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10:25 AM ET, April 19, 2006

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Fox News:
FOX News' Tony Snow Among Possible White House Spokesman Candidates  —  WASHINGTON — With a few personnel shifts going on in the White House, there's speculation that presidential spokesman Scott McClellan may be looking to step down.  —  One of the people the White House has approached …
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
McClellan Leaves White House Press Office  —  WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Wednesday he is resigning, continuing a shakeup in President Bush's administration that has already yielded a new chief of staff and could lead to a change in the Cabinet.
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush, After Some Changes, Vows More Coming
Discussion: The Left Coaster
New York Times:   Ex-Congressman Is Tapped for Budget Post
David S. Cloud / New York Times:
Here's Donny!  In His Defense, a Show Is Born  —  WASHINGTON, April 18 — It has become a daily ritual, the defense of the defense secretary, complete with praise from serving generals, tributes from the president and, from the man on the spot, doses of charm, combativeness and even some humility.
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John Batiste / Washington Post:   A Case for Accountability  —  We have the best military in the world, hands down.
Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:   Do You Want Rumsfeld Gone?
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Moving to the Right  —  Brit Hume's Path Took Him From Liberal Outsider to The Low-Key Voice of Conservatism on Fox News  —  It was a different era, a different administration and a very different Brit Hume.  —  Thirty-six years ago, as a long-haired reporter for columnist Jack Anderson …
Reuters:
Palestinian militants threaten to attack Jews abroad  —  GAZA, April 17 (Reuters) - Palestinian militants linked to President Mahmoud Abbas's increasingly fractured Fatah movement threatened on Monday to attack Jews overseas to force Israel to release Palestinian prisoners from its jails.
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Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:   IDF arrests father of TA suicide bomber
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
China's Rising Need for Oil Is High on U.S. Agenda  —  WASHINGTON, April 18 — The competition for access to oil is emerging high on the agenda for President Hu Jintao's visit to the White House this week.  President Bush has called China's growing demand for oil one reason for rising prices …
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Bob Kemper / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
McKinney report cites assault with 'closed fist'  —  The official police report on Rep. Cynthia McKinney's clash with a Capitol Hill police officer three weeks ago says the DeKalb County congresswoman struck the officer "in his chest with [a] closed fist."  —  The "event report" …
Mark Magnier / Los Angeles Times:
China Hopes Hu Makes Good Impression  —  The president lacks the spontaneity of his predecessors.  But officials know the image he projects on U.S. visit could pay dividends.  —  BEIJING — Visiting Chinese leaders in the past have warmed American hearts by donning cowboy hats …
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
GAO Faults Agencies' Sharing of Terror Data  —  Despite more than four years of legislation, executive orders and presidential directives, the Bush administration has yet to comprehensively improve sharing of counterterrorism information among dozens of federal agencies …
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Mark Stevenson / Associated Press:
Mexico Harsh to Undocumented Migrants  —  TULTITLAN, Mexico - Considered felons by the government, these migrants fear detention, rape and robbery.  Police and soldiers hunt them down at railroads, bus stations and fleabag hotels.  Sometimes they are deported; more often officers simply take their money.
Mohammed / IRAQ THE MODEL:
Kill us, but you won't enslave us.  —  Last week we stopped writing for a while and we apologized to our readers saying that we lost a close friend but we didn't want to give more details as we were overwhelmed by an exceptional situation and a huge shock.  We also were afraid from writing …
Discussion: Daimnation! and Hyscience
Wall Street Journal:
Bush's Approval Remains Low, Pessimism Grows, Poll Shows  —  President Bush's job-approval rating slipped for the third consecutive month and remains near the lowest mark of his presidency, according to a new Harris Interactive poll.  —  Thirty-five percent of 1,008 U.S. adults surveyed …
Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
News outlets resist Scooter Libby subpoenas  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former White House aide fighting perjury charges should not get access to reporters' notes and other newsroom material because they have no relevance to his case, several news outlets told a U.S. judge on Tuesday.
Discussion: TalkLeft
Kathy Sierra / Creating Passionate Users:
Angry/negative people can be bad for your brain  —  Everyone's favorite A-list target, Robert Scoble, announced the unthinkable a few days ago: he will be moderating his comments.  But what some people found far more disturbing was Robert's wish to make a change in his life that includes steering clear of …
Thomas Harding / Telegraph:
British brigadier attacks America's John Wayne generals  —  A senior British officer has criticised "shoulder-holster" American generals for trying to emulate film stars.  —  Brig Alan Sharpe, who worked alongside Americans in Baghdad, said there was a "strong streak of Hollywood" …
Discussion: QandO and Samizdata.net
 
 
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CNN:
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Jerusalem Post:
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Discussion: Power Line and Roger L. Simon
Editor and Publisher:
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Mickey Kaus / Slate:
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix

CBS News:
Greg Gumbel, a CBS Sports anchor and commentator who covered the NFL and college basketball for more than 20 years, died at 78 of cancer

 
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