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11:25 PM ET, April 7, 2006

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Josh Marshall / TPM Muckraker:
McClellan Bobs and Weaves, But Certainly Doesn't Leak  —  This morning's White House gaggle, started at 10 AM ...  QUESTION: Did the President authorize the leak of intelligence information?  —  Scott McClellan: Terry, there is an ongoing legal proceeding, and our policy has been that we're …
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New York Post:
DUBYA CAN'T LEAK  —  IT'S amazing how the common topics and subjects of discussion three years ago should vanish so quickly from memory.  —  Yesterday, breathless news reports suggested that President Bush had directed the "leak" of classified information in July 2003.
David Stout / New York Times:
White House Tries to Quell Anger Over Leak Claim  —  WASHINGTON, April 7 — The White House tried today to quell the furor over the leaking of sensitive prewar intelligence on Iraq, as President Bush's spokesman insisted that the president had the authority to declassify and release information …
Daniela Deane / Washington Post:
McClellan: President Can Declassify Information at Any Time  —  President Bush's chief spokesman said today the president has the right to declassify sensitive information whenever he chooses and that when he does, it is effective immediately.  —  In an often testy exchange with the White House media …
Steve Holland / Reuters:
W.House does not dispute Bush leak allegation
Discussion: Bring it On!
New York Times:
Immigration Deal Falls Short in Senate  —  WASHINGTON, April 7 — A carefully constructed compromise on immigration reform apparently fell apart in the Senate today after Democrats fended off conservative Republican efforts to amend the agreement and an effort to cut off debate failed by a lopsided vote.
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Suzanne Gamboa / Associated Press:
Senate Shelves Immigration Bill  —  The Senate sidetracked sweeping immigration legislation Friday, leaving in doubt prospects for passing a bill offering the hope of citizenship to millions of men, women and children living in the United States illegally.  —  A carefully crafted compromise …
David Espo / Associated Press:
Immigration Overhaul Obstacle May Be Fatal  —  WASHINGTON - Landmark legislation offering eventual citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants suffered a potentially fatal blow Friday in the Senate, the latest in a series of election-year setbacks for President Bush and the Republicans who control Congress.
Discussion: Freedom Folks and RedState
Washington Post:
Immigration Bill Stalls in Senate
William Sherman / NY Daily News:
The billionaire, the Post and the $220G shakedown  —  Page Six writer wanted $$$ to stop inaccurate coverage  —  A New York Post Page Six staffer solicited $220,000 from a high-profile billionaire in return for a year's "protection" against inaccurate and unflattering items about him in the gossip page, the Daily News has learned.
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New York Times:   N.Y. Post Cooperating With Gossip Writer Inquiry
CNN:
More than 70 killed in Baghdad mosque attack  —  Shrine has ties to Shiite political party; imam is in parliament  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Three suicide bombers on Friday struck a Baghdad mosque affiliated with a major Shiite political party, killing at least 74 people, according to the Iraqi Health Ministry.
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Edward Wong / New York Times:   At Least 71 Die as Bombers Hit Mosque in Baghdad
Omar / IRAQ THE MODEL:
The reason why they chose 'Buratha'.
Discussion: The Belmont Club
Ellen Goodman / Boston Globe:
Bloggers owe Carroll an apology  —  I AM SURE that Jill Carroll and her family are too busy inhaling the sweet spring air of freedom to spend time sniffing out the pollution in the blogosphere.  Anyone who spent three months imagining the grimmest fate for this young journalist in the hands …
Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Employers Boost March Payrolls by 211,000  —  Employers, in a springtime hiring burst, boosted payrolls by a sizable 211,000 in March and pushed the nation's unemployment rate down to 4.7 percent.  —  The latest snapshot, released by the Labor Department on Friday, suggested …
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Tom Elia / theneweditor.com:
Joseph Wilson Reveals Himself  —  One of the posters at Daily Kos saw former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson III speak at Florida State University in March, quoting him fairly extensively at the Kiddie Blog.  —  After reading these quotes made at a public event, how can anyone continue to take this guy seriously?
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Charles Krauthammer:
First a Wall — Then Amnesty  —  Every sensible immigration policy has two objectives: (1) to regain control of our borders so that it is we who decide who enters and (2) to find a way to normalize and legalize the situation of the 11 million illegals among us.  —  Start with the second.
Ron Brynaert / rawstory.com:
Washington Post searching for bloggers from the right and left  —  This time around the Washington Post plans to hire two bloggers for its Web site.  —  The paper's ombudsman, Deborah Howell, has informed RAW STORY that Jim Brady, executive editor of washingtonpost.com, is looking for a liberal blogger …
Amy Sullivan / Washington Monthly:
Not as Lame as You Think  —  Democrats learn the art of opposition.  —  The first week of March should have been a bright spot for Democrats in an otherwise bleak five years.  With the president's approval numbers reaching Nixon-esque lows, and Democrats outpolling Republicans by 15 points …
Guy Dinmore / Financial Times:
Iran ready for high-level talks, US resists  —  Iran has prepared a high-level delegation to hold wide-ranging talks with the US, but the Bush administration is resisting the agenda suggested by Tehran despite pressure from European allies to engage the Islamic republic, Iranian politicians have told the Financial Times.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
The Essence  —  Scotty is having a fit trying to make a distinction between the president leaking classified information and the NSA whistleblowers leaking classified information by saying that the first leak was in the public interest and the second harmed national security.
Discussion: Middle Earth Journal
Reihan Salam / Real Clear Politics:
Health Care Plan Gives Romney Boost in GOP Field  —  Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's chances in the presidential sweepstakes have just gone from "decent" to "excellent."  By successfully brokering legislation that promises to "solve" the health care problem in Massachusetts …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Opinion Journal:
Jobs Americans Won't Do  —  Want to make the country poorer?  Close the borders.  —  President Bush is taking knocks from all sides in the immigration debate over his argument that the U.S. needs foreign workers to fill "jobs Americans don't want."  Economists on both the left and right …
 
 
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