Top Items:
Brit Hume / Fox News:
Zinni's Zinger? — Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: — Former Clinton CENTCOM commander, Anthony Zinni — the most prominent of the retired generals attacking Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld — now says that, in the run-up to the war in Iraq, "What bothered me ...
Discussion:
JunkYardBlog
RELATED ITEMS:
Washington Post:
The Generals' Revolt — There are many reasons for Donald Rumsfeld to leave. Finger-pointing by retired officers shouldn't be one. — PRESIDENT BUSH'S stubborn support for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has compounded U.S. troubles in Iraq, prevented a remedy for the criminal mistreatment …
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Roots of the Uprising — Making Donald Rumsfeld the scapegoat for all that has gone wrong in Iraq is a way for other members of the administration to dodge responsibility for a misguided policy. — It makes perfect sense for a group of rebellious retired generals to demand that Rumsfeld go.
Discussion:
Hugh Hewitt
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Listen to the Brass — Several months ago, when Rep. John Murtha, the Marine Corps veteran and longtime Democratic advocate for military preparedness, spoke out on the Iraq war, I received an interesting phone call from the Pentagon. When Murtha advocated a fundamental reassessment …
Discussion:
State of the Day
Raleigh News & Observer:
Two arrests made in Duke lacrosse case — Duke University lacrosse players Reade Seligmann and Collin Finnerty were charged today with first degree forcible rape, first degree sexual offense and kidnapping in connection with a reported rape at a Duke University lacrosse party, according to George Naylor, director of the jail.
RELATED ITEMS:
New York Times:
Two Duke Lacrosse Players Are Arrested and Charged — DURHAM, N.C., April 18 — Two Duke University men's lacrosse players were arrested today and charged with rape and kidnapping in a case involving a woman who has accused three team members of attacking her at a party last month.
Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Moussaoui's Childhood Is Presented as Mitigating Factor — ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 17 — Lawyers trying to persuade a jury to spare the life of Zacarias Moussaoui began presenting testimony about his childhood on Monday, to show that he grew up in a neglectful household in France where his father beat …
RELATED ITEMS:
Michelle Malkin:
THE MOONBATS STRIKE BACK — The anti-troops brigade at UC Santa Cruz has now called in the left-wing blogosphere's kings of hate to attack me. For what? For linking to a Students Against War press release bragging about booting military recruiters off campus and for re-posting publicly …
RELATED ITEMS:
New York Times:
Tensions Rise as Blast Hits Tel Aviv — TEL AVIV, Israel, April 17 — A Palestinian suicide bomber killed nine people and wounded dozens today when he detonated a bag of explosives at a falafel restaurant in a gritty, working-class section of Tel Aviv, further inflaming tensions between Israel …
RELATED ITEMS:
Betsy / Betsy's Page:
Gimme a breatk! A Pulitzer for Robin Givhan?! — In the past couple of years, I've bemusedly followed the fashion stylings of the Washington Post fashion writer, Robin Givhan, as she bashed the clothes that conservatives wore while going all tiddly for John Kerry's and John Edward's coiffures.
Discussion:
Power Line, Villainous Company, Althouse, Running Scared, alicublog, The American Mind, PR Newswire and Blue Crab Boulevard
Warren Hoge / New York Times:
U.S. Envoy to Expose 4 Sudanese in U.N. Debate About Darfur — UNITED NATIONS, April 17 — John R. Bolton, the United States ambassador, said Monday that he intended to offer a Security Council resolution on Tuesday that would publicly identify four Sudanese individuals responsible for atrocities …
Hemmy So / Los Angeles Times:
Campus Lockdown Appalls Parents — Some students at an Inglewood elementary school were barred from using the restroom. — As students from neighboring secondary schools walked out of class recently to protest immigration legislation, one Inglewood elementary school imposed a lockdown …
Danielle Braff / Chicago Sun Times:
Bush death threat tied to PU student — A Purdue University graduate student was arrested and charged with threatening to kill President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. — Vikram Buddhi allegedly posted the detailed and threatening messages on an online message board.
Jamie Glazov / Front Page Magazine:
Saddam and Osama: The New Revelations — Frontpage Interview's guest today is Thomas Joscelyn, an expert on the international terrorist network. Much of his research has focused on the role that nations such as Saddam's Iraq and the mullah's Iran have played in providing support …
Scott Carlson / Chronicle of Higher Education:
George Washington U. to Receive Jack Anderson's Papers — but FBI Wants to See Them First — During his life and career as a muckraking journalist in Washington, Jack Anderson cultivated secret sources throughout the halls of government — sources who passed on information that allowed Anderson …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
New Chief of Staff Sends Message: The White House Exits Are Open — WASHINGTON, April 17 — The new White House chief of staff put the West Wing and official Washington on notice on Monday about potentially substantial changes in the way the White House is staffed and operates.
Discussion:
Washington Post, Captain's Quarters, The Moderate Voice, Outside The Beltway and NDN Blog
Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
Ruined Treasures in Babylon Await an Iraq Without Fighting — A Polish helicopter flies over excavated parts of Babylon. Over the years, colonial powers took artifacts and Saddam Hussein built on Nebuchadnezzar's palace. Then, the occupation. — BABYLON, Iraq — In this ancient city …
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Clinton Sets Bar for '08 Funds — Senator Has $20 Million for Reelection, Possible Presidential Bid — Candidates eyeing 2008 presidential bids collected millions for a variety of campaign committees over the first three months of the year, with New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton far ahead of the pack.
Discussion:
Outside The Beltway
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
