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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.
Washington Post:
Ex-Justice Official's Statements Contradict Gonzales on Firings
Ex-Justice Official's Statements Contradict Gonzales on Firings
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The Moderate Voice, DownWithTyranny!, The Next Hurrah, On Deadline, First Read and Central Sanity
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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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
Cheney Predicts Bush Will Win Struggle Over War Spending
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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 …
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The Carpetbagger Report, Ezra Klein, The Swamp, The Impolitic, The American Street and Think Progress
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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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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Jesus' General
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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
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.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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 …