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Doan "totally paranoid" — Listening into the live webcast of the GSA hearings just now, the camera was down, but the audio was still up and you could here GSA Administrator Lurita Doan griping about the investigation and telling one of her people to take her glass, cause she doesn't want "them to have my fingerprints.
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
GSA Chief Grilled on GOP Slide Show — Don't miss this. — Here's a clip from this morning's House government reform committee hearing, investigating General Services Administration Chief Lurita Doan. — In this clip, Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) grills her on a PowerPoint presentation …
Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
Oversight Hearing on GSA — The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is currently holding a hearing: "Allegations of Misconduct at the General Services Administration." The hearing will inquire about allegations that GSA Administrator Lurita Doan failed to follow proper procedures …
Dan Gilgoff / US News:
Dobson Offers Insight on 2008 Republican Hopefuls — Focus on Family Founder Snubs Thompson, Praises Gingrich — Focus on the Family founder James Dobson appeared to throw cold water on a possible presidential bid by former Sen. Fred Thompson while praising former House Speaker Newt Gingrich …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:Giuliani Lead in GOP Field Shrinks as Thompson Makes Solid Debut
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Lydia Georgi / Agence France Presse:
Saudi king slams 'illegitimate occupation' of Iraq — RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi King Abdullah, whose country is a close US ally, on Wednesday slammed the "illegitimate foreign occupation" of Iraq in an opening speech to the annual Arab summit in Riyadh. — "In beloved Iraq, blood …
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Jim Hoagland / Washington Post:
Bush's Royal Trouble — President Bush enjoys hosting formal state dinners about as much as having a root canal. Or proposing tax increases. So his decision to schedule a mid-April White House gala for Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah signified the president's high regard for an Arab monarch who is also a Bush family friend.
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CBS News:
CBS Poll: Most Support Edwards' Decision — 57% Say He's Right To Stay In Presidential Race — (CBS) Americans support former Sen. John Edwards' decision to continue his bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination after his wife was diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer — and by a margin of more than 2-to-1.
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
New Docs Show Sampson Behind Misleading Testimony … The Justice Department turned over yet more documents to Congress today — documents which seem to show that Alberto Gonzales' chief of staff Kyle Sampson was responsible for misleading Congress about Karl Rove's role in replacing a U.S. attorney.
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Sam Hananel / Associated Press:
White House withdraws ambassador nominee — WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday withdrew the ambassadorial nomination of businessman Sam Fox after Democrats denounced Fox for giving money to a controversial conservative group that undermined Sen. John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign.
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Michael Y. Park / Fox News:
AS CATHY SEIPP LAY DYING, HER NEMESIS TOOK HIS PARTING SHOT ON THE WEB — Cathy Seipp was dying. — The 49-year-old newspaper columnist and conservative blogger, who had come from Manitoba, Canada, to become the sharp-tongued doyenne of the Los Angeles media scene, was only hours away …
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
'Thanks for Everything' — Did Karl Rove have a hand in replacing the fired U.S. attorney in New Mexico? An overlooked e-mail may provide a clue. — New Mexico Republican Sen. Pete Domenici's chief of staff sent a cryptic thank-you note to Karl Rove just as the senator was recommending replacements …
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Andrew Martin / New York Times:
Burger King Shifts Policy on Animals — In what animal welfare advocates are describing as a "historic advance," Burger King, the world's second-largest hamburger chain, said yesterday that it would begin buying eggs and pork from suppliers that did not confine their animals in cages and crates.
White House:
President Bush Discusses Economy, War on Terror During Remarks to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association — Washington, D.C. — THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for having me. (Applause.) Thank you, please be seated. Not a bad introduction by a cowboy. (Laughter.) Thanks for having me.
Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
McCaffrey Paints Gloomy Picture of Iraq — In Contrast to His Previous Views, Retired General Writes of 'Strategic Peril' — An influential retired Army general released a dire assessment of the situation in Iraq, based on a recent round of meetings there with Gen. David H. Petraeus and 16 other senior U.S. commanders.
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