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12:30 AM ET, March 29, 2007

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Nico / Think Progress:
Video: Rove raps at correspondents dinner.  —  At tonight's White House Correspondents Dinner, Karl Rove said he likes to "tear the tops off of small animals" in his spare time, then rapped about it as "MC Rove."  Watch it:  —  At the same event, President Bush said of the U.S. Attorney scandal …
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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 …
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.
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
White House OK'ed Sampson Statement on Rove  —  Earlier, I flagged an email in today's document dump that showed Kyle Sampson preparing to run his letter to Congress by the White House.  —  The letter stated, "The Department is not aware of Karl Rove playing any role in the decision to appoint …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
New York Times:   Gonzales Draws Strong Criticism of Prosecutors
James Gordon Meek / NY Daily News:
Gonzo keeps on gettin' hit
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Discrepancies on Attorneys' Firings Blamed on Former Chief of Staff
Discussion: CorrenteWire
Nitpicker:
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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Atrios / Eschaton:
Braley v. Doan
Discussion: Firedoglake
Think Progress:   VIDEO MONTAGE: Lurita Doan Has A Horrible Memory (Except About Cookies)
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
GSA Hearing Heating Up
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
GSA Hearings Heating Up, Part II
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
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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Hassan M. Fattah / New York Times:
Saudi King Condemns U.S. Occupation of Iraq  —  The king of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, condemned the presence of American forces in Iraq as an "illegitimate foreign occupation" in a speech today, and said the withholding of aid to Palestinians should end.  —  The king's speech …
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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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CBS News:
CBS Poll: Public Backs Iraq Timetable
Discussion: The Caucus, Nitpicker and Pollster
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.
Telegraph:
How should we tackle Iran?  —  With 15 British service personnel still held in Iran, Tony Blair has warned that negotiations may soon move to a "different phase".  The sailors and Marines were seized after allegedly trespassing in Iranian waters, a claim that's been rejected by the British Government.
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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Democrats say McCain nearly abandoned GOP  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was close to leaving the Republican Party in 2001, weeks before then-Sen. Jim Jeffords (Vt.) famously announced his decision to become an Independent, according to former Democratic lawmakers who say they were involved in the discussions.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Hot Air and MyDD
Sidney Blumenthal / Salon:
Follow the e-mails  —  The rise and fall of the Bush presidency has had four phases: the befuddled period of steady political decline during the president's first nine months; the high tide of hubris from Sept. 11, 2001, through the 2004 election; the self-destructive overreaching to consolidate …
Discussion: Democrats.com
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.
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.
 
 
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Blogging with Bush  —  In trying to win support for his escalation …
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