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3 Generals Spurn the Position of War 'Czar' — Bush Seeks Overseer For Iraq, Afghanistan — The White House wants to appoint a high-powered czar to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with authority to issue directions to the Pentagon, the State Department and other agencies …
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
OUT OF GAS....The Washington Post reports that the White House is casting about for a "high-powered czar" who would have authority over both military and civilian operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Only problem is, no one wants the job: … Sheesh. Even Keane doesn't want the job …
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Fred Thompson / Fox News:
FORMER SENATOR FRED THOMPSON IN REMISSION FOR LYMPHOMA — WASHINGTON — Former Tennessee Republican Sen. Fred Thompson announced Wednesday he's in remission from lymphoma. — Thompson, who is considering a run for the White House in 2008, told FOX News that the illness is treatable.
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Redstate:
What You Need To Know — We have all seen the courageous battle that Elizabeth and John Edwards are fighting, and there are so many others. Fortunately, there are an increasing number of good stories because of the medical advances that have been made. I have friends in politics …
Bill Frist, M.D. / Senator Bill Frist:
Fred Thompson Update — Issues: 2008 Elections — This morning Fred Thompson, my good friend and colleague of many years, made it known that he has slow-growing marginal zone lymphoma - a disease that has never made him physically ill and for which he has a good prognosis, according to his doctor.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
'Katie's Notebook' Item Cribbed From W.S. Journal — Katie Couric did a one-minute commentary last week on the joys of getting her first library card, but the thoughts were less than original. The piece was substantially lifted from a Wall Street Journal column.
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Lara Setrakian / ABCNEWS:
Duke Lacrosse Case Charges to Be Dropped — Three Players Were Facing Charges of First Degree Kidnapping, First Degree Forcible Sexual Offense — ABC News Law & Justice Unit — The office of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper will announce that he is dismissing all charges …
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Phillip Rawls / Associated Press:
Republican candidate off the mark on cost of milk, bread — MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani hasn't done a lot of grocery shopping lately — at least based on his answers about the cost of milk and bread. — Campaigning in Alabama on Tuesday …
Associated Press:
Iran may be helping Iraqis build bombs — BAGHDAD - Iranian intelligence operatives have been training Iraqi fighters inside Iran on how to use and assemble deadly roadside bombs known as EFPs, the U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday. — Commanders of a splinter group inside …
Martin Stolz / New York Times:
Rare Protests at Brigham Young Over a Planned Cheney Appearance — The invitation extended to Vice President Dick Cheney to be the commencement speaker at Brigham Young University has set off a rare, continuing protest at the Mormon university, one of the nation's most conservative.
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Dean Fails to Reach Evangelicals — Two recent press releases from the Democratic National Committee reflect the party's continuous struggle to understand evangelicals in America. — A March 30 press release entitled "DNC Offers Passover Greetings" included a joint statement by Chairman Howard Dean and DNC Vice Chair Susan Turnbull.
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This Is London:
I'M SORRY FOR SELLING MY STORY, SAYS IRAN HOSTAGE MR BEAN — Servicemen have rounded on the sailors who sold their stories of being held captive by Iran. — A series of messages on forces' websites ridiculed Arthur Batchelor and Faye Turney, who cashed in after being held prisoner for 13 days.
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Considers Extended Tours for All Soldiers — ABC News Has Learned New Plan Would Accommodate Bush Troop Surge — ABC News has learned that the Pentagon is considering extending the tours of duty for every active duty soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Confederate Yankee:
Pelosi Diplomacy: Legitimizing Terrorism — When Democrat Presidential candidates Clinton, Obama and Edwards dropped out of the Congressional Black Caucus Institute debate that was going to be co-sponsored by Fox News, many liberals crowed over the decision.
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New York Times:
Some in G.O.P. Express Worry Over '08 Hopes — Republican leaders across the country say they are growing increasingly anxious about their party's chances of holding the White House, citing public dissatisfaction with President Bush, the political fallout from the war in Iraq and the problems …
Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Panel Said to Alter Finding on Voter Fraud — A federal panel responsible for conducting election research played down the findings of experts who concluded last year that there was little voter fraud around the nation, according to a review of the original report obtained by The New York Times.
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