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3:10 PM ET, April 6, 2007

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R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Hussein's Prewar Ties To Al-Qaeda Discounted  —  Pentagon Report Says Contacts Were Limited  —  Captured Iraqi documents and intelligence interrogations of Saddam Hussein and two former aides "all confirmed" that Hussein's regime was not directly cooperating with al-Qaeda before the U.S. invasion of Iraq …
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Cheney Sticks to His Delusions  —  Faced with overwhelming evidence to the contrary, even President Bush has backed off his earlier inflammatory assertions about links between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein.  —  But Vice President Cheney yesterday, in an interview with right-wing talk radio host Rush Limbaugh …
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Britain's Humiliation — and Europe's  —  Iran has pulled off a tidy little success with its seizure and release of those 15 British sailors and marines: a pointed humiliation of Britain, with a bonus demonstration of Iran's intention to push back against coalition challenges to its assets in Iraq.
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Tariq Panja / Associated Press:
Britons: Iran bound, threatened captives  —  ROYAL MARINE BASE CHIVENOR, England - British sailors and marines held for nearly two weeks in Iran were blindfolded, bound and threatened with prison if they did not say they had strayed into Iranian waters, a Royal Navy lieutenant who was among the capitives said Friday.
Discussion: NewsHog
Richard Holt / Telegraph:
Sailors 'blindfolded, bound and threatened'  —  The British service personnel held hostage in Iran said they were blindfolded, bound and threatened with seven years in prison if they didn't admit they had strayed into Iranian waters.  —  At a press conference the sailors and Marines confirmed …
Discussion: Hot Air, Pajamas Media and The Corner
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Justice Department In New Fight Over Papers on Firings  —  The Justice Department is refusing to release hundreds of pages of additional documents related to the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, setting up a fresh clash with Capitol Hill in a controversy that continues to threaten Attorney …
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publicbroadcasting.net:
Ehlers Says U.S. Attorney General Should Resign  —  Republican Congressman Vern Ehlers of Grand Rapids says he thinks U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should step down.  —  Ehlers made the remarks before giving an update on the Congress and current events at a noon event at Calvin College.
David Johnston / New York Times:
Panel Seeks Written Account From Gonzales
Discussion: Firedoglake
Opinion Journal:
Democrats at War  —  Prime Minister Pelosi and Secretary of State Lantos undermine U.S. foreign policy—and maybe their own party.  —  Democrats took Congress last fall in part by opposing the war in Iraq, but it is becoming clear that they view their election as a mandate for something far more ambitious …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Lauer On Pelosi Syria Visit: 'Let's Face It, A Lot Of People Think She Messed Up On This One'  —  This morning, NBC's Today Show ran a biased segment casting doubt on Pelosi's Syria trip.  Every single question asked by anchor Matt Lauer was framed around conservative talking points.
USA Today:
Pelosi steps out of bounds on ill-conceived trip to Syria
Discussion: QandO and philly.com
Bruce Bartlett / New York Times:
How Supply-Side Economics Trickled Down  —  AS one who was present at the creation of "supply-side economics" back in the 1970s, I think it is long past time that the phrase be put to rest.  It did its job, creating a new consensus among economists on how to look at the national economy.
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Mark Thoma / Economist's View:
Bruce Bartlett: How Supply-Side Economics Trickled Down
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Bassem Mroue / Associated Press:
Chlorine truck bomber kills 27 in Ramadi  —  BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber driving a truck loaded with TNT and toxic chlorine gas crashed into a police checkpoint in western Ramadi on Friday, killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens, police in the Anbar provincial capital said.
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Matt Lewis / Townhall.com:
Bloggers to Blame for Rudy's Bad Week?  —  Roger Simon reports: … Is Rudy blaming bloggers for his recent bad publicity?  —  Rudy's recent problems have arisen from interviews he granted or speeches he gave.  —  The most damning information has come from YouTube videos …
JSOnline:
Ex-state official freed  —  Judge calls evidence she steered travel contract 'beyond thin'  —  Federal judges Thursday ruled that former state purchasing supervisor Georgia L. Thompson was wrongly convicted of making sure a state travel contract went to a firm linked to Gov. Jim Doyle's re-election campaign …
Discussion: Firedoglake and MilwaukeeWorld
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New York Times:
Guantánamo Follies  —  There has been much speculation about the Supreme Court's decision not to hear an appeal from a group of Guantánamo Bay inmates until they have exhausted their legal options.  Was the court signaling that the appeal had no merit?
Discussion: Prairie Weather and TalkLeft
Chris Bowers / MyDD:
Go Bloomberg, Go!  —  This week, I have twice blogged (see here and here) about my hope that Mitt Romney would win the Republican nomination, because I believe he would be relatively easier to defeat in the general election than either John McCain or, especially, Rudy Giuliani.
Guardian:
How the web became a sexists' paradise  —  Everyone receives abuse online but the sheer hatred thrown at women bloggers has left some in fear for their lives.  Jessica Valenti, editor of Feministing.com, reports  —  Last week, Kathy Sierra, a well-known software programmer and Java expert …
 
 
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Seth Sutel / Associated Press:
ISS Recommends Withhold Vote on NY Times
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Right Dusts Off Its 'Impeach Clinton' Buttons
Lyndsey Layton / Washington Post:
Only the Strong (And Absorbent) Make It to Hill
Discussion: Cato-at-liberty
Atrios / Eschaton:
Clinton  —  djw wonders why Clinton is the 2nd choice …
Stephanie Simon / Los Angeles Times:
Blogging for Jesus, political junkies on CBN
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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
3 federal prosecutors quit manager posts
Michelle Malkin:
Anti-gun zealots oppose Navy SEAL memorial statue
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Obama showing boosts Dodd, Richardson
Discussion: The Caucus
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Roger Kimball / Armavirumque:
Ahmadinejad's grin  —  A smile is a curious thing.
Discussion: Dr. Sanity
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
No Diplomatic Change After Britons' Release
Lynnley Browning / New York Times:
See You in Court, Sweetie
Discussion: Lean Left, WSJ.com and TalkLeft
Max Schulz / TCS Daily:
Supreme Court Goes Nuclear
Discussion: Say Anything and Dean's World
Jeremy Jacobs / The Hill:
Kerry, Gingrich announce climate showdown
Steve Hargreaves / CNNMoney.com:
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Romney Used His Wealth to Enlist Richest Donors
New York Times:
Federal Official in Student Loans Held Loan Stock