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3:25 AM ET, April 5, 2006

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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 …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
DELAY STEPS DOWN  —  Former Majority Leader Tom DeLay apparently …
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Tom DeLay's Resignation Letter
Digby / Hullabaloo:   Delay's Dupes  —  Last summer I wrote a piece about a woman named Mary Fowler.
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
Discussion: Silflay Hraka
Sfarber / the talking dog:
More "restoring honor and integrity to the government"
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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
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 …
Discussion: Gina Cobb and The Moderate Voice
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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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.
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
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 …
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: Donklephant and Bring it On!
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 …
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
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.
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
IT'S TIME: MEDALS OF HONOR FOR THE PASSENGERS OF FLIGHT #93  —  Almost a year and a half ago, I did a post advocating the awarding of Medals of Honor to the passengers of Flight #93.  —  Now that the movie United 93 is set to be released April 28, I think it is time once again to propose …
Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
THE LATEST ON IRAN....Joseph Cirincione: … Apparently senior sources in Britain have been getting the same message.  From the Telegraph: … There's no question that the administration is already preparing the ground for an air strike on Iran, but it's likely that the real push …
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 …
Discussion: Billmon
 
 
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Week's Blogger Of The Year
Andy / The World Wide Rant:
CANCER SUCKS  —  This morning, April 4, my friend Tom Vicker …
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
No End to Any Argument: Keller on Transparency
Faiz / Think Progress:
VIDEO: Bush Waves The Mexican Flag
Daily Mail:
'Let burglars off with caution', police told
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Focus Campaign Communication on Quality, Not Quantity
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
New York Magazine:
Hillary at the Gate  —  "The trade issue is crippling the Democrats …
Discussion: Sirotablog
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Chevy Tries a Write-Your-Own-Ad Approach, and the Potshots Fly
Discussion: BuzzMachine and azerbic
Dennis Prager / Townhall.com:
Who hates the other more - liberals or conservatives?
Associated Press:
Prof threatened after 'Drudge Report' publishes his views on population control
Times of London:
Why is a woman's brain smaller than a man's?  Maybe because she's a fox
Garance Franke-Ruta / TAPPED:
THE LIBERTARIAN WEST.  I see I've earned a mention in this David …
Discussion: Sirotablog
Houston Chronicle:
DeLay's address to the constituents of the 22nd District of Texas
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
The Right-wing Seeks to Take Your Internet
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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