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Nico / Think Progress:
Coulter: The Conservative Movement Will Stick By Me — Ann Coulter appeared tonight on Fox News (she canceled her CNN appearance). Fox News host Alan Colmes repeatedly pointed out that some conservatives have reacted with calls to shun her from the movement.
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SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Coulter: Edwards Slur Was A "Schoolyard Taunt" — In her first television appearance since the CPAC slur (she bailed on Paula Zahn tonight), Coulter ventures into friendly territory to "explain" herself. Colmes gets first crack and, of course, she dances around, downplaying it as just another example …
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Companies to pull ads from Coulter's Web site … WASHINGTON (CNN) — At least three major companies want their ads pulled from Ann Coulter's Web site, following customer complaints about the right-wing commentator referring to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards as a "faggot."
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Washington Post:
Rep. Wilson Says She Contacted Prosecutor — Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) acknowledged today that she contacted a federal prosecutor to complain about the pace of his public corruption investigations, as the Senate Ethics Committee signaled that it had opened a preliminary inquiry …
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Marisa Taylor / Real Cities:
U.S. attorney worried 'gloves would come off' over criticism of ouster — WASHINGTON _ A high-ranking Justice Department official told one of the U.S. attorneys fired by the Bush administration that if any of them continued to criticize the administration for their ousters …
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Former Prosecutor Says Departure Was Pressured — The former federal prosecutor in Maryland said Monday that he was forced out in early 2005 because of political pressure stemming from public corruption investigations involving associates of the state's governor, a Republican.
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Walter Reed commanders admit fault — WASHINGTON - Flayed by lawmakers' criticism, Army leaders said Monday they accept responsibility for substandard conditions at the service's flagship Walter Reed Army Medical Center but also said they hadn't known about most of the problems.
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Kiley Blames 'Junior Level' Leadership For Walter Reed Scandal
Kiley Blames 'Junior Level' Leadership For Walter Reed Scandal
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Robert Collier / San Francisco Chronicle:
A WARMING WORLD — China about to pass U.S. as world's top generator of greenhouse gases — Far more than previously acknowledged, the battle against global warming will be won or lost in China, even more so than in the West, new data show. — A report released last week …
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The Blotter:
Kidnapped or Defected? Top Iranian General Disappears — Hoda Osman and Christopher Isham Report: — The mysterious disappearance of an Iranian general in Turkey in early February has led to speculation he either was kidnapped or defected. — Iran has reportedly asked Interpol to investigate the general's disappearance.
CNN:
Blasts kill 9 U.S. soldiers in Iraq … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — At least nine U.S. soldiers were killed Monday in a pair of deadly attacks north of Baghdad, U.S. military statements released Tuesday said. — "Six Task Force Lightning soldiers died as a result of injuries sustained following …
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Mike Baker / Associated Press:
Edwards: Jesus Would Be 'Appalled' — CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says Jesus would be appalled at how the United States has ignored the plight of the suffering, and that he believes children should have private time to pray at school.
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Associated Press:
Russian Journalist Dies in Fall From Window — A military correspondent for Russia's top business daily has died after falling out of a window, and some media alleged Monday that he might have been killed for his critical reporting. — Ivan Safronov, the military affairs writer for Kommersant …
Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
CIA Rushing Resources to Bin Laden Hunt — Brian Ross Reports: — Armed with fresh intelligence, the CIA is moving additional man power and equipment into Pakistan in the effort to find Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al Zawahri, U.S. officials tell ABC News.
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Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Tests Reveal Blood Clot in Cheney's Leg — WASHINGTON (AP) - Doctors discovered a blood clot in Vice President Dick Cheney's left leg Monday, a condition that could be fatal if left untreated. — The 66-year-old Cheney, who has a history of heart problems, will be treated …
Lynn Sweet:
Obama's Selma speech. Text as delivered. — SELMA, ALA.—From the pulpit of the historic Brown Chapel A.M.E. church, White House hopeful Barack Obama talks about the job of the "Joshua generation" and his own claim to a place in the civil rights movement. — " So don't tell me I don't have a claim on Selma, Alabama.