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Adam Zagorin / Time:
Conservatives to Bush: Fire Gonzales — In what could prove an embarrassing new setback for embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the eve of his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, a group of influential conservatives and longtime Bush supporters has written a letter to the White House to call for his resignation.
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CBS News:
Cheney Steers Clear Of Libby Mess — VP Says Some Democrats Have Been "Irresponsible" On Iraq In Pushing For Withdrawal Timetable — (CBS) Despite the conviction of his former chief of staff in a high-profile trial, Vice President Dick Cheney said today that he has not had an opportunity …
Evan Perez / Wall Street Journal:
Gonzales Deputy, in Crossfire, Looks for Quiet Exit — McNulty Seeks Job — In Private Sector; — Scrutiny Intensifies — WASHINGTON — With Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the ropes over the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, his deputy, Paul J. McNulty, is quietly testing the waters for a new job.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Cheney Predicts Bush Will Win Struggle Over War Spending
Cheney Predicts Bush Will Win Struggle Over War Spending
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Dan Boniface / 9NEWS:
Kerry reopens door to possible presidential run — DENVER - Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) reopened the door to a possible 2008 presidential campaign during a book signing in Denver and then again, in an interview with 9NEWS. — The 2004 Democratic nominee told a crowd of more than 250 …
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Pew Research Center:
Public Knowledge of Current Affairs Little Changed by News and Information Revolutions — What Americans Know: 1989-2007 — Summary of Findings — Since the late 1980s, the emergence of 24-hour cable news as a dominant news source and the explosive growth of the internet have led …
Opinion Journal:
The Wolfowitz Files — The anatomy of a World Bank smear. — The World Bank released its files in the case of President Paul Wolfowitz's ethics on Friday, and what a revealing download it is. On the evidence in these 109 pages, it is clearer than ever that this flap is a political hit based …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Prayers For WFB And The Anchoress — Patricia Taylor Buckley, the beloved wife of conservative godfather William F Buckley and mother of novelist Christopher Buckley (Thank You For Smoking), has passed away this weekend. National Review's The Corner has a number of touching tributes in remembrance.
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MSNBC:
MTP Transcript for April 15, 2007 — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: The war in Iraq, are there any good options? With us, the former special envoy to the Middle East and author for "The Battle for Peace," retired General Tony Zinni. Then, the debate over Don Imus and his comments …
Digby / Hullabaloo:
"Substantialicious" — While we're on the subject of phony sanctimonious gasbags, I have been remiss in failing to write about the fact that none other than Ann Coulter appeared before the "Reclaiming America for Christ" conference in Florida and repeated her faggot slur against Edwards.
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Scot J. Paltrow / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Probes Abramoff Ties To White House — The Justice Department's Public Integrity Section is investigating connections between disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the White House, a probe that may be affected by missing White House emails. — Lawyers involved in the case …
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The Next Hurrah
New York Times:
Donors Linked to the Clintons Shift to Obama — As Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton seeks to reassemble the Democratic money machine her husband built, some major fund-raisers long associated with her and him have signed on with Senator Barack Obama. — Among the biggest fund-raisers …
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David Andreatta / New York Post:
HS SPURS FUROR WITH CUBA TRIP — A group of Manhattan public high-school students and a history teacher with a soft spot for Cuba flouted federal travel restrictions by taking a spring-break field trip to the communist nation - and now face up to $65,000 apiece in fines, The Post has learned.
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The Corner
John J. Sheehan / Washington Post:
Why I Declined To Serve — Service to the nation is both a responsibility and an honor for every citizen presented with the opportunity. This is especially true in times of war and crisis. Today, because of the war in Iraq, this nation is in a crisis of confidence and is confused …
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Katherine Kersten / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Ritual-washing area for Muslims at MCTC may be only the beginning — Last week, I wrote about Minneapolis Community and Technical College, which is planning to install facilities to help Muslim students perform ritual washing before daily prayers. It's a simple matter of extending …
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Charles Hurt / Examiner:
Congressional junkets picking up steam — WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Congress is keeping Andrews Air Force base plenty busy this year ferrying lawmakers all over the globe at taxpayers' expense. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi took his wife, nine Democrats and two Republicans …
The Agonist:
More Economic Lies From the White House — For economic commentary and analysis, go to the Bonddad blog … Let's look at this statement more carefully, shall we? — According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, Clinton's expansion laster from March 1991 to March 2001.