broke the story about an attack by UN special rapporteur Doudou Diéne on Denmark. The report has yet to be released to the public in full, but it was leaked by the UN to press sources in Denmark.
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Dr. Steven Taylor / PoliBlog:Hypersensitivity (Lego Edition)
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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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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 …
Charles J. Hanley / Associated Press:
Documents Show Saddam's WMD Frustrations — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Exasperated, besieged by global pressure, Saddam Hussein and top aides searched for ways in the 1990s to prove to the world they'd given up banned weapons. — "We don't have anything hidden!" the frustrated Iraqi president interjected at one meeting, transcripts show.
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Oliver Burkeman / Guardian:
Anger at Bin Laden niece's reality TV show — The news that Osama bin Laden's niece is to star in a US reality TV show has provoked fury from families of some of those killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks. — The as yet unnamed series, being offered at auction to US television networks …
Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
Sheesh! (Special Jeff Goldstein Edition) — It's been coming on for a while now. There was his claim that "constant naysaying" from the left has "has objectively hurt the war effort", and more recently this fascinating prediction: "I'm beginning to think that a (non-violent) …
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 …
Michelle Malkin:
HANGIN' WITH THE MOONBATS — Lunchtime viewing: Bryan Preston has posted "The Dud," a short video of our encounters with the fizzling anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C., yesterday. A few stills... Cindy Sheehan: "The enemy is our government." Background. — How's that sandwich?
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