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9:55 PM ET, April 4, 2006

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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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James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Tom DeLay's Resignation Letter
Paul Kiel / TPM Muckraker:
Give DeLay's Money Back?
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Suzanne Gamboa / Associated Press:
McCain: Not Enough Guest-Worker Backing  —  WASHINGTON - Supporters of a guest worker program that would let illegal immigrants stay in the United States said Tuesday they don't have enough Senate votes to overcome objections from conservatives who oppose the measure on grounds it amounts to amnesty.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and TAPPED
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
GOP Senators Seek Deal on Immigration Bill
Reuters:
Sex tourism thriving in Bible Belt  —  ATLANTA (Reuters) - In a sleazy hotel room, "Brittany," then aged 16 and drugged into oblivion, waited for the men to arrive.  Her pimps sent as many as 17 clients an evening through the door.  —  A "john" could even pre-book the pretty young blonde …
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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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Efraim Karsh / Opinion Journal:
Islam's Imperial Dreams  —  Muslim political ambitions aren't a reaction to Western encroachments.  —  When satirical depictions of the prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper sparked a worldwide wave of Muslim violence early this year, observers naturally focused on the wanton destruction …
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Fareed Zakaria:
To Become an American  —  Seven years ago, when I was visiting Germany, I met with an official who explained to me that the country had a foolproof solution to its economic woes.  Watching the U.S. economy soar during the 1990s, the Germans had decided that they, too, needed to go the high-technology route.
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
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
The Right-wing Seeks to Take Your Internet  —  You can follow this in detail on Public Knowledge's blog or on the special section of Ed Markey's site dedicated to Net Neutrality.  —  Remember this interview with Edward Whiteacre, the CEO of SBC Communications?
Kirk Semple / New York Times:
Americans in Iraq Face Their Deadliest Day in Months  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 3 — In the deadliest day for American forces since the beginning of the year, at least nine members of the military were killed in the insurgent stronghold of Anbar Province, including four in a rebel attack …
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 This Modern World
Duane Bourne / Virginian-Pilot:
Virginia Beach agrees to change the way it scores police math exams  —  VIRGINIA BEACH — The city has reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve allegations that it discriminated against black and Hispanic police recruits.  —  Under a consent decree filed Monday …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
DELAY STEPS DOWN  —  Former Majority Leader Tom DeLay apparently has announced that he will not seek re-election in the fall.  No indication, yet, of his reasons.  —  It's too bad, I think.  DeLay was an effective leader, albeit too liberal in recent years.  It's possible, of course, that he did something wrong along the way.
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
Associated Press:
Iran: Stealth 'Flying Boat' Successfully Tested  —  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Tuesday it had tested what it called a "super-modern flying boat" capable of evading radar.  State TV showed a brief clip of the boat's launch.  —  "Due to its advanced design, no radar at sea or in the air can detect it.
Los Angeles Times:
Abramoff Offered to Aid Sudan, Envoy Says  —  The former lobbyist sought millions to help the sanctioned nation clean up its image, the country's ambassador and an ex-associate say.  —  WASHINGTON — Two eyewitnesses say that former lobbyist Jack Abramoff proposed to sell his services …
Discussion: Amygdala and TAPPED
 
 
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
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