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3:00 PM ET, April 11, 2006

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Mark Steyn / City Journal:
Facing Down Iran  —  Our lives depend on it.  —  Most Westerners read the map of the world like a Broadway marquee: north is top of the bill—America, Britain, Europe, Russia—and the rest dribbles away into a mass of supporting players punctuated by occasional Star Guests: India, China, Australia.
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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.
Karl Vick / Washington Post:
Current Iranian President Confirms Uranium Enrichment
Discussion: Air America Radio and Demagogue
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
The West can't let Iran have the bomb
New York Times:
With One Filing, Prosecutor Puts Bush in Spotlight  —  WASHINGTON, April 10 — From the early days of the C.I.A. leak investigation in 2003, the Bush White House has insisted there was no effort to discredit Joseph C. Wilson IV, the man who emerged as the most damaging critic of the administration's case …
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CNN:
Bush acknowledges declassifying intelligence  —  Critics: White House should explain why information was released  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush said Monday that he had declassified intelligence documents in 2003 to help explain his administration's reasons for going to war in Iraq.
MSNBC:
Believe it this time, buster  —  My friend Fred Kaplan …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Maria Sanminiatelli / Associated Press:
Prodi Declares Victory in Italian Election  —  ROME - Italy's parliamentary election hung in the balance Tuesday as the country counted ballots cast by Italians living abroad, including in the United States, for six new Senate seats.  —  Near final returns showed opposition leader Romano …
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Floyd Norris / New York Times:
In France, an Economic Bullet Goes Unbitten
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Editor and Publisher:
Gallup: Most Americans Critical of President in CIA Leak Case  —  NEW YORK A new Gallup poll released today finds that most Americans are critical of President Bush's actions in the Plame/CIA leak scandal, but only one in four is following the matter closely.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Pressure, Frustration Mount  —  The immigrant demonstrators who flooded the streets of America's cities yesterday ratcheted up pressure on lawmakers to complete an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, while raising Republicans' frustration with President Bush for what they see as a muddled stand on the issue.
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Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
Immigrants Rally in Scores of Cities for Legal Status  —  WASHINGTON, April 10 — Waving American flags and blue banners that read "We Are America," throngs of cheering, chanting immigrants and their supporters converged on the nation's capital and in scores of other cities on Monday calling …
Monica Labelle / argusleader.com:
Gingrich at USD: Pull out of Iraq (video)  —  Ex-House speaker says U.S. should scale back  —  VERMILLION - Newt Gingrich, the former Republican Speaker of the House, told students and faculty at the University of South Dakota Monday that the United States should pull out of Iraq and leave …
Mark Trumbull / Christian Science Monitor:
US economy's latest output: better jobs  —  Newest job numbers show that businesses are expanding opportunities in high-wage fields.  —  The US economy isn't just producing jobs these days, it's also producing good jobs.  Alongside the ads for jobs handling a cash register or a spatula are these new opportunities:
Haider Hamza / ABCNEWS:
Iraq's Beauty Queen Resigns After Four Days  —  Pageant Winner Cites Threats by Religious Extremists  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 10, 2006 — Iraq's newly crowned beauty queen, Tamar Goregian, has decided to step down — just four days after her election, making this the shortest reign in the pageant's 60-year history.
Oliver Burkeman / Guardian:
Security lapse reveals secrets of Air Force One  —  Air Force One, the presidential jet, is a near-mythical symbol of US power, shrouded in so much secrecy that even foreign leaders invited on board are forbidden from seeing every corner.  But the aircraft just became rather less mysterious …
Michelle Malkin:
VIDEO/PHOTO ESSAY: VIVA LA RAZA IN D.C.  —  ***scroll for updates***  —  So, my Sony Handycam and I attended the illegal alien demonstration in D.C. yesterday.  Here are some of the more interesting moments captured on tape of what I saw at the revolucion:
madison.com:
Which side is the national media on?  —  Uncle Jimbo- Bestriding the internets like a colossus  —  Love this blog?  Hate it?  Want more info?  Add your comment to the Military Matters forum  —  Is the US military allowed to have an information warfare strategy?
The Anchoress:
Muhammed turned the other cheek?  UPDATED  —  UPDATE: JihadWatch isn't buying Ali's responses and responds at length.  Ali, in turn, takes and opportunity to clarify some points.  Let's get the dialogue on - next up at bat, Siggy addresses both Ali and Spencer in a broader context:
Stephanie Simon / Los Angeles Times:
Christians Sue for Right Not to Tolerate Policies  —  Many codes intended to protect gays from harassment are illegal, conservatives argue.  —  ATLANTA — Ruth Malhotra went to court last month for the right to be intolerant.  —  Malhotra says her Christian faith compels her to speak out against homosexuality.
Zarar Khan / Associated Press:
Death Toll Up to 40 in Pakistan Bombing  —  KARACHI, Pakistan - A bomb exploded during evening prayers at a park in this southern Pakistani city Tuesday, killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens.  An angry mob burned cars and threw stones at police, who fired into the air to disperse the crowd, a witness said.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
In Attics and Rubble, More Bodies and Questions  —  NEW ORLEANS, April 5 — When August Blanchard returned to New Orleans from Pennsylvania in late December, his mother was still missing.  Family members, scattered across the country, had been calling hospitals, the Red Cross and missing persons hot lines, hoping she had been rescued.
 
 
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Rubber Stamp Republican Congress Video Goes Live
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James Drew / Toledo Blade:
Taft faces call for discipline in state ethics case
Zogby:
Zogby Poll: Pols Probably Won't Fix U.S. Immigration Problems …
CNN:
Karachi blast kills dozens - reports
WorldNetDaily:
America the infiltrated  —  You've got to hand it to Americans.
Michael J. Totten:
Back to Iraq Part II - The Anatolian Deathmarch
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
London Bombers Tied to Internet, Not Al Qaeda, Newspaper Says
 Earlier Items: 
Jeff Harrell / The Shape of Days:
It was just like Cinco de Mayo, only with less food and more intimidation
Discussion: Metroblogging DC
Bloomberg:
Clinton Describes `Troubling Issues' in Economy (Update5)
Discussion: EconoPundit
Katherine Zoepf / New York Times:
U.N. Finds That 25% of Married Syrian Women Have Been Beaten
Matt Richtel / New York Times:
The Long-Distance Journey of a Fast-Food Order
Rich Lowry / The Corner on National Review Online:
WHAT BUSH SHOULD DO  —  When I talk to people about the sad state …
Hal G.P. Colebatch / American Spectator:
Three Strikes and You're ... in Like Flint
Digby / Firedoglake:
Late Nite FDL: Breaking The Code