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6:50 AM ET, April 7, 2006

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New York Times:
In Court Filings, Cheney Aide Says Bush Approved Leak  —  WASHINGTON, April 6 — President Bush authorized Vice President Dick Cheney in July 2003 to permit Mr. Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby Jr., to leak key portions of a classified prewar intelligence estimate on Iraq, according to Mr. Libby's grand jury testimony.
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Deacon / Power Line:
THE PLAME GAME RESUMES — SORT OF  —  The Bush-hating side of the blogosphere is buzzing about the latest Plame-related news — that Scooter Libby is said to have told the grand jury that he was authorized by President Bush, via Vice President Cheney, to leak "certain information" …
CNN:
Ensor: Lowdown on documents in CIA leak case  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Vice President Dick Cheney told his top adviser in 2003 that President Bush had authorized the leaking of pre-war intelligence on Iraq, according to court papers released this week.  —  I. Scooter Libby …
Associated Press:   Papers: Cheney Aide Says Bush OK'd Leak
Byron York / The Corner on National Review Online:
BUSH, FITZGERALD, PLAME, AND CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
Discussion: Angry Bear and Economist's View
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Warrantless Wiretaps Possible in U.S.  —  Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales left open the possibility yesterday that President Bush could order warrantless wiretaps on telephone calls occurring solely within the United States — a move that would dramatically expand the reach …
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Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Republicans fail to pass budget, tax bills
Discussion: Oliver Willis
New York Times:
Senate Focuses on Immigration Compromise  —  WASHINGTON, April 6 — With a Republican compromise in hand, the Senate appeared headed today toward an agreement on the volatile subject of illegal immigration.  —  The action came after the Senate rejected by a decisive margin a plan to advance a bill approved by Judiciary Committee.
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Washington Post:
Immigration Legislation Compromise Announced  —  Compromise Struck Last Evening; Deal Has Bush Support  —  A bipartisan group of senators today announced a "breakthrough" on controversial immigration legislation, as the Senate cleared the way for a vote on a compromise bill that would create …
Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
Senate Deal on Immigration Falters
Discussion: Power Line and Captain's Quarters
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Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
Bush, GOP Approval Ratings Hit New Lows  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush's approval ratings hit a series of new lows in an AP-Ipsos poll that also shows Republicans surrendering their advantage on national security — grim election-year news for a party struggling to stay in power.
prwatch.org:
Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed  —  A multimedia report on television newsrooms' use of material provided by PR firms on behalf of paying clients  —  Diane Farsetta and Daniel Price, Center for Media and Democracy  — Video footage of the 36 video news releases documented in this report …
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
UN officials find evidence of secret uranium enrichment plant  —  United Nations officials investigating Iran's nuclear programme say they have found convincing evidence that the Iranians are working on a secret uranium enrichment project that has not been officially declared.
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Con Coughlin / Telegraph:   Iran has missiles to carry nuclear warheads
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Decided or Not, Giuliani Charts a Path to 2008  —  After four years of enjoying private life, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani is taking several steps that could lay the groundwork for a presidential bid, strengthening alliances with Republicans nationwide and especially with conservative leaders of the party.
Discussion: Decision '08
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Radley Balko / Slate:
No SWAT  —  The most important Supreme Court case you've never heard about.  —  Sometime this spring, the Supreme Court will hand down its decision in the case of Hudson v. Michigan.  At issue is whether or not police who used an illegal "no-knock" raid to enter a defendant's home can use …
Discussion: QandO, ACSBlog and Instapundit.com
alternet.org:
Forensic Vagina Specialist (audio)  —  When abortion is criminalized...  Blog Tools  —  This Sunday's New York Times Magazine cover story will be a profile of a nation 8 years into the complete and total criminalization of abortion.  No rape clause, no life of the mother clause.  Nothing.
Adrian Blomfield / Washington Times:
'Truth Verifier' interrogates Russia travelers on 'lies'  —  MOSCOW — Millions of passengers traveling through Russia soon will have to take a lie detector test as part of new airport security measures that could eventually be applied throughout the country.
CNN:
LIVE FROM...  Court Filing: Scooter Libby Testifies Bush Authorized Intel Leak; Immigration Bill Close; Representative Cynthia McKinney Apologizes  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Let's get an update now on a developing story.
Discussion: War and Piece
 
 
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