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5:40 AM ET, May 7, 2006

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CNN:
Goss: CIA resignation 'one of those mysteries'  —  Bush expected to tap former NSA chief as replacement  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Porter Goss said Saturday that his surprise resignation as CIA director is "just one of those mysteries," offering no other explanation for his sudden departure after almost two years on the job.
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NY Daily News:
CIA boss Goss is cooked  —  Tied to contractor's poker parties - hints of bribes & women  —  WASHINGTON - CIA Director Porter Goss abruptly resigned yesterday amid allegations that he and a top aide may have attended Watergate poker parties where bribes and prostitutes were provided to a corrupt congressman.
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
A new branch of the NSA Scandal - appointing Hayden as CIA Director  —  Reports have surfaced that the leading candidate to replace Porter Goss as CIA Director is Gen. Michael Hayden, who was the Director of the National Security Agency when that agency was ordered in October …
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Confident Democrats Lay Out Agenda  —  Party Plans Probes Of Administration If It Wins the House  —  Democratic leaders, increasingly confident they will seize control of the House in November, are laying plans for a legislative blitz during their first week in power that would raise the minimum wage …
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Times of London:
Israel foils plot to kill Palestinian president  —  A HAMAS plot to assassinate Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has been thwarted after he was tipped off by Israeli intelligence.  —  Hamas's military wing, the Izza Din Al-Qassem, had planned to kill Abbas at his office in Gaza, intelligence sources said.
Discussion: Hot Air and Hyscience
Robert H. Reid / Associated Press:
Iraqis, British Troops Spar After Crash  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq — A British military helicopter apparently was hit by a missile Saturday and crashed in Basra, triggering a confrontation in which jubilant Iraqis pelted British troops with stones, hurled firebombs and shouted slogans in support of a radical Shiite Muslim cleric.
Discussion: ParaPundit
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Bob Burnett / The Huffington Post:
What Can We Do About Iraq and Iran?  —  President Bush's job approval ratings continue to plummet, as increasing numbers of Americans recognize that the Administration lacks the clear thinking required to deal with the critical issues that confront America, such as Iraq and Iran.
Wretchard / The Belmont Club:
Rummy "lied"  —  Andrew Sullivan says the man who heckled Rummy was … No not some crazed lefty.  The man was Ray McGovern, who Sweetness and Light noticed was part of Daniel Ellsberg's Truth Telling Project.  Here's the relevant blog entry from the Belmont archives: … Commentary
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dartblog.com:   Speaking Truth to Hecklers
Nikki Finke / Deadline Hollywood Daily:
MI3 Box Office Disappoints.  Cruise's Fault?  —  I'm told that, according to rival studio estimates, Paramount's MI3 will gross in the mid-$40 millions — $45 mil-to-$46 mil — for this opening weekend, much lower than the pre-Friday estimates of $63 mil from 4,054 theaters.
Discussion: One Hand Clapping
Washington Post:
With Smear Scandal, France Near Paralysis  —  PARIS — When French criminal investigators finish their probe of the smear, who was smeared and who did the smearing may be little more than a footnote.  —  A burgeoning political scandal of alleged dirty tricks involving the cabinet's …
Belle Waring / Crooked Timber:
You Just Flunked Out Of Feminism 101.  Wait, Stupid Also Just Failed Out Of Moron.  —  Now, I post this with a heavy heart, because the truth is, that despite any previous complaints about puppies, I actually regard Eugene Volokh as an intelligent, thoughtful person with whom I would love to have a beer or two.
Christopher Toothaker / Associated Press:
Chavez Wants Vote on Governing Until '31  —  CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that Venezuelan voters should have the chance to decide whether he should govern the country for the next 25 years.  —  Speaking at a stadium packed with supporters in central Lara state …
Discussion: Dean's World
Associated Press:
5 Released After Detention at N.J. Airport  —  NEWARK, N.J. - Five men detained Saturday after an American Airlines flight landed at Newark Liberty International Airport were found to pose no threat and were released, an FBI spokesman said.  —  The men — identified only as four Angolan military personnel …
Discussion: dartblog.com and lgf
Agence France Presse:
Islamic scholars to issue pro-Hamas fatwa  —  DOHA (AFP) - Islamic scholars are to meet in Doha next week to draw up a fatwa, or religious edict, obliging the Muslim faithful to help the internationally isolated Palestinian government headed by Hamas.  —  Influential cleric Yussef al-Qardawi …
Discussion: lgf
MSNBC:
'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Jan. 24th  —  KEITH OLBERMANN, HOST: Which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow?  —  The CIA leak indictment.  It not only says Libby on the label, it also says top secret.  Why Scooter wants to keep part of the trial out of the public eye.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and TalkLeft
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Desperation Sets In  —  Bloomberg has a nice summary up of today's Libby hearing.  It looks like Libby's got nothing but smoke and mirrors, and the judge is getting tired of the sideshow: … If Walton thinks the whole thing sounds like bulls**t now, wait 'til he sees the witness list.
Discussion: Angry Bear
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Late Nite FDL: Countdown to Ecstasy
 
 
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Russell Shorto / New York Times:
Contra-Contraception  —  The English writer Daniel Defoe …
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A conversation at the barber's.
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Mandate for ID Meets Resistance From States
Discussion: TalkLeft
Austin Bay Blog:
UPDATED: Iran's nuclear mullahs and the UN: closer to sanctions?
Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:
Still Not Gettin' It  —  Now the New York Times has an article quoting …
Callimachus / Done With Mirrors:
At the Movies  —  So has anyone in my newsroom been to see "United 93"?
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
Alan Cooperman / Washington Post:
Air Force to Examine Fundraising E-Mail Sent by a General
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Will Dunham / Reuters:
US sends Chinese Guantanamo detainees to Albania
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Sources: Shari Redstone does not plan to stay on the board of Paramount Global after the company completes its planned merger with Skydance Media

 
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