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3:00 AM ET, April 3, 2006

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Debbie Schlussel:
Premature Articulation: The REAL Jill Carroll for Jimmy Carter Geraghty and Others w/Reading Comprehension Deficiencies  —  Here's a note to you bloggers—especially the suddenly blind conservative ones—who want Jill Carroll to be what she is not.  Please read it VERY CAREFULLY and S-L-O-W-L-Y …
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Jill Carroll Hostage Case: A Black Eye To Blogging (UPDATED)  —  TMV NOTE: Since we've added a major update, we're moving this previous post to the top of this site.  Please scroll down for newer posts. … So now former hostage Jill Carroll is free from captivity.
Mark / Decision '08:   My Apology To Debbie Schlussel
Lauren La Rose / Globe and Mail:
Man dies in explosion at Toronto Tim Hortons  —  Toronto — The heart of Toronto's trendy Yorkville shopping district was shocked to a standstill Sunday after an explosion killed one man at a Tim Horton's outlet.  —  Police would not confirm early reports that a man had entered the washroom shortly …
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ctv.ca:
Gas can blamed for Tim Hortons explosion  —  A small can of gasoline is being blamed for an explosion that rocked a downtown Toronto Tim Hortons, claiming one man's life and causing the evacuation of a city block Sunday afternoon.  —  The blast occurred in the washroom of the coffee shop …
Ellen Knickmeyer / Washington Post:
U.S. Plan to Build Iraq Clinics Falters  —  Contractor Will Try to Finish 20 of 142 Sites  —  BAGHDAD — A reconstruction contract for the building of 142 primary health centers across Iraq is running out of money, after two years and roughly $200 million, with no more than 20 clinics …
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Kevin Phillips / Washington Post:
How the GOP Became God's Own Party  —  Now that the GOP has been transformed by the rise of the South, the trauma of terrorism and George W. Bush's conviction that God wanted him to be president, a deeper conclusion can be drawn: The Republican Party has become the first religious party in U.S. history.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Let Cooler Heads Prevail  —  So, "the debate is over."  Time magazine says so.  Last week's cover story exhorted readers to "Be Worried.  Be Very Worried," and ABC News concurred in several stories.  So did Montana's governor, speaking on ABC.  And there was polling about global warming, gathered by Time and ABC in collaboration.
Associated Press:
Key Players Leave Rep. Harris's Campaign  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 1 (AP) — Representative Katherine Harris's Senate campaign lost what was left of its core team when a top adviser, her campaign manager and her communications director resigned this weekend.
Discussion: NewDonkey.com
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Harris Campaign Leaking Staff
Discussion: The Sideshow
AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
Iran Worse Than Iraq and Al Qaeda Combined  —  Iran's supporters pandering to the US media has resulted in a serious mistep for them.  They say Iran will threaten the US with terrorism if we take out their nuclear weapon processing capability. … Play this scenario forward.
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Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:
Today's Post Scoop
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Dr. Sanity
David Sirota / Sirotablog:
The taboo subject at the heart of the immigration debate  —  Amid all the buzzword phrases like "border security," "guest workers," and "amnesty" being thrown around in the superheated immigration debate, one buzzword phrase has barely been mentioned: "free trade."
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Robert B. Reich / New York Times:
The Poor Get Poorer
Discussion: Sirotablog
TigerHawk:
Flag waiving, political speech, and the censorship of violence  —  Gateway Pundit is tracing the cases of local public schools banning political demonstrations in support of immigration reform and the display of the American flag on the grounds that it is provocative.  This case seems particularly offensive:
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
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Gateway Pundit:   More US Flag Banning Cases Reported!
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Stop It  —  So Sorry.  I didn't mean to go dark this week-end —  technical problems.  —  First I'd like to call out a big f**k you to all the bloggers and wingut radio blowhards who assumed that since Jill Carroll isn't a screeching, GOP operative harpy like Laura Ingraham that she is sympathetic to terrorists.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Bring it On!
toledoblade.com:
Advisory post gave Noe voice in U.S. Mint policy  —  Coin dealer pushed gold pieces; Treasury Dept. conducts probe  —  WASHINGTON — In the months before Tom Noe came under scrutiny for his state-funded rare-coin venture, he used a federal appointment to forge relationships with U.S. Mint officials …
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Don't deny that some Muslims are hot for jihad  —  If I were an anti-war leftie, I'd be very depressed by the Iraq anniversary protests.  A few hundred people show up hither and yon to see Cindy Sheehan get arrested for the 15th time that week, or Charlie Sheen unveil his critically acclaimed …
Dan / Riehl World View:
911 Audio - Edited And Enhanced  —  The recently released 911 audio tapes from September 11th, 2001 were over two hours long and more than fifty percent administrative audio for logging purposes.  I've edited and enhanced the tapes in several ways.  —  A much quicker paced and more listen-able version …
Discussion: Hyscience
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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Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:   Inside the UIA, Round II
Mark Townsend / Observer:
Official: Iraq war led to July bombings  —  The first official recognition that the Iraq war motivated the four London suicide bombers has been made by the government in a major report into the 7 July attacks.  —  Despite attempts by Downing Street to play down suggestions that the conflict …
Discussion: Harry's Place and What Do I Know?
William Yardley / New York Times:
Support for War Tests Lieberman's Re-election Prospects  —  HARTFORD, March 31 — Three times on Thursday night, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman asked the crowd of 1,700 for quiet during his remarks at the state Democrats' annual Jefferson Jackson Bailey fund-raising dinner.  —  "Shhh," he told the guests.
Discussion: LamontBlog, Firedoglake and TalkLeft
 
 
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US and UK forces establish 'enduring bases' in Iraq
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