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5:25 PM ET, March 12, 2007

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Matthew Yglesias:
Neoliberalism and Its Discontents  —  While agreeing with much of what Ezra Klein and Ben Adler have to say about the declining fortunes of neoliberal punditry, I think they're both far too harsh in their assessment.  —  The neoliberal school of thought has and had significant failings.
Discussion: TIME: Swampland, TAPPED and Eschaton
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
NEOLIBERALISM, R.I.P.:  —  So is neo-liberalism really dead, as David Brooks suggested in his column on Sunday?  Insofar as he's referring to the very specific sensibility that grew out of the Washington Monthly and, later, the pages of this magazine, I think he's right.
Ezra Klein / TAPPED:   NEOLIBERALISM.  I want to amplify a point Badler made on David …
Omaha World-Herald:
Hagel won't announce political plans until later this year  —  After months of buildup, Sen. Chuck Hagel stopped short of a presidential campaign Monday, saying he wants to keep his options open until later this year.  —  Instead, the Nebraska Republican will begin actively raising money …
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Political Insider:
Hagel's Statement  —  Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel on His Political Future  —  America stands at an historic crossroads in its history.  It is against this backdrop that I find myself at my own crossroads on my political future.  Burdened by two wars, faced with dangerous new threats …
Omaha World-Herald:
Hagel hasn't tipped his '08 hand
Secular Coalition for America:
Congressman Holds No God-Belief  —  Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) is first Congress member in history to acknowledge his nontheism  —  Contact: Lori Lipman Brown, (202) 299-1091  —  There is only one member of Congress who is on record as not holding a god-belief.
MSNBC:
Halliburton to open headquarters in Dubai  —  CEO will be based in new facility; move immediately sparks criticism  —  MANAMA/HOUSTON - U.S. oil services firm Halliburton Co. is moving its headquarters and chief executive to Dubai in a move that immediately sparked criticism from some U.S. politicians.
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Examiner:
Tapscott's Copy Desk  —  ‹‹ More From this Blog … When I heard last week from Hill sources that the White House congressional liason staff was pressuring OMB Director Rob Portman to not release all of the earmarks requested by Members of Congress to executive agencies under …
CNN:
CNN RELIABLE SOURCES  —  Interview With Bob Woodruff; Rick Kaplan Appointed 'CBS Evening News' Producer  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  HOWARD KURTZ, HOST (voice over): Cheating death.  ABC's Bob Woodruff talks about why he risked …
Discussion: CBS News
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Jacques Steinberg / New York Times:
Weak Lead-In Programming Takes a Toll on the News Ratings
Discussion: CBS News
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
Obama, Clinton Sparring Early  —  CLINTON, Iowa — Standing in front of a large banner that blared "Clinton," surrounded by students in Clinton Community College sweat shirts, Sen. Barack Obama offhandedly mentioned the obvious.  —  "Hillary, you know, she's interesting," Obama said …
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Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Padding Her Civil Rights Résumé
Inside Higher Ed:
Would U.S. News Make Up Fake Data?  —  It's not unusual for college presidents to complain about U.S. News rankings (at least out of the earshot of U.S. News editors).  But on Sunday, the president of Sarah Lawrence College publicly charged that the magazine is preparing to publish made up, false data about her institution.
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Cheney: Congress undermining U.S. troops  —  WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney challenged lawmakers Monday to prove their support for U.S. troops and the war on terrorism by approving the Bush administration's requests for financing military action in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Discussion: The Daily Dish
Michael Cieply / New York Times:
On Screens Soon, Abused Earth Gets Its Revenge  —  Tired of abuse by mankind, the earth is angry.  Worse, the planet is out to even the score.  —  Audiences can expect a story along those lines when M. Night Shyamalan's film "The Happening" reaches screens in the next year.
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Terrorists Proving Harder to Profile  —  European Officials Say Traits of Suspected Islamic Extremists Are Constantly Shifting  —  ZUTPHEN, Netherlands — On the surface, the young Dutch Moroccan mother looked like an immigrant success story: She studied business in college …
Los Angeles Times:
Fallback strategy for Iraq: Train locals, draw down forces  —  If the current 'surge' fails, planners suggest relying on advisors as the U.S. did in El Salvador in the 1980s.  —  WASHINGTON — American military planners have begun plotting a fallback strategy for Iraq that includes …
Scott Carlson / Chronicle of Higher Education:
In Jack Anderson's Papers, a Hidden History of Washington  —  A professor explores the archives of a newspaper columnist entwined with power  —  After gently digging through a few boxes, and finding only letters and old memoranda, Kevin Anderson settles on Box No. 83 and opens the lid.
Discussion: FishBowlDC
Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Businesses Prepare to Mount a Concerted Attack on Regulation  —  Call it the end of the post-Enron era.  —  A major anti-regulatory offensive culminates this week with a one-two punch thrown by Washington and Wall Street's most moneyed institutions, as the Treasury Department convenes …
Discussion: Sirotablog
Opinion Journal:
Kerry's Swift Retribution  —  Get over it, Senator.  —  The country long ago moved beyond John Kerry's Presidential ambitions, but the Senator, as he seems never to tire of reminding us, has not.  Now Mr. Kerry's throbbing grievances jeopardize President Bush's nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Belgium.
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Bush Visits Guatemala in 'Social Justice' Tour of Latin America  —  President Bush began touring rural villages and ancient Mayan ruins here Monday as he brought his "social justice" tour of Latin America closer to home and tried to showcase ways that the United States works to uplift its neighbors.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
 
 
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Shawn Zeller / CQPolitics.com:
From CQ Weekly: Gay Groups Plan to Go On Legislative Offensive
Discussion: AMERICAblog and The Daily Dish
Nigel Green / Daily Mail:
Now the jobless get manicures, massages and facials...all thanks to the taxpayer
Discussion: QandO and Garfield Ridge
Shankar Vedantam / Washington Post:
Disagree About Iraq? You're Not Just Wrong — You're Evil.
Lydia Saad / Gallup Poll:
To Americans, the Risks of Global Warming Are Not Imminent
Discussion: Think Progress
Atrios / Eschaton:
Blogging Your Way To Fame and Fortune
Anthony Shadid / Washington Post:
The Bookseller's Story, Ending Much Too Soon
Robert A. Levy / Washington Post:
A Victory for Self-Defense  —  In the D.C. Gun Law Case …
Discussion: Norwegianity
Noam Cohen / New York Times:
A Wrangle After Democrats Shun Fox as Debate Platform
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Tyler Cowen / Cato Unbound:
The Paradox of Libertarianism  —  Yes: Bigger government.
New York Times:
For War's Gravely Injured, Challenge to Find Care
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Brian Williams, Anchoring and Hunkering in Iraq
Discussion: Liberty Street
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
March Madness  —  Public-sector lobbyists lavish gifts on congressmen and their staffers.
Discussion: QandO, EconLog and Cato-at-liberty
Michael Barone / Real Clear Politics:
Berger & Libby: A Tale of Two Crimes
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Early Primary Rush Upends '08 Campaign Plans
S.A. Miller / Washington Times:
CAIR OK'd to meet in Capitol
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

 
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