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New York Times:
Bush's Public Approval at New Low Point — Americans have a bleaker view of the country's direction than at any time in more than two decades, and sharp disapproval of President Bush's handling of gasoline prices has combined with intensified unhappiness about Iraq to create a grim political environment …
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CBS News:
Poll: Dim View Of Bush, GOP — Bush Disappoints On Key Issues; Democrats In Congress Trump GOP — (CBS) President Bush and the Republican Congress show nearly record low ratings while Democrats are viewed much more favorably in their performance on the issues that matter most to Americans …
Joseph Carroll / Gallup:
Bush Job Approval: 31% — Reaches new low among Republicans, Democrats — PRINCETON, NJ — President George W. Bush's job approval rating has reached yet another new low for his administration, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll. The poll, conducted May 5-7, 2006 …
Michael Slackman / New York Times:
Iranian Letter: Using Religion to Lecture Bush — CAIRO, May 9 — With the tone of a teacher and the certainty of a believer, the president of Iran wrote to President Bush that Western democracy had failed and that the invasion of Iraq, American treatment of prisoners and support for Israel …
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Associated Press:
"Ahmadinejad Isn't Bluffing" — Iranian President Mahmoud …
"Ahmadinejad Isn't Bluffing" — Iranian President Mahmoud …
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Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Iranian's Letter to Bush Emerges
Iranian's Letter to Bush Emerges
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Maryehayes / Miss Kelly:
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: "I Really Wonder What You Are Doing Here at Harvard" — After listening to Ayaan Hirsi Ali's talk at Harvard JFK's School of Government this afternoon, I went up to shake her hand and let her know much I admired her. She is physically a slight woman. How can it be that such a small woman is so feared?
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ksg.harvard.edu:
"Profiles in Leadership" with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Member, Dutch Parliament & Time Magazine's 2005 "World's Most Influential Leaders" — Description — The Center for Public Leadership and the Harvard Dutch Cultural Society invite you to join us for "PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP" …
Bill Brubaker / Washington Post:
Judicial Nominee Appears at Contentious Second Hearing — White House staff secretary Brett M. Kavanaugh today testified at a contentious Senate hearing on his nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, asserting he had no involvement in the Bush administration's policies …
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Washington Post:
GOP Reaches Deal on Tax Cuts — $70 Billion Measure Would Extend Breaks — House and Senate Republican negotiators reached a final agreement yesterday on a five-year, nearly $70 billion tax package that extends President Bush's deep cuts to tax rates on dividends and capital gains …
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The Raw Story:
Senator demands resignation of Housing Secretary after 'don't like Bush' dispute — Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) called on President Bush to ask for the immediate resignation of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson if a report about government contracts being awarded based …
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Judd / Think Progress:
Housing Sec. Canceled Contract Because Contractor Criticized Bush …
Housing Sec. Canceled Contract Because Contractor Criticized Bush …
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Jeff Green / CNN:
U.S. has second worst newborn death rate in modern world, report says — Research: 2 million babies die in first 24 hours each year worldwide — (CNN) — An estimated 2 million babies die within their first 24 hours each year worldwide and the United States has the second worst newborn mortality rate …
Noah Shachtman / Wired News:
Ex-NSA Chief Assails Bush Taps — NEW YORK — Former National Security Agency director Bobby Ray Inman lashed out at the Bush administration Monday night over its continued use of warrantless domestic wiretaps, making him one of the highest-ranking former intelligence officials to criticize the program in public, analysts say.
Ken Silverstein / Harper's:
"Nine Fingers" and the Third Man — New connections between the CIA and the Cunningham Scandal — Justin Rood at TPM Muckraker posted an interesting story yesterday, explaining why the Bush Administration's explanation for Porter Goss's sudden departure from the CIA looks increasingly lame.
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The Ugly American / The Real Ugly American.com:
Reviewing "Painting The Map Red" … That's how Hugh Hewitt begins his candid and public strategy guide for the Republican Party titled "Painting The Map Red". — I will begin my review with a most sincere and humble apology to Mr. Hewitt. You see, when I inquired about interviewing …
Radio Blogger:
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Mahmoud, son of Xerxes: "You know, he's obviously a communicator." — DR: Hugh Hewitt? — HH: Mr. Secretary, welcome back to the program. — DR: Thank you. It's good to be with you. — HH: Good to have you here.
Howard W. French / New York Times:
As Chinese Students Go Online, Little Sister Is Watching — SHANGHAI, May 8 — To her fellow students, Hu Yingying appears to be a typical undergraduate, plain of dress, quick with a smile and perhaps possessed with a little extra spring in her step, but otherwise decidedly ordinary.