memeorandum: Bush inviting Dems to meet about Iraq (Deb Riechmann/Associated Press)

4:00 PM ET, April 10, 2007

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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:

BREAKING: Rep. Conyers Issues Subpoena Duces Tecum For DOJ Docs — That stalling tactic on document production from the DoJ to Congress finally got old. A Subpoena duces tecum has been issued for any and all documentary evidence pertaining to the USAtty firings, with a return date of April 16th at 2:00 pm ET at the Rayburn Building.

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David Johnston / New York Times:

Senators Press for More Files on Removing Prosecutors — Four senators said Monday that they suspected that the Justice Department had failed to turn over all relevant documents related to the dismissals of eight United States attorneys. — The department has released more than 3,000 pages of e-mail messages and other files.

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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:

House judiciary panel subpoenas Gonzales — WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed new documents Tuesday from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as part of its investigation into the firings of federal prosecutors, with panel chairman saying he had run out of patience.

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Nolo / indict dick cheney:

rep. john conyers subpoenas gonzales! ouch! — B R E A K I N G — citing gonzales' "incomplete response thus — far, [one that] falls far short" of what is needed … matter", the chair of the house judiciary — states attorney general, alberto gonzales, a — with earlier requests on the purge-scandal.

Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:

Bush inviting Dems to meet about Iraq — WASHINGTON - President Bush on Tuesday invited Democrats to discuss their standoff over a war-spending bill, but he made clear he would not change his position opposing troop withdrawals. The White House bluntly said the meeting would not be a negotiation.

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David S. Broder / Washington Post:

Time for A Bargain On the War — In the continuing battle between the Democratic Congress and the Bush administration over policy in Iraq, logic is on the Democrats' side, but the crucial political leverage belongs to the president. It behooves the realists in both camps to recognize …

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Matthew Yglesias:
Accept no Substitutes — When it comes to the High Broderism …

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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:

Conservatives, don't ignore McCain — The Arizona senator is further to the right than current GOP darling Rudy Giuliani. — BARRY GOLDWATER, the patron saint of modern conservatism, gave a famous speech to conservative Republicans who were angry with their shabby treatment at the hands of the Nixonites.

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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:

Giuliani Leads GOP Field; McCain Support Down in Latest Trial Heat — Thompson maintains third-place showing — PRINCETON, NJ — The latest Gallup Poll of rank-and-file Republicans' preferences for their party's 2008 presidential nomination shows Rudy Giuliani continues to lead the large field of candidates.

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Audio: McCain says someone was laughing during his Baghdad press conference

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Frank Newport / Gallup Poll:

Hillary Clinton Remains Dominant Front-Runner Among Democrats — Obama and Edwards close in second place — PRINCETON, NJ — Sen. Hillary Clinton remains the dominant presidential front-runner among Democrats nationally, with twice the support as her nearest challenger.

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Charlie Savage / Boston Globe:

Campaigning gets a new Web version — 'Virtual town hall' for Democrats — WASHINGTON — Seven candidates for the 2008 Democratic Party nomination will take part tonight in a live "virtual town hall" forum about the Iraq war, in what is being billed as the largest and most ambitious experiment yet …

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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Democrats Fear Fox, Part II

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Gwen Ifill / New York Times:

Trash Talk Radio — LET'S say a word about the girls. The young women with the musical names. Kia and Epiphanny and Matee and Essence. Katie and Dee Dee and Rashidat and Myia and Brittany and Heather. — The Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University had an improbable season …

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Digby / Hullabaloo:
It's Hard Out Here Fo A Pimp

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Edward Wong / New York Times:

Huge Protest in Iraq Demands U.S. Withdraw — Protesters waved Iraqi flags as they marched in Najaf, south of Baghdad, to demand the withdrawal of U.S. forces. Event security was handled by Iraqi troops and police officers, and there were no reports of violence. More Photos >

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Gateway Pundit:

Busted!... Multi-National Force Iraq Scores on Mainstream Media — It's refreshing to see the world's finest military win a battle on the media front! — Of all of the 1,800 plus articles published yesterday on the Al Sadr Anti-US-occupation protest in Najaf, Iraq, not one mentioned …

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Damien McElroy / Telegraph:
Iraqis calls for US to end its 'occupation'

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White House:

President Bush Makes Remarks on the Iraq War Supplemental — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Good morning; please be seated. Thank you for your warm hospitality. It's a pleasure to be here at Legion Post 177, Fairfax, Virginia. I appreciate you inviting me.

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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:

Candor? Call the Special Prosecutor! — Monica Goodling is not my kind of gal. A graduate of two schools not known for partying (Messiah College and Pat Robertson's Regent University Law School), she would not be my ideal seatmate on a long airplane flight.