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7:20 AM ET, March 10, 2007

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Melinda Henneberger / The Huffington Post:
Democrats Dump Fox  —  The Huffington Post can confirm that the Nevada Democratic Party has decided to back out of a Fox News-sponsored presidential debate in August following Fox President Roger Ailes's recent remarks comparing Democratic Senator Barack Obama to al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.
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SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
FOX Democratic Debate, R.I.P
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
Appeals Court Guts D.C. Gun Ban  —  A federal appellate panel today struck down parts of the District's gun law as unconstitutional, ruling that the city cannot bar people from keeping firearms in their homes.  —  The decision was a victory for six D.C. residents who said they wanted to keep firearms for self-defense.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Appeals Court Says Gun Ban Violates 2nd Amendment
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
Washington Wire:   Dred-full Decision  —  It's not often these days that courts …
Lauren Frayer / Associated Press:
Insurgent leader nabbed in Iraq raid  —  BAGHDAD - The leader of the al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq was captured Friday in a raid west of Baghdad — his identity revealed by a fellow insurgent detained with him, an Iraqi military spokesman said.  —  Abu Omar al-Baghdadi was captured …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Leader of "Islamic State of Iraq" captured?  Update: Ratted out?  Update: Maliki associate confirms?  —  Just across on Fox, quoting the AP.  Iraqi troops say they caught him north of Baghdad; Fox is waiting for confirmation from Washington.  Looks like it's real for this time.
Juan Carlos Llorca / Associated Press:
Priests to purify site after Bush visit  —  GUATEMALA CITY - Mayan priests will purify a sacred archaeological site to eliminate "bad spirits" after President Bush visits next week, an official with close ties to the group said Thursday.  —  "That a person like (Bush) …
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Maura Reynolds / Los Angeles Times:   Brazil, U.S. to promote use of biofuels
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
They're Not in Your Club but They Are in Your League: Firedoglake at the Libby Trial  —  "What happens?  One blog puts more boots on the ground than any commercial news operation.  The writers bring more background, savvy and commitment to the case.  And they dominate in coverage of a big news event.
Discussion: Firedoglake and DownWithTyranny!
Bravo Romeo Delta / protein wisdom:
We Will Lose The War On Terror [BRD]  —  I was going home a few days ago, and a thought struck me.  Not an idle notion, or an intriguing idea, but a sickening, clammy, dead certainty.  The realization struck me with sufficient force that in another era I would have claimed that it was a vision from God.
Discussion: NewsHog
Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Tape of Padilla interrogation is missing  —  MIAMI - A videotape showing Pentagon officials' final interrogation of al-Qaida suspect Jose Padilla is missing, raising questions about whether federal prosecutors have lost other recordings and evidence in the case.
Discussion: On Deadline
Miguel Helft / New York Times:
After Mastering Web Traffic, Google Runs Bus Line  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The perks of working at Google are the envy of Silicon Valley.  Unlimited amounts of free chef-prepared food at all times of day.  A climbing wall, a volleyball court and two lap pools.
Discussion: TalkLeft
Shakespeare's Sister:
Naughtywords  —  Yup, I use 'em—and when I do, it's not because I'm so moronic as to lift an image from a Google Search without even paying attention to what it says.  —  In case you can't make out the text, here's a still image in which they're clearer:  —  That's right.
Associated Press:
Boston lead singer Brad Delp dies at 55  —  ATKINSON, N.H. —Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston, was found dead Friday in his home in southern New Hampshire.  He was 55.  Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. and found Delp dead.
Karen J. Greenberg / Los Angeles Times:
The military's Gitmo script  —  A tour of the facility features strict boundaries and well-rehearsed lines.  —  SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, I took the media tour at Guantanamo.  From the moment I arrived on a frayed Air Sunshine prop-jet to the time I boarded the same plane to head home, I had no doubt that I was on an alien planet.
Michael Roston / The Raw Story:
Anti-McCain vets ready salvo against Senator's presidential campaign  —  Two familiar faces will soon be dogging Senator John McCain on the campaign trail, as activist Vietnam Veterans Jerry Kiley and Ted Sampley resume a campaign they have conducted for years against the Arizona Republican and former prisoner of war.
 
 
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Maha / The Mahablog:
Politicization of Justice
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Video: The O'Reilly Factor, so easy a caveman could host it!
Discussion: Firedoglake
Martin Samuel / Times of London:
Miss Israel finalist quits after family's honour killing plot
Paul Richter / Los Angeles Times:
Democrats shift debate to Iraq endgame
Cenk Uygur / The Huffington Post:
Fred Thompson Considering Entering the Presidential Race
Discussion: Daily Kos
Dennis Lormel / Counterterrorism Blog:
National Security Letters...An Important Investigative Tool for the FBI
Wyatt Buchanan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Reaction to Coulter's slur hints at shift in view of gays
Discussion: Riehl World View
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
U.S. and Iran May Steal the Show at Iraq's Security Meeting
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Dana Stevens / Slate:
A Movie Only a Spartan Could Love
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
"IT'S THE FOX DESIGNING THE HENHOUSE"....David Cay Johnston reports today …
Discussion: New York Times and Eschaton
Gregory J. Volpe / CourierPostOnline.com:
GOP silent as N.J. Assembly rebukes Iraq surge
Scott MacKay / projo.com Rhode Island news:
Measures critical of Bush's policies offered to Assembly
Dave / Garfield Ridge:
Two Days Of Coolness: My Visit To the Set Of Battlestar Galactica.
Amanda / Think Progress:
Rep. Gingrey Blames Soldiers For Walter Reed Squalor: 'If You …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
'That's Not Nice'  —  Our political discourse needs less censorship …