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New York Times:
Bush Declares Full Support for Rumsfeld — WASHINGTON, April 14 — President Bush strongly defended Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld today, despite calls from retired generals that he step down, and said Mr. Rumsfeld's leadership is vital for the United States.
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The Next Hurrah
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
A Resolute Fantasy World — One virtually never sees any disagreement among Bush supporters with regard to Iraq or terrorism policies, but Powerline has a very brave and surprising post — to which all three of its luminaries contributed — which expresses disagreement with yesterday's essay …
MSNBC:
Bush voices strong support for Rumsfeld — Remarks come after six ex-generals call for defense secretary to resign … MSNBC TV — WASHINGTON - Brushing aside an intensifying clamor among retired military commanders for Donald H. Rumsfeld's resignation, President Bush said Friday …
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Bull Moose, Decision '08, Middle Earth Journal, Oliver Willis and The Coalition of the Swilling
Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran Leader: Israel Will Be Annihilated — The president of Iran again lashed out at Israel on Friday and said it was "heading toward annihilation," just days after Tehran raised fears about its nuclear activities by saying it successfully enriched uranium for the first time.
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Reuters, California Conservative, Riehl World View, In the Bullpen, The RCP Blog, Blogs for Bush, GINA COBB, A Blog For All, Roger L. Simon, Decision '08, The Strata-Sphere, Secular Blasphemy, In From the Cold, Flopping Aces, Vodkapundit, The Reaction, Random Numbers, Atlas Shrugs, Jay Currie, Hugh Hewitt and State of the Day
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Murray Waas / National Journal:
Cheney Authorized Leak Of CIA Report, Libby Says — Vice President Dick Cheney directed his then-chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, on July 12, 2003 to leak to the media portions of a then-highly classified CIA report that Cheney hoped would undermine the credibility …
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Cassandra / Villainous Company:
Saving A Piece Of History … How do miracles happen? Sometimes, it takes a bolt from the blue to bring them to life: … Long after the Viet Nam war ended, Jim Mayer's tradition lived on. Strangely enough, the dream-come-true for so many wounded vets today at Fran O'Brien's started with something of a dream all those years ago:
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alliancedefensefund.org:
OSU librarian slapped with "sexual harassment" charge for recommending conservative books for freshmen — Ohio State University will press forward with frivolous investigation despite ADF letter — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials at the Ohio State University are investigating an OSU Mansfield librarian for …
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The Corner on National …
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Sharon Behn / Washington Times:
Zarqawi, al Qaeda are heading out, U.S. general says — Al Qaeda in Iraq and its presumed leader, Abu Musab Zarqawi, have conceded strategic defeat and are on their way out of the country, a top U.S. military official contended yesterday. — The group's failure to disrupt national elections …
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.
Bill Schackner / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
'Catch immigrant' game raises an outcry at PSU — The College Republicans at Penn State University wanted to enter the debate about the nation's borders by playing a "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Game." — People would be invited to "catch" group members wearing orange shirts symbolizing illegal aliens.
Kathleen Hennessey / Associated Press:
Republicans plan anti-Reid ads on Spanish-language radio — LAS VEGAS (AP) - Ads criticizing Sen. Minority Leader Harry Reid for "playing politics" with immigration reform legislation are scheduled to air on Spanish-language radio stations in four Western cities with large Hispanic populations next week.
Los Angeles Times:
Appeals Court Slaps L.A. Over Arrests of Homeless — Los Angeles' policy of arresting homeless people for sitting, lying or sleeping on public sidewalks as "an unavoidable consequence of being human and homeless without shelter" violates the constitutional prohibition against cruel and punishment, a federal appeals court ruled today.
Real Clear Politics:
The Meaning of Moussaoui — We wonder how many Americans got the same eerie chill that we did reading the partial transcript yesterday of the final 31 minutes of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. Especially in this holy season of Easter and Passover, it was disturbing to read …
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AMERICAN FUTURE
Joe Klein / MSNBC:
Slacker Friday — I've got a new Think Again column called McCarthyism: Standard Operating Procedure, here and a new Nation column here called "AIPAC's Complaint." Both deal with the reaction to the Walt/Mearsheimer report, and I'll have more to say about each next week. — Slacker Friday:
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Crooks and Liars