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12:35 AM ET, April 1, 2007

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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Ex-Aide Details a Loss of Faith in the President  —  In 1999, Matthew Dowd became a symbol of George W. Bush's early success at positioning himself as a Republican with Democratic appeal.  —  A top strategist for the Texas Democrats who was disappointed by the Bill Clinton years …
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Cagle Cartoons / The Moderate Voice:
Ex-Bush Aide Dowd Says He "Misplaced" Faith In Bush  —  Note: This was put up under the wrong byline.  Since it's already on the web we'll leave it and put the byline under this.  —  By Joe Gandelman  —  You know a Presidency is in trouble with former — and trusted — aides begin to break prominently from their former boss.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
"Base" Motivation  —  So President Bush's former pollster, Matthew Dowd has publicly repudiated his old boss in an intereview in the New York Times because he is so dissapointed that bush has not been the kind of uniter he thought he would be: … Boy, aint it the truth.
Discussion: Sisyphus Shrugged
Zuzu / Feministe:
Outrage comes cheap these days, and death threats come cheaper … My God!  What could it be?  What could be making the little vein throb in the forehead of anti-Semite and professional pearl-clutcher Bill Donahue now?  ONE OF THE WORST ASSAULTS ON CHRISTIAN SENSIBILITIES EVER???
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Piss Donohue  —  I'm sorry to have to say this because I am generally pretty tolerant of religion and try to be respectful of others' beliefs.  But until the Catholic Church steps up and says that this screaming nutcase Bill Donohue and his band of freaks don't speak for them …
Discussion: Norwegianity and Gawker
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
The Daily Donohue: The Violent Rantings of a lunatic bully over a Chocolate Jesus  —  Donohue is a typical right wing bully.  I have to figure that many Catholics are offended as I am by this man and I wish they would come out and say it.  All he does is name call and spew hatred and violence …
CNN:   ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES
Kansas City Star:
Catholics outraged at `My Sweet Lord' chocolate crucifix display
Discussion: The American Street
Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iranian Official: Sailors May Be Tried  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's ambassador to Russia renewed a threat Iranian officials made earlier this week, saying 15 British sailors held by Iran could be tried for violating international law, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported Saturday.
Discussion: Clayton Cramer's BLOG
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Telegraph:
Ministers seek deal with Iran for captives  —  Ministers are preparing a compromise deal to allow Iran to save face and release its 15 British military captives by promising that the Royal Navy will never knowingly enter Iranian waters without permission.  —  The Sunday Telegraph has learnt …
Telegraph:
If the Iranians hate us, let them also fear us
Discussion: At-Largely
Nicola Boden / Sydney Morning Herald:
Iran will punish 'guilty' British sailors: diplomat
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Telegraph:
Paraded on TV again, their ordeal goes on
Discussion: Power Line
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Feed A Foe, Starve A Friend  —  Let me see if I get this straight.  The Democrats want to condemn Turkey for a genocide that the Ottoman Empire committed before the Turks overthrew them, in order to invest Congress with a certain level of moral authority, if not historical illiteracy.
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Warren P. Strobel / Real Cities:   U.S. steps up campaign against Syrian government
Phoenix Woman / Firedoglake:
2001: A Timeline of What Could Have Been  —  (This is an updated version of an old post of mine over at the old version of my blog; it lost all its formatting and links when Blogger switched formats.  I decided that with all the talk of President Gore lately, it was time to revive and revisit it.)
Lexington Herald-Leader:
Terror suspect gets 9 months in plea deal  —  AUSTRALIAN WILL SERVE HIS SENTENCE IN HOMELAND, CAN'T ALLEGE ABUSE  —  Australian David Hicks pleaded guilty at the Guant‡namo Bay Navy Base yesterday to supporting terrorism in exchange for a nine-month prison sentence under a plea deal …
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The Age:
Govt denies it sweetened Hicks' sentence
New York Times:
The Rovian Era  —  Turn over a scandal in Washington these days and the chances are you'll find Karl Rove.  His tracks are everywhere: whether it's helping to purge United States attorneys, coaching bureaucrats on how to spend taxpayers' money to promote Republican candidates …
Discussion: TalkLeft and Prairie Weather
Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
In Big Shift, U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Chinese Paper  —  The Bush administration, in a major escalation of trade pressure on China, said Friday that it would reverse more than 20 years of American policy and impose potentially steep tariffs on Chinese manufactured goods on the ground that China …
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Shiite Cleric Condemns U.S. as His Militia Takes to Streets  —  Religious leaders commanded by the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr delivered a searing speech at Friday Prayer condemning the American presence in Iraq, while militiamen loyal to Mr. Sadr engaged in street battles against Iraqi Army soldiers …
Discussion: NewsHog and The Daily Dish
WSJ.com: Washington Wire:
'A Very Spartan Operation'  —  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who's running for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, established a low bar for rivals to clear in disclosing his initial campaign contribution totals.  At a breakfast with reporters in Washington …
Discussion: Donklephant
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Olmert Rejects Right of Return for Palestinians  —  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in interviews published Friday that Israel would not allow a single Palestinian refugee to return to what is now Israel, and that the country bore no responsibility for the refugees because their plight resulted …
 
 
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Tom Baldwin / Times of London:
EU refuses to back Britain over call to threaten exports freeze
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Lambert / CorrenteWire:
Rove spotted in Chattanooga with brochure for gwb43.com nameserver host.
Discussion: The Impolitic
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Clinton Camp Turns to a Star in Money Race
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
An American Conscience
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unhchr.ch:
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS SEVEN RESOLUTIONS AND TWO DECISIONS …
Discussion: JURIST and Publius Pundit
Bob Geiger:
The Saturday Cartoons  —  We have an added treat today …
Discussion: Firedoglake
Cernig / NewsHog:
Yet More On Blogroll Purges
Discussion: Liberal Values
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
The Tacky Clintonista-CBC-Fox News Backstory