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Lydia Cornell / The Official Website of Lydia Cornell:
ANN COULTER'S CRIMINAL INTENT — Just a few hours ago, my friend Dan Borchers — a conservative Christian who is writing a book about Ann Coulter's "extermination speak" — was bodily wrestled out of CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) by four of Ann Coulter's bodyguards.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Romney and Giuliani Make Pitch to Conservatives — Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York are both Republican presidential candidates who have been voted into office by largely Democratic electorates. They both have a history of taking liberal positions on social issues.
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Howard Dean Demands GOP Candidates Denounce Ann Coulter for Referring to John Edwards as a 'Faggot' — After her comments, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued a press release expressing his outrage. Dean called Coulter's remarks 'hate-filled and bigoted.'
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UPDATE: Ann Coulter Suggests John Edwards Is a 'Faggot' — Now The Backlash Begins
UPDATE: Ann Coulter Suggests John Edwards Is a 'Faggot' — Now The Backlash Begins
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Bill Maher is Sorry the Assassination Attempt on Dick Cheney Failed — In 2002, ABC made the decision to not renew Bill Maher's contract after he made some disgraceful comments on his program "Politically Incorrect" concerning America's military response to 9/11.
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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
Non-representative "libertarian" …
Non-representative "libertarian" …
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Joe Klein / time-blog.com:
Since you asked — A left-wing extremist exhibits many, but not necessarily all, of the following attributes: —believes that the decision to go to war in Iraq was not an individual case of monumental stupidity, but a consequence of America's fundamental imperialistic nature.
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Ian Bishop / New York Post:
RUDY DRAGGED DOWN — RIGHTIES CROSS ABOUT HIS DRESS — Rudy Giuliani's liberal stance on abortion, guns and gays wasn't his biggest problem yesterday as he addressed a conference of conservative activists - it was his having dressed in drag. — A whisper campaign targeting …
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New York Times:
Noticeably Absent From the Giuliani Campaign: His Children — Rudolph W. Giuliani at his inaugural as mayor of New York in 1994, where his son, Andrew, 7, captured the show. But Andrew was not at events like the one in Spartanburg, S.C., last month, right, part of Mr. Giuliani's bid for the presidency …
The Blotter:
Afghanistan: US forces attack suspected al Qaeda hideout — Christopher Isham and Gretchen Peters Report: — For the past two days, U.S. and NATO forces have been conducting a major attack against a compound in a remote area of Eastern Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden or another senior al Qaeda leader …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: U.S. forces attack senior AQ leader's hideout in Afghanistan?
Breaking: U.S. forces attack senior AQ leader's hideout in Afghanistan?
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William Shawcrosson / Times of London:
Remember: for Cambodia, read Iraq — The Killing Fields illustrates brilliantly part of the long disaster that has been Cambodia over recent decades. It is a compelling film that follows the story of a young Cambodian, Dith Pran, who worked for the New York Times reporter Sidney Schanberg …
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
KILLING FIELDS THEN AND NOW — The Times (London) is giving away a DVD of "The Killing Fields" to readers today. It has accordingly called on William Shawcross to comment on the film and has published his column "Remember: For Cambodia, read Iraq." Shawcross refers to his own experience researching the events depicted in the film:
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Robert D. Novak / New Hampshire Union Leader:
Another Hillary defector — WASHINGTON - Greg Craig, a Washington super-lawyer with close ties to the Clintons, is supporting Sen. Barack Obama for President. — Craig was a White House special counsel defending President Bill Clinton in the Senate impeachment trial.
Jason / COUNTERCOLUMN:
Los Angeles Times Smears Medal of Honor Winner — An ignorant hack. — That's all I can think of to say about the author of this Los Angeles Times column, The Lunatic Right Returns, excoriating conservatives for adhering to "discredited swift-boaters" like George "Bud" Day. … Amazing.
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David S. Cloud / New York Times:
Army Secretary Is Ousted in Furor Over Hospital Care — Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey was forced to resign Friday over the handling of revelations that wounded soldiers were receiving shabby and slow treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. — Even as the grim-faced defense secretary …
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Andrew C. Revkin / New York Times:
U.S. Predicting Steady Increase for Emissions — The Bush administration estimates that emissions by the United States of gases that contribute to global warming will grow nearly as fast through the next decade as they did the previous decade, according to a long-delayed report being completed for the United Nations.
Candace Rondeaux / Washington Post:
Expert on Soviet Intelligence Shot in Adelphi — Federal and local law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting in Prince George's County that critically injured a prominent intelligence expert who specializes in the former Soviet Union. — Paul Joyal, 53, was shot Thursday …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
But Did Ginger Rogers Wear Flip-Flops? — "It's an honor to be here in high heels, walking backwards," Mitt Romney said yesterday as he began his address to the Conservative Political Action Conference. — Don't panic, Phyllis Schlafly: He was merely referring to a previous speaker's invocation of an old joke.
Norman Ornstein / Washington Post:
A Better Way on Presidential Succession — Since Sept. 11, 2001, the speaker of the House has been required for security purposes to take government planes for official business. The White House rightly called "silly" recent criticism of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desire to have a plane …
Bruce Finley / Denver Post:
Activists' expulsion cited as Bush rule — 2005 FORUM IN DENVER — A former White House official who ordered three activists expelled from a 2005 Denver public forum with President Bush says it was White House policy to exclude potentially disruptive guests from Bush's appearances nationwide.
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