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12:05 PM ET, April 16, 2007

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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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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.
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Jill / Brilliant at Breakfast:   Oh, God, Please No
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 …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Cheney Predicts Bush Will Win Struggle Over War Spending
Discussion: TPMCafe blogs
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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Leibowitz / Leibowitz's Canticle:   Patricia Buckley, Den Mother of the Conservative Movement, R.I.P.
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.
Discussion: Jesus' General
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Adele M. Stan / au.org:
Religious Right, Still Wrong
Discussion: Ezra Klein
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 …
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
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 …
Ali Eteraz / Eteraz.org:
We Need To Help Delara Darabi, Teenage Artist on Deathrow in Iran  —  We need website managing, creating, organizing savvy volunteers.  —  Delara Darabi is a teenage artist on deathrow in Iran: … She tried to commit suicide and was saved.  Her haunting paintings (haunting is a f**king understatement) can be seen here.
Discussion: Hot Air
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Paying for America  —  I just paid my taxes, and I have to say, I always take pride when I do so.  I don't like having less money to spend, of course, and the complexity of the process is really upsetting.  But I am proud to pay for democracy, and I feel when I do send money to the DC Treasurer …
Discussion: Left in the West
Associated Press:
Suspect reported held in fatal Va. Tech shooting  —  One person dead; 2nd assailant may be at large; 7-8 others may be victims  —  BLACKSBURG, Va. - A shooting at a Virginia Tech dormitory on Monday left at least one person dead, a state government official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press.
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
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 …
 
 
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Pam / Pam's House Blend:
Discussing racism and misogyny - one step forward, two steps back …
Russell Berman / New York Sun:
McCain Will Pledge To Overhaul Federal Tax Code
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Paxman vs Bolton
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Edwards Finance Director Leaves
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Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
Bush in demand to fill war chests
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Adam Cohen / New York Times:
A Woman Wrongly Convicted and a U.S. Attorney Who Kept His Job
Will Bigham / DailyBulletin.com:
Discussion wanders from world to wife
David Andreatta / New York Post:
HS SPURS FUROR WITH CUBA TRIP
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Mark Walker / North County Times:
National Guard to begin reducing border force
Discussion: Right Wing News
Jim Hoagland / Washington Post:
In Iran, Feeling the Heat
The Agonist:
More Economic Lies From the White House
David Cay Johnston / New York Times:
I.R.S. Audits Middle Class More Often, More Quickly
Katherine Kersten / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Ritual-washing area for Muslims at MCTC may be only the beginning
Janon Fisher / New York Post:
MOORE'S 'SICKO' STUNT
Nate Chinen / New York Times:
Don Ho, Hawaiian Musician, Dies at 76
John J. Sheehan / Washington Post:
Why I Declined To Serve
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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