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11:55 AM 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.
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 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: LamontBlog and Wonkette
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 …
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.
Discussion: Cam Edwards
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MSNBC:   A third party possibility
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.
Discussion: The Shape of Days
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Michelle Malkin:
THE CROSSES THEY CANNOT BEAR
Discussion: The American Thinker
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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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:
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Betsy's Page and BrothersJudd Blog
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 …
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Omaha Schools Split Along Race Lines  —  In a move decried by some as state-sponsored segregation, the Legislature voted Thursday to divide the Omaha school system into three districts _ one mostly black, one predominantly white and one largely Hispanic.  —  Supporters said the plan …
 
 
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
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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
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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