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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 …
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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.
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.
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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 …
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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? — Not that this is a surprise to anyone who has actually listened to President Bush's open borders-sympathizing over the last five years, but here's the "news" from AP tonight: … A more accurate headline: Privately, Bush Says He Favors Amnesty — More:
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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 …
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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.
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.
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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 …
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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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 …
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Will / Attytood:
The questions that "United 93" can't answer — Once again, Attytood gives you tomorrow's news today. This is our story that will run on the front page of the Daily News, looking at a few of the unanswered questions that may get lost in the hoopla about the opening of the movie "United 93":
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 …
weblog.blogads.com:
2006 blog reader survey results (56,000 of 'em) — We've wrapped up tallying the results of this year's blog reader surveys, conducted last month. When we surveyed blog readers in 2004, we got 17,000 responses. Last year we got 30,000. This year we had 56,000. — A fantastic result!