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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Reid vows not to believe Petraeus if he reports progress in Iraq — He's willing to compromise. Unlike some Democrats, he'll hear Petraeus out; he'll just simply refuse to believe anything he says that doesn't fit the left's narrative. If that "reasoning" sounds familiar …
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New York Post:
REID'S BLOODY HANDS — Fresh from his declaration that "this war [in Iraq] is lost," Senate Demo cratic leader Harry Reid is moving quickly to hasten America's unilateral surrender. — And to cast the Middle East into murderous chaos. — Reid yesterday promised that the Democratic-controlled Congress …
Washington Post:
Negotiators Agree on War-Funding Package — House-Senate Bill, Which Sets Timetable for Troop Withdrawal, Likely to Face Veto — House and Senate negotiators reached agreement yesterday on war-funding legislation that would begin bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq as early as July …
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Cheney criticizes Reid over Iraq policy — WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney accused Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record) on Tuesday of pursuing a defeatist strategy in Iraq to win votes in the next election — a charge Reid said did not warrant a response.
Matt / Think Progress:Tom DeLay: Reid And Pelosi Are 'Very, Very Close To Treason'
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:Check out this snippet of an interview Tom DeLay did with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
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Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
Oversight Committee Hearing on Tillman, Lynch Incidents — The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is currently holding a hearing entitled "Misleading Information from the Battlefield." The hearing will focus on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan …
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Associated Press:
Lawmakers to open Tillman-Lynch hearing — WASHINGTON - As the Army probed Pat Tillman's death, investigators implored the CIA and Pentagon last year to scour their databanks for aerial video of the friendly fire incident, footage they believed might have been captured as a Predator drone flew over the scene.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
Oversight Committee Holds Hearing on Tillman, Lynch Incidents — The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, entitled "Misleading Information from the Battlefield," in Room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building at 10 a.m.
Rusty / The Jawa Report:
Jawa Celebration: Abu Izzadeen & 5 Others Arrested in Terror Ring *Sticky* — UPDATE EXCLUSIVE: An Islamist forum connected with Omar Bakri Mohammed, and previously exposed here at The Jawa Report, has listed the names of the six terror suspects arrested today.
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Tom Hamburger / Los Angeles Times:
Low-key office launches high-profile inquiry — The Office of Special Counsel will investigate U.S. attorney firings and other political activities led by Karl Rove. — WASHINGTON — Most of the time, an obscure federal investigative unit known as the Office of Special Counsel confines itself …
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my.barackobama.com:
Remarks of Senator Barack Obama to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs — Good morning. We all know that these are not the best of times for America's reputation in the world. We know what the war in Iraq has cost us in lives and treasure, in influence and respect.
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Erin P. Billings / Roll Call Newspaper Online:
Senate Democrats Look to Hold 'No Confidence' Vote on Gonzales — With Attorney General Alberto Gonzales vowing to remain in his job and President Bush standing by him, Senate Democratic leaders are seriously considering bringing a resolution to the floor expressing no confidence in Gonzales, according to a senior leadership source.
WSJ.com: Washington Wire:
Conservatives Wanted in South Carolina — Amy Schatz reports on Mitt Romney's poll results. — Doubts about former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's conservative credentials have dogged him throughout the primary season. No where has that been more obvious than the conservative state of South Carolina …
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. Command Shortens Life of 'Long War' as a Reference — When the Bush administration has sought to explain its strategy for fighting terrorism, it has often said the United States is involved in a "long war" against Islamic extremists. — The phrase was coined by Gen. John P. Abizaid …
John Tierney / New York Times:
At Trial, Pain Has a Witness — ALEXANDRIA, Va. —William E. Hurwitz, the prominent doctor on trial here for drug trafficking, spent more than two days on the witness stand last week telling a jury why he had prescribed painkillers to patients who turned out to be drug dealers and addicts.
Associated Press:
Plunge in Existing-Home Sales Is Steepest Since '89 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of existing homes plunged in March by the largest amount in nearly two decades, reflecting bad weather and increasing problems in the subprime mortgage market, a real estate trade group reported today.
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Minimum-Wage Accord Produces Protests — The Iraq spending bill moving through Congress includes a provision to increase the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade. But Democrats have stripped out a variety of contentious tax measures that had been tied to the minimum-wage legislation …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
David Halberstam on today's American press — David Halberstam's death yesterday is certain to prompt all sorts of homage from our media stars describing Halberstam as a superior journalist, someone who embodied what journalism ought to be. And it is true that he was exactly that.
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