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8:00 AM ET, March 1, 2007

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New York Times:
U.S. Concedes Uncertainty on North Korean Uranium Effort  —  Last October, the North Koreans tested their first nuclear device, the fruition of decades of work to make a weapon out of plutonium.  —  For nearly five years, though, the Bush administration, based on intelligence estimates …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
In U.S. Overtures to Foes, New Respect for Pragmatism
Discussion: Pacific Views and LiberalOasis
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
New Doubts On Nuclear Efforts by North Korea
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
McCain Declares He's Running For President But Is His Campaign Collapsing?  —  So now the big non-drama is finally over: Arizona Senator John McCain has declared his candidacy for Presidency on David Letterman.  —  But if you look at recent polls, it seems that many voters would have thought …
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CNN:
McCain announces '08 bid on Letterman
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Cheney's contempt for American public opinion  —  Since the smashing repudiation his party suffered at the hands of the American voter in the 2006 midterm elections, Dick Cheney's behavior has become palpably more secretive, combative, and scornful.  The embittered interview he gave …
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Time:   An Enigmatic Still Life
Associated Press:
Gore defends his carbon credentials  —  Group skeptical of global warming notes his home is big energy user  —  Al and Tipper Gore live in this Nashville, Tenn., mansion.  A group skeptical of global warming is calling the former vice president a hypocrite because of the home's large electricity consumption.
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SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Olbermann on Gore's Energy Use: Setting the Record Straight
Discussion: Iowa Voice and Sadly, No!
Washington Post:
Hospital Officials Knew of Neglect  —  Complaints About Walter Reed Were Voiced for Years  —  Top officials at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, including the Army's surgeon general, have heard complaints about outpatient neglect from family members, veterans groups and members of Congress for more than three years.
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Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
Military Press Crackdown Extends Further Than Walter Reed
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Patrick Ishmael / The News Buckit:
"Seven words you can never say on television"... but which are said on the Internet.  A lot.  —  Talk about potty-mouths.  —  The Net's not always a kid-friendly place; there is plenty of foul language out there.  And of course, the blogosphere is no different.
Discussion: Bob Krumm
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InstaPun***K.Com:
P.S. to Patterico  —  THE WORD.  I followed the links today (h/t Malkin, Reynolds) to Patterico's takedown of Glenn Greenwald.  For any InstaPunk readers who don't know what I'm talking about, here's the background.  A blogger at the Huffington Post reported that an attempt to "assassinate" Dick Cheney in Afghanistan failed.
Curt Anderson / MiamiHerald.com:
Judge rules Padilla competent for trial  —  A federal judge ruled Wednesday that suspected al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla is competent to stand trial on terrorism support charges, rejecting arguments that he was severely damaged by 3 1/2 years of interrogation and isolation in a military brig. Padilla …
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Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Judge questions Padilla's cooperation
Discussion: Hot Air and The Daily Dish
Douglas Martin / New York Times:
Arthur Schlesinger, Historian of Power, Dies at 89  —  Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., the historian whose more than 20 books shaped discussions for two generations about America's past and who himself was a provocative, unabashedly liberal partisan, most notably in serving in the Kennedy White House, died last night in Manhattan.
Simon Tisdall / Guardian:
Military chiefs give US six months to win Iraq war  —  An elite team of officers advising US commander General David Petraeus in Baghdad has concluded the US has six months to win the war in Iraq - or face a Vietnam-style collapse in political and public support that could force the military into a hasty retreat.
Agence France Presse:
UFO science key to halting climate change: former Canadian defense minister  —  OTTAWA (AFP) - A former Canadian defense minister is demanding governments worldwide disclose and use secret alien technologies obtained in alleged UFO crashes to stem climate change, a local paper said Wednesday.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Giuliani-Appointed Judges Tend to Lean to the Left  —  When Rudy Giuliani faces Republicans concerned about his support of gay rights and legal abortion, he reassures them that he is a conservative on the decisions that matter most.  —  "I would want judges who are strict constructionists because I am …
Maureen Martin / TCS Daily:
L'Eggo My Lego  —  Some Seattle school children are being told to be skeptical of private property rights.  This lesson is being taught by banning Legos.  —  A ban was initiated at the Hilltop Children's Center in Seattle.  According to an article in the winter 2006-07 issue of …
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Staring Adversity In The Face  —  Not that Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) was out for revenge or anything.  But he sure did seem to enjoy at least a wee measure of satisfaction in making mega GOP donor Sam Fox squirm during Tuesday's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to consider Fox's nomination to be ambassador to Belgium.
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CNN:
GLENN BECK  —  Should Mexico Compensate U.S. for Cost of Illegals?  ; Latest in Anna Nicole Case; New York Bans "N" Word  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  GLENN BECK, HOST: Coming up, an illegal alien tries to sell her baby for a car.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and My Two Sense
 
 
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Sam Roberts / New York Times:
One Night Only. Gingrich vs. Cuomo in Elevated Discourse.
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Kate Phillips / New York Times:
Group Reaches Settlement With F.E.C. Over 2004 Campaign Advertising
Discussion: MyDD
Brian Flemming:
Blasphemy Challenge parody unfairly yanked from YouTube
Michael Freund / Jerusalem Post:
Right On!: Circumvent old media-go for the blogosphere
Discussion: Power Line and Atlas Shrugs
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow
Discussion: Bring it On! and First Draft
Thomas Burr / Salt Lake Tribune:
Religious attacks disavowed
Associated Press:
Democratic Leaders Revamp Anti - War Plan
Discussion: TalkLeft
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Washington Post:
Blogger on Ice  —  THE BUSH administration has tolerated Egypt's …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
"The Note III" - As We Scrape Along
Discussion: TalkLeft and Firedoglake
Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
Crooked congressman says farewell
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Glenn Beck unloads on Olbermann
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Iran to Take Part in Iraq Security Conference
Discussion: Prairie Weather
This Is London:
THE ROYAL PASTY THAT'S UNHEALTHIER THAN A BIG MAC
Discussion: QandO and Telegraph
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Attorney Says He Was Pressured on Corruption Probe
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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