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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Lacking Biolabs, Trailers Carried Case for War — Administration Pushed Notion of Banned Iraqi Weapons Despite Evidence to Contrary — On May 29, 2003, 50 days after the fall of Baghdad, President Bush proclaimed a fresh victory for his administration in Iraq: Two small trailers captured …
Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology — Iran has successfully enriched uranium for the first time, a landmark in its quest to develop nuclear fuel, hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday. He insisted, however, that his country does not aim to develop nuclear weapons.
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Alexandra von Maltzan / All Things Beautiful:
Out Of Time Part II — "The Opening of the Fifth Seal …
Out Of Time Part II — "The Opening of the Fifth Seal …
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Wilson Report / Washington Post:
Prosecutor in CIA Leak Case Corrects Part of Court Filing — The federal prosecutor overseeing the indictment of Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, yesterday corrected a claim in an earlier court filing that Libby had misrepresented the significance placed …
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Chicago Tribune:
Answers, Mr. Cheney — Vice President Dick Cheney is among the most secretive members of the Bush administration. But he's been in his bunker long enough. It's time for him to answer some questions—and not in the friendly venue of Fox News. — Given the allegations about his role …
Billmon:
Mutually Assured Dementia — Maybe it's just me, but I've been at least a little bit surprised by the relatively muted reaction to the news that the Cheney Administration and its Pentagon underlings are racing to put the finishing touches on plans for attacking Iran - plans which may include …
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khaleejtimes.com:
Riyadh seeks Russian help to prevent US strike on Iran — During a visit to Moscow last week, the head of the Saudi National Security Council "urged Russia to strive to prevent the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution which the United States could use as justification to launch …
Ian Fisher / New York Times:
Berlusconi Says He Will Contest Italy Vote — ROME, April 11 — Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday challenged his opponent's wisp of a victory in the divisive national elections, alternately suggesting a recount, or a German-style grand coalition government.
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Malcolm Moore / Telegraph:
Defiant loser leaves Italy in limbo as the winner inherits legacy of chaos
Defiant loser leaves Italy in limbo as the winner inherits legacy of chaos
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Bill Nienhuis / PunditGuy:
Bush's Poll Numbers: The Real Reason — Over the course of the last few weeks I've come to a conclusion. — Contrary to conventional wisdom, Bush's lagging poll numbers do not indicate a leftward shift of the electorate. His low approval ratings are not (entirely) the result of the daily beatings he receives from the media.
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David W. Moore / Gallup:
Six in Ten Americans Critical of Bush on Leaks
Six in Ten Americans Critical of Bush on Leaks
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Associated Press:
Cheney booed loudly, throws out first pitch — Vice president throws out first pitch after visiting Mets, Nats locker rooms — WASHINGTON - Greeted with loud boos and some cheers, Vice President Dick Cheney threw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday at the Washington Nationals' home opener.
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Michael Rubiner / Slate:
The Two-Minute Haggadah — A Passover service for the impatient. — Opening prayers: — Thanks, God, for creating wine. (Drink wine.) — Thanks for creating produce. (Eat parsley.) — Overview: Once we were slaves in Egypt. Now we're free. That's why we're doing this.
Mitt Romney / Opinion Journal:
Health Care for Everyone? — We've found a way. — BOSTON—Only weeks after I was elected governor, Tom Stemberg, the founder and former CEO of Staples, stopped by my office. He told me, "If you really want to help people, find a way to get everyone health insurance."
MSNBC:
Believe it this time, buster — My friend Fred Kaplan can't bring himself to believe that the Cheney administration is, pick your adjective (sufficiently crazy, irresponsible, evil, uncaring about human life, happy to encourage terrorism against the United States, whatever) to launch a pre-emptive nuclear war against Iran.
Josh / TRUTH ON THE MARKET:
A Brief Primer on the Abortion and Crime Debate — As I noted in the comments to my earlier post on the AEI event, and by request, I thought I would briefly sketch out some of the theoretical and empirical issues surrounding the Donohue & Levitt (D&L) result (Quarterly Journal of Economics …
Will / Attytood:
The State of Brotherly Love: Will Chris Matthews plunge into the Pa. Senate race? — Blogs are good for many thing, but nothing better than spreading a political rumor. And this morning, the uber-popular Huffington Post does just that in a most unusual way — with a headline and zero text backing it up.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Immigrant Bill Fallout May Hurt House GOP — In the wake of this week's massive demonstrations, many House Republicans are worried that a tough anti-illegal-immigration bill they thought would please their political base has earned them little benefit while becoming a lightning rod …
DefenseLINK:
Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Chariman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Peter Pace — DoD News Briefing with Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Pace from the Pentagon — SEC. RUMSFELD: Good afternoon, folks. — Reports from the military services, including the Army …
Reuters:
IRAQ: Doctors, NGOs warn of high infant mortality in Basra — BASRA, 11 April (IRIN) - As a result of water-borne diseases and a lack of medical supplies, infants born in the southern city of Basra are subject to abnormally high mortality rates, say officials of an international NGO devoted to child health issues.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Judges Set Hurdles for Lethal Injection — Judges in several states have started to put up potentially insurmountable roadblocks to the use of lethal injections to execute condemned inmates. — Their decisions are based on new evidence suggesting that prisoners have endured agonizing executions.
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