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Michelle Malkin:
"DO THE RIGHT THING! SHOW MOHAMMED" — ***Update: Stephen Spruiell reports at The Media Blog..."I just got off the phone with a Comedy Central spokesman. I asked him about last night's episode of South Park in which, at a moment right before the prophet Mohammed was supposed to make a cameo …
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Jim Lindgren / The Volokh Conspiracy:
DID COMEDY CENTRAL CENSOR SOUTH PARK? Did Comedy Central censor tonight's episode of South Park? The answer would appear to be YES. — [UPDATE: In response to my inquiries whether the statement aired on South Park on Wednesday night was accurate, early this morning an official …
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Media Blog on National Review Online:
Comedy Central Censored Mohammed — I'm not sure if it's been reported yet, but for what it's worth, I just got off the phone with a Comedy Central spokesman. I asked him about last night's episode of South Park in which, at a moment right before the prophet Mohammed was supposed to make a cameo …
Dan / Riehl World View:
Libby Files Response To Fitzgerald — Joe Wilson, Karl Rove, Ari Fleischer and George Tenet expected to testify. Inference suggests Rove or other higher up likely still being investigated. Claims of significant infighting between agencies, particularly CIA may impact case.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Libby's Team Replies On Disclosure — Jeralyn Merritt has Team Libby's latest on the disclosure question (29 page .pdf or here) and has added some must-read UPDATES. It's hard to believe this will make as many headlines as Fitzgerald's last filing, but dig in.
Wade Zirkle / Washington Post:
Troops in Support Of the War — Earlier this year there was a town hall meeting on the Iraq war, sponsored by Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), with the participation of such antiwar organizations as CodePink and MoveOn.org. The event also featured Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), a former Marine who had become an outspoken critic of the war.
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Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
Rumsfeld Rebuked By Retired Generals
Rumsfeld Rebuked By Retired Generals
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New York Times:
Analysts Say a Nuclear Iran Is Years Away — Western nuclear analysts said yesterday that Tehran lacked the skills, materials and equipment to make good on its immediate nuclear ambitions, even as a senior Iranian official said Iran would defy international pressure and rapidly expand its ability to enrich uranium for fuel.
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Opinion Journal:
The Minority Maker — The clever GOP strategy for defeat in November. — If Republicans lose control of Congress in November, they might want to look back at last Thursday as the day it was lost. That's when the big spenders among House Republicans blew up a deal between the leadership …
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Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
At the Immigration Rally — Having an open heart doesn't mean supporting open borders. — I love immigrants. That's not important or relevant, but it's where I start. I love them so much I often have the impulse to kiss their hands. I am not kidding. I love them because they are brave.
CBS News:
Poll: Sinking Perceptions Of Islam — (CBS) Although Americans believe they are better informed about Islam than they were five years ago, a new CBS News poll finds fewer than one in five say their impression of the religion is favorable. — Forty-five percent of respondents queried April 6 …
Larisa Alexandrovna / rawstory.com:
On Cheney, Rumsfeld order, US outsourcing special ops, intelligence to Iraq terror group, intelligence officials say — The Pentagon is bypassing official US intelligence channels and turning to a dangerous and unruly cast of characters in order to create strife in Iran in preparation …
New York Times:
Emergence of the Gospel of Judas Offers a Tangled Tale of Its Own — When the National Geographic Society announced to great fanfare last week that it had gained access to a 1,700-year-old document known as the Gospel of Judas, it described how a deteriorating manuscript …
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
White House Decries Report on Iraqi Trailers — The Bush administration yesterday denounced a Washington Post report that questioned the handling of postwar intelligence on alleged Iraqi biological weapons labs. A White House spokesman acknowledged that President Bush's assertions …
Rachel Tuinstra / Seattle Times:
Anger, apology over "Condoleezza" quiz — Bellevue Community College President Jean Floten apologized Wednesday at an emotional open-campus meeting called after students complained about what they said was a racially offensive math question used on a practice test.
Denizens / Argghhh!:
SAVE FRAN O'BRIEN'S — Many people associated with the military, especially those who work with the wounded, are aware of what the restaurant Fran O'Brien's has been doing every Friday night since 2003 for the patients at Walter Reed and Bethesda. But their great work is in danger of ending in just two weeks.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Democrats Face Uphill Battle to Retake House — An 18-month recruitment drive by the Democrats has produced nearly a dozen strong candidates with the potential for unseating House Republicans, but probably not enough to take back control of the House absent a massive anti-incumbent wave this fall, according to House political experts.