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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
House Panel Subpoenas Gonzales for Documents — The House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today seeking hundreds of pages of new or uncensored records related to the firings of eight U.S. attorneys last year, officials said.
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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.
Nolo / indict dick cheney:
rep. john conyers subpoenas gonzales! ouch! — and the day got away. . . thanks to christy — hardin smith at — firedoglake for — linking me on — this story. . . below are new, — cleaner jpegs of — the docs; i've — not set those — that might — only be of inter-
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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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 …
Matt / Think Progress:
Kerry Forces Gingrich To Admit Inhofe Is Off-Base On Global Warming Science — Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) engaged in head-to-head debate this morning on global warming. During the event, Kerry challenged Gingrich on his commitment to global warming science …
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Vikas Bajaj / New York Times:
Defaults Rise in Next Level of Mortgages — Some of the problems afflicting mortgages sold to borrowers with weak, or subprime, credit increasingly appear to be cropping up in loans made to homeowners who were thought to be less risky. — The latest sign of possible further deterioration …
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Fester / NewsHog:
Heads up on Housing — I have been following the housing bubble …
Heads up on Housing — I have been following the housing bubble …
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Smerconish on Imus: "I don't interpret it as a racist statement per se..." — It's interesting that only the beltway pols that go on Imus's show regularly are the ones trying to save his job...Of the ones that I can remember, not one of them, not Chris Dodd, (he's issuing a statement soon) …
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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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CNN:
Iran plans book, CD on Britons' detention — TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran plans to release a book and CD detailing the arrest and detention of 15 British sailors and marines whom Tehran blames for illegally crossing into Iranian waters, an Iranian military spokesman said.
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Gilchrest Seeking White House Deal on Iraq — A diverse collection of House Republicans has formed an ad hoc group to negotiate with the White House on a compromise Iraq spending bill, Politico's Ryan Grim reports. The group plans to hold talks with National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley …
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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Dennis Wagner / Arizona Republic:
Producer: PBS dropped 'Islam vs. Islamists' on political grounds — The producer of a tax-financed documentary on Islamic extremism claims his film has been dropped for political reasons from a television series that airs next week on more than 300 PBS stations nationwide.
Consumerist:
CEO Pay Up 298%, Average Worker's? 4.3% (1995-2005) — There's been a lot of ballyhoo lately about ballooning executive pay, so here's a look at how CEO incomes rose over the years in relation to Joe Blow's paycheck. — It looks like while CEO pay rose 298.2% by 2005 …
WSJ.com: Washington Wire:
When CEO Buys a Mansion, It's Time to Sell Shares — Judith Burns reports on a new signal to sell stocks. — With House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank pushing a bill to give shareholders more say on executive compensation, a couple of academic researchers suggest another …