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4:40 PM ET, April 14, 2007

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Tom Hamburger / Los Angeles Times:
Rove, others were warned to save e-mails  —  WASHINGTON — Karl Rove and other White House employees were cautioned in employee manuals, memos and briefings to carefully save any e-mails that might discuss official matters even if those messages came from private e-mail accounts, the White House disclosed Friday.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and War and Piece
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David Johnston / New York Times:
Gonzales Aide Suggested Replacements for Attorneys  —  A Justice Department e-mail released today shows that the former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales proposed replacement candidates for seven United States attorneys nearly a year before those prosecutors were fired …
Washington Post:
White House E-Mail Mystery  —  e-mails is at that strange moment in the arc of a Washington uproar where it's not clear whether it will turn out to be scandal or sideshow.  There was legitimate reason for the White House to seek to comply with Hatch Act strictures and separate political from official business.
Discussion: TPMCafe blogs
Brian Braiker / Newsweek:
A data-recovery specialist discusses whether missing White House …
Discussion: Brian Beutler
Washington Post:
Wolfowitz Dictated Girlfriend's Pay Deal  —  World Bank President Paul D. Wolfowitz personally dictated the terms under which the bank gave what it called his "domestic partner" substantial pay raises and promotions in exchange for temporarily leaving her job there during his tenure …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and DownWithTyranny!
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Richard Cohen / The Huffington Post:
Wolfowitz: Mission Accomplished?  —  As Paul Wolfowitz is proving, it turns out all is not fair in love and war.  Only war.  Take a nation to war for spurious reasons and no one much complains.  But arrange a raise for your girlfriend, and you get booed in the atrium of the World Bank and have to visibly sweat in public.
Discussion: A Tiny Revolution
Charlottesvillain / TigerHawk:
The Department of Peace  —  I haven't seen this widely reported but the Democrats are working to establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence.  If I recall correctly, this was a plank in the platform of the ill fated Kucinich Presidential campaign of 2004.
Discussion: Argghhh!
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Robin Wright / Washington Post:
U.S. Decides Against Freeing 5 Iranian Agents
Discussion: Democrats.com, The Blotter and Hot Air
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
From the Courthouse to the White House  —  Fred Thompson auditions for the leading role.  —  A strange thing happened a few weeks back when I went to the Café Promenade at the Mayflower Hotel for an off-the-record interview with an unpaid adviser to the non-campaign of unannounced presidential candidate Fred Thompson.
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Sunni Factions Split With Al-Qaeda Group  —  Rift Further Blurs Battle Lines in Iraq  —  Key Sunni militant groups are severing their association with al-Qaeda in Iraq, a Sunni group that claims allegiance to the organization led by Osama bin Laden.  The split could help isolate a primary foe …
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Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard:
Who's Spinning Intel?
Discussion: The Corner and Captain's Quarters
Tony Mauro / LAW.com:
Justice Department's Independence 'Shattered,' Says Former DOJ Attorney  —  Since the day he arrived at the Department of Justice in February 2005, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has "shattered" the department's tradition of independence and politicized its operation more than any other attorney general in more than 30 years.
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
New York Times:
In the Spotlight, the Politics of Buckling Up  —  As constituents and public officials wished Gov. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey a full recovery from his injuries in a car accident, many were shaking their heads that someone who is so smart, and has so much to lose, would put himself at risk by apparently not wearing a seat belt.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
In a Filmdom Premiere, a Foe for Gore  —  The screening here on Thursday night had many elements of a classic film-world shindig.  There were gift bags and television cameras, cold cocktails and hot popcorn.  Ushers showed V.I.P.'s to their seats, and local politicos rubbed shoulders with the movie's backers and flacks.
Discussion: Power Line
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Shamelessness of Cheney  —  Now he tells us: … I'm not defending Democratic pork - any more than Republican pork.  But, again, what's staggering about these Republicans is their total shamelessness.  No administration in recent history has presided over anything like the explosion …
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Ken Kolker / MLive.com:
Snow won't dampen global-warming rallies  —  The weather forecast for Saturday's global warming rallies in Grand Rapids and Holland calls for snow and cold rain and temperatures in the 40s — about 10 degrees below normal.  —  For some, this might make global warming a tough sell.
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
The Daily Show: Will Nancy Grace Apologize to Duke Lacrosse Players?  —  Jon Stewart hits Nancy Grace hard for her insensitive coverage of the Duke lacrosse case.  Charges were dropped against the three teens yesterday.  Will she apologize or take a convenient vacation?  Watch and see...
Bob Geiger:
The Saturday Cartoons  —  I'm very happy to announce that editorial cartoonist Ben Sargent, of the Austin American-Statesman, has given me permission to run his work and we lead our cartoon round-up today with some of his work.  —  Ben won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1982 …
Media Matters for America:
Drudge falsely claimed Soros funds Media Matters  —  Internet gossip Matt Drudge has claimed that Media Matters for America is a "Soros operation."  —  In fact, Media Matters has never received funding from progressive philanthropist George Soros.  —  Post a new comment
 
 
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
BEND OVER....From the annals of American labor relations, circa 2007:
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
The Obama Plan: Residual Troops in Iraq
WCBS-TV:
Sharpton Gets More Security After Death Threats
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Matthew Yglesias:
When There Is Nothing Instead of Something
Faiz / Think Progress:
Evidence Emerging Of Cheney-Led Smear Campaign Against Pelosi Over Syria Trip
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Various items  —  (1) According to this latest New York Times …
Discussion: NION
International Herald Tribune:
Pakistan says it's reining in tribal areas
Sinan Salaheddin / Associated Press:
37 die as car bomb hits near Iraq shrine
 Earlier Items: 
Cernig / The Newshoggers:
Huh?  —  What happened to Newshog?  —  Well, there's been some ch-ch-ch-changes.
Washington Post:
Excessive Force By Marines Alleged
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Paul Mirengoff / News Bloggers Blog:
Imus, a postscript
Ynetnews:
'Israeli melons have AIDS'
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Patrick Goodenough / CNSNews:
Islamist Group Denies Report of Hoyer Invitation to Visit Congress
Tim Blair / NEWS.com.au:
Life's little contradictions
Discussion: Wizbang
David Carr / New York Times:
Flying Solo Past the Point of No Return
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Warner's Fundraising Prompts Speculation on Reelection Plans
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Sources: Shari Redstone does not plan to stay on the board of Paramount Global after the company completes its planned merger with Skydance Media

 
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