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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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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 …
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!
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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 …
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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.
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.
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 …
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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 …
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:
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.
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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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 …