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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.
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Washington Post:
A 'Concerted Effort' to Discredit Bush Critic — Prosecutor Describes Cheney, Libby as Key Voices Pitching Iraq-Niger Story — As he drew back the curtain this week on the evidence against Vice President Cheney's former top aide, Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald for the first time described a …
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New York Times:
Intelligence Leaked by Aide to Cheney Was in Dispute — WASHINGTON, April 8 — When President Bush authorized Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff to reveal previously classified intelligence to a reporter about Saddam Hussein's efforts to obtain uranium, that information was already …
Mark Pazniokas / courant.com:
Perplexing No-Show By Joe — Lieberman Reacts With Silence After Report Ties Leaks To Bush — News of President Bush authorizing leaks of intelligence reports to discredit critics of the Iraq war broke before noon Thursday. Democrats quickly lined up to demand a public accounting.
White House:
President's Radio Address — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, Members of the United States Senate reached a promising bipartisan compromise on comprehensive immigration reform. Unfortunately, this compromise is being blocked by the Senate Democratic leader who has refused …
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Agence France Presse:
Bigs bunny: monster rabbit devours English veggie plots — LONDON (AFP) - In a tale reminiscent of the last Wallace and Gromit movie, furious villagers in northeast England have hired armed guards to protect their beloved communal vegetable gardens from a suspected monster rabbit.
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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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Martin Peretz / The New Republic:
THE PROBLEM WITH JOHN KERRY:
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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.
New York Times:
U.S. Study Paints Somber Portrait of Iraqi Discord — WASHINGTON, April 8 — An internal staff report by the United States Embassy and the military command in Baghdad provides a sobering province-by-province snapshot of Iraq's political, economic and security situation …
Investor's Business Daily:
More Damning Documents On Saddam — Origins Of War: The latest in a stream of eye-opening Iraqi documents shows Saddam Hussein's regime was planning suicide attacks on U.S. interests six months before 9-11. Why won't Washington get the word out? — Last month the Pentagon began releasing …
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 …
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Stop the Presses! Eleanor Clift is Stumping for Democrats — Any faithful watcher of "The McLaughlin Group" knows that one of the most transparently biased members of the antique media over the past two decades has been Newsweek's Eleanor Clift. Week in and week out …
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
washingtonpost.com > Live Discussions — Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and Washington Post columnist David S. Broder will be online Friday, April 7, at 1:30 p.m. ET to answer your questions about the world of politics, from the latest maneuverings on Capitol Hill to developments in the White House.
Christine Hurt / Conglomerate Blog:
The Joe Jamail Video — This video, which features the vocal stylings of Joseph D. Jamail, has been going around listservs and blogs today. (Tip: Fellow UT alum Bill Childs at TortsProf Blog). Note that the man in the video is the witness, not Joe Jamail.