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10:50 AM ET, April 19, 2007

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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 …
Discussion: Salon
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
One Prosecutor's Ouster Central to Inquiry
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:   Gonzales To The Hill
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Gonzales to Admit Mistakes in Firings
Discussion: TPMCafe blogs
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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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
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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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Around The Sphere: Blog Reaction To Virginia Tech Massacre  —  Our famous linkfest offering readers a wide variety of links from blogs representing varying viewpoints.  But this time due to the worst mass killing in American history, we're offering links from a cross section of blogs …
Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
McCain says he backs no gun control
Marcia Kramer / WCBS-TV:
Bloomberg To Fund Anti-Gun Ad Campaign
Discussion: On Politics
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.
Discussion: mediabistro.com
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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USA Today:
Public favors giving illegal immigrants a break
Discussion: Oliver Willis
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
What is the rationale behind the prescription drug laws?  —  I will likely be posting today about the Alberto Gonazles testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee as it unfolds in all of its splendor, but until then, I am limited in the time I have to post.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Our benevolent surveillance state
Discussion: AMERICAblog and CANNONFIRE
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.
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
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.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and TalkLeft
 
 
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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

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