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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.
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Karl Vick / Washington Post:
Current Iranian President Confirms Uranium Enrichment — ISTANBUL, April 11 — Iran has enriched uranium, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Tuesday. — "I'm announcing officially that Iran has now joined the countries that have nuclear technology," Ahmadinejad …
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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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.
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:All the President's Leaks — What's amazing about the defenses offered …
David W. Moore / Gallup:
Six in Ten Americans Critical of Bush on Leaks — But Bush job approval holds steady at 37% — PRINCETON, NJ — The latest USA Today/Gallup poll finds more than 6 in 10 Americans critical of President George W. Bush on the leak controversy. The more closely people are following the issue …
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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.
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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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.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Rubber Stamp Republican Congress Video Goes Live — UPDATE: I'm pulling the video links up to the top so everyone can find them more easily: — **You can watch the video of our stamp delivery to Sen. Arlen Specter at Crooks and Liars and at PoliticsTV. Our first Rubber Stamp Republican Congress stamp delivery went well.
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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 …
Charles Krauthammer / Time:
Liberty, Equality, Mediocrity — The strangest revolution the French have ever produced — The French are justly proud of their revolutionary tradition. After all, 1789 begat 1848 and 1871 and indeed inspired just about every revolution for a century, up to and including the Russian Revolution of 1917.
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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.
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:
Exlrrp / huffingtonpost.com:
WE'RE HEARING... THAT "HARDBALL" HOST CHRIS MATTHEWS IS CONSIDERING A US SENATE RUN IN PENNSYLVANIA... As a Republican, right? — Why not, it will make his poitical views officially Republican instead of sneakily so — Flag: [abusive] [best of] — Don't quit your day job Chris.
Maj. Kevin Kelly / Philadelphia Inquirer:
In Iraq, brave troops and a noble cause — I have seen many incredible sights living and flying in Iraq the last two months. Two things, the bravery of our soldiers and the importance of completing our mission and building a free Iraq, prompt me to write today.
Robert / Jihad Watch:
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride — A few weeks ago, National Review's Rich Lowry wrote this: … I didn't have the chance to comment on this at the time, but I've decided to do so now not only because this kind of assessment is taken seriously by so many …
Michael J. Totten:
Back to Iraq Part II - The Anatolian Deathmarch — This is the second installment of a Back to Iraq series. Read the first installment here. — ANATOLIA, TURKEY - Sean and I woke at first light and headed south from Canakkale toward the ancient ruins of Troy.
Chris Bowers / MyDD:
What To Look For In CA-50 Tonight — As election season rolls forward, I clearly have another long day ahead of me. Polls close in California at 11pm eastern, and we probably won't start getting results until at least midnight. But I will be here on MyDD, posting live returns …
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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