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6:20 AM ET, April 5, 2006

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tampabays10.com:
Homeland Security Deputy Press Secretary arrested  —  Deputy Press Secretary for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Arrested on Polk County Charges  —  Brian J. Doyle, DOB 4/7/50, the Deputy Press Secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Public Affairs in Washington …
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Michelle Spitzer / Associated Press:
Homeland Agent Arrested in Seduction Case  —  MIAMI - The deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrested Tuesday for using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a teenage girl, authorities said.  —  Brian J. Doyle, 55, was arrested at his residence …
CNN:
DHS spokesman arrested in child sex sting  —  Brian J. Doyle faces 23 charges  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrested Tuesday at his Maryland home on charges he used his computer in an attempt to seduce a child …
Gabrielle Finley / theledger.com:
Homeland Security Official Arrested in Polk Case
Discussion: Mia Culpa
Sfarber / the talking dog:
More "restoring honor and integrity to the government"
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Armtwisting For Jesus  —  There's lots of speculation about what "conservative organization" Tom Delay is going to work for in northern Virginia.  Most people think he's going to become a lobbyist, but I would imagine that someone with his legal problems is not going to do that under the advice of his lawyers.
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Fox News:
DeLay Announces Resignation From House  —  WASHINGTON — Facing money laundering charges and a tough re-election in November, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay announced Tuesday he will not run for office again and not finish his current term.  —  The 11-term Texas Republican released …
Robin Toner / New York Times:
A Partisan Leaves; Will an Era Follow Suit?
Discussion: Burnt Orange Report
John F. Kerry / New York Times:
Two Deadlines and an Exit  —  WE are now in the third war in Iraq in as many years.  The first was against Saddam Hussein and his supposed weapons of mass destruction.  The second was against terrorists whom, the administration said, it was better to fight over there than here.
Eric / Is That Legal?:
Michelle Malkin: Blogging While Flying?  —  ome have maintained for a while now that a person other than Michelle Malkin is writing and posting some of the material that gets posted with her byline on her blog.  She has denied it.  —  To my eyes, the jury has always been out on that question.
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Michelle Malkin:
MY WORK ETHIC  —  Longtime readers of this blog and my writing in general know that I work a lot.  I write early in the morning.  I write late at night.  I write books and columns when my kids and husband are asleep.  Bloggers are born multi-taskers.  Sometimes, I blog when I'm cooking or when the kids are watching "Dragon Tales."
Discussion: TalkLeft
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Massachusetts Set to Offer Universal Health Insurance  —  BOSTON, April 4 — Massachusetts is poised to become the first state to provide nearly universal health care coverage after the state legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill today that Gov. Mitt Romney says he will sign.
Sara Goudarzi / Yahoo! News:
Jesus Could Have Walked on Ice, Scientist Says  —  Rare conditions could have conspired to create hard-to-see ice on the Sea of Galilee that a person could have walked on back when Jesus is said to have walked on water, a scientist said today.  —  The study, which examines a combination …
Discussion: Gina Cobb and The Moderate Voice
David Cay Johnston / New York Times:
Big Gain for Rich Seen in Tax Cuts for Investments  —  The first data to document the effect of President Bush's tax cuts for investment income show that they have significantly lowered the tax burden on the richest Americans, reducing taxes on incomes of more than $10 million by an average of about $500,000.
Richard Morin / Washington Post:
Smart Talk and Girly Talk on the Campaign Trail  —  Forget the Swift boat ads, the economy or international terrorism.  Here's what really may have decided the last presidential election:  —  President Bush and Vice President Cheney sounded more presidential than their Democratic counterparts.
Discussion: Wonkette and Betsy's Page
Michelle Malkin:
ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO STAGE  —  ***update: NBC official confirms that Dateline is working on the story...see below..Little Green Footballs sheds light on Tarek El-Messidi, Tennessee-based Muslim activist and purported author of the e-mail solicitation detailing Dateline's wishes …
Media Matters for America:
If It's Sunday, It's Still Conservative … Six weeks ago, Media Matters for America published an in-depth study of guests on ABC's This Week, CBS' Face the Nation, and NBC's Meet the Press in which we demonstrated that the shows' Republican and conservative guests outnumbered Democratic and progressive guests over a nine-year period.
Discussion: Bring it On! and Donklephant
Daily Mail:
'Let burglars off with caution', police told  —  Burglars will be allowed to escape without punishment under new instructions sent to all police forces.  Police have been told they can let them off the threat of a court appearance and instead allow them to go with a caution.
Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
Union Leaders Boo McCain on Immigration  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) threatened on Tuesday to cut short a speech to union leaders who booed his immigration views and later challenged his statements on organized labor and the Iraq war.
Discussion: PunditGuy and The Talent Show
 
 
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Fox News:
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Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Greg Sargent / American Prospect:
The Plame Game  —  What Murray Waas's big scoop may really tell us …
Discussion: TalkLeft and The Left Coaster
Mark Trevelyan / Reuters:
Bomb investigator says UK threat still high
Daniel Weintraub / Sacramento Bee:
Ruling on petitions could crimp direct democracy
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Andy / The World Wide Rant:
CANCER SUCKS  —  This morning, April 4, my friend Tom Vicker …
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Focus Campaign Communication on Quality, Not Quantity
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
GOP Senators Seek Deal on Immigration Bill
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Reuters:
Sex tourism thriving in Bible Belt
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
BBC Chair Samir Shah calls for UK's “outdated” regulatory regime to be improved to let public service broadcasters compete with US streaming giants for viewers

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

 
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