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5:40 AM ET, April 27, 2006

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Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
Grand Jury Gets Rove Testimony Over C.I.A. Leak  —  WASHINGTON, April 26 — Karl Rove, the senior counselor to President Bush, testified for several hours on Wednesday before the federal grand jury in the C.I.A. leak case, in an appearance that was a sign of renewed attention by the special prosecutor …
John King / CNN:
Rove testifies again in CIA leak case  —  Bush political adviser appears before grand jury for 5th time  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Karl Rove, President Bush's top political adviser, testified Wednesday for a fifth time before a grand jury in the CIA leak investigation, Rove's attorney said Wednesday.
Jason Leopold / truthout.org:
Target Letter Drives Rove Back to Grand Jury  —  Karl Rove's appearance before a grand jury in the CIA leak case Wednesday comes on the heels of a "target letter" sent to his attorney recently by Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, signaling that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff …
Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
Rove Testifies Again in C.I.A. Leak Case  —  WASHINGTON, April 26 — Karl Rove, the senior counselor to President Bush, appeared this afternoon before a federal grand jury investigating the leak of a Central Intelligence Agency officer's identity.  Mr. Rove did not comment after his appearance …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
A Great Day For Karl Rove!
David Espo / Associated Press:
Privately, Bush Says He Favors Citizenship  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush generally favors plans to give millions of illegal immigrants a chance at U.S. citizenship without leaving the country, but does not want to be more publicly supportive because of opposition among conservative House Republicans …
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Michelle Malkin:   OPEN-BORDERS BUSH: THE FINAL STRAW?
Dglover / Beltway Blogroll:
House Passes Bill To Protect Phone Numbers
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and NewsHog
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Neil Young: Exclusive 'Impeach the President' Lyrics  —  'Law & Order' |  Odds 'n' Ends  —  Neil Young: Exlusive 'Impeach the President' Lyrics  —  Neil Young's new album, Living with War, is an incendiary, moving, totally American document of peaceful protest that is going to make a lot of people crazy one way or another.
THIS AIN'T YOUR DADDY'S Parasitic Pin …:
TONY SNOW HAS A GIGANTIC HEAD  —  Kevin Drum asks: … The biggest f**king head this side of Brit Hume.  I don't know where FOX finds these f**king hydrocephaloids to do its news shows - Easter Island, maybe, or the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - but somebody needs to find that place and destroy it …
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Germanm / TheWorldNewser:
George Stephanopoulos: Snow Day  —  Much of the early commentary about Tony Snow's appointment as White House press secretary (including my own) focused on what Snow was giving up for the job — money, family time, independence — rather than what he was getting from the job — power …
Art Brodsky / tpmcafe.com:
Net Neutrality Defeated — Telcos and Cable Win  —  A House Committee sold out the Internet.  —  A couple of days ago, I wrote about an amendment in the House Commerce Committee that will go a long way to determining the future of the Internet.  —  The vote is over, and the amendment from Rep. Ed Markey …
Discussion: The Agonist, Off the Kuff and TPRS
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Matt Stoller / MyDD:
A Letter to the Verizon/AT&T Five  —  I've been asked for background, so here goes.  This post refers to a vote on internet freedom (or 'net neutrality') that took place in a House Committee today.  Right now your broadband ISP isn't really allowed to block legal web sites or services to their customers.
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Pain at Pumps May Be Felt at Polls  —  As Gas Prices Soar, Voters Want to Send a Message to Lawmakers  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 26 — One of the soaring bridges to the beach here is named for longtime Republican congressman E. Clay Shaw Jr., and at its foot is a gas station where drivers …
Discussion: The Left Coaster and The Heretik
Chris Bowers / MyDD:
Demographics of Democratic Blog Activists  —  As Jerome indicated in Breaking Blue, yes, the new Blogads readers surveys have indeed made my day.  I am pouring over the results as I type.  —  Before going over the results, the first caveat I would like to note is that this is not a scientific survey …
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Projected Iraq War Costs Soar  —  Total Spending Is Likely to More Than Double, Analysis Finds  —  The cost of the war in Iraq will reach $320 billion after the expected passage next month of an emergency spending bill currently before the Senate, and that total is likely to more than double …
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Mike Allen / popularmechanics.com:
How far can you drive on a bushel of corn?  —  Crunching the numbers on alternative fuels.  —  Lead Photograph by Christian Patterson  —  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next  —  Prairie power: The East Kansas Agri-Energy plant in Garnett, Kan., turns corn into ethanol.
Dan / Riehl World View:
Is The 2005 Priest Story A Fraud?  —  Additional updates will be at bottom as similarities and contrasts between the two reports appear.  One thing is very clear, the 2002 story was balanced by several quotes from officials in support of the program and pointing out the notion that torture was not viewed as a very effective technique.
CBS News:
'We Know What's Best For You'  —  (CBS) This commentary was written by CBSNews.com's Dick Meyer.  —  For several weeks in a row there have been headlines like "Bush Approval Rating Hits New Low."  This week, it was CNN's turn to break the news, with a poll showing just 32 percent …
Fox News:
United Nations Probes Sale of Irreplaceable Stamp Archive  —  Amid the many scandals at the United Nations, a new mystery now looms.  What happened to the world organization's unique and valuable postal archive — in effect, the U.N.'s own stamp collection, one of the crown jewels of its past …
 
 
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John / AMERICAblog:
Equality Forum now lying about Jeff Gannon's attendance at conference …
Jan Sliva / Associated Press:
EU Lawmakers Allege Numerous CIA Flights
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Pentagon: Iraq Troop Reductions on the Way
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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