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Faiz / Think Progress:
McCain Strolls Through Baghdad Market, Accompanied By 100 Soldiers, 3 Blackhawks, 2 Apache Gunships — Sen. John McCain strolled briefly through an open-air market in Baghdad today in an effort to prove that Americans are "not getting the full picture" of what's going on in Iraq.
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KWTX:
McCain Says Americans Aren't Getting The Full Picture — McCain: Security Crackdown Making Progress — Senator John McCain has some complaints about the news coverage coming out of Iraq. — At a news conference in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone, the Arizona Republican …
Checkpoint Baghdad:
A Sunday Stroll in Iraq's Capital — Baghdad, April 1, 2007. It wasn't your typical Sunday stroll. A Republican congressional delegation led by Sen. John McCain popped by the Shorja market in Baghdad this afternoon, a stop on an unannounced Iraq trip. They spent over an hour browsing market stalls …
Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
6 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq bombings — BAGHDAD - After a heavily guarded trip to a Baghdad market, Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) insisted Sunday that a U.S.-Iraqi security crackdown in the capital was working and said Americans lacked a "full picture" of the progress.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
"AN ACTIVIST, NOT A REPORTER" — We wrote here about CNN's report on Iraq, in which Senator John McCain gave a positive report on progress there, and was followed by CNN correspondent Michael Ware. Ware not only disagreed with McCain, he was unprofessionally derisive, calling McCain's comments …
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Graham's Signs Of Progress In Iraq: 'I Bought Five Rugs For Five Bucks'
Graham's Signs Of Progress In Iraq: 'I Bought Five Rugs For Five Bucks'
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The Impolitic
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
McCain strolls the safe streets of Baghdad...w/ heavily armed protection
McCain strolls the safe streets of Baghdad...w/ heavily armed protection
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Seattle Times
Malcolm Rifkind / Observer:
Europe has failed us in the Iran crisis — Labour's Margaret Beckett is getting it right. It's our EU allies who are letting us down — The Iranians are a sophisticated and sensitive people. From time to time, however, they do something dumb. The seizure of 15 British sailors and Royal Marines was one such example.
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Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Taking of hostages by Iran is not Britain's finest hour
Taking of hostages by Iran is not Britain's finest hour
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Nico / Think Progress:
Mitchell: Petraeus Held Closed-Door Strategy Meeting With Republican Caucus — This morning on the Chris Matthews Show, NBC News' Andrea Mitchell revealed that Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, met "very recently" with the Senate Republican caucus to discuss their strategy on Iraq legislation.
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Booman Tribune:
The Republicans are going to crack — Via Think Progress, we learn that General Petraeus met privately with the Republican caucus and told them he will deliver 'real progress' by August. According to Andrea Mitchell, who was bandying about this scoop, the Republicans are deeply skeptical …
Mike Glover / Associated Press:
Obama says Congress will fund Iraq war — SIOUX CITY, Iowa - If President Bush vetoes an Iraq war spending bill as promised, Congress quickly will provide the money without the withdrawal timeline the White House objects to because no lawmaker "wants to play chicken with our troops," …
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Hotline On Call:
Clinton Raises $26M... Good, Bad, Or Brick-Crap Time? — Here it is: Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign raised a record-setting $26 million for her presidential campaign in the first three months of a year, an impressive feat that may nonetheless be overshadowed in the next few days by news that Sen. Barack Obama managed to keep pace.
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MSNBC:
MTP Transcript for April 1, 2007 — Patrick Leahy, Orrin Hatch, Charlie Rangel — MR. RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: Tough words on Capitol Hill over the firing of eight U.S. attorneys. — SEN. PATRICK LEAHY (D-VT): The Republicans are the ones who don't want to have the hearings.
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Josh White / Washington Post:
Australian's Plea Deal Was Negotiated Without Prosecutors — The plea deal that allows Australian David M. Hicks to leave the detention facility here with a nine-month sentence was negotiated between defense attorneys and the convening authority for military commissions without the knowledge of prosecutors …
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Mark Lasswell / Opinion Journal:
ABC's Silent Expert — Stephanopoulos knows more than he lets on about firing U.S. attorneys. — How does "World News with Charles Gibson" do it? For the fifth time in seven weeks, the ABC newscast the week before last drew the biggest audience on average (8.4 million) of the three network evening-news shows.
Del Monte:
Del Monte Pet Products Voluntarily Withdraws Specific Product Codes of Pet Treats and Wet Dog Food Products — As a precautionary measure, Del Monte Pet Products is voluntarily recalling select product codes of its pet treat products sold under the Jerky Treats®, Gravy Train® Beef Sticks …
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David Goldstein / The Huffington Post:
Tainted Wheat Gluten Sold as "Food Grade"
Tainted Wheat Gluten Sold as "Food Grade"
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DownWithTyranny!
Albert Aji / Associated Press:
U.S. House Visit Syria to Discuss Ties — DAMASCUS, Syria — U.S. House members meeting with President Bashar Assad Sunday said they believed there was an opportunity for dialogue with the Syrian leadership. — The U.S. House members, who included Virginia Republican Frank Wolf …
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The Jawa Report
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Associated Press:
Tommy Thompson to run for president — WASHINGTON - Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson on Sunday joined the crowded field of Republicans running for the White House in 2008 and proclaimed himself the "reliable conservative" in the race. — Thompson, who was health and human services …
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DownWithTyranny!
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Democrats To Widen Conflict With Bush — Even as their confrontation with President Bush over Iraq escalates, emboldened congressional Democrats are challenging the White House on a range of issues — such as unionization of airport security workers and the loosening of presidential secrecy orders …
John / Op For:
A Chat with General David Petraeus — The following is an OPFOR exclusive. Our friend Richard S. Lowry, currently working on a historical account of the surge, sat down for an extensive phone interview with General Petraeus last Thursday. Richard transcribed the conversation into the post below …