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12:00 AM ET, April 19, 2007

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Countdown With Olbermann:
Full coverage: Virginia Tech massacre  —  April 18: NBC News releases a picture of Cho Seung-Hui that was in the package the Virginia Tech gunman sent to NBC between the two shootings on Monday.  —  Photos & audio  —  Virginia Tech students, faculty come to terms with the horror of the mass shooting at the Blacksburg, Va., school.
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ABCNEWS:
VT Killer Ruled Mentally Ill by Court; Let Go After Hospital Visit  —  Harassed Two Female Students; Concerns He Was Suicidal  —  A Virginia court found that Virginia Tech killer Seung-Hui Cho was "mentally ill" and potentially dangerous.  Then the state let him go.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Breaking: Cho Sent Package To NBC Between Shootings  —  The time gap between the two sets of shootings at Virginia Tech apparently allowed Seung-hui Cho to gather writings and videotape and send it to NBC.  The network turned the material over to the police and called it "disturbing":
Dinesh D'Souza / News Bloggers Blog:
Where Is Atheism When Bad Things Happen?
Discussion: Obsidian Wings and Liberal Values
Jack Shafer / Slate:
In Praise of Insensitive Reporters
Discussion: CJR Daily and Blog P.I.
Matthew Yglesias:
In Defense of Crass Politicization
Discussion: Blog P.I.
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Court Backs Ban on Abortion Procedure  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure Wednesday, handing abortion opponents the long- awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench.  —  The 5-4 ruling said the Partial …
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court upholds federal abortion ban  —  Dividing 5-4, the Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a sweeping — and only barely qualified — victory to the federal government and to other opponents of abortion, upholding the 2003 law that banned what are often called "partial-birth abortions."
Bill Mears / CNN:
Justices uphold ban on abortion procedure … WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a law that banned a type of late-term abortion, a ruling that could portend enormous social, legal and political implications for the divisive issue.  —  The sharply divided 5-4 ruling could prove historic.
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns and Money:
Four Things To Remember When Reading Gonzales v. Carhart  —  As an antidote against the inevitable chorus of fake moderates arguing that today's abortion case is no big deal, four things to keep in mind as you ponder today's decision:  — Don't take assertions by the Court …
Discussion: the talking dog
Eye / eyeon08.com:
PBA decision impact
Discussion: The Caucus and The Hillary Spot
Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
The Profound Effects of Justice O'Connor's Retirement
Discussion: Instapundit.com
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Commentary: Some consequences of Carhart II
Discussion: The Sideshow
LII:   Supreme Court collection
Nico / Think Progress:
Breaking: FBI Raids Rep. Doolittle's Home  —  Roll Call reports, "The FBI has raided the Northern Virginia home of Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.), according to Congressional sources.  No details are publicly available yet about the circumstances of the raid, but Doolittle and his wife …
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Political Radar:
Fred Thompson 2008: A Matter of When — Not If  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Fred Thompson's top cheerleader on Capitol Hill — Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn. — said Wednesday that the former Republican senator's entrance into the 2008 presidential race is a matter of when — not if.
Discussion: Don Surber and TIME
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Hotline On Call:
Tour De Fred Draws 53 Members
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
Can conservative bloggers tell the truth?  —  Here's a simple challenge for John Hinderaker, a writer for the popular conservative blog Power Line who recently revisited the 2004 Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign controversy.  Upset by recent media references that suggested …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:   INEFFECTIVE, EVEN FOR A LIBERAL  —  Eric Boehlert of Media Matters must …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Don't Reward Failure By Giving Money to NARAL  —  I'm sure Nancy Keenan is licking her sweet chops over the latest SCOTUS decision.  It is, after all, probably going to be the biggest fundraising opportunity she's had during her tenure at NARAL.  Bigger even than Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement.
Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
Poll reveals most negative assessment of Iraq war yet  —  In the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll, taken April 10-12, 69 percent of Americans say things are going badly for the United States in Iraq.  That's the most negative assessment yet recorded, up from 54 percent …
Paul Blumenthal / Sunlight Foundation blogs:
Who Placed a Secret Hold on Sunlight?  —  Yet again an anonymous Senator has placed a secret hold on legislation that would increase transparency.  This time a secret hold has been placed on a bill, S. 223, that would mandate that Senators file their campaign finance reports electronically.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Democratic Race Tightens as Views of Clinton Become More Negative  —  Forty-five percent favorable rating one of lowest ever for Clinton  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A majority of Americans have an unfavorable image of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Ian / Hot Air:
Video: Eisner says it's time to get the public "emotional" about gun control  —  Appeals to reason are so passe.  Or so suggested the former Disney CEO during his appearance this afternoon on CNBC's "Power Lunch," in which he called explicitly for the abolition of handguns in America.
Rick Maze / Marine Corps Times HOME:
Experts: Force increases may not be enough  —  The Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony Tuesday that increasing the size of the Army and Marine Corps may not resolve severe and growing personnel problems.  There was even talk of returning to the draft to fill the ranks.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
A New Threat In Iraq  —  While the Bush administration struggles to stabilize Baghdad, a major new threat is emerging in the Kurdish areas of northern Iraq.  If it isn't defused, this crisis could further erode U.S. goals in Iraq — drawing foreign military intervention …
 
 
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Justin McCarthy / NewsBusters.org:
Barbara Walters on Rosie's Gun Control Surrrender: 'Made Me Sad'
Discussion: Hot Air and Right Voices
Richard Beeston / Times of London:
This may look like a UN plane... but Sudan used it to bomb Darfur
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Partial-Birth Battle  —  [Ross] If you scroll through …
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Barack Obama / Real Clear Politics:
Obama on Virginia Tech, Violence in Society
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
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Discussion: The Mahablog and TalkLeft
Amanda / Think Progress:
Sen. Coleman Falsely Claims He Never Nominated Paulose As U.S. Attorney
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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