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5:13 AM ET, April 27, 2006

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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.
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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 …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
A Great Day For Karl Rove!
Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
Rove Testifies Again in C.I.A. Leak Case
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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Dglover / Beltway Blogroll:
House Passes Bill To Protect Phone Numbers
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and NewsHog
Michelle Malkin:   OPEN-BORDERS BUSH: THE FINAL STRAW?
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.
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 and Off the Kuff
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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.
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 …
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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.
Tom Hertz / Center for American Progress:
Understanding Mobility in America  —  Executive Summary  —  This report discusses two aspects of economic mobility in the United States.  The first is the question of intergenerational mobility, or the degree to which the economic success of children is independent of the economic status of their parents.
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 …
Chris Strohm / govexec.com:
House panel pressured to defeat cargo inspection amendment  —  A coalition of industry groups is mounting an aggressive lobbying campaign to persuade House Homeland Security Committee Republicans to oppose an amendment that would require all cargo to be scanned at foreign ports before being shipped to the United States.
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 …
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.
 
 
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