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Associated Press:
Bush blames Iraq's instability on Hussein — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush said Wednesday that Saddam Hussein, not continued U.S. involvement in Iraq, is responsible for ongoing sectarian violence that is threatening the formation of a democratic government.
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White House:
President Discusses Democracy in Iraq with Freedom House — Washington, D.C. — Fact Sheet: Strategy for Victory: Freedom in Iraq — In Focus: Renewal in Iraq — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Please be seated. I shouldn't be so instructive to the Diplomatic Corps. (Laughter.)
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
'Get Governing,' Bush Tells Iraqis — President Bush urged quarreling Iraqi leaders yesterday to set aside disagreements and forge a coalition government that will rein in illegal militias. His comments signaled increased frustration with the political deadlock in Baghdad more than three months after landmark parliamentary elections.
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Bush to Iraqis: Time to Get a Government — WASHINGTON - President Bush expressed frustration Wednesday that Iraqis have so far failed to form a unity government, but he said withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq too early would damage U.S. security. — "I want the Iraqi people …
Brian DeBose / Washington Times:
FISA judges say Bush within law — A panel of former Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges yesterday told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that President Bush did not act illegally when he created by executive order a wiretapping program conducted by the National Security Agency (NSA).
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
VERDICT: THE NEW YORK TIMES BLEW THE STORY — Yesterday, five former judges of the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Court testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the subject of the amendments to FISA that have been proposed by Senator Arlen Specter.
Justin Rood / TPM Muckraker:
Kaloogian: I'm Sorry, Photo Was a Mistake — "I just returned from a 10-day trip to Iraq," begins GOP candidate Howard Kaloogian's Web essay on his experiences visiting troops in the country. The page, part of his campaign Web site, includes photographs and captions which illustrate his point …
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Senator John Cornyn / National Review:
Real Insecurity — This afternoon, congressional Democrats will, at long last, unveil their security "agenda," something they call "Real Security." Unfortunately, the culture of obstruction they have created on important matters of national security demonstrates a profound misunderstanding …
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Maria Sanminiatelli / Associated Press:
Afghan Christian Given Asylum in Italy — ROME - The Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity received asylum in Italy Wednesday, despite requests by lawmakers in Afghanistan that he be barred from fleeing the conservative Muslim country.
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11alive.com:
McKinney Allegedly Punches Cop — According to sources on Capitol Hill, U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) punched a Capitol police officer on Wednesday afternoon after he mistakenly pursued her for failing to pass through a metal detector. — Members of Congress are not required to pass through metal detectors.
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Washington Post:
Abramoff Gets Minimum Sentence — Former Lobbyist to Spend 5 Years, 10 Months in Prison — MIAMI, March 29 — Jack A. Abramoff, the once-powerful Republican lobbyist at the center of a major corruption scandal, was sentenced Wednesday to five years and 10 months in prison for his role …
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Teddy Davis / ABCNEWS:
McCain Woos the Right, Makes Peace With Falwell — Possible 2008 Presidential Contender Makes Inroads With GOP Base — March 28, 2006 — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., still breaks from GOP orthodoxy on such issues as torture and immigration. But operating below the radar …
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Jacob Weisberg / Slate:
The Erring Republican Authority — Kevin Phillips is wrong about everything. Why is he taken so seriously? — In 1969, an obscure Republican political strategist named Kevin Phillips published a nerdy, statistics-laden book titled The Emerging Republican Majority that offered …
Debra Saunders / realclearpolitics.com:
The 'Immigration Backlash' — Of course America needs immigrants. This is a country founded by immigrants and made richer by the imprint of newcomers in search of a land that rewards their hard work and determination to make a better life for their families.
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Boston Globe:
Taking on the teachers unions — IT IS RARE — and risky — for a governor and national political aspirant to put the interests of children above those of a constituency that has as much electoral clout as the teachers unions. Yet Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has done …
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