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9:10 AM ET, March 21, 2007

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David C. Iglesias / New York Times:
Why I Was Fired  —  WITH this week's release of more than 3,000 Justice Department e-mail messages about the dismissal of eight federal prosecutors, it seems clear that politics played a role in the ousters.  —  Of course, as one of the eight, I've felt this way for some time.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Clashes With Congress on Prosecutors  —  President Bush and Congress clashed Tuesday over an inquiry into the firing of federal prosecutors and appeared headed toward a constitutional showdown over demands from Capitol Hill for internal White House documents and testimony from top advisers to the president.
Washington Post:
E-Mails Reveal Tumult In Firings and Aftermath  —  On the morning of Feb. 7, the day after a combative Senate hearing over the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty was looking on the bright side.  —  "Paul reports this morning that he's hearing good reports …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The president's oh-so-noble reliance on "executive privilege"  —  There are several important facts to note about the President's vow at this afternoon's Press Conference to resist attempts to compel Karl Rove and Harriet Miers to testify to Congress, under oath, with regard to the firing of the U.S. attorneys.
New York Times:
What People Really Need  —  In nasty and bumbling comments made at the White House yesterday, President Bush declared that "people just need to hear the truth" about the firing of eight United States attorneys.  That's right.  Unfortunately, the deal Mr. Bush offered Congress …
U.S. Newswire:
Reid: Rove Should Testify Under Oath
Discussion: MyDD and Brilliant at Breakfast
Newsweek:
A 'Reasonable' Man  —  Bush's latest efforts at damage control …
Discussion: All Spin Zone
James Rowley / Bloomberg:
Senate Votes to Change Way U.S. Attorneys Appointed (Update1)
Discussion: Obsidian Wings and The Mahablog
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Senator eyes another attorney departure
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Democrats Split on Iraq Bill  —  Even Vote Counters Aren't Lined Up Behind Spending Measure  —  One of the Democrats' chief designated vote counters, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), is actively working against the Iraq war spending bill.  The leadership's senior chief deputy whip …
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Bob Fertik / Democrats.com:
More Dishonesty from Moveon  —  I'm trying as hard as I can to avoid attacking Moveon, but I'm afraid they are making it very hard for me.  —  First they ran a dishonest poll on the Iraq Supplemental that left out the one option their supporters want most - a real plan to get out of Iraq as quickly as possible.
Discussion: The Hill, MyDD, TalkLeft and Gateway Pundit
Jonathan E. Kaplan / The Hill:   It's tough to get 218 votes, so Speaker gets tough, too
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
On Sestak, Again  —  Ok, I'm going to concede that I was probably …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Agence France Presse:
Iraq insurgents used children in car bombing: general  —  Insurgents in Iraq detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle with two children in the back seat after US soldiers let it through a Baghdad checkpoint over the weekend, a senior US military official said Tuesday.
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Kirk Semple / New York Times:   Iraq Bombers Blow Up 2 Children Used as Decoys
Kristin Roberts / Reuters:
Children used in Iraqi militant attack-US general
Discussion: Hot Air
Marc Morano / epw.senate.gov:
Blogs - Blogs  —  Filter by:  —  Al Gore Continues to Demand Special Treatment  —  From behind the scenes on Capitol Hill: Former Vice President Al Gore, despite being given major preferential treatment, has violated the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee's (EPW) hearing rules.
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Robert Salladay / Political Muscle:
Schwarzenegger Calls Rush Limbaugh Irrelevant … During the one-on-one interview, the Republican-registered California governor was asked about criticism from Limbaugh and other conservatives that he has become a Democrat in disguise for supporting stem-cell research, mandatory curbs …
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RushLimbaugh.com Home:
Schwarzenegger Sold Out  —  BEGIN TRANSCRIPT
Discussion: Macsmind and Political Muscle
Stephen Handwerk / The Daily Advertiser:
Blanco: 'I will not seek re-election'; see photo gallery of the governor in action  —  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Kathleen Blanco has made it official: she will not run for re-election.  —  "I am choosing to do what I believe to be what is best for the state," the governor said in a statewide television broadcast.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Blanco won't seek second term
NY1:
Clinton Says She's Not Worried About "1984" Ad Impact  —  In an interview with NY1 Tuesday, Senator Hillary Clinton addressed the controversial new video that's attacking her credibility and promoting the presidential campaign of chief rival, Barack Obama.  —  After talking about Senate …
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
John W. Backus, 82, Fortran Developer, Dies  —  John W. Backus, who assembled and led the I.B.M. team that created Fortran, the first widely used programming language, which helped open the door to modern computing, died on Saturday at his home in Ashland, Ore. He was 82.
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Aid to Palestinians Rose in '06 Despite an Embargo  —  Despite the international embargo on aid to the Palestinian Authority since Hamas came to power a year ago, significantly more aid was delivered to the Palestinians in 2006 than in 2005, according to official figures from the United Nations …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Hot Air
 
 
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Audrey Hudson / Washington Times:
Muslims offer to help 'John Does' sued by imams
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Daniel W. Drezner / Foreign Affairs:
The New New World Order  —  Summary: Controversies over the war …
Discussion: Redstate and Daniel W. Drezner
Washington Post:
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Ensign lobbies Martinez for RNC money
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Mugabe associate defies EU travel ban
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Endings and Beginnings  —  At long last I'm free to publicly announce …
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Nicole Gaudiano / The Daily Times:
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Malia Rulon / Cincinnati Enquirer:
Schmidt: Scandal 'overblown'
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