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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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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 …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Network Says It Debated for Hours Whether to Air Shooter's Images
Network Says It Debated for Hours Whether to Air Shooter's Images
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ABCNEWS:
Va. Tech Killer Ruled Mentally Ill by Court; Let Go After Hospital Visit
Va. Tech Killer Ruled Mentally Ill by Court; Let Go After Hospital Visit
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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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Jonathan Adler / The Volokh Conspiracy:
SENATOR REID ON PBA RULING: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
SENATOR REID ON PBA RULING: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
Scott Harper / zwire.com:
McCain visits Murrells Inlet — Even though he was nursing a cold, Republican Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain spent nearly 90 minutes talking to nearly 500 people who crammed into the Murrells Inlet VFW Hall Wednesday morning. — The "Straight Talk" tour, as it's called, included stops in Summerville and Charleston.
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Jon Soltz / The Huffington Post:
A Sneak Peak at the Danger of President McCain
A Sneak Peak at the Danger of President McCain
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Drinking Age Paradox — Public policy often illustrates the law of unintended consequences. Society's complexity — multiple variables with myriad connections — often causes the consequences of a policy to be contrary to, and larger than, the intended ones.
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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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USA Today:
Public favors giving illegal immigrants a break — WASHINGTON — While Congress and the White House remain divided over what to do with the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the USA, a new poll shows the American public appears to have reached a consensus on the question.
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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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Greg Gordon / Real Cities:
Campaign against alleged voter fraud fuels political tempest — WASHINGTON - For six years, the Bush administration, aided by Justice Department political appointees, has pursued an aggressive legal effort to restrict voter turnout in key battleground states in ways that favor Republican political candidates.
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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.
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Michael J. Totten:
Where Kurdistan Meets the Red Zone — "If Turkey allows itself to interfere in the matter of Kirkuk, we will do the same...in Turkey." - Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani. — KIRKUK, IRAQ - Just south of the Kurdish autonomous region in Iraq's northernmost provinces lies …
Tom Humphrey / KnoxNews:
House vote permits guns in more places — NASHVILLE - In a surprise move, a House panel voted Wednesday to repeal a state law that forbids the carrying of handguns on property and buildings owned by state, county and city governments - including parks and playgrounds.