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7:40 PM ET, April 26, 2006

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Pete Yost / Associated Press:
Rove to Testify Again in CIA Leak Case  —  WASHINGTON - Top White House aide Karl Rove arrived at the federal courthouse Wednesday for his fifth grand jury appearance in the Valerie Plame affair.  —  Escorted by his lawyer Robert D. Luskin, Rove went into the building for a closed-door session …
Washington Post:
Rove Testifies for 5th Time in CIA Leak Case  —  Top presidential adviser Karl Rove testified today before a federal grand jury investigating the 2003 leak of a CIA operative's identity, appearing "voluntarily and unconditionally" at the request of the chief federal prosecutor, Rove's attorney said.
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 …
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
BREAKING: Back in the Grand Jury Saddle This Morning  —  UPDATE: Crooks and Liars has the video of the MSNBC reporting from O'Donnell.  (Thanks, John!)  —  Guess who went back before the Grand Jury this morning, according to the AP?  Yep, it's our boy Fitz.
John Solo / Associated Press:
Source: Rove to Testify in CIA Leak Case  —  WASHINGTON - Top White House aide Karl Rove prepared to testify Wednesday for a fifth time before the federal grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA officer's identity, a person familiar with the case said.  —  Rove consulted with his private lawyers …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Yeah I Got Your Spin Right Here
Discussion: JustOneMinute
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:   MSNBC Reports: Rove to testify
White House:
President Announces Tony Snow as Press Secretary  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  I'm here in the briefing room to break some news.  I've asked Tony Snow to serve as my new press secretary.  —  Tony already knows most of you, and he's agreed to take the job anyway.  (Laughter.)
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CNN:
Snow takes White House job  —  Fox News analyst replaces McClellan as press secretary  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush announced his new White House press secretary on Wednesday: former Fox News host Tony Snow.  —  "As a professional journalist, Tony Snow understands the importance …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Tony Snow to Be White House Press Secretary  —  Fox News commentator Tony Snow was named White House press secretary today after top officials assured him that he would be not just a spokesman but an active participant in administration policy debates, people familiar with the discussions said.
Steve Doocy / Fox News:
Tony Snow Is Moving On
Discussion: The Indepundit
Washington Post:
Rumsfeld and Rice Make Unannounced Visit to Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, April 26-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced joint visit to Iraq Wednesday to bolster the new emerging government and to ensure that the sometimes disjointed U.S. political …
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Pentagon: Iraq Troop Reductions on the Way
New York Times:
Rumsfeld and Rice Visit Baghdad
Dave Winer / Dave's Wordpress Blog:
Rather may blog after leaving CBS  —  Last night I had a 5-minute talk with Dan Rather, former CBS News anchor and managing editor.  We covered topics that weren't covered in the 1.5 hour interview with Orville Schell.  Dan Farber of CNET took a picture of us talking.
Dan / Daniel W. Drezner:
WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT GAS PRICES?  —  Brad DeLong provides the most concise and correct analysis of the political economy of gas prices I've ever seen: … The interesting question is why this is true.  As Nick Shultz points out in Forbes, energy is an increasingly less important component …
Theresa Agovino / Associated Press:
Percentage of Uninsured Americans Rising  —  NEW YORK - The percentage of working-age Americans with moderate to middle incomes who lacked health insurance for at least part of the year rose to 41 percent in 2005, a dramatic increase from the 28 percent in 2001 without coverage, a study released on Wednesday found.
Drudge Report:
'PROGRESSIVE' MEDIA STALLS: 'AIR AMERICA' IN AUDIENCE PLUNGE NYC, 'DAILY KOS' BOOK SELLS ONLY 3,600 COPIES  —  Left-leaning new media has hit turbulence at the marketplace, newly released stats show.  —  A book hyped by major media as documenting a progressive revolution of "blogs" …
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 …
New York Times:
Lethal Cruelty  —  Lethal injection is considered by some to be a more humane alternative to the electric chair.  But the Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case that shines a light on the reality: if lethal injection is poorly administered, it can in fact be particularly barbaric.
Chicago Tribune:
U.S. media response to cartoons skewered  —  As dozens gathered Tuesday night in a University of Chicago lecture hall to discuss the visceral and sometimes violent reaction to cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, Muslim students who had been invited decided to watch a movie across campus instead.
 
 
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