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Washington Post:
Firings Had Genesis in White House — Ex-Counsel Miers First Suggested Dismissing Prosecutors 2 Years Ago, Documents Show — The White House suggested two years ago that the Justice Department fire all 93 U.S. attorneys, a proposal that eventually resulted in the dismissals of eight prosecutors last year …
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White House Said to Prompt Firing of Prosecutors — The White House was deeply involved in the decision late last year to dismiss federal prosecutors, including some who had been criticized by Republican lawmakers, administration officials said Monday. — Last October, President Bush spoke …
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Associated Press:
Gonzales Accepts Resignation of Top Aide — WASHINGTON — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales abruptly canceled travel plans Tuesday amid growing calls for his ouster over the firings of eight federal prosecutors during a White House-directed housecleaning of U.S. attorneys.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Fast-Riser's High Hopes and Sudden Fall — D. Kyle Sampson has never worked full time as a federal prosecutor. But for much of the Bush administration he played a considerable role in vetting who served in the Justice Department. And last year he used his post as chief of staff …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Today's Must Read — OK, there's a lot to sift through in the two stories out from The Washington Post and New York Times today, but let's just focus on the tick-tock of events outlined in the two stories. — So here's the storyline (and please save your expressions of disbelief until the end):
Amanda / Think Progress:Gonzales Lied Under Oath, Said All Bush-Appointed Attorneys …
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Washington Post:
The Pelosi Plan for Iraq — THE RESTRICTIONS on Iraq war funding drawn up by the House Democratic leadership are exquisitely tailored to bring together the party's leftist and centrist wings. For the Out of Iraq Caucus, which demands that Congress force a withdrawal of all U.S. troops …
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Associated Press:
Gen. Pace calls homosexuality immoral — WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday he considers homosexuality to be immoral and the military should not condone it by allowing gay personnel to serve openly, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Clinton nabs K St. backers her rivals shun — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has a network of lobbyists and political insiders three times the size of her closest Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), but many influential party members inside the Beltway are holding back to see how their race plays out.
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Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
Clinton: Right-wing conspiracy is back — WASHINGTON - The "vast, right-wing conspiracy" is back, presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is warning, using a phrase she once coined to describe partisan plotting. — Once derided for her use of the phrase, Clinton is now trying to turn the imagery to her advantage.
USA Today:
General: Al-Sadr's fighters feel heat — Coalition forces have detained about 700 members of the Mahdi Army, the largest Shiite militia in Baghdad, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Monday. — The militia, which is loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and has clashed with U.S. troops in the past …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:Hundreds Of Mahdis, Thousands Of Insurgents Detained
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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Unity is overrated — Calls to 'put politics aside' really mean 'stop disagreeing with me and shut up.' — BECAUSE WE'RE AT the start of the electoral roller coaster, the part where the car slowly chugs upward, building anticipation for the gut-wrenching plunges and loop-the-loops ahead …
Daniel Terdiman / CNET News.com:
Dan Rather: Journalism has 'lost its guts' — AUSTIN, TEXAS—To longtime CBS broadcaster Dan Rather, American journalism in recent years "has in some ways lost its guts." — During his hour-long keynote address at South by Southwest Interactive, Rather opined at length on the state of his profession …
Mark Green / The Politico:
Air America's Invitation — Tweaking the Fox News Channel, the president of liberal Air America Radio this morning sent a letter to the chairmen of four state Republican parties, offering to host and broadcast the state parties' upcoming presidential debates.
Thomas Heath / Washington Post:
Consultancy Founder Devotes Himself To Remaking Atlantic Media Online — David G. Bradley likes to say he has had three large pursuits in life. The first two were the Corporate Executive Board and the Advisory Board, Washington companies that ascended by advising other firms on how to compete in business.
Jonathan V. Last / Opinion Journal:
Captain America, RIP — As a superhero, he changed along with the country. — Last Wednesday morning, while most people kibitzed about Scooter Libby over their morning coffee, Captain America was murdered on the steps of the federal courthouse in New York.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
When No News Is Strange News — The 19th-century German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a giant in the field of logic. The 21st-century philosopher Chuck Hagel? Not so much. — The Republican senator from Nebraska, flirting with a 2008 presidential run, scheduled …
Greg Sargent / The Coffee House:
Poll: Cheney's Approval Rating Sinks To 18 Percent; Bush At 34% — The big New York Times poll we posted below has a bunch of interesting numbers that we'll be checking out today. For now, here's a real doozy: Dick Cheney's approval rating is all of 18 percent.
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