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White House:
Personnel Announcement — President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate ten individuals, appoint twelve individuals, recess appoint four individuals and designate one individual to serve in his Administration. The President today also announced that he has appointed one individual to serve in his Administration.
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David Stout / New York Times:
Bush Defies Democrats With 3 Appointments — President Bush used Congress's Easter break today to defy Democratic lawmakers and appoint three officials who have already drawn heavy criticism on Capitol Hill. — The president used recess appointments to install Sam Fox …
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Bob Geiger:
Bush To Recess-Appoint Swift-Boat Scumbag Fox — In a move that should disgust all and surprise nobody, the White House announced today that George W. Bush will recess-appoint Sam Fox, who gave $50,000 to the Swift Boat Liars to help finance their 2004 smear of John Kerry, to be the new U.S. Ambassador to Belgium.
Associated Press:
Bush Bypasses Dems to Name Ambassador — President Bush named Republican fundraiser Sam Fox as U.S. ambassador to Belgium on Wednesday, using a maneuver that allowed him to bypass Congress where Democrats had derailed Fox's nomination. — Democrats had denounced Fox for his 2004 donation to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
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Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Democrats Outraged Over Fox Recess Appointment — Senate Democrats are livid over what they view as President Bush's illegal maneuver to bypass the Senate confirmation process and appoint controversial nominee Sam Fox as ambassador to Belgium while Congress is away on recess.
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Michael Roston / The Raw Story:
Bush recess appoints major Swift Boat Vets donor
Bush recess appoints major Swift Boat Vets donor
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pmo.gov.il:
Clarification from the Prime Minister's Bureau — Following quotes attributed to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, during her visit to Damascus, the Prime Minister's Bureau wishes to clarify the following: — During Mrs. Pelosi's meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, before her visit to Syria …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Did Pelosi give Assad the wrong message from Israel?
Did Pelosi give Assad the wrong message from Israel?
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Khaled Yacoub Oweis / Reuters:
Syria tells Pelosi it's ready for peace talks
Syria tells Pelosi it's ready for peace talks
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Little Green Footballs:
When Angry Blind Leftists Attack
When Angry Blind Leftists Attack
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Obama Bests Clinton in Primary Fundraising — Newcomer Obama Raises More Primary Cash than Clinton — ABC News has learned that the $23.5 million Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., raised for his presidential campaign for use in the primaries is more than that raised by the Democratic frontrunner, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.
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Daily Mail:
Freed British sailors to fly home in time for Easter — The President of Iran shook hands with the British hostages this afternoon after announcing he was freeing them. — The sailors will leave Tehran early Thursday and arrive at London's Heathrow airport around 1200 GMT, said Robin Air, father of Royal Marine Capt. Chris Air.
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Scott Horton / Harper's:
A Hostage Swap? — Yesterday I spoke with a British diplomat …
A Hostage Swap? — Yesterday I spoke with a British diplomat …
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Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
Giuliani stands by support of publicly-funded abortions — TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told CNN Wednesday he supports public funding for some abortions, a position he advocated as mayor and one that will likely put the GOP presidential candidate at odds with social conservatives in his party.
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Newsweek:
Docked for Duty? — The Justice Department called David Iglesias, the U.S. attorney in New Mexico, an 'absentee landlord'—a key reason listed for his firing last December. Just one problem: Iglesias, a captain in the Navy Reserve, was off teaching classes as part of the war on terror.
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Newsweek: Agency to Investigate Iglesias Firing — It's almost too perfect. — When Justice Department official William Moschella was asked why the Department had fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias, he told Congress that "Iglesias had delegated to his first assistant the overall running of the office.
Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com ®:
The Scary Prospect of Harold Koh as Potential SCOTUS Nominee — The WSJ Law Blog reports: … Koh's appointment to the SCOTUS would be an unmitigated disaster. Conservatives need to start doing serious opposition research on Koh. Now. For example, would Koh subordinate US values to international opinion?
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Michelle Malkin:
Land of the lost: Left-wing blogs get punked — Take a close look at this photo—focus on the folder tucked under Karl Rove's arm and keep a mental note of what's on the TV monitor (big hat tips to Gid and Ace): — Now, look at all the heavy breathing from left-wing blogs about the name on the folder, "Coptix:"
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John Holusha / New York Times:
Three Yale Students Arrested for Flag Burning — Three Yale University students were arrested early Tuesday morning for burning an American flag on a pole attached to a house in New Haven, the Yale Daily News reported today. — The three men, all of foreign origin, were charged …
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Charlotte Martin / Yale Daily News: One of three students released on bail after flag-burning arrests
Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Two Soldiers Likely Killed by 'Friendly Fire' — Contrary to Press Reports — And One Was Not Fully Trained — WASHINGTON Two soldiers killed in Iraq in February may have died as a result of friendly fire, Army officials said Wednesday, not from enemy fire, as the press reported.
New York Sun:
Cheney's Chance — For all the talk about potential candidates who haven't entered the 2008 presidential race — from Mayor Bloomberg to Vice President Gore to Senator Thompson and Speaker Gingrich — the one that who would bring the most to the race is Vice President Cheney.
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The Hill:
UNDER THE DOME — HBO promises 'fair' recount movie made by Dem donors — HBO is planning to make an unbiased film, titled "Recount" and scheduled to premiere early next year, about the 2000 presidential election. — That could be difficult, if not impossible, to pull off …