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3:30 PM ET, April 12, 2006

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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 …
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Confederate Yankee:
Well, the Smell is Certainly Biological...  The Washington Post, which within the past week blasted President Bush for declassifying a story to defend false allegations by Joe Wilson, collected classified information of its own through anonymous sources and leaked it on page one Wednesday, declaring:
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Minority Report  —  The Washington Post runs a deceptive and dishonest report about the evaluation of the Iraqi trailers that had been identified as biological weapons labs prior to the invasion in March 2003.  Their front-page story announces breathlessly that the Bush administration ignored …
Michael Tomasky / TAPPED:
DEAN CALLS FOR DECLASSIFICATION RE WASHPOST PIECE.  DNC Chairman Howard Dean this morning called on the Bush administration to declassify a 2003 Defense Intelligence Agency-sponsored report that undercuts a key administration claim about Saddam Hussein-era Iraqi weapons.
Dan / Riehl World View:   WaPo Misleads Readers With Iraq War Reporting
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Bush Misled on Biolab Claim
Discussion: Norwegianity and Think Progress
Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran says it's moving toward large-scale uranium enrichment  —  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran intends to move toward large-scale uranium enrichment involving 54,000 centrifuges, the country's deputy nuclear chief said today, signaling its resolve to expand a program the international community has insisted it halt.
Discussion: Security Watchtower
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Juan / Informed Comment:
Iran Can Now Make glowing Mickey Mouse Watches
Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran Maintains Energy Program Is Peaceful
Discussion: TigerHawk and Outside The Beltway
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Robert Scheer / truthdig.com:
Now Powell Tells Us  —  THE PRESIDENT played the scoundrel — even the best of his minions went along with the lies — and when a former ambassador dared to tell the truth, the White House initiated what Special Prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald calls "a plan to discredit, punish or seek revenge against Mr. Wilson."
Carrie Sheffield / The Hill:
Norquist seeks trademark on 'K Street Project' name  —  Conservative activist Grover Norquist is seeking a trademark on "K Street Project," saying Democrats and Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) have wrongfully acquired the term to describe unethical practices that have nothing to do with his organization.
Jay Cost / The RCP Blog:
Busby Finishes Under 50% in CA 50  —  Last night Democratic candidate Francine Busby failed to reach the 50% + 1 mark in her quest to take the seat formerly held by Republican Duke Cunningham.  She finished in the low- to mid-40's.  —  Judging by the early reports on the election …
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Richard Lindzen / Opinion Journal:
Climate of Fear  —  Global-warming alarmists intimidate dissenting scientists into silence.  —  There have been repeated claims that this past year's hurricane activity was another sign of human-induced climate change.  Everything from the heat wave in Paris to heavy snows in Buffalo …
Amy Har / New York Times:
Seeking Ancestry in DNA Ties Uncovered by Tests  —  Alan Moldawer's adopted twins, Matt and Andrew, had always thought of themselves as white.  But when it came time for them to apply to college last year, Mr. Moldawer thought it might be worth investigating the origins of their slightly tan-tinted skin …
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Deaths of U.S. Soldiers Climb Again in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 12 - The death toll for American troops is rising steeply this month, with the military today announcing the deaths of two more soldiers, bringing the number of troops killed this month to at least 33.
W. Thomas Smith, Jr / Townhall.com:
Dispelling myths about American soldiers  —  Myths abound when it comes to military personnel in the modern American armed forces.  Most are in some way related to recruiting new soldiers, who's fighting, and who's dying.  —  Five of the biggest myths include:
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
New York Times:
At the White House, Engaging Iran With Words Over Action  —  WASHINGTON, April 11 — One of President Bush's most senior foreign policy advisers spoke with unusual candor last week about the quandary the White House faces as it tries to confront Iran.  —  "The problem is that our policy …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Decision '08
David Ignatius:
An Iranian Missile Crisis?  —  The emerging confrontation between the United States and Iran is "the Cuban missile crisis in slow motion," argues Graham Allison, the Harvard University professor who wrote the classic study of President John F. Kennedy's 1962 showdown with the Soviet Union that narrowly averted nuclear war.
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 …
 
 
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