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5:30 PM ET, April 23, 2007

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Associated Press:
Bush reaffirms rejecting timetable  —  Reid spoke a few hours after Bush said he will reject any legislation along the lines of what Democrats will pass.  "I will strongly reject an artificial timetable (for) withdrawal and/or Washington politicians trying to tell those who wear the uniform how to do their job," the president said.
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Michael Barone / US News:
Funding the Troops  —  End the war.  Fund the troops.  You can sum up the argument between George W. Bush and the Democratic majorities in Congress in just six words.  Both the House and the Senate have now passed supplemental appropriations that in different ways call for a beginning of an end to our military involvement in Iraq.
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
This is a bad one.  The Washington Post's David Broder was interviewed today by XM radio's Bob Edwards, and Broder hammered Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for declaring the "war is lost" as follows: … Audio here.  —  Look, you can argue that Reid's choice of words was a poor one …
Discussion: Eschaton
White House:
President Bush Meets with General Petraeus, Discusses War in Iraq  —  THE PRESIDENT: It's my high honor to welcome General David Petraeus back to the Oval Office, and I appreciate Deputy Secretary England and General Pace joining us.  General Petraeus has taken on a very important assignment …
David Espo / Associated Press:
Reid: Bush in denial over war in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record) said Monday President Bush is in a state of denial over Iraq, "and the new Congress will show him the way."  Holding his ground, Bush renewed his staunch opposition to timetables for U.S. troop withdrawals.
Think Progress:
Broder: Reid Is A 'Bumbling' 'Embarrassment'  —  David Broder, the sagely insightful "dean" of the Washington press corps, attacked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) today over his claim that the war in Iraq is lost.  —  Speaking on XM radio, Broder said that Reid should …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Rosie to Sheryl Crow — one square's not enough for me  —  It's not often that she's right, but she's right.  Dear god, is she ever.  —  The Smoking Gun's got a copy of Crow's concert rider demanding parking for her own little portable greenhouse-gas emissions caravan.
Michelle Malkin:
Sheryl Crow's dirty sleeves  —  Did you catch this?  (Hat tip: Reader Wade) In addition to her one toilet square paper-per-sitting quota, eco-zealot Sheryl Crow also advocates "dining sleeves" to replace napkins.  Seriously: … Uh, Sheryl.  Have you taken into account the extra water …
Matthew Yglesias:
Ever-Larger Media Matt  —  Okay.  The time has come to let you all in on some changes forthcoming soon in my life and on this blog.  Most notably, I'm leaving my job at The American Prospect to take a position at The Atlantic Monthly where my primary responsibility is going to be . . . producing this blog.
Discussion: TAPPED and Sadly, No!
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Michael van der Galien / The Moderate Voice:
Center of Attention … Two top it off: two great posts at Jon Swift.
Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog:
JESUS WANTS US TO EXPLOIT THIS TRAGEDY  —  Well, it's a free country, so the Reverend Donald Wilmon's American Family Association has the inalienable right to post "The Day They Kicked God Out of the Schools," a video making those old familiar arguments — that school shootings are the fault …
Discussion: Macsmind, Hot Air and NewsBusters.org
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Matt / Think Progress:
AFA blames school shootings on lack of prayer, spankings.  —  In a new video, the the right-wing American Family Association attributes the tragedy at Virginia Tech to: a lack of prayer in school, a lack of the Bible in school, a lack of spanking kids, a lack of physical punishment in school …
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
The GOP: Waiting for Him to Walk  —  The President's Old Friend: The A.G.'s poor performance at the hearings cost him support on the Hill  —  The pressure on Alberto Gonzales to resign intensified last week following his daylong grilling before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Bush: Gonzales 'answered as honestly as he could.'
Deacon / Power Line:   FINALLY, A COMPELLING REASON WHY GONZALES SHOULD STAY
Paul Blumenthal / Sunlight Foundation blogs:
Finish the Job. 5 Senators Remain.  —  There are only 5 Senators who refuse to state if they have a hold or an objection to S. 223, the campaign finance electronic filing bill.  Let's finish the job and call their offices.  There is no reason remaining for any Senator who does not have a hold …
Discussion: Shakesville and GOPProgress.com
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Senator Russ Feingold / Daily Kos:
A hold by any other name is still a hold - UPDATED
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Former Aide to GOP Rep To Plead Guilty  —  Yet another shoe drops in the Jack Abramoff investigation.  A former aide to Rep. Don Young (R-AK), Mark Zachares, looks set to plead guilty to corruption charges.  —  The Justice Department filed a criminal information today on Zachares …
Brian Montopoli / Public Eye:
Taking A Step Back In The Cho Debate  —  The debate over the media's handling of the Seung-hui Cho manifesto continued over the weekend - CNN's "Reliable Sources," for example, devoted its first two segments to whether the media did the right thing in airing the materials.
Discussion: CNN, NewsBusters.org and Roger Ailes
Reuters:
Carl Bernstein writes biography of Hillary Clinton  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein, who with Bob Woodward helped expose the Watergate scandal, has spent eight years researching the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton and will publish a 640-page biography of her in June, the publisher said on Monday.
Joe Klein / TIME: Swampland:
RE: Kos  —  In my column this week I reported that Kos had bashed Barack Obama for his position on Iraq war funding.  Obama said he was opposed to adding a withdrawal timetable, or deadline, to the next funding bill the Democrats send Bush after he vetoes the current legislation.
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Kagro X / Daily Kos:
Joe Klein, call your editor.
Discussion: Sirotablog
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
United on immigration, Democrats divide voters  —  In New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina, the questions about immigration arise repeatedly — and Democratic presidential candidates say they know they are alienating some of their strongest supporters by calling for legalization of illegal aliens.
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Few Specifics Evident As Padilla Trial Nears  —  Prosecutor Calls Charge 'Hard to Particularize'  —  MIAMI — The trial of Jose Padilla, the "dirty bomber" whose alleged plotting was used to justify extraordinary presidential power, will get underway next month, and the prosecution's case is rich in atmospherics.
Discussion: Find Habeas
 
 
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