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9:50 PM ET, March 1, 2007

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Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
Santorum Says Anyone But McCain  —  Former Sen. Rick Santorum has drawn at least one conclusion about the Republican presidential primary field: Anybody but John McCain.  —  The Pennsylvania Republican, who signed a contract Thursday as a Fox News contributor, said he has spoken with every GOP candidate …
Discussion: Eunomia and Hotline On Call
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Howard Chua-Eoan / Time:
TIME Poll: Giuliani's Lead Widens  —  If Presidential campaigning were about something other than politics, how would the current crop of candidates fare?  Take speed dating.  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is on wife no. 3, was judged most likely to be best …
Bill Sammon / Examiner:
Draft questions cloud Giuliani's chances  —  WASHINGTON - If this presidential campaign is anything like the last, John McCain's Vietnam service will inevitably be contrasted with GOP rival Rudy Giuliani's avoidance of a war that he opposed.  —  "Any suggestion that he was dodging the draft is totally …
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
For GOP, A Void on The Right  —  New York-based political consultant Kieran Mahoney's survey of probable Republican participants in the 2008 Iowa presidential caucuses showed this support for the "big three" candidates: John McCain, 20.5 percent; Rudy Giuliani, 16.3 percent; Mitt Romney, 3.5 percent.
Maggie Haberman / New York Post:
NEWT RIPS 'NASTY' HILL
Discussion: Donklephant, Taylor Marsh and TIME
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
McCain rejects CPAC invite
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Walter Reed General Relieved of Command  —  The Army today relieved the commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, saying it had "lost trust and confidence" in his leadership in the wake of a scandal over outpatient treatment of wounded veterans at the Washington, D.C., hospital complex.
John Hendren / ABCNEWS:
Walter Reed General Relieved of Command
Kate Ravilious / National Geographic:
Mars Melt Hints at Solar, Not Human, Cause for Warming, Scientist Says  —  Simultaneous warming on Earth and Mars suggests that our planet's recent climate changes have a natural—and not a human-induced—cause, according to one scientist's controversial theory.
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Alleged D.C. Madam "Considering" Selling Off Phone Records  —  Back in October, the feds busted a long-time prostitution service in the Washington, D.C. area.  The madam, Jean Palfrey, soon caught attention by telling a reporter from the Smoking Gun that they must be going after her as part …
Loki / Humid City v2.3:
Rebuke Bush 2pm  —  JOIN THE KATRINA SURVIVORS' REBUKE OF PRESIDENT BUSH  —  New Orleans Needs Federal Aid, Not Presidential Photo-Ops.  —  Mr. President: Katrina Survivors Do Not Welcome You, We Rebuke You!  —  We live in a devastated city and you are a big part of the reason why it sill sits in ruins.
Discussion: FRAMESHOP
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Scout Prime / First Draft:
People's Rebuke for Bush's Photo Op in NOLA today
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Court Hears Arguments Linking Right to Sue and Spending on Religion  —  The question for the Supreme Court on Wednesday was a jurisdictional one: whether taxpayers who object to the way the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives spends its money can get into federal court to make their case.
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Justices Weigh Right to Sue Over Church-State Separation
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
Mark Silva / Kansas City Star:
Spirit of Strom Thurmond carries Cheney into, out of hot spots  —  MUSCAT, Oman _Vice President Dick Cheney rode an Airstream trailer into Pakistan and Afghanistan, and he rode the Airstream out of Kabul wearing cowboy boots.  —  He also traveled in the belly of "The Spirit of Strom Thurmond."
Discussion: The Sleuth
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
4:30 on Day Seven  —  graphic courtesy Monk at Inflatable Dartboard  —  As Jane has warned you, at 4:30, Walton will dismiss the jury (for the day, we think), and give the jurors an instruction.  I suspect he may give them tomorrow off, which will bum me out bc I want to go home and I'm not sure …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
$4B to sweeten Iraq bill  —  House Democratic leaders will add nearly $4 billion for farmers to a bill funding military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to attract conservative Democrats concerned that the measure would wrongly constrict President Bush's power as commander in chief.
Ezra Klein:
Which Side Are You On?  —  Megan and I have been through these woods before, but the question of card check essentially rests on the question of whether you think employers wield too much power in union elections, whether you believe union intimidation can match them, and whether you believe there are other measures capable of redress.
Discussion: MyDD and Bradford Plumer
Melinda Henneberger / The Huffington Post:
Conservative Bush-Bashing Convention  —  WASHINGTON - Except for the low-heeled pumps, this could almost be a Netroots convention.  Well, that and guys handing out Brownback bumper stickers.  —  Still, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference that began this morning is a three …
Discussion: Oliver Willis
 
 
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Media Matters for America:
Hannity guest on Obama's church: Its "scary doctrine" …
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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
Environmental Indulgences and the Church of the Fragile Mother
Washington Post:
Return to New Orleans  —  AMONTH after neglecting to mention …
Discussion: Bring it On!
James Parks / AFL-CIO Weblog:
House Passes Employee Free Choice Act
Newsweek:
The Case of the Missing Movie
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Zachary Roth / Political Animal:
EVERY WHICH WAY YOU WANT...With the verdict in the Libby trial due …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Angry Bear
Ned Lamont / The Huffington Post:
The Real Choice on Iraq
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Holly Ramer / Associated Press:
Thieves Break Into N.H. Dem Headquarters
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Why do so many neoconservatives lack the courage of their convictions?
Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:
Chalabi Back in the Political Limelight
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David Sirota / workingforchange.com/blog/index.cfm:
84% of Philly votes to toss Santorum out of office; Philly Inquirer …
Debbi Wilgoren / Washington Post:
Historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Dies at 89
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Democrats View Hillary Clinton as Most Electable Democratic Candidate
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NBC May Oust Evening News Executive
Bjørn Stærk / All entries:
What Went Wrong?  —  After the September 11 terror attacks …
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