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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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Iran To Free UK Captives — Iran is to free the 15 UK sailors and marines taken captive in the Shatt al Arab waterway as a "gift" to Britain. — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the group would be released promptly and handed over to the British embassy in Tehran.
Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iranian leader says he'll free Britons — TEHRAN, Iran - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran would free the 15 detained British sailors and marines Wednesday as an Easter holiday "gift" to the British people. — He said the captives, who were seized while on patrol in the northern Persian Gulf …
MSNBC:
Iran to free seized British sailors — Ahmadinejad says 15 sailors, marines to be released today as a 'gift' to U.K. — TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that his government would release the detained 15 British sailors and marines Wednesday as an Easter gift to the British people.
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Howard Schneider / Washington Post:
Iranian Leader Says He Will Free Britons — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today said he had "pardoned" 15 British sailors and marines seized by the Iranian military two weeks ago and would free them to be with their families. — Ending a diplomatic crisis with a bit of political theater …
Fox News:
AHMADINEJAD SAYS BRITISH TROOPS WILL BE FREED — TEHRAN, Iran — Fifteen British sailors and marines seized by Iranian naval personnel have been pardoned and will be freed, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said at a press conference Wednesday, but he vowed his country would not tolerate invasions of its borders by any country.
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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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Chastened McCain Relaunches Campaign — Amid growing internal concern about poor fundraising and the direction of his presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain's top advisers bluntly told backers on Tuesday of plans to overhaul the campaign and delay its formal announcement until after a major speech on Iraq.
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Chicago Tribune:
Obama fundraising rivals Clinton — Sen. Barack Obama raised at least $25 million dollars during the first quarter for his presidential campaign, a total surprisingly close to the $26 million collected by his chief rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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 …
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.
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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) …
news-releases.uiowa.edu:
Poll: Iowa Dems Favor Clinton, Edwards; Republicans Like Giuliani, McCain — A statewide poll conducted by University of Iowa political scientists shows that former U.S. Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) leads among Iowa's likely Democratic caucus goers, while U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:Rudy Won't Commit To Playing In Ames Straw Poll
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David Johnston / New York Times:
Democrats Seek to Interview Gonzales Aide — House Democrats on Tuesday requested a private interview with an aide to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales who has asserted her constitutional right not to testify at a public hearing about the dismissals of United States attorneys.
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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.
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