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Knight Ridder:
Libby testimony shows a White House pattern of intelligence leaks — WASHINGTON - The revelation that President Bush authorized former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to divulge classified information about Iraq fits a pattern of selective leaks of secret intelligence to further the administration's political agenda.
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Blue Crab Boulevard, Booman Tribune, The Majority Report, WTF Is It Now?? and Bring it On!
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
For President, First a Leak; Now, a Jam — WASHINGTON, April 7 — That President Bush authorized an aide to disclose classified intelligence on Iraqi weapons, as asserted in court papers, comes as no shock to official Washington. The leaking of secrets has long been a favored tool of policy debate …
India / White House:
Press Briefing by Scott McClellan — MR. MCCLELLAN: Good afternoon, everyone. Happy Friday. I want to begin by talking about two important issues. First, the economy, and then immigration and then I'll be glad to go to your questions. — The latest employment report came out this morning …
Jonathan Finer / Washington Post:
Threat of Shiite Militias Now Seen As Iraq's Most Critical Challenge — BAGHDAD, April 7 — Shiite Muslim militias pose the greatest threat to security in many parts of Iraq, having killed more people in recent months than the Sunni Arab-led insurgency, and will likely present the most daunting …
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Rantingprofs
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Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
CHAOS THEORY — I hold Jonathan Finer's reporting from Iraq in high regard, but this story: … ...might be an example of bad timing, in light of this one from the NY Times: … Of course, exactly whodunnit will be a matter of speculation, accusations, and counter accusations …
Jodi Rudoren / New York Times:
Congressman's Special Projects Bring Complaints — As lawmakers have increasingly slipped pet projects into federal spending bills over the past decade, one lawmaker has used his powerful perch on the House Appropriations Committee to funnel $250 million into five nonprofit organizations that he set up.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Kerry Sharply Criticizes Bush on Several Fronts — Senator John Kerry made a slashing attack on the Bush administration yesterday, comparing it to the faltering government in Iraq and equating its war strategy with its planning for Hurricane Katrina, while also invoking Jesus as he criticized federal Medicaid policy.
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Althouse
New York Times:
In Page Six Inquiry, Gossip Swirls Around Gossips — The New York Post is cooperating with a federal investigation into whether a longtime contributor for the Page Six gossip column — the avidly read daily log of wrongdoing, double-dealing and sexual indiscretions by celebrities both minor and major …
Justine Redman / CNN:
Co-workers: DHS official had previous pornography incident — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Department of Homeland Security spokesman charged with soliciting a minor over the Internet was disciplined in a previous job after an incident in which pornographic images were seen on an office computer, his friends and former co-workers said.
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Alexandra von Maltzan / All Things Beautiful:
Touch Of Evil — Oh well, since we are in full swing, we might as well continue with the conspiracies. But don't be fooled; the spreading of these seemingly idiotic conspiracy theories are serving a much bigger purpose, you could say, the mother of all conspiracies. But more of that later:
Forkum / Cox & Forkum Editorial Cartoons:
Race Baiting — From AP: NASCAR: Dateline NBC Plan 'Outrageous' … This cartoon is based on a combination of ideas by three Michelle Malkin readers: Chris S., Steve B. and Uncle Jack.
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Ryan Singel / Wired News:
Whistle-Blower Outs NSA Spy Room — AT&T provided National Security Agency eavesdroppers with full access to its customers' phone calls, and shunted its customers' internet traffic to data-mining equipment installed in a secret room in its San Francisco switching center …
Richard Black / BBC:
Air trends 'amplifying' warming — Environment Correspondent, BBC News website, in Vienna — Reduced air pollution and increased water evaporation appear to be adding to man-made global warming. — Research presented at a major European science meeting adds to other evidence that cleaner air …
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Centerfield
Joel Brinkley / New York Times:
Give Rebuilding Lower Priority in Future Wars — WASHINGTON, April 7 — As factions in the Bush administration continue their bitter infighting over the reconstruction program in Iraq, the State Department has produced a draft planning document saying that after any future conflicts …
White House:
President Bush Discusses America's Strong and Growing Economy — Fact Sheet: Economic Growth Continues - More Than 5.1 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003 — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This morning's economic report shows that America's growing economy added 211,000 jobs in the month of March.
Patience Wait / gcn.com:
Child porn charge against DOD IPv6 director dropped — Investigation continues — (Updated) Two weeks after a Defense Information Systems Agency official was arrested on a charge of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's office handling the case dropped the charge.
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Democrat Taylor Marsh …