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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Bloggers review "United 93″ — I won't see it. Saw this yesterday on Google Video and realized it was enough. The first reviews are being posted around the blogosphere this morning, though, and I'm going to try to round them up. If you've posted a review and want it mentioned here …
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Varifrank:
UNITED 93 AND OUR "SURVIVORS GUILT" — One year, during Easter break, I learned a valuable lesson. Every year during Easter, my cousins and I would go to my Grandparents house in San Simeon for the break in the school year. My cousins and I were practically the only kids in the area …
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
WHAT'S WRONG WITH UNITED 93? JUST ASK DANA
WHAT'S WRONG WITH UNITED 93? JUST ASK DANA
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The American Thinker
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
100,000 Families Are Fleeing Violence, Iraq Official Says — BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 29 — A new estimate by one of Iraq's vice presidents has put the number of Iraqi families fleeing sectarian violence at 100,000, far outstripping previous projections and raising the possibility that a total of a half-million people could be displaced.
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The Democratic Daily Blog, Gateway Pundit, Liberty Street and Just a Bump in the Beltway
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Robert H. Reid / Associated Press:
Violence Uproots 100,000 Iraq Families — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sectarian violence has forced about 100,000 families across Iraq to flee their homes, a top Iraqi official said. At least 17 people, including an American soldier, were killed Saturday in fighting.
Joseph E. Robert Jr / Washington Post:
Dedication and Danger in Iraq — I've had the opportunity to travel to Iraq three times, most recently last month, courtesy of the nonpartisan Business Executives for National Security. On every trip I'm struck by the difference between the Iraq I hear and read about back home and the Iraq I see in person.
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Death Toll for Americans in Iraq Is Highest in 5 Months
Death Toll for Americans in Iraq Is Highest in 5 Months
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Informed Comment
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Building the Secrecy Wall higher and higher — There are multiple investigative efforts underway — Congressional, judicial, journalistic — seeking to uncover the Bush administration's illegal warrantless eavesdropping activities aimed at Americans, and the administration …
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The American Street, Liberty Street, NewsHog, Booman Tribune and Democrat Taylor Marsh …
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John Markoff / New York Times:
U.S. Steps Into Wiretap Suit Against AT&T — SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 — The government asked a federal judge here Friday to dismiss a civil liberties lawsuit against the AT&T Corporation because of a possibility that military and state secrets would otherwise be disclosed.
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Daily Kos
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Not Exactly a Rush... Now that Rush Limbaugh has turned himself in due to his plea deal with the Palm Beach prosecutor's office, I thought a bit of discussion about what Rush has in store for his 18-months of supervised release would be helpful for everyone (well, everyone who hasn't gone through a first time drug arrest anyway).
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Tough Primary Race Confronts Lieberman — Antiwar Democrat Mounts a Major Challenge to Connecticut's 3-Term Senator — NEW HAVEN, Conn. — With his ruddy tan and dark gray suit, Ned Lamont is an antiwar liberal with a twist. Rather than targeting a Republican, the millionaire Greenwich businessman …
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Blue Crab Boulevard
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Nedrenaline — Update: WaPo has a very good article up about Ned.
Nedrenaline — Update: WaPo has a very good article up about Ned.
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Editor and Publisher:
Colbert Lampoons Bush at White House Correspondents Dinner— President Does Not Seem Amused — WASHINGTON A blistering comedy "tribute" to President Bush by Comedy Central's faux talk show host Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondent Dinner Saturday night left George and Laura Bush unsmiling at its close.
Tim Golden / New York Times:
Abuse Concerns Stymie Releases From Guantánamo — A long-running effort by the Bush administration to send home many of the terror suspects held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has been stymied in part because of concern among United States officials that the prisoners may not be treated humanely …
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
U.S.: FBI Sought Info Without Court OK — WASHINGTON - The FBI secretly sought information last year on 3,501 U.S. citizens and legal residents from their banks and credit card, telephone and Internet companies without a court's approval, the Justice Department said Friday.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
In Leak Cases, New Pressure on Journalists — Earlier administrations have fired and prosecuted government officials who provided classified information to the press. They have also tried to force reporters to identify their sources. — But the Bush administration is exploring …
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Prairie Weather
Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
Army Confirms: Rumsfeld Authorized Criminal Conduct — Today the Army filed criminal charges against Lt. Col Steven L. Jordan, a military intelligence officer who was second-in-command of interrogation operations at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Charge III of the Army's Charge Sheet accuses Jordan of …
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Jason Leopold / truthout.org:
Fitzgerald to Seek Indictment of Rove — Despite vehement denials by his attorney, who said this week that Karl Rove is neither a "target" nor in danger of being indicted in the CIA leak case, the special counsel leading the investigation has already written up charges against Rove …