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5:52 AM ET, April 3, 2006

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Francis Harris / Telegraph:
Right-wing bloggers attack freed hostage for 'treason'  —  The freed American hostage Jill Carroll arrived home after 83 days of captivity in Iraq yesterday - to a barrage of criticism from Right-wingers who accused her of showing too much sympathy for her kidnappers.
Mark / Decision '08:
My Apology To Debbie Schlussel
Discussion: Argghhh! and In Search Of Utopia
Emperor Darth Misha I / Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler:
Hey, You're On My Turf, Vinnie! (Updated... Four Times Now)
Discussion: Stop The ACLU
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 …
cbc.ca:
Deadly blast in doughnut shop not a terrorist job: police
Discussion: Daimnation!
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.
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 …
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:
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Gretchen Losi / vvdailypress.com:   Schools punishing wavers of U.S. flag
Gateway Pundit:   More US Flag Banning Cases Reported!
Drudge Report:
LAURA BUSH SAYS HILLARY KEPT BAD HOUSE; WEST WING DECORATIONS WERE GAUDY, OUTDATED  —  First Lady Laura Bush believes Hillary Clinton did not keep good house during her time as first lady, a new book will charge.  —  Ron Kessler, a former investigative reporter for the WASHINGTON POST …
Discussion: Norwegianity
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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!
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.
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
Michele Greppi / tvweek.com:
Couric a Blink Away From Landmark Gig  —  'Today' Host's Move to Eye Net Puts Rival NBC in Talent Bind  —  Katie Couric's deal to move to CBS News is completed in principle, and an announcement that she is leaving NBC might come as early as this week.  —  That's the quiet buzz among sources familiar …
Discussion: Lost Remote TV Blog
Crooks and Liars:
General Zinni "I was hearing a depiction of the intelligence that didn't fit what I knew."  —  General Zinni "I was hearing a depiction of the intelligence that didn't fit what I knew."  —  Gen. Zinni was the second guest on "Meet the Press," today and was very powerful in his observations …
Crooks and Liars:
John McCain just loves Falwell now  —  John McCain just loves Falwell now  —  John McCain, joined Tim Russert, on MTP this morning and was challenged on a number of issue including his new found affection for Jerry Falwell.  —  Video-WMP low res Video-QT (pretty big file)
Associated Press:
Iran Claims to Have Test-Fired Missile That Can Destroy Warships  —  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced its second major new missile test within days, saying Sunday it has successfully fired a high-speed torpedo capable of destroying huge warships and submarines.
Armed Liberal / Winds of Change.NET:
THE THINGS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF  —  Basil Liddell-Hart: … I'll have a longer post on this tonight.
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 …
 
 
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Nancy Benac / Associated Press:
Poll: Most Open to Letting Immigrants Stay
Globe and Mail:
Al-Qaeda plotters sought Canadian as pilot, court told
Jessica Kourkounis / Newsweek:
Capitol Hill: On DeLay's Trail-The E-Mail Factor
Discussion: TPM Muckraker and TalkLeft
Times of London:
Desperate mothers throw away 20 babies a week as Zimbabwe starves
Discussion: Jay Currie
BBC:
MoD denies Iran military meeting
Ian Urbina / New York Times:
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Dan / Riehl World View:
911 Audio - Edited And Enhanced
Discussion: Hyscience
David Leppard / Times of London:
Iraq terror backlash in UK 'for years'
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The taboo subject at the heart of the immigration debate
William Yardley / New York Times:
Support for War Tests Lieberman's Re-election Prospects
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Adam / Adam Nagourney's Personal Diary:
It's April fools- duh!
Dr. Sanity:
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Editor and Publisher:
Condi Rice in U.K. Flunks Reporter's 'Sgt. Pepper' Test
Discussion: The Left Coaster
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