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7:50 AM ET, April 15, 2006

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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.
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
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Salon:
What Rumsfeld knew  —  Interviews with high-ranking military officials shed new light on the role Rumsfeld played in the harsh treatment of a Guantánamo detainee.  —  Print EmailFont: S / S+ / S++  —  U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld answers questions from reporters …
New York Times:
Rumsfeld Gets Robust Defense From President
Discussion: Think Progress
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Eriposte / The Left Coaster:   Howling Misjudgements - Part 2
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Howling Misjudgements - Part 1
Discussion: Discourse.net
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:   Cheney Ordered Libby To Leak Classified Information
Lewis Libby Indictment / TalkLeft:
Ari Fleischer is a Dangerous Witness for Libby
Discussion: The Anonymous Liberal and MSNBC
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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Joe Klein / The Huffington Post:
The Crucial Difference Between Liberals and Leftists  —  In his recent account of a breakfast book party at the home of Tina Brown and Harry Evans, Eric Alterman misquoted me slightly but significantly.  What I actually said was "the hate America tendency of the [Democratic Party's] left wing" …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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:
Discussion: Riehl World View
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Andi C / Welcome To Andi's World:
Hilton Responds to the Fran O'Brien's Matter  —  Someone I know and trust has been talking with representatives of the Capital Hilton over the past couple of days regarding the Fran O'Brien's eviction.  As a result of those conversations, Brian Kelleher, General Manager of the Capital Hilton, called me this afternoon.
Discussion: Argghhh! and Mudville Gazette
David Finkel / Washington Post:
The Left, Online and Outraged  —  Liberal Blogger Finds an Outlet and a Community  —  SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. — In the angry life of Maryscott O'Connor, the rage begins as soon as she opens her eyes and realizes that her president is still George W. Bush.  The sun has yet to rise and her family …
ABCNEWS:
Exxon Chairman Gets $400 Million Retirement Package Amid Soaring Gas Prices  —  Exxon Made Record Profits in 2005  —  April 14, 2006— Soaring gas prices are squeezing most Americans at the pump, but at least one man isn't complaining.  —  Last year, Exxon made the biggest profit of any company ever …
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Judd / Think Progress:   In 2005, Exxon CEO Raked in 190K a Day
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Reuters:
Iran president: "Zionist regime" a threat  —  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Friday that the existence of the "Zionist regime", Iran's term for Israel, was a threat to the Islamic world, days after declaring Iran had become a nuclear power by enriching uranium.
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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.
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere and LA Observed
Monica Davey / New York Times:
For Immigrants and Business, Rift on Protests  —  In Bonita Springs, Fla., 10 restaurant workers were fired this week after skipping their shifts to attend a rally against legislation in Congress cracking down on illegal immigrants.  In Tyler, Tex., 22 welders lost their jobs making parts …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: AMERICAN FUTURE
 
 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

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India issues a notice to Wikipedia over bias concerns, questioning if it should be classified as a publisher, after judges called its open editing “dangerous”

 
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