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CNN:
White House scribe asks for the remote — Press corps asks to watch CNN on Air Force One — WASHINGTON (CNN) — It wasn't the price of gasoline, Darfur or the rebuilding effort in New Orleans that preoccupied the White House press corps Thursday aboard a flight on Air Force One.
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Washington Post:
Balanced Crowd at Fox's Bash — There was a buzz when Dick Cheney walked into the "Fox News Sunday" 10th anniversary bash Wednesday night, but it was another guest — arriving fashionably late — who really got heads turning. … "Having the clear frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination show …
Charles Krauthammer:
Say It With Me: Supply and Demand — If you thought the Dubai port deal marked a record high in Washington cynicism, think again. Nothing can match the spectacle of politicians scrambling for cover during a spike in gasoline prices. And this time the panderfest has gone all the way to the Oval Office.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senators Hurry to Quell Furor Over Gas — WASHINGTON, April 27 — Senate Republicans tried on Thursday to get the upper hand in the escalating political battle over high gasoline prices by proposing a $100 rebate for taxpayers and by suggesting that they might increase taxes on oil-industry profits.
Dean Calbreath / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Co-conspirator's possible links to prostitutes eyed — Federal prosecutors are reviewing records of two Washington, D.C., hotels where Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes rented suites as part of their investigation into whether prostitutes were involved as he tried to curry favor with lawmakers and CIA officials.
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Billmon:
Sex Pistols — I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the possibility (from Harper's via TPM Muckraker) that Porter Goss, director of the CIA, may be implicated in a hooker service for corrupt (and horny) congressmen paid for by defense contractors and run out of — you really gotta love this part — the Watergate Hotel.
Michelle Malkin:
EXCLUSIVE: ILLEGAL ALIEN DAY PLANNING — ***scroll for updates...Mexican govt supports the strike...*** — Courtesy of an inside tipster at the LA Unified School District, I've obtained documents showing the public school teachers and officials' plans in advance of the Monday illegal alien boycott.
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Michelle Malkin:
BLOGS DOWN: HACK ATTACK — ***scroll for updates...1230pm EDT Looks like the problem may be resolved, though several blogs still down...Glenn Reynolds confirms the attack originated in Saudi Arabia, as I suspected...Mary Katherine Ham of downed blog hughhewitt.com is guest-blogging over at Wizbang...***
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Lone Star Times, Babalu Blog, Wizbang, Outside The Beltway, This Blog Is Full Of Crap and small dead animals
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Using generalizations to describe political groups — Whenever I write a post about the tactics and behaviors of Bush defenders, some pro-Bush bloggers invariably write responses accusing me of unfairly generalizing, trafficking in stereotypes and prejudices, and exhibiting anti-Bush fanticism.
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Roger L. Simon, Decision '08, Norwegianity, Firedoglake, AMERICAN FUTURE, MyDD, The American Mind and Instapundit.com
New York Times:
Prosecutor Weighs Charges Against Rove in Leak Case — WASHINGTON, April 27 — Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor in the C.I.A. leak case, is expected to decide in the next two to three weeks whether to bring perjury charges against Karl Rove, the powerful adviser to President Bush …
Ross Douthat / The American Scene:
Religious Tests: Robert Novak says that Mitt Romney's Latter-Day loyalties will hurt his presidential campaign. Amy Sullivan thinks so too (in fact, she's thought so for a while). So does Adam Reilly, writing for Slate. And of course, so do I. — If we're right, then it's too bad …
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The Washington Monthly, Ezra Klein, The Corner on National …, Betsy's Page and Decision '08
George Jahn / Associated Press:
Iran 'Won't Give a Damn' About Resolution — VIENNA, Austria - Iran "won't give a damn" about any U.N. resolutions concerning its nuclear program, its president said Friday, hours before an expected finding that Tehran has failed to meet a Security Council deadline to suspend uranium enrichment.
Discussion:
Hot Air, Financial Times, Midtopia, neo-neocon, California Conservative and The Glittering Eye
Chris Bowers / MyDD:
United Flight 93 — It appears that the new movie, United Flight 93, is getting some good reviews. When I first saw a trailer for the movie, I must say that I was overcome with a wave of emotions. I feel very strongly that the passengers on that plane were American heroes of the highest order.
Pamela Anderson / Opinion Journal:
No Way to Treat a Relative — Chimps shouldn't be forced to live like me. — King Kong is my hero. He's big, muscular, sensitive, a terrific actor—and he's not real. The use of computer-generated imagery has really taken off in Hollywood. So why has Madison Avenue suddenly gone bananas for real apes?
Pamela McClintock / Variety:
'Atlas' pic mapped — Ayn Rand's most ambitious novel may finally be brought to the bigscreen after years of false starts. — Lionsgate has picked up worldwide distribution rights to "Atlas Shrugged" from Howard and Karen Baldwin ("Ray"), who will produce with John Aglialoro.
Sci Fi Wire:
SCI FI Announces Caprica — NEW YORK—SCI FI Channel announced the development of Caprica, a spinoff prequel of its hit Battlestar Galactica, in presentations to advertisers in New York on April 26. Caprica would come from Galactica executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Blogs: Good or Evil? — I write again today about blogging because I believe it has become the most vibrant, innovative and controversial form of information delivery in the media world today. — Also, I was stuck for a column. — The old parameters for this discussion seem pretty stale.
CNN:
To be or not to be Hillary Clinton — Poll: Use of maiden name changes way public feels about senator — (CNN) — Who would make a better candidate, Hillary Clinton or Hillary Rodham Clinton? If you're thinking it doesn't matter, you're probably a Democrat.
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