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12:35 PM ET, April 14, 2006

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Donald Rumsfeld News:
More Retired Generals Call for Rumsfeld' s Resignation  —  From left, Major General Paul D. Eaton, General Anthony C. Zinni, Lieutenant General Gregory Newbold, Major General John Batiste, Major General John Riggs and Major General Charles H. Swannack Jr.  —  WASHINGTON, April 13 …
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Generals clamor for Rumsfeld's ouster  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two more retired U.S. generals called for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign on Thursday, claiming the chief architect of the Iraq operation ignored years of Pentagon planning for a U.S. occupation and should be held accountable for the chaos there.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Replace Rumsfeld  —  With luck, Iraq will make a fresh start soon with the formation of a new government.  The Bush administration should do the same thing by replacing Donald Rumsfeld as defense secretary.  —  Rumsfeld has lost the support of the uniformed military officers who work for him.
Discussion: TAPPED, Booman Tribune and Wonkette
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
White House Defends Rumsfeld's Tenure  —  The White House came to the aid of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday, rebuffing calls from several retired generals for his resignation and crediting him with leading the Pentagon through two wars and a transformation of the military.
Billmon:
Rummy Punch  —  The campaign to relieve Field Marshal Von Rumsfeld of his baton is picking up steam, with more retired generals and the hawkish Washington Post columnist David Ignatius calling for his resignation.  —  The catcalls have grown so loud that the White House apparently has decided …
rawstory.com:   Ret. General hits three network morning shows calling for Rumsfeld's ouster
Stephen Green / Vodkapundit:
Third Party Blues  —  Glenn Reynolds looks at our immigration problem, and concludes: … I'd wager I'm a lot less sober than The Blogfaddah, so I'm certain I know exactly who would be hurt more.  Going further out on a limb then Glenn, there's a better chance I'll fall off.
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MSNBC:
A third party possibility  —  Picking up on some comments by by Harold Ford, Jr., Mickey Kaus notes: "It's not that hard to get to Bush's right on immigration and still sound like a Democrat."  —  He's right.  Heck, even Republicans are doing it.  Republican strategist Frank Cagle writes:
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Richard Morin / Washington Post:
Whites Take Flight on Election Day  —  Bad news for Michael S. Steele, the leading Maryland Republican candidate for Senate in November: The scuttling noise he hears on Election Day could be the sound of tens of thousands of white Republicans crossing over to vote for the Democrat.
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:   A Republican on the Edge  —  Chafee's Defections Loom Large in Senate Race
Karen Gutiérrez / news.nky.com:
Display on abortion destroyed  —  400 crosses removed; NKU prof investigated  —  HIGHLAND HEIGHTS - A professor at Northern Kentucky University said she invited students in one of her classes to destroy an anti-abortion display on campus Wednesday evening.
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Michelle Malkin:
THE CROSSES THEY CANNOT BEAR
Discussion: The American Thinker
Vince Leibowitz / Capitol Annex:
The Broken Promises Of An Aging Prom Queen  —  Kay Bailey Hutchison has broken her promise to Texans.  Not only did she promise to adhere to term limits herself, but she co-sponsored legislation to create a constitutional amendment mandating term limits for senators and congressmen not once, but at least twice!
Washington Post:
Moussaoui Tells Court 9/11's Toll Was Too Low  —  Zacarias Moussaoui proudly reaffirmed his involvement in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist plot yesterday and said his only regret was that more Americans didn't die.  —  Taking the stand for the second time at his death-penalty trial …
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Michelle Malkin:
NEW COMEDY CENTRAL LOGOS  —  ***scroll for new entries and updates***  —  Blogger Jay Inman e-mails his submission:  —  Damian Penny dubs the network: "Cowardly Central."  —  From Patrick at Clarity & Resolve:  —  From reader Ray:  —  From almighty Allah Pundit:
Washington Post:
2002 N.H. Scandal Shadows GOP Anew  —  A three-year-old political scandal in New Hampshire — where Republican operatives conspired to jam Democratic get-out-the-vote phone lines on Election Day 2002 — has suddenly become a national headache for GOP leaders, who are being pressed to explain …
Discussion: TPM Muckraker, TBogg and AMERICAblog
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Waste in Katrina Response Is Cited  —  Housing Aid Called Inefficient in Audits  —  Nearly eight months after Hurricane Katrina triggered the nation's largest housing crisis since the Second World War, a hastily improvised $10 billion effort by the federal government has produced vast sums …
Washington Times:
DeLay on short list for OMB job  —  The White House is looking at a list of cost-cutting candidates to head the Office of Management and Budget, and Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, may be on it.  —  The former House majority leader, who announced he will resign from Congress and is under …
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Judge in CIA Leak Case Threatens Gag Order  —  The federal judge presiding over the pending trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby threatened yesterday to impose a gag order barring statements or disclosures to the news media by Libby's defense team or by the special prosecutor investigating alleged wrongdoing …
Michael Kinsley / Slate:
Setting Iran Straight  —  The precedents are somewhat discouraging.  —  So, after more than half a century of active meddling—protecting our interests, promoting our values, encouraging democracy, fighting terrorism, seeking stability, defending human rights, pushing peace—it's come to this.
Discussion: Hit and Run
Ruth Gledhill / Times of London:
Pope condemns geneticists 'who play at being God'  —  THE Pope will deliver a blistering attack on the "satanic" mores of modern society today, warning against an "inane apologia of evil" that is in danger of destroying humanity.  —  In a series of Good Friday meditations that he will lead in Rome …
 
 
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Christopher Keating / Hartford Courant:
Ex-Mayor, Legislator From Derby To Announce Run For U.S. Senate
Discussion: LamontBlog and ConnecticutBLOG
John / AMERICAblog:
Bush administration tells ABC Iran could move quickly to a nuclear weapon.
Discussion: TAPPED and Booman Tribune
Ted Rowlands / CNN:
Sources: Grand jury looking at whether Bonds lied about steroid use
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
Major John / Miserable Donuts:
Friday News o' Afghanistan II
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Omaha Schools Split Along Race Lines
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Iran Extravaganza Post
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John Fund / Opinion Journal:
'A Rich History of Corruption'
Marc D. Charney / New York Times:
Rev. William Sloane Coffin Dies at 81; Fought for Civil Rights and Against a War
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Joe Lauria / Drudge Report:
FIRST DEMOCRAT TO ANNOUNCE FOR PRESIDENT
Discussion: Hit and Run
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Hurt Feelings in 2000 Recalled as McCain Stumps in Iowa
Associated Press:
Gay, lesbian parents to line up for Easter Egg Roll tickets
Paul Thomasch / Reuters:
Earnings fall at three major newspaper publishers
Arthur Silber / Once Upon a Time:
The Irrelevance of Intelligence Again, and Collective Illusions
Thomas McInerney / Weekly Standard:
Target: Iran  —  A MILITARY OPTION AGAINST Iran's nuclear facilities is feasible.
Jim Yardley / New York Times:
3 Deaths in China Reveal Disparity in Price of Lives
Discussion: ACSBlog and The Peking Duck
Jerusalem Post:
Report: Hamas will recognize Israel
 

 
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
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