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10:15 AM ET, April 4, 2007

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Aluf Benn / Haaretz:
Israel seeks to reassure Syria: No summer attack  —  Israel's political and military leadership has been preparing in recent weeks for the possibility of a Syrian attack on the Golan Heights that will start as a result of a "miscalculation" on the part of the Syrians, who may assume that Israel intends to attack them.
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Gregory / The Belgravia Dispatch:
DAMASCENE COMEDY  —  Bush, today: … Haaretz: … So let me get this straight.  Bush remonstrates dastardly Nancy for her passage through Damascus, at the very time the Israelis are reportedly using her to pass a message to Bashar Assad to help avoid a possible conflagration with the Syrians.
Maha / The Mahablog:
Pelosi Wears Scarf; Righties Bark at Moon  —  Of all the dumb things to get worked up into a snit about, this one is almost as dumb as Ann Althouse's boob post.  —  The jolly folks at Little Green Footballs have gone bats**t bleeping crazy because Nancy Pelosi wore a headscarf to visit a mosque in Syria.
Hassan M. Fattah / New York Times:
Pelosi, Warmly Greeted in Syria, Is Criticized by White House
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
McCain Revamps His Fund-Raising  —  Lagging in fund-raising and under fire for his support of the Iraq war, Senator John McCain is overhauling his campaign finance operation and delaying the official announcement of his candidacy, his aides said Tuesday.  —  They said he would adopt the kind …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Bush Blames Democrats for Impasse Over Iraq Bills  —  The political brinkmanship over Iraq war spending intensified Tuesday, as President Bush said Congressional Democrats had "undercut the troops" by passing legislation that ties continued war financing to mandated timelines for the withdrawal of American combat units.
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
For Bush, Fighting Democrats And Doubts
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Washington Post:
Students Lie in Front of Car, Delay Rove After Speech  —  Heckling protesters briefly delayed the car carrying top White House aide Karl Rove last night as he left the American University campus, where he had just given a speech.  No arrests or injuries were reported after Rove's invitation-only talk.
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NBC4:
Students Pelt Karl Rove In Protest  —  WASHINGTON — White House Advisor Karl Rove was the target of a protest on the American University campus Tuesday night, NBC 4 reported.  —  Rove was on the campus to talk to the College Republicans, but when he got outside more than a dozen students …
CNN:
Iran president to free UK sailors … TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has pardoned 15 British military personnel being held in Iranian custody and vowed to set them free shortly.  —  "I declare that the people of Iran and the government of Iran …
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Sky News:
Iran To Free UK Captives
Discussion: Daimnation!
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer defies Justice  —  Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) last week ignored a plea from the Bush administration by demanding that Kyle Sampson name other U.S. attorneys the Justice Department had been planning to fire.  —  Schumer's query to the former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
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Rick Maze / Military Times HOME:
No more GWOT, House committee decrees  —  The House Armed Services Committee is banishing the global war on terror from the 2008 defense budget.  —  This is not because the war has been won, lost or even called off, but because the committee's Democratic leadership doesn't like the phrase.
Kurt Loder / MTV:
Did Keith Richards Really Snort His Dad's Ashes?  No — It Was A Joke!  —  Comments made in magazine interview were only 'said in jest,' manager tells MTV News.  —  Maybe you saw that Keith Richards item that started popping up all over the place on Tuesday (April 3) …
Alec MacGillis / Washington Post:
Mormon Base a Mixed Blessing for Romney  —  It is the rare presidential candidate who comes to Idaho to raise money, but there was Mitt Romney last month, packing more than 100 people, at up to $2,300 a head, into the Crystal Ballroom in Boise.  —  "Nearly every seat was filled.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
CNN Replaces Anchors on Its Flagging Morning Show  —  John Roberts, Kiran Chetry To Succeed the Two O'Briens  —  CNN is replacing both of its morning show anchors with recent recruits from other networks, sources familiar with the shake-up confirmed last night.
Discussion: PSoTD, NewsBusters.org and Romenesko
Seattle Times:
Too much hot air on global warming  —  We have spent the past decade debating a scientific consensus on global warming instead of taking action to fix it.  The time is now to move from talk to action.  —  For too long, we have allowed our national dialogue on this looming crisis to be distorted …
Discussion: The Democratic Daily
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William F. Buckley / Real Clear Politics:
Business of Global Warming Feels a Lot Like Inquisition
Discussion: Armavirumque
philly.com:
This Cat's old hat  —  Unless you live in Whoville, which is tucked in the mountains and doesn't get much news, you know that Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat is a best-selling classic.  2007 marks the 50th anniversary of the book's publication.  By now, it's an icon as much as a funny story and one of the most-loved titles of all time.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Unrelated Items Part of Iraq Bills Since War Began  —  To President Bush, they are "pork-barrel projects completely unrelated to the war," items in the House and Senate war-spending bills such as peanut storage facilities and aid to spinach farmers that insult the seriousness of the conflict and exist only to buy votes.
 
 
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Laura Clout / Telegraph:
Talking CCTV gives Big Brother a voice
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Leon E. Panetta / New York Times:
What About Those Other Iraq Deadlines?
Michael Luo / New York Times:
Jackpot Won, Romney Now Works on Name Recognition
Amanda Marcotte / Pandagon:
Well-paid a**holes with opinions versus poorly-paid a**holes with opinions
Christopher Null / PC World:
The 50 Best Tech Products of All Time
Discussion: Off the Kuff
Richard L. Fricker / Consortiumnews.com:
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Rudy Won't Commit To Playing In Ames Straw Poll
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Robin Wright / Washington Post:
Man Missing in Iran Named; He Worked for DEA and FBI
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Bush, GOP senators trim border fence goal
Matthew Yglesias:
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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

Ellen Clegg / What Works:
After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online

 
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