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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Some Readers See Red Over Post.com's New Blogger — The Washington Post Co.'s Web operation has touched off an online furor by hiring as a blogger a 24-year-old former Bush administration aide who co-founded a conservative site and recently referred to Coretta Scott King as a "communist."
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Erick / redstate.org:
We Must Defend. — It's true. Ben Domenech is Augustine. And I stand behind him 100%. He has said nothing filled with racism or hate, or bigotry. In fact, Ben has been a leader in keeping those he dubs the "evilcons" off RedState. Unbeknownst to all of you, RedState continually self-polices …
Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
Plagiarism — I really hadn't intended to write another post on puzzling things conservatives have recently said or done. However, the story of Ben Domenech (aka Augustine)'s apparent plagiarism made me change my mind. If you haven't seen it yet, here are some of the examples:
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Bush Is Facing a Difficult Path on Immigration — WASHINGTON, March 23 — In the days before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, immigration policy was going to be President Bush's signature issue. It was central to his thinking as the former governor of a border state, key to his relationship …
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Associated Press:
Top Muslim clerics: Convert must die — Religious leaders urge courts to ignore West, hang Christian — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Senior Muslim clerics are demanding that an Afghan man on trial for converting from Islam to Christianity be executed, warning that if the government caves …
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Abdul Waheed Wafa / New York Times:
Afghan Judge in Convert Case Vows to Resist Foreign Pressure — KABUL, Afghanistan, March 23 — Despite growing international concern, the judge presiding over the prosecution of an Afghan man facing the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity said today that international pressure …
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Of Course It's a Civil War — Today's big debate over Iraq seems to be: Is there or is there not a civil war? Yes, say the defeatists, citing former prime minister Ayad Allawi, a man with an ax to grind against the current (elected) government, which excluded him.
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Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta:
Western Hostages Rescued by Coalition Forces (UPDATED) — A great day for those of us following hostages in Iraq closely!! Three peace activists from the Christian Peacemakers Team held hostage in Iraq have been freed by Coalition Forces. Ironically, the CPT activists were in Iraq …
The Ugly American / The Real Ugly American.com:
Pundit In Chief: An Interview with Fred Barnes — Well I am a day late but here is "The big story" I was working on. Yesterday I was very honored to have the opportunity to speak for a bout 45 minutes with Fred Barnes (whose notable work will be detailed in just a moment) about his new book Rebel in Chief.
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On The Fence Films:
Stonewalling At Yale — Yesterday, Evan Maloney was on the Yale campus hoping to interview administrators and allow them to give a fuller accounting of their decision to admit an ex-Taliban official with very little previous education to the hallowed halls of one of America's elite universities.
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Challenge for U.S.: Iraq's Handling of Detainees — CAMP JUSTICE, Iraq — The blindfolded detainees in the dingy hallway line up in groups of five for their turn to see a judge, like schoolchildren outside the principal's office. — Each meeting lasts a few minutes.
thewesterlysun.com:
STATE BANS ABSTINENCE PROGRAM — PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island education officials have banned from public schools a federally funded abstinence program that civil rights advocates said embraced sexist stereotypes and included a voluntary student health survey that violated privacy laws.
Mark Steyn / Jerusalem Post:
Down with stability — Three years ago, in the weeks before the invasion of Iraq, it fell to the then prime minister of Canada to make the most witless public statement on the subject by any G7 leader. — "Your president has won," Jean Chretien told ABC News in early March 2003.
Norma Cohen / Financial Times:
Backlash over new pensions legislation — Employers will be able to slash their contributions to underfunded pension schemes by tens of billions of dollars over the next five years under proposed legislation before Congress that was expected to have the opposite effect.
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Foreign Exchange — Why did Yale slam the door on Afghan women? — A statement from Yale University, defending its decision to admit former Taliban spokesman Ramatullah Hashemi, explained that he had "escaped the wreckage of Afghanistan." To anyone who is aware of the Taliban's barbaric treatment …
Michael A. Livingston / from milan to mumbai:
"Diversity," the ABA, and the law schools — The issue of faculty governance has been in the air lately, with even some liberal deans rebelling against excessive ABA/AALS interference in admissions and hiring policy, and a move to strip the relevant organizations of their accreditation power.
Robin Toner / New York Times:
Women Wage Key Campaigns for Democrats — NARBERTH, Pa. — If the Democrats have their way, the 2006 Congressional elections will be the revenge of the mommy party. — Democratic women are running major campaigns in nearly half of the two dozen most competitive House races where their party hopes …