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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.
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.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Replace Rumsfeld — With luck, Iraq will make a fresh start soon …
Replace Rumsfeld — With luck, Iraq will make a fresh start soon …
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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:
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Jim Lindgren / The Volokh Conspiracy:
SEE THE [FAKE] CENSORED CLIP OF MOHAMMED FROM SOUTH PARK …
SEE THE [FAKE] CENSORED CLIP OF MOHAMMED FROM SOUTH PARK …
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Dean's World, Betsy's Page, protein wisdom, The Irish Trojan's Blog and Outside The Beltway
Michael J. Sniffen / Associated Press:
Moussaoui: 'No Regret, No Remorse' — ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Reasserting his role in Sept. 11, al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui told jurors Thursday he has "no regret, no remorse," was disgusted by the heart-rending testimony of victims and relatives and only wished they had suffered more.
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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 …
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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:
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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 …
Jerusalem Post:
Report: Hamas will recognize Israel — According to a Thursday report on Al-Jazeera, the Hamas government will recognize Israel if Israel withdraws to the 1967 borders. — Hamas officials close to Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh expect Haniyeh to announce the change …
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 …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Hurt Feelings in 2000 Recalled as McCain Stumps in Iowa — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 13 — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) campaigned across Iowa on Thursday, sending a clear signal that he is ready to start building a relationship with a state he spurned in his presidential campaign six years ago.
Jim Yardley / New York Times:
3 Deaths in China Reveal Disparity in Price of Lives — GUOJIATUO, China — He Qingzhi's teenage daughter, Yuan, and her two friends lived on the same street near the Yangtze River, attended the same middle school and were crushed to death in the same traffic accident late last year.
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The Peking Duck
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 …
Thomas McInerney / Weekly Standard:
Target: Iran — A MILITARY OPTION AGAINST Iran's nuclear facilities is feasible. A diplomatic solution to the nuclear crisis is preferable, but without a credible military option and the will to implement it, diplomacy will not succeed. The announcement of uranium enrichment last week …
Marc D. Charney / New York Times:
Rev. William Sloane Coffin Dies at 81; Fought for Civil Rights and Against a War — The Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr., a civil rights and antiwar campaigner who sought to inspire and encourage an idealistic and rebellious generation of college students in the 1960's from his position …
Chester / The Adventures of Chester:
Iran Extravaganza Post — This post will be about Iran, and divided into four parts. Each is more or less unrelated, except that they are all things that have been kicking around in my skull for the last few days and weeks. Take from them what you will. — Part I