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1:25 PM ET, April 3, 2007

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Robert A. Levy / Examiner:
Should Congress or the courts decide D.C. gun ban's fate?  —  WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Could the National Rifle Association and its allies in Congress be undermining the best pro-gun case ever likely to be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court?  —  More than four years ago …
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Justices Say E.P.A. Has Power to Act on Harmful Gases  —  In one of its most important environmental decisions in years, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate heat-trapping gases in automobile emissions.
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Supreme Court Denies Guantánamo Appeal
Discussion: CNN, Hullabaloo and Althouse
Faiz / Think Progress:
Memo To Bush: 57 Days  —  The US News Political Bulletin reported this morning that "White House strategists are now pulling out all the stops to blame the Democratic majority in Congress for a potential delay in funding the Iraq war. ...  White House aides have adopted a new gambit …
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Reid Backs Iraq War-Funds Cutoff  —  Senate Leader Makes It Clear a Bush Veto Wouldn't End Debate on Withdrawal  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid yesterday endorsed the Senate's toughest antiwar bill yet, a bid to cut off funding within a year, sending a clear signal to President Bush …
Kirk Semple / New York Times:
McCain Wrong on Iraq Security, Merchants Say  —  A day after members of an American Congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain pointed to their brief visit to Baghdad's central market as evidence that the new security plan for the city was working, the merchants there were incredulous about the Americans' conclusions.
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Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
Iraqi merchant: McCain visit propaganda  —  BAGHDAD - Iraqis in the capital said Tuesday that Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record)'s account of a heavily guarded visit to a central market did not represent the current reality in Baghdad, with one calling it "propaganda."
Discussion: Think Progress and AMERICAblog
Jennie Matthew / Agence France Presse:
US White House hopeful shops in Baghdad market
Lou Young / WCBS-TV:
Featured Slideshow II: Openly Gay Celebrities  —  (CBS) NEW YORK Several candidates for president are on a fast pace for fundraising.  Democrat Hillary Clinton has set a record and Republican Rudy Giuliani isn't far behind.  —  But it's what Giuliani said Monday that will likely steal the headlines.
Discussion: Dependable Renegade
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Iowa Could Be a Hurdle for Giuliani
Discussion: Hotline On Call, TIME and eyeon08.com
Washington Post:
Romney Outpaces GOP Pack in Fundraising
Discussion: Prometheus 6 and ScrappleFace
Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
John Kerry: McCain Approached Me About Joining Dem Ticket in 2004  —  On Monday afternoon I had the chance to speak with Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, the Democratic Party's nominee for President in 2004.  During the interview, which covers a range of topics and which I will be posting later …
Peter Eisner / Washington Post:
How Bogus Letter Became a Case for War  —  Intelligence Failures Surrounded Inquiry on Iraq-Niger Uranium Claim  —  It was 3 a.m. in Italy on Jan. 29, 2003, when President Bush in Washington began reading his State of the Union address that included the now famous — later retracted …
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Via Joan Walsh, NBC's Andrea Mitchell is confirming her scoop that (a) moderate Republican Senators don't think the "surge" will work but temporarily supported it anyway; and (b) will withdraw their support for the war if the "surge" doesn't show progress by late August.
Matt Lewis / The Politico:
Conservative Voters, It's Time to Give In to Your Inner Rebel  —  In life, there are times to make a safe choice.  Should you go to the gym in the morning or pour yourself a bowl of Miller Lite Cheerios?  Should you take the car rental insurance or chance it?  Decisions, decisions.
Sky News:
New Iran Hostage Pictures  —  Iran has released fresh pictures of the 15 British sailors and marines being held captive in the country.  —  The first picture, apparently a still taken from a video, showed six sailors sitting in blue and red tracksuits on a carpet in a room.
Discussion: Hot Air
New York Times:
Obama Built Donor Network From Roots Up  —  CHICAGO — When Barack Obama announced to friends over brunch in 2002 that he planned to run for the United States Senate, one of their first questions was how he could possibly raise the necessary millions.  —  After all, two and a half years …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Romney Reaps $20 Million to Top G.O.P. Rivals  —  Mitt Romney's presidential campaign said Monday that it had raised $20 million in the first quarter, tapping two distant but rich networks — Wall Street and the Mormon Church — to easily outpace his better-known Republican primary rivals.
 
 
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
FUZZY FOREIGN POLICY....Matt Yglesias, after observing …
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Charles J. Dean / al.com:
Vice president helps raise $500,000 for Sessions' 2008 campaign
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Police Log Confirms FBI Role In Arrests
John Distaso / New Hampshire Union Leader:
Obama: Bush should be pressured on Iraq
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Wal-Mart, the Democrats' New Friend
Discussion: J-Walking
Ian / Hot Air:
Video: David Gregory, "dancing man"
Daren Briscoe / Newsweek:
'People Don't Listen to History'
Ralph Peters / New York Post:
WHERE'S WINSTON?  —  IT'S IRAN 15, BRITS 0 IN THE GULF
Discussion: Redstate and Power Line
 Earlier Items: 
Alex Koppelman / Salon:
The real Fox News Democrats
Benny Avni / New York Sun:
U.N. Officials Knew Earlier of N. Korea Fake Currency
Political Radar:
Romney Still Open to Tapping Personal Wealth
Discussion: Redstate and Bluey Blog
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Still more extraordinary anti-democracy comments from Giuliani
New York Times:
Classical Music Looks Toward China With Hope
Discussion: The Corner
Barry R. McCaffrey / Los Angeles Times:
No choice: Stay the course in Iraq
Newsweek:
'I'm Not Praying for God to Save Me'
 

 
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Elisabeth Egan / New York Times:
An interview with Craig Garnett, the publisher of The Uvalde Leader-News, about his new book Uvalde's Darkest Hour, the aftermath of the school shooting, more

 
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