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6:50 PM ET, April 7, 2006

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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.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Hopelessly Compromised (II)  —  The NY Times editors tackle the latest Fitzgerald filings, and are more disingenuous than their reporters. … Emphasis added throughout.  Regarding the "unmasking of... a covert C.I.A. agent", it is clear that Ms. Plame's status was classified …
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Testimony Adds New Element to Probe of CIA Leak  —  The allegation that President Bush authorized the dissemination of secret intelligence as part of an effort to buttress his case for war with Iraq introduces a new dimension to the long-running CIA leak investigation, while posing troubling …
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 …
David Stout / New York Times:
White House Tries to Quell Anger Over Leak Claim
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Los Angeles Times:
Any Bush OK of Leak Is Probably Legal
Discussion: Slate and The Carpetbagger Report
Steve Holland / Reuters:
W.House does not dispute Bush leak allegation
Discussion: Bring it On!
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Experts: Tactic Would Be Legal but Unusual
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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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.
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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Omar / IRAQ THE MODEL:
The reason why they chose 'Buratha'.  —  A new massacre has struck Baghdad when three suicide bombers attacked the Buratha mosque in Baghdad this afternoon.  "More than 70 people were killed and more than 150 were injured" a doctor from Baghdad's medical city told me in a phone call.
Discussion: The Belmont Club
Washington Post:
Blasts at Baghdad Shiite Mosque Kill Scores
Discussion: Billmon and Needlenose
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
al-Qaeda Attacks Shiite Mosques
Discussion: In the Bullpen
Edward Wong / New York Times:   At Least 71 Die as Bombers Hit Mosque in Baghdad
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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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.
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 …
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 …
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.
 
 
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