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4:25 PM ET, April 8, 2006

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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 …
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Richard B. Schmitt / Los Angeles Times:
Disclosure Could Hurt Libby Defense  —  His lawyers have said the former aide misspoke as he thought of other issues.  But papers show his bosses' minds were on rebutting a critic.  —  WASHINGTON — The disclosure that a Bush administration effort to rebut an Iraq war critic included …
Eleanor Clift / Newsweek:
Farewell, Fig Leaf  —  Bush called for a criminal investigation to 'get to the bottom' of the CIA leak scandal.  It turns out he may be the bottom.  —  April 7, 2006 - President Bush promised to restore honor and dignity to the White House.  It was a not-so-veiled reference to the indiscretions of his predecessor.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Help Wanted!  —  Scott Shane of the NY Times picks up their coverage of the "President Authorized Leaks!!!" story: … I scarcely have time to read this, let alone comment, but... Rick Shenkman has a blog and is a prof at George Mason in the History Department.  —  Which is close!
Discussion: Gay Patriot and SEIXON
Associated Press:
Uproar Grows Over Bush Role in Libby Leakage
Discussion: azerbic
Seymour M. Hersh / New Yorker:
THE IRAN PLANS  —  Would President Bush go to war to stop Tehran from getting the bomb?  —  The Bush Administration, while publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon, has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack.
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Agence France Presse:
US considers use of nuclear weapons against Iran  —  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The administration of President George W. Bush is planning a massive bombing campaign against Iran, including use of bunker-buster nuclear bombs to destroy a key Iranian suspected nuclear weapons facility, The New Yorker magazine has reported in its April 17 issue.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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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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 …
Discussion: Rantingprofs
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Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:   CHAOS THEORY  —  I hold Jonathan Finer's reporting from Iraq …
Edward Wong / New York Times:   Iraqis Mourn Victims of Mosque Bombing
Hotline On Call:
Mollohan Story: A Game-Changer?  —  The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that the feds are investigating Rep. Alan Mollohan's (D-WV 01) finances and "whether they were properly disclosed."  —  According to the Journal, Mollohan's household assets exponentially grew (from $565K in '00 to at least $6.3M in' 04).
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Daniel Gross / Slate:
Snow's Job  —  Why no Wall Street CEO wants to be the new Treasury secretary.  —  Several Democrats yesterday unveiled the Hamilton Project, an effort to create a new vision for economic policy.  Republicans, meanwhile, are trying to engineer their own Hamilton project …
Philip Shenon / New York Times:
Lobbying Cases Shine Spotlight on Family Ties  —  WASHINGTON, April 8 — On Dec. 3, 2003, Aeneas Enterprises opened for business in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, and judging by its bank records, the small consulting company with no listed telephone number was an instant success.
Discussion: TPM Muckraker
Massimo Calabresi / Time:
Why the Immigration Deal Flopped  —  Politics wins out, as a compromise plan falls apart.  But don't count out immigration reform just yet.  —  Talk about cold feet.  Less than 24 hours after the leaders of the Senate's Democratic and Republican families had announced a marriage of convenience …
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Stephen Spruiell / The Corner on National Review Online:
IMMIGRATION DRAMA IN THE SENATE
Discussion: Blogs for Bush and Wizbang
Ronald Bailey / Times of London:
Anyone for tennis, at the age of 150?  —  Scientific progress promises us far longer, happier lives.  Yet the 'bioconservatives' want to stop it  —  BY THE END of this century, the typical European may attend a family reunion in which five generations are playing together.
Al Kamen / Washington Post:
Frist's Southern Hospitality  —  It was with some trepidation that we opened a most interesting card, which announced on a blue-jeaned cowboy's belt buckle something called the "5th Annual VOLPAC '06 Weekend" in Nashville on April 21-23.  —  Problem was you had to unbuckle the cowboy's pants …
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.
Sarah Womack / Telegraph:
Pub smoking ban 'will boost female binge drinking'  —  Smoke-free bars and public houses will attract more female customers and could fuel the rise in binge drinking among women, a report warns.  —  It points out that as bars and pubs become more appealing venues to women …
Discussion: Tim Worstall
 
 
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Bill McKibben / New York Review of Books:
The Hope of the Web  —  Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots …
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Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
Thoughts on Bush's Role in Press Leaks
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Gonzalez / volpac.org:
Democrat Obstruction Weakens Our Borders
Discussion: VDARE.com
Tom Bevan / The RCP Blog:
Movement for Santorum?  —  Wednesday afternoon Rasmussen Reports …
Don Davis / The Satirical Political Report:
'BREAKTHROUGH' DISCOVERY BY SCIENTISTS: STUDY OF GOP DISPROVES EVOLUTION
David Neiwert / Firedoglake:
Late Night FDL: Transmitting Extremism
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"Declassifying" and "Leaking"
Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Jobless Rate Down to 4.7 Percent in March
Alexandra von Maltzan / All Things Beautiful:
Touch Of Evil  —  Oh well, since we are in full swing …
Richard Black / BBC:
Air trends 'amplifying' warming
Discussion: Centerfield
Joel Brinkley / New York Times:
Give Rebuilding Lower Priority in Future Wars
Patience Wait / gcn.com:
Child porn charge against DOD IPv6 director dropped
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Using the Drug "War" to Expand Government Power
Discussion: TalkLeft and Drug WarRant
Ryan Singel / Wired News:
Whistle-Blower Outs NSA Spy Room
 

 
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