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New York Times:
Bush and Cheney Chide Democrats on Iraq Deadline — President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney aggressively challenged the motives of Congressional Democrats on Tuesday, as the House and Senate prepared to consider a war spending bill that would order troops to be withdrawn from Iraq beginning later this year.
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OpenMike, AMERICAblog, The Gun Toting Liberal™, Lawyers, Guns and Money and Brendan Nyhan
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George S. McGovern / Los Angeles Times:
George McGovern: Cheney is wrong about me, wrong about war — The 1972 presidential nominee strikes back at the vice president for comparing today's Democrats to the McGovern platform. — VICE PRESIDENT Dick Cheney recently attacked my 1972 presidential platform and contended …
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Associated Press, The Huffington Post, Firedoglake, Angry Bear, The Moderate Voice and Economist's View
Democrats.senate.gov:
Reid Spokesman: Cheney's Attacks Are Desperate, Lack Credibility — WASHINGTON, D.C.— Jim Manley, Spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, released the following statement today after comments made by Vice President Dick Cheney: — Vice President Cheney should be the last person …
TMZ.com:
Rosie Bids Adieu to "The View" — There is a strong buzz in Hollywood that Rosie O'Donnell will announce Wednesday (April 25) that she is leaving "The View" — and she'll make the announcement on the show. — If it happens, it's likely Rosie will stick it out through the end of the season.
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New York Post:
ROSIE GROSSES OUT MEDIA ELITE — ROSIE O'Donnell's blue humor made faces red when she emceed the Matrix Awards in front of 2,000 feting New York's most accomplished women in media at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom yesterday. — The loose-lipped lesbian dropped the F-bomb …
Nico / Think Progress:
Iglesias Reveals He Filed Complaint Against Rove, Leading To Special Counsel Probe — Tonight on MSNBC, fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias revealed key new details about the Office of Special Counsel's (OSC) probe into Karl Rove and other White House officials reported today by the Los Angeles Times.
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Firedoglake, Discourse.net, The Daily Dish, The Democratic Daily, The Garlic, White House Watch and David Corn
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Pelosi Won't Attend Petraeus Briefing — House Speaker Had Phone Conversation With Top U.S. Iraq Commander — As the House and Senate prepare to vote this week on the final conference report on the $124 billion troop funding bill — which would also mandate that U.S. combat troops begin withdrawing …
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The Strata-Sphere, Captain's Quarters, AMERICAN DIGEST, Redstate, Atlas Shrugs, On Deadline, Stop The ACLU and Riehl World View
Michael Luo / New York Times:
Panel Hears About Falsehoods in 2 Wartime Incidents — House Democrats burrowed into the histories of Pfc. Jessica D. Lynch and Cpl. Pat Tillman in a hearing on Tuesday, holding up the episodes as egregious examples of officials' twisting the truth for public relations in wartime.
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The Heretik
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Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly purported to chart an intricate web leading to "vile propaganda outfit" Media Matters … Discussing the political influence of philanthropist and progressive financier George Soros during the April 23 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly attacked Media Matters …
Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
OSHA Leaves Worker Safety in Hands of Industry — Seven years ago, a Missouri doctor discovered a troubling pattern at a microwave popcorn plant in the town of Jasper. After an additive was modified to produce a more buttery taste, nine workers came down with a rare, life-threatening disease that was ravaging their lungs.
Tyler Hill / Yale Daily News:
Univ. rescinds stage weapons ban — Stage weapons will again be allowed in University theatrical productions, in a reversal of last week's ban, Yale spokeswoman Helaine Klasky said Tuesday morning. — Administrators decided Monday afternoon to require that audiences instead be informed …
Pat Heenan / PBS:
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL: BUYING THE WAR — How the administration marketed the war to the American people has been well covered, but critical questions remain: How and why did the press buy it, and what does it say about the role of journalists in helping the public sort out fact from propaganda?
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NewsBusters.org
White House:
President Bush Discusses Iraq War Supplemental — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Seventy-eight days ago I sent Congress a request for emergency war funding that our troops urgently need. I made it clear to Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill that I'm willing to discuss our differences on the way forward in Iraq.