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12:20 AM ET, May 2, 2006

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CNN:
Poll: Vast majority believes Iraq mission not accomplished  —  U.S. marks third anniversary since 'Mission Accomplished' speech  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Three years after President Bush declared major combat over in Iraq, Americans have strong doubts that the United States will fulfill the promise of his …
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Larisa Alexandrovna / The Raw Story:
Chalabi involved US, Iran policy making again, current and former intelligence officials say  —  Ahmed Chalabi, the man who helped provide cooked intelligence on Iraq to the Pentagon and the New York Times in the lead-up to war, is once again being engaged in US policy decisions, current and former intelligence officials say.
Discussion: The American Street
CBS News:
Poll: Gas Prices, Iraq Weigh Down Bush  —  (CBS) With gas prices sky-high and no end of the Iraq war in sight, President George W. Bush's approval rating hits an all-time low in a new CBS News poll.  —  Only 33 percent approve of his job performance, Mr. Bush's lowest approval rating yet in CBS News polls.
CNN:
U.S.: Ramadi battle kills 100-plus insurgents  —  Iraq president eyes deal for armed groups to join political process  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — U.S. and Iraqi troops killed more than 100 insurgents last week in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, a U.S. Army officer said Monday.
Discussion: Counterterrorism Blog
Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Back in the Days of 'Mission Accomplished'
Lou Dobbs / CNN:
Radical groups taking control of immigrant movement  —  NEW YORK (CNN) — We all awoke to headlines in our nation's most important newspapers reminding us that this is "A Day Without Immigrants."  Not illegal immigrants, mind you, but immigrants.  —  USA Today headlined today's demonstrations and boycott …
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Jesus Sanchez / Los Angeles Times:
Today's Protests Shutter L.A.'s Produce and Garment Districts
The Raw Story:
MSNBC confirms: Outed CIA agent was working on Iran  —  On Chris Matthews' Hardball Monday evening, just moments ago, MSNBC correspondent David Shuster confirmed what RAW STORY first reported in February: that outed CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson was working on Iran at the time she was outed.
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Crooks and Liars:
Valerie Plame worked on Iran: Cover blown when she was outed!  —  Valerie Plame worked on Iran: Cover blown when she was outed!  —  David Shuster reported on Hardball today that:  —  INTELLIGENCE SOURCES SAY VALERIE WILSON WAS PART OF AN OPERATION THREE YEARS AGO TRACKING THE PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS MATERIAL INTO IRAN.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Rove Watch  —  Both the NY Times and Murray Waas agree …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Decision '08
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Mexican Unions Urge U.S. Goods Boycott  —  Hundreds of union members rallied Monday to support Mexican migrants working in the United States and call for a boycott of U.S. goods in what was dubbed "A Day Without Gringos."  —  The boycott call by unions came as Mexico celebrated May Day …
The New Republic:
ABOUT SATURDAY NIGHT...:  —  I'm a big Stephen Colbert fan, a huge Bush detractor, and I think the White House press corps has been out to lunch for much of the last five years.  (Though, unlike many in the blogosphere, I don't think that's because White House reporters are lazy or stupid.)
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Chris Durang / The Huffington Post:
Ignoring Colbert, Part Two
Toni Locy / Associated Press:
Records of Abramoff's White House Visits  —  WASHINGTON - The Secret Service has agreed to turn over White House visitor logs that will show how often convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff met with Bush administration officials — and with whom he met.  —  U.S. District Judge John Garrett Penn …
Jerome R. Corsi / WorldNetDaily:
Founder of Minutemen targets run for president  —  Jim Gilchrist eyes bid with Constitution Party, claims Republicans 'sold out our sovereignty'  —  Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, is considering a run for president in 2008 representing the Constitution Party.
Mike McCurry / The Huffington Post:
Hostile Commentary and Net Neutrality  —  Reading lots of comments on my last post, I guess my point got made: the culture and discourse of the Internet is not what you would teach kids at the dinner table — unless you kept a bar of soap handy.  —  On net neutrality, I feel like screaming "puh-leeeze."
Discussion: Sirotablog
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Communist chic  —  IN JANUARY 2005, Britain's Prince Harry attended a birthday party dressed as a Nazi.  When the London Sun published a picture of the prince in his German desert uniform and swastika armband, it triggered widespread outrage and disgust.  In scathing editorials …
 
 
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Michael Reynolds / Donklephant:
Love Beams Won't Do It.  —  I intended to write about the Save …
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Funny Guy  —  Dan Froomkin has a very good column on the Colbert Moment …
Jonathan Wilde / Catallarchy:
May Day 2006: A Day Of Remembrance  —  Welcome to Catallarchy's annual Day of Remembrance.
Discussion: Tim Worstall, Peaktalk and EconLog
Kim Priestap / Wizbang:
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION PROTESTS: BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION REDUX?
DarkSyde / Daily Kos:
The Book "Kosmos: You Are Here" is Here!
Marc Morano / CNSNews:
New Movie Called 'Soft Core Eco-terrorism' for Kids
Ron Scherer / Christian Science Monitor:
Six years later, the Dow is back
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New York Times:
Unity Through Autonomy in Iraq
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David Stout / New York Times:
Anna Nicole Smith Wins Supreme Court Case
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Michael J. Totten:
On the Rim of a Volcano  —  This is the second of a two-part series …
Kevin / LA Observed:
The Hiltzik Affair  —  Michael Hiltzik came up, of course …
Dsifry / Sifry's Alerts:
State of the Blogosphere, April 2006 Part 2: On Language and Tagging
Washington Post:
Polygraph Results Often in Question
Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Votes Counted. Deals Made. Chaos Wins.
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Bush's New Top Aide Makes His TV Debut
 

 
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