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Dana Priest / Washington Post:
Attacking Iran May Trigger Terrorism — U.S. Experts Wary of Military Action Over Nuclear Program — As tensions increase between the United States and Iran, U.S. intelligence and terrorism experts say they believe Iran would respond to U.S. military strikes on its nuclear sites by deploying …
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Sean Rayment / Telegraph:
Government in secret talks about strike against Iran — The Government is to hold secret talks with defence chiefs tomorrow to discuss possible military strikes against Iran. — A high-level meeting will take place in the Ministry of Defence at which senior defence chiefs and government officials …
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Matt Moore / Associated Press:
Carroll Rejects Statements Made in Iraq — RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) - Former hostage Jill Carroll strongly disavowed statements she had made during captivity in Iraq and shortly after her release, saying Saturday she had been repeatedly threatened. — In a video, recorded …
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Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:
Graciousness and Class — Well, so much for Jill Carroll needing time to catch her breath. So much for Jill Carroll being a victim of Stockholm Syndrome. So much for Jill Carroll being anything other than a smart, articulate young woman under horrifying circumstances who was smart enough …
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
TWICE A VICTIM — Jill Carroll released a statement through her employer, the Christian Science Monitor, that proves, as Jim Gerghaty says, the efficacy of editors: … (HT: Michelle Malkin) — I will not name names nor link to bloggers who thought the worst of Miss Carroll.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Jumping To Conclusions Is Not Good Exercise — Jill Carroll has released a statement through the Christian Science Monitor, now that she has safely left Iraq and the clutches of her captors, that repudiates the video that the kidnappers forced her to make:
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Quote Of The Day: On Jill Carroll's Statement
Quote Of The Day: On Jill Carroll's Statement
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
The President as Average Joe — Trying to Boost Support, Bush Brings Banter to the People — President Bush was taking questions from an audience the other day when he was asked about the immigration debate raging in Washington. — "It's obviously topic du jour ," he said.
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New York Times:
The Endgame in Iraq — Iraq is becoming a country that America should be ashamed to support, let alone occupy. The nation as a whole is sliding closer to open civil war. In its capital, thugs kidnap and torture innocent civilians with impunity, then murder them for their religious beliefs.
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
FEMA Calls, but Top Job Is Tough Sell — WASHINGTON, April 1 — The calls went out across the nation, as Bush administration officials asked the country's most seasoned disaster response experts to consider the job of a lifetime: FEMA director. But again and again, the response over the past several months was the same: "No thanks."
Daniel Howes / Detroit News:
Ford Foundation probed; AG claims Mich. left out — Cox: N.Y. trust must pay heed to family legacy — M ichigan Attorney General Mike Cox is investigating the New York-based Ford Foundation, focusing on its governance, potential conflicts of interest and a comparatively thin record of giving …
Matthew Campbell / Times of London:
Barbarians of suburbs target French Jews — THE pretty schoolgirl known as Yalda wore tight white trousers and thigh-high boots to the rendezvous. Her target, a young Jewish telephone salesman, quickly fell under her spell. He meekly followed her when she suggested a nightcap at her place.
Bloomberg:
Buckley Says Bush Will Be Judged on Iraq War, Now a `Failure' — March 31 (Bloomberg) — William F. Buckley Jr., the longtime conservative writer and leader, said George W. Bush's presidency will be judged entirely by the outcome of a war in Iraq that is now a failure.
Maha / The Mahablog:
A Light Almost Dawns — Adam Nagourney writes in tomorrow's New York Times about using the Internets for political campaigning: … The professional politicians are losing control of the message. This is absolutely the best news I've heard in a long time. — I like this part, too:
Houston Chronicle:
Here are the Chronicle's recommendations in the April 11 primary runoff elections — The runoff elections for the Democratic and Republican party primaries are April 11. Early voting runs from Monday through Friday. The Chronicle makes the following recommendations: — DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
The Sandmonkey / Rantings of a Sandmonkey:
Egyptian cartoonists strike back at Denmark — The Syndicate of Egyptian cartoonists decided that they would respond to the danish cartoons by making their own cartoons on what happend. They were done in order to- and I quote- " as a response to those who fell under the thrall of racism …