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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
China and Its President Greeted by a Host of Indignities — Chinese President Hu Jintao got almost everything he wanted out of yesterday's visit to the White House. — He got the 21-gun salute, the review of the troops and the Colonial fife-and-drum corps.
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New York Post:
'RESPECTFUL' W. HEARS A HU — April 21, 2006 — WASHINGTON - President Bush said yesterday that he and Chinese President Hu Jintao are now able to openly discuss their disputes "with respect" - but there was no sign that any of those disputes got resolved at their White House meeting.
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Will / Attytood:
Free-speech outrage: Wenyi Wang may be charged with federal crime for daring to criticize the president...of China — Earlier today, we made the point that if you consider 1989's so-called "Tank Man" of Tiananmen Square to be a hero for standing up to China's totalitarian regime …
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Roger L. Simon:
Playing Freud with Hiltzik — I'm actually feeling a bit sorry for LAT columnist Michael Hiltzik who is undergoing something of a "skimmity ride" (see Thomas Hardy) across the blogosphere and now the mainstream media. For those few who don't know, the Pulitzer Prize winner was caught posting
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Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
More on Why The Times Should Not Discipline Hiltzik — I've been struggling to figure out just why it is that I think Michael Hiltzik should not be disciplined for creating mutually admiring sock-puppet identities. I think I've finally figured it out. It has to do with the type of dishonesty …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Los Angeles Times Yanks Columnist's Blog — The Los Angeles Times suspended the blog of one of its top columnists last night, saying he violated the paper's policy by posting derogatory comments under an assumed name. — The paper said in an online editor's note that Michael Hiltzik …
Thomas B. Edsall / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats Ahead in Cash Race — The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee continued to outpace the National Republican Senatorial Committee in fundraising, bringing in more contributions and finishing the quarter with twice as much money in the bank, according to Federal Election Commission reports released yesterday.
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Michael Janofsky / New York Times:
Democrats Eager to Exploit Anger Over Gas Prices — WASHINGTON, April 20 — Democrats running for Congress are moving quickly to use the most recent surge in oil and gasoline prices to bash Republicans over energy policy, and more broadly, the direction of the country.
Daniel Henninger / Opinion Journal:
Disinhibition Nation — When blogs rule, we'll all talk like — Kevin Ray Underwood, the repressed Oklahoma cannibal, kept an Internet "blog" of his compulsions for years before kidnapping and killing a 10-year-old neighbor last week. On his blog, Kevin wrote a lot about Kevin …
The Majority Report:
KATHERINE HARRIS GIVES EVERYTHING SHE HAS TO YOUNG REPORTER — She should have tried being "nice" to the Orlando Sentinel — A defense contractor seeking help from Rep. Katherine Harris for $10 million in federal money last year took her to one of Washington's most exclusive restaurants …
Henry Weinstein / Los Angeles Times:
Court Rules Against Gay-Bashing T-Shirts — Schools in the western United States can forbid a high school student from wearing a T-shirt that denigrates gay and lesbian students, a sharply divided federals appeals court in San Francisco ruled today. — In a 2-1 decision …
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Paul Elias / Associated Press:
Court says high school can enforce dress code against anti-gay T-shirt
Court says high school can enforce dress code against anti-gay T-shirt
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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Fox News poll poisons the well — Just to follow up for a moment on the Fox News poll noted below, I wanted to add that the poll offered a couple of examples that highlight why FNC is not exactly a credible news outlet. — When asking about the president's approval ratings …
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The Generals' Dangerous Whispers — Last time around, the antiwar left did not have a very high opinion of generals. A popular slogan in the 1960s was "war is too important to be left to the generals." It was the generals who had advocated attacking Cuba during the missile crisis of October 1962 …
Warren P. Strobel / Knight Ridder:
Report documents major increase in terrorist incidents — WASHINGTON - The number of terrorist attacks documented by U.S. intelligence agencies jumped sharply in 2005, crossing the 10,000 mark for the first time, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials and documents obtained by Knight Ridder Newspapers.
New York Times:
Bush Counsel May Be Next in White House Shake-Up — WASHINGTON, April 20 — Joshua B. Bolten, the new White House chief of staff, has raised the possibility of moving Harriet E. Miers from her job as President Bush's counsel as part of a continuing shake-up of the West Wing …
Karl Vick / Washington Post:
As Iran Presses Its Ambitions, Its Young See Theirs Denied — Lack of Economic Opportunity Leads Many to Drugs — SHAFT, Iran — The question that preoccupies most of Iran lay coiled in the sullen stare of Abbas Kayhan, 25 years old and stuck behind the counter of his father's corner store.
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Noel Sheppard / The American Thinker:
Have you ever considered the peculiar yet convenient amnesia that regularly strikes members of the drive-by media when it fits their political agenda? Given the development of the Internet, the accuracy and ease of search engines, and the ready access of more detailed media devices …
Robin Lloyd / Yahoo! News:
Emotional Wiring Different in Men and Women — Men and women are actually from the same planet, but scientists now have the first strong evidence that the emotional wiring of the sexes is fundamentally different. — An almond-shaped cluster of neurons that processes experiences such as fear …