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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
On the Hill, Gonzales Gets His Chance at Redemption — When Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales's top aide contemplated the mass dismissal of chief federal prosecutors two years ago, he advocated keeping the "loyal Bushies." Two years later, the question confronting President Bush is whether …
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Salon:
Gonzales faces the music — Alberto Gonzales' appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee has just begun, and it looks to be a long day for the attorney general. The attorney general hasn't spoken yet, but the committee's Democratic chairman and ranking Republican member have.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Alberto Gonzales Testimony, Part I — The United States Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, will be giving testimony today to the Senate Judiciary Committee. It is being broadcast live on C-Span1 (although be advised, if there is floor activity in the House, C-Span is required to switch …
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
One Prosecutor's Ouster Central to Inquiry — When Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales takes the witness chair on Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the dismissal of the United States attorney from New Mexico will be a topic of particular scrutiny, committee members and their staff said.
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Nazila Fathi / New York Times:
Iran Exonerates Six Who Killed in Islam's Name — The Iranian Supreme Court has overturned the murder convictions of six members of a prestigious state militia who killed five people they considered "morally corrupt." — The reversal, in an infamous five-year-old case from Kerman …
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
In Reversal, Justices Back Ban on Method of Abortion — The Supreme Court reversed course on abortion on Wednesday, upholding the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in a 5-to-4 decision that promises to reframe the abortion debate and define the young Roberts court.
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Jonathan Adler / The Volokh Conspiracy:SENATOR REID ON PBA RULING: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:Father Knows Best
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
Package Forced NBC to Make Tough Decisions — The package that arrived yesterday at NBC headquarters in New York was almost immediately flagged as suspicious, because it had been mailed from Blacksburg, Va., and bore the return name A. Ishmael. — Last night, the anchor of "The NBC Nightly News …
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Barbara Oakley / New York Times:
The Killer in the Lecture Hall — THE sticky note on my door was wiggling. It was a gift from a student. — Glued to the middle of it was a cockroach. — Don't get me wrong. It wasn't that I was an unpopular professor. To the contrary — according to student evaluations …
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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NBC Nightly / The Daily Nightly:ONE WORD — This morning, about five miles outside of Roanoke …
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Sherwood Ross / CounterPunch:
Massacre at Va Tech — At the memorial ceremony for those slain at Virginia Tech, President Bush said today he did not know what the victims had done to deserve their fate. How this nation wept as one when thirty innocent Americans perished and twenty more were wounded!
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The Media in the Mud — It pales in comparison to the carnage and loss of life this week at Virginia Tech. But last week the tattered reputation of journalism in this country saw severe damage. The role of the media in the phony Duke lacrosse rape story and the Don Imus firing left large parts …
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:This won't be a typical David Broder post, so bear with me.
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Washington Post:
Democrats Would Make Iraq Timetable in Bill 'Advisory' — Congressional Democratic leaders are moving to make their proposed timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq "advisory" as they seek to reconcile two versions of war spending legislation into a single bill that they plan to pass next week …
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Washington Post:
Giuliani's Lead Shrinks, Clinton's Margin Holds — Former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's lead over his Republican presidential rivals has narrowed considerably, while Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) has maintained her advantage in the race for the Democratic nomination, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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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