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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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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.
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 …
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.
Al Kamen / Washington Post:
Recess Appointments Granted to 'Swift Boat' Donor, 2 Other Nominees — President Bush, defying Senate Democrats, gave recess appointments yesterday to three controversial nominees, including, as ambassador to Belgium, Republican donor Sam Fox, who had contributed to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth …
Michael Roston / The Raw Story:Bush recess appoints major Swift Boat Vets donor
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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?
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Khaled Yacoub Oweis / Reuters:Syria tells Pelosi it's ready for peace talks
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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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Associated Press:
Students peacefully protest Cheney's upcoming appearance at BYU — PROVO, Utah (AP) — More than 200 demonstrators held a quiet rally Wednesday at Brigham Young University to protest Vice President Dick Cheney's upcoming commencement speech, while his supporters staged a counter-protest.
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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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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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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.
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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Andrew Mangino / Yale Daily News:
At Law School, Koh is liberal lion — This is the first part of a two-part profile. — Fate brought Harold Hongju Koh to the Yale Law School deanship. He was six years old at the time. — The year was 1961, and Eugene V. Rostow — outspoken, energetic and controversial — was dean.
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Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
British navy crew leaves Iran for London — TEHRAN, Iran - Fifteen British sailors and marines held captive for nearly two weeks left Iran early Thursday aboard a commercial flight bound for London, ending a standoff a day after Iran's president announced their surprise release.
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Murray Waas / The Huffington Post:
Favoritism Towards Wolfowitz Girl Friend — Employees of the World Bank have been "expressing concern, dismay, and outrage" regarding favoritism shown by the bank and the Bush administration towards the one-time girl friend of World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz, according …
Opinion Journal:
Iraq's Real 'Civil War' — Sunni tribes battle al Qaeda terrorists in the insurgency's stronghold. — ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq—Last fall, President Bush, citing the violence in Baghdad, said that the U.S. strategy in Iraq was "slowly failing." At that time, though, more Americans were dying …
Little Thom / Little Thom's Blog:
The Logic of Over-the-Top Suspicion — Watch this video of one more Bush supporter and a few more lies, via Rachel Maddow. Another day, another couple of lies. This one about Carol Lam, former U.S. Attorney General [d'oh!] based in Sand Diego, who was fired in the recent USAt. [edited] firing scandal.
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