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9:40 AM ET, March 23, 2006

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Clinton W. Taylor / Townhall.com:
The boola boola mullah  —  Greasing the Skids to the Gallows for Christians  — Email to a friend - Print this page - Text size: A A  —  Leave Islam, go to the gallows.  That's still the rule in Afghanistan, as we see in the sad case of Christian convert Abdul Rahman, on trial for his life there.
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John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Taliban Man at Yale  —  The story thus far.  —  Something is very wrong at our elite universities.  Last month Larry Summers resigned as president of Harvard; today Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi will speak by video to a conference at Columbia University that his regime is cosponsoring.
Discussion: Instapundit.com
ctv.ca:   PM calls Karzai to express concern over Christian
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Harper Intervenes On Behalf Of Abdul Rahman
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Roberts Dissent Reveals Strain Beneath Court's Placid Surface  —  WASHINGTON, March 22 — A Supreme Court decision on Wednesday in an uncelebrated criminal case did more than resolve a dispute over whether the police can search a home without a warrant when one occupant gives consent but another objects.
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Orin Kerr / OrinKerr.com:
… I recently finished a very rough draft of a new paper, Four Models of Fourth Amendment Protection, in which I explain the "reasonable expectation of privacy" test by relying on four competing models of Fourth Amendment protection.  They are the norms model, which matches rules to social expectations …
David Stout / New York Times:   Supreme Court Limits Police Searches of Homes
James Vicini / Reuters:
Court rejects searches when occupants disagree
Discussion: TalkLeft
Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Reid Threatens Filibuster on Immigration  —  As the Senate prepares to tackle the most sweeping immigration reforms in years, a top Democrat vowed Wednesday to do everything in his power, including filibuster, to thwart Majority Leader Bill Frist's proposed overhaul.
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Beth Fouhy / Newsday:
Clinton vows to block bill criminalizing illegal immigrants  —  NEW YORK — Invoking Biblical themes, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton joined immigration advocates Wednesday to vow and block legislation seeking to criminalize undocumented immigrants.  —  Clinton, a potential 2008 presidential candidate …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
In Florida, 'Uniform' Foolishness  —  MIAMI — What Florida's teachers unions consider a menace, and what Florida's Supreme Court considers an affront to the state's constitution, weighs 105 pounds, smiles shyly, speaks softly and wants to be a nurse.  Octavia Lopez, 17, an 11th-grader …
Chris Lehmann / New York Observer:
Russ Never Sleeps  —  'Politicians and Pundits Are Afraid,' Says Wisconsin's Feingold, As Democrats Abandon Him on Bush Wiretap Censure Motion; Will Senator Become the Eugene McCarthy of '08 Primaries?  —  None of this fits any of the tried-and-true formulations in the red-and-blue American playbook.
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Greg Sargent at TAPPED / Hullabaloo:
The Worm Turns  —  Greg Sargent at TAPPED sees what's important …
Discussion: Alternate Brain
Eric Pianin / Washington Post:
Iraq War Vet Wins in Illinois Race  —  Tammy Duckworth, the decorated Iraq war veteran who lost both legs in a grenade attack, won a close race Wednesday in her bid for the Democratic primary nomination to succeed retiring Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R) in Illinois's 6th Congressional District.
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Lorie Byrd / Townhall.com:
The war about more than hurt feelings  — Email to a friend - Print this page - Text size: A A  —  A strange thing has been happening on the Left over the past few months.  For the first time in my memory, there seems to be a desire of those on the Left, and those in the media …
Discussion: Dr. Sanity and Betsy's Page
Ian / Expose the Left:
Woman Asks Where People Can See Good Things In Iraq, Bush: Blogs (VIDEO)  —  President Bush spoke to military and civilian families in Wheeling, West Virginia this afternoon about the War in Iraq.  As usual, he spent a long period of time with the audience to answer the questions they may have.
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New York Times:
Are Late Innings the Time for a Relief Pitcher?  —  Karl Rove, center, in the Cabinet Room last week with Senators Rick Santorum, left, of Pennsylvania and George Allen of Virginia.  "I'm an idiot one day and a genius the next," he said about experts' views of him.
Steven Gutkin / Associated Press:
Israel May Be Next al-Qaida Battleground  —  Signs are mounting that al-Qaida terrorists are setting their sights on Israel and the Palestinian territories as their next jihad battleground.  —  Israel has indicted two West Bank militants for al-Qaida membership, Egypt arrested operatives trying …
Will Lester / grandforks.com:
Poll: Acceptance of gay marriage up  —  WASHINGTON - The public backlash over gay marriage has receded since a controversial decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Court in 2003 to legalize those marriages stirred strong opposition, says a poll released Wednesday.
nbc5i.com:
Bar Sweep Sparks Controversy  —  Comedian Weighs In On Public Intoxication Arrests  —  The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission sent a message to bar patrons last week.  —  TABC agents and Irving police swept through 36 Irving bars and arrested about 30 people on charges of public intoxication.
 
 
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