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9:55 AM ET, April 15, 2006

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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Al Qaeda's Man in Iraq Gets Encouragement From His HQ  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 13 — Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant has released an Internet video calling on Iraqi insurgents to remain strong in the fight against Americans and praising the leadership of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Zarqawi Retreating?  —  General John Vines, the commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, told a policy conference that al-Qaeda terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has conceded defeat in Iraq and has begun pulling out, thwarted in his attempt to bring down the elected Iraqi government by his own heavy-handed tactics.
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Dan / Riehl World View:
Is The Battle For Iraq Won?
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 …
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New York Times:   Bush Declares Full Support for Rumsfeld
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Black Reconnaissance  —  It's obvious to me that this call …
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Bush's Secret War
Discussion: Making Light
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
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
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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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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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
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 …
Media Blog on National Review Online:
Waas Spins Again  —  Murray Waas has a new report for National Journal: "Cheney Authorized Leak Of CIA Report, Libby Says."  —  Sounds like a scandal — except that the CIA report in question was the debriefing of Joseph Wilson on the subject of his trip to Niger, and Cheney only authorized Libby …
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Eriposte / The Left Coaster:
Howling Misjudgements - Part 2  —  This is the second of two parts (Part 1) in response to Bob Somerby's deeply misleading posts this week over the issue of Fitzgerald's now-retracted statement about Scooter Libby and the NIE's key judgements.  In this part I discuss some of his criticisms …
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Eriposte / The Left Coaster:
Howling Misjudgements - Part 1
Discussion: Discourse.net
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
Bruce Kesler / Democracy Project:
We've Won In Iraq; Now, Let's Not Lose  —  Almost the entire public discussion and debate over Iraq is misfocused, and ill serves Americans and American interests.  Consequently, the public's and more politicians' patience is growing thinner, and even what we've accomplished - which is substantial - risks going down the drain.
Billmon:
Munich  —  Munich - the name, not the movie - has long been one of the neoconservative movement's most cherished political symbols, a kind of short-hand description for everything the neocons despise about liberals and their approach to foreign policy.  —  Munich equals appeasement - the worst sin in the neocon theology.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Deacon / Power Line:
SHOULD HE STAY OR SHOULD HE GO?  —  David Ignatius argues that President Bush should replace Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, but not because of the criticism from certain generals.  As Ignatius says: … Ignatius argues instead that Rumsfeld needs to be replaced in order to increase domestic support for the war.
 
 
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Now This Looks Like Civil War
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Kerry rekindles his anger over Iraq
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Real Clear Politics:
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