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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Rove Emails Missing from RNC Server — In a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales today, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, asked that the Justice Department retain all emails received or sent to a White House official's RNC-issued email address.
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Countless White House E-Mails Deleted — Countless e-mails to and from many key White House staffers have been deleted — lost to history and placed out of reach of congressional subpoenas — due to a brazen violation of internal White House policy that was allowed to continue for more than six years …
Laurie Kellman / 165.1.76.240:
Leahy Says Bush Aides Lied About E-Mails — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush's aides are lying about White House e-mails sent on a Republican account that might have been lost, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said Thursday, vowing to subpoena those documents if the administration fails to cough them up.
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Perino 'Defends' Email Statements: I Didn't Lie, I Just Had No Idea What I Was Talking About — In this afternoon's press briefing, the White House press corps confronted spokeswoman Dana Perino about her previous misstatements regarding the White House's use of RNC email accounts.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:Go To The Mattresses — (Photo of somewhat used prison mattresses via macwagen.)
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Associated Press:
CBS fires Don Imus from radio show — Decision comes day after MSNBC drops shock jock's TV simulcast — NEW YORK - CBS fired Don Imus from his radio show Thursday, the finale to a stunning fall for one of the nation's most prominent broadcasters. — Imus initially was given a two-week suspension …
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New York Times:
CBS Drops Imus Radio Show Over Racial Remark — CBS brought the tumultuous weeklong crisis over racially insensitive remarks by the radio host Don Imus to an end late this afternoon when it canceled the "Imus in the Morning" program, effective immediately. — The move came one day after MSNBC …
Media Matters for America:
It's not just Imus — On April 11, NBC News announced that it was dropping MSNBC's simulcast of Imus in the Morning in the wake of the controversy that erupted over host Don Imus' reference to the Rutgers University women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos."
WCBS-TV:
CBS Radio Fires Don Imus — (CBS) NEW YORK BREAKING NEWS: CBS Radio fired Don Imus Thursday, one day after MSNBC discontinued its relationship with his radio show. — CBS Chairman and CEO Les Moonves issued the following statement regarding the decision:
Washington Post:
Bombing Inside Green Zone Kills Iraqi Lawmakers — A bomb struck the Iraqi parliament building inside the well-protected Green Zone today, killing at least two Iraqi lawmakers and demonstrating the vulnerability of even heavily guarded targets despite increased American attempts to secure the capital.
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Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:Bombing at Iraqi parliament kills 2
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Spencerackerman / toohotfortnr:STREET BY STREET, BLOCK BY BLOCK, TAKING IT ALL BACK:
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Selcan Hacaoglu / Associated Press:
Turkish Army Seeks OK for Iraq Raids — AP Photo ANK104 — ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's military asked the government Thursday to approve attacks on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, signaling growing frustration over a lack of action against the guerrillas by Iraqi and U.S. forces.
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David Stout / New York Times:
World Bank Chief Apologizes for Arranging Job — Paul D. Wolfowitz, the president of the World Bank, apologized today for his role in arranging a highly paid job at the State Department for a woman with whom he has a personal relationship. — "I made a mistake, for which I am sorry," …
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Andrea Peyser / New York Post:
DUKE CASE: WILL THE TIMES APOLOGIZE? — REVERSE the races, change the sport, and you have the Kobe Bryant "rape" hoax all over again. — It frightens me that, in this day and age, three demonstrably innocent men can be dragged into the public square in chains and be unjustly accused …
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:A LOOK AT THE DUKE CASE AND THE POSTMODERN NARRATIVE …
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Michael Yon:
British Forces at War: As Witnessed by an American — Basra, Iraq — The explosions from enemy rockets and mortar fire have been constant companions for the small contingent of Coalition forces based at the former Basra Palace, on the banks of Shatt al Arab River.
Michael McAuliff / Mouth of the Potomac:
HILLARY IS HEADING TO RUTGERS — A Mouth Exclusive: — The Mouth has learned that Hillary Clinton is following up her e-love efforts for the Rutgers women's basketball team with something more tangible — a real-life visit on Monday. — The trip to see the Scarlet Knights comes …
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Ana Marie Cox / Time:
An Imus Guest Says No More — Every time I've been on Don Imus' show, he has reminded listeners that he "discovered" me. It's not exactly hyperbole. He first invited me on when I was just a foulmouthed blogger who ran the gossipy political site Wonkette.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Political Environment Continues to Favor Democrats — By 50% to 35% margin, Americans want to see Democrats win in 2008 — PRINCETON, NJ — Recent Gallup polling continues to show a favorable political environment for the Democratic Party. Democrats maintained a significant advantage …
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