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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.
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U.S. Newswire:Scarborough Calls DeLay a 'Man of Courage and Commitment'
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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
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Sfarber / the talking dog:More "restoring honor and integrity to the government"
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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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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."
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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.
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 …
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.
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Michelle Malkin:
NBC: STAGING THE NEWS AGAIN? — ***update: a reader sends another message notifying Muslim activists that taping will take place April 8...see below...update: NBC confirms Dateline is working on the story...*** — A source who monitors political e-mail lists sent me an intriguing message disseminated …
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.
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.
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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Hindrocket / Power Line:
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS — This morning's Washington Times reports the astonishing—to me, anyway—news that last week's massive pro-illegal immigrant demonstration in Los Angeles was organized by International A.N.S.W.E.R. We've written about International A.N.S.W.E.R. a number of times; for example, here.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Perry Bacon Jr / Time:
Turning the Tables — For once, the Democrats are getting their act together while it's the Republicans who are divided — On Capitol Hill last week, it was almost as if the two parties had decided to switch roles. At a press briefing, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer was declaring …
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