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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Senate Signals Support for Iraq Timeline — The Senate today narrowly endorsed a Democratic-led effort to set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq a year from now, voting down a Republican amendment that would have stripped the provision from a $122 emergency spending bill.
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Senate Signals Support for Iraq Timeline — WASHINGTON (AP) - Defying a veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next March. — Republican attempts to scuttle the non-binding timeline failed on a vote of 50-48, largely along party lines.
Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
Spring Break May Delay War Funds — Spring break checklist for Congress: A plane ticket back home, chocolate (or matzo) for the family and a war spending bill for the president. — The last item might need to wait. — Senate Democrats beat back Republican efforts Tuesday to strip …
New York Times:
Senate Keeps Pullout Date in Iraq War Bill — The Senate defeated an attempt to erase an American troop withdrawal date from an Iraq spending bill this afternoon after an emotional debate about the powers of the presidency and Congress and the well-being of front-line soldiers.
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Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Democrats win Senate vote on Iraq withdrawal date — Senate Democrats Tuesday afternoon won a key vote that clears the way for setting a date by which most U.S. troops would be required to leave Iraq. — Democrats defeated by a vote of 50-48 the Republican effort to strip language …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:Reid Scores A Victory On Iraq By Backing Defeat
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SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Michael Ware: "I dont know what part of Neverland Senator McCain is talking about..." — During an interview on "The Situation Room" this afternoon, John McCain told Wolf that he needs to "get up to speed" and stop reporting three-month-old news from Iraq. According to McCain …
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Audrey Hudson / Washington Times:
House GOP: Protect 'John Does' on flights — House Republicans today surprised Democrats with a procedural vote to protect public-transportation passengers from being sued if they report suspicious activity — the first step by lawmakers to protect "John Doe" airline travelers already targeted …
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Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
Flying Imams Shield Law Introduced in Congress [Update: PASSED!!!] — UPDATE: "Flying Imams Shield Law Passes"!!!!!!!!!! — The motion passed 304 to 121 — Another UPDATE: — Bryan Preston reads my mind about the 102 who voted against, "closer than it ought to be." So, who voted against the bill?
Mahmud Hams / NEWS.com.au:
Sewage 'tsunami' kills five, scores missing — AT least five Palestinians drowned in a "sewage tsunami" when a water treatment reservoir burst, flooding a village in the northern Gaza Strip. — The deluge, triggered by the collapse of a septic system aid organisations had long warned …
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Shabtai Gold / Jerusalem Post:At least six dead in flooding from Gaza sewage breach
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New York Times:
Sweeps in Iraq Cram Two Jails With Detainees — Hundreds of Iraqis detained in the Baghdad security crackdown have been crammed into two detention centers run by the Defense Ministry that were designed to hold only dozens of people, a government monitoring group said Tuesday.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Red on red explodes: Al Qaeda assassinates Sunni insurgent leader? — I've been meaning to link this LA Times story all day but got sidetracked, which was lucky. New facts are coming out. The gist of it is that Zal Khalilzad, the outgoing U.S. ambassador, insists there's a fracture between AQ …
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Michael Luo / New York Times:
The Entourage Is Gone. The Jet Is Gone. But for the Ex-Speaker, the Work Goes On. — Former Speaker J. Dennis Hastert usually trundles through the Capitol's hallways alone these days, his head down, chin buried in his chest, without the coterie of aides who trailed him just a few months ago …
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TRex / Firedoglake:
Late Nite FDL: In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream — You know, as a blogger, one can go to the well too many times on certain topics. You want to hit as many targets as possible in the course of your work and you wouldn't want to fixate on one thing or person too much for fear of boring …
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Zogby:
Zogby Barnburner! Top Three Dems In Tight Iowa Contest — Edwards retains small lead over Clinton, Obama — The race for the Democratic Party nomination for President has grown very tight in the nation's first caucus state, as likely Iowa Democratic caucus-goers give John Edwards …
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Charles Karel Bouley / The Huffington Post:
There's All Types of Cancers Growing — CNN has decided this week to be the Cancer News Network. Just as it was wrapping up its wall-to-wall coverage of Elizabeth Edwards and the return of her cancer, the ethics of staying in the campaign and then every pundit in the free world weighing …
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Jeff Coen / Chicago Tribune:
Questions on firings shorten Gonzales news conference — Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales today cut short a press conference about Internet safety, leaving the room at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago when reporters questioned him about the firings of U.S. attorneys.
CNN:
Hostage-taker releases children, teachers … MANILA, Philippines (CNN) — A daycare operator released a busload of more than 30 preschool children and their teachers Wednesday after holding them hostage for more than eight hours. — Jun Ducat, 60, was taken into custody soon after the hostages …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Defender of the Second Amendment, if Not of His Aide — "Duck!" — The cry — from a member of the Capitol Hill press corps — rang out as Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) rounded a corner at high noon and strode toward reporters waiting outside the Senate chamber.
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