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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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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 …
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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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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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
Some of us heard you the first time, Mahmoud... (UPDATED) — From the AP: … Well, he may not have said how, but I can take a guess that it won't be by way of invasion by Iranian ground troops. — Of course, Ahmadinejad being a Persian Brown Person™ and all, we need not take him at his word.
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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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California Conservative, The RCP Blog, Riehl World View, A Blog For All, In the Bullpen, Blogs for Bush, GINA COBB, In From the Cold, The National Ledger, Decision '08, Secular Blasphemy, WorldNetDaily, Flopping Aces, The Reaction, The Strata-Sphere, Jay Currie, Vodkapundit, Hugh Hewitt, Random Numbers, Atlas Shrugs and State of the Day
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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Riehl World View
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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 …
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 …
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Chad Evans / In the Bullpen:
What are Zarqawi's Intentions? — Lt. Gen. John R. Vines …
What are Zarqawi's Intentions? — Lt. Gen. John R. Vines …
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pbs.org:
FRONTLINE Schedule — FRONTLINE peels back the layers and gets beyond the propaganda to take a complex look inside the multi-faceted insurgency in Iraq. The investigation includes special access to insurgent leaders, as well as commanders of Iraqi and U.S. military units battling for control …
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The Peking Duck
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
talkingpointsmemo.com:
Emerging RNC bamboozle... The RNC is running Spanish-language ads against Harry Reid arguing that Democrats were behind the bill the House passed to treat illegal aliens as felons. — That of course is the GOP-backed bill Republicans are now running away from in droves. — Figure the ad will get taken off the air?
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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