memeorandum @ 7:20 PM ET, April 19, 2006

7:20 PM ET, April 19, 2006

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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.

Discussion: Hotline On Call, The Huffington Post, Outside The Beltway, A Chequer-Board of Nights …, Truthdig, The Democratic Daily Blog and The All Spin Zone

Washington Post:

McClellan Out as White House Press Secretary — Karl Rove Gives Up Policy Oversight to Focus on 2006 Elections — White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan announced his resignation this morning and President's Bush's longtime adviser Karl Rove is scaling back his responsibilities.

Discussion: The Left Coaster, Happy Furry Puppy Story …, The Carpetbagger Report, TAPPED, The Gun Toting Liberal, Wonkette, The Huffington Post, Media Blog on National …, Alternate Brain, Done With Mirrors, Bark Bark Woof Woof and Middle Earth Journal

John O'Neil / New York Times:

Staff Overhaul Continues at White House — The overhaul of the White House staff continued today as Scott McClellan stepped down as the president's chief spokesman and Karl Rove gave up his portfolio as senior policy coordinator to concentrate more on politics and November's midterm Congressional elections.

Discussion: Guardian, Air America Radio, The Washington Monthly, Pam's House Blend, The Original Blog, Blog for America, The Heretik, Shakespeare's Sister and Who Is IOZ?

The Man / GOP and the City:

Bauer Replaces McClellan as Press Secretary — What better way to reign in the White House Press Corps than to install Jack Bauer as Press Secretary? Let's see if David Gregory has the guts to ask Jack Bauer about "sloppy seconds". Imagine Jack Bauer trying to sit still while Helen Thomas goes on one of her diatribes.

Discussion: All Things Beautiful, Power Line and Hugh Hewitt

Jason Reed / MSNBC:

Bush changes: Rove shifts, press chief quits — Top aide to focus on midterm elections; McClellan parried tough questions — White House Deputy Chief of Staff and presidential advisor Karl Rove gestures to hush the crowd as he prepares to speak during the Republican National Committee 2006.

Discussion: In The Pink Texas, BLACKFIVE, First Draft and Daily Kos

Mike Allen / Time:

Behind the White House Reshuffling — The President's Press Secretary Scott McClellan announced that he would resign today, and more Cabinet changes are likely to follow. Plus, Karl Rove gives up some responsibilities to an up-and-comer — The sudden announcement by Scott McClellan …

Discussion: Wonkette and Ace of Spades HQ

White House:
Press Secretary Scott McClellan Announces His Resignation

Discussion: ConnecticutBLOG and Bring it On!

John Podesta / Think Progress:
Has Rove's Security Clearance Been Revoked?

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, Firedoglake, First Draft, Davids Medienkritik and The Democratic Daily Blog

Howard Fineman / MSNBC:
Mounting problems for another administration

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, AGITPROP and Middle Earth Journal

Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Moving to the Right — Brit Hume's Path Took Him From Liberal Outsider …

Discussion: NewsBusters.org, Media Blog on National …, Norwegianity, Betsy's Page, Blue Crab Boulevard, Greg's Opinion, Dean's World, Power Line, The Democratic Daily Blog, Rising Hegemon, WTF Is It Now?? and The Sundries Shack

Greg Tinti / The Political Pit Bull:
Memories With Scott McClellan (Video)

Discussion: Wizbang, This Blog Is Full Of Crap, SEIXON and Atlas Shrugs

CNN:
White House shakeup touches McClellan, Rove

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Tammy Bruce and Demagogue

Scott Shane / New York Times:

F.B.I. Is Seeking to Search Papers of Dead Reporter — WASHINGTON, April 18 — The F.B.I. is seeking to go through the files of the late newspaper columnist Jack Anderson to remove classified material he may have accumulated in four decades of muckraking Washington journalism.

Discussion: Booman Tribune, David E's Fablog, Air America Radio and Majikthise

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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:

FBI Rebuffed on Reporter's Files — Agents Seek Data on AIPAC Case and Classified Papers — The family of the late newspaper columnist Jack Anderson yesterday rejected a request by the FBI to turn over 50 years of files to agents who want to look for evidence in the prosecution …

Discussion: Secrecy News

Justin Rood / TPM Muckraker:
Trying To Get Muckraker's Papers, Did FBI Trick Widow?

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

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!, Wall Street Cafe A.K.A. …, The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta, Hyscience, Winds of Change.NET and Security Watchtower

Tony Judt / New York Times:

A Lobby, Not a Conspiracy — IN its March 23rd issue the London Review of Books, a respected British journal, published an essay titled "The Israel Lobby." The authors are two distinguished American academics (Stephen Walt of Harvard and John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago) …

Discussion: TigerHawk, The American Thinker, The Volokh Conspiracy, PrawfsBlawg and The All Spin Zone

Wall Street Journal:

Can Bloggers Make Money? — Blogs have a lot of buzz, but there's still considerable debate about whether that can translate into profits. — While many blogs remain little more than amateur diaries, several bloggers have tried to parlay their online ramblings into branded businesses.

Discussion: Hog On Ice, Outside The Beltway, The Agonist and Concurring Opinions

Michael Tomasky / American Prospect:

Party in Search of a Notion — From our May issue: The opportunity before the Democrats is far bigger than a few House and Senate seats if they can recognize — and seize — this unique historical moment. — The Democrats are feeling upbeat these days, and why not?

Discussion: Eschaton, Shakespeare's Sister, Daily Kos, Norwegianity, Interesting Times and Prairie Weather

Bill Gertz / Washington Times:

CIA mines 'rich' content from blogs — President Bush and U.S. policy-makers are receiving more intelligence from open sources such as Internet blogs and foreign newspapers than they previously did, senior intelligence officials said. — The new Open Source Center (OSC) …

Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister, Argghhh!, TPM Muckraker, Blue Crab Boulevard, Wonkette, In the Bullpen, Outside The Beltway, Security Watchtower, Pam's House Blend, PrairiePundit and Winds of Change.NET

David Johnston / New York Times:

News Organizations Try to Block Subpoenas for Notes in Leak Case — WASHINGTON, April 18 — Lawyers for NBC News, The New York Times and Time magazine filed motions in federal court on Tuesday to quash subpoenas for interview notes, drafts of articles and other records sought …

Discussion: Reuters, JustOneMinute, The American Thinker, FishBowlDC and TalkLeft

Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:

Tilting at Windmills — To my eye, they are lovely: Graceful, delicate, white against green grass and a blue sky. Last summer my children and I stopped specially to watch a group of them, wheels turning in the breeze. — But to those who dislike them, the modern wind turbine is worse than ugly.

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Blue Crab Boulevard and PrairiePundit

citizensforethics.org:

CREW FILES DOJ COMPLAINT AGAINST TEXAS REP. PETE SESSIONS — Evidence Suggests Quid Pro Quo for Official Actions — Washington, DC - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) today filed a Department of Justice (DOJ) complaint against Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) …

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