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3:40 PM ET, April 25, 2007

Top Items:

House Committee Authorizes Subpoena for Goodling — The House Judiciary Committee, by a vote of 32-6, just authorized a subpoena for Monica Goodling's testimony and an offer of immunity. — As former U.S. Attorney for New Mexico David Iglesias pointed out yesterday, Goodling should prove …

Discussion: Booman Tribune, Firedoglake, The Next Hurrah, The Moderate Voice, Norwegianity, The Carpetbagger Report, Shakesville, Prairie Weather and Michael P.F. van der Galiën

Wall Street Journal:

Delays in Renzi Case Raise More Gonzales Questions — WASHINGTON — As midterm elections approached last November, federal investigators in Arizona faced unexpected obstacles in getting needed Justice Department approvals to advance a corruption investigation of Republican Rep. Rick Renzi, people close to the case said.

Discussion: TPMmuckraker, Think Progress, NION, DownWithTyranny!, Middle Earth Journal and TIME

Nico / Think Progress:

Breaking: Gonzales Aide Goodling Granted Immunity — The House Judiciary Committee voted moments ago to grant immunity to Monica Goodling — former counsel to Alberto Gonzales and the Justice Department's liaison to the White House — and issue a subpoena compelling her to testify.

Discussion: Political Animal, Shakesville, Democratic Underground … and The Democratic Daily

Associated Press:

Joint letter issued for Gonzales — And in case Gonzales thought the worst had passed with his punishing testimony last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the chairman and top Republican issued a new demand: Refresh the memory that Gonzales claimed had failed him 71 times during the seven-hour session.

Discussion: Michael P.F. van der Galiën and Wonkette

Michael Roston / The Raw Story:
Leahy: The President said 'Heckuva Job, Gonzales

Discussion: DownWithTyranny!

ABCNEWS:

Exclusive: O'Donnell Leaving 'The View' — Rosie O'Donnell Is Set to Announce Today Her Departure From 'The View' — Rosie O'Donnell is leaving "The View." ABC has been unable to come to a contractual agreement with "The View" co-host. As a result, her duties on the show will come to an end mid-June.

Discussion: protein wisdom, Redstate, Daily Intelligencer, Don Surber, The Right Angle, NewsBusters.org, Ankle Biting Pundits, Another Rovian Conspiracy and Gothamist

TMZ.com:

It's True — Rosie Will Leave "View!!" — TMZ has now confirmed the buzz that we exclusively reported last night: Rosie O'Donnell will announce on today's show that she is leaving "The View." And TMZ has confirmed that "View" honchos are already searching for her replacement. — Stay tuned!

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Michelle Malkin, Leibowitz's Canticle and The Right Angle

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
TMZ: Rosie to announce tomorrow that she's leaving "The View;" Update: ABC confirms

Discussion: Sister Toldjah, NewsBusters.org, Ace of Spades HQ, Media Blog, TMZ.com and Outside The Beltway

Michael J. Totten:

Meet the Iraqi Police in Kirkuk — This is the second in a two part article. Read Part One, Where Kurdistan Meets the Red Zone, here. Scroll down for video. — KIRKUK, IRAQ - Kirkuk, like Baghdad, is one of the most dangerous places in the world. Car bombs, suicide attacks, shootings …

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Why No One Wants An American Withdrawal

Discussion: Michael P.F. van der Galiën

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:

The Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch frauds — It is difficult to watch these clips from yesterday's House hearings investigating the absolute, deliberate lies regarding Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch fed to the American public by the U.S. military — with an eager and accommodating assist …

Discussion: The Mahablog, Redstate, Firedoglake, protein wisdom, The ACRU Blog, The American Street and PoliBlog (TM)

MSNBC:
Soldier: 'Ordered not to tell' of Tillman's death

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Guardian, War and Piece, CNN and Hoffmania!

Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:

Court rules for three Texas death row inmates — In three rulings Wednesday on death penalty procedures in Texas, the Supreme Court kept up its continuing challenge to the way the two courts reviewing Texas capital cases handle that assignment — the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals …

Discussion: Election Law and TalkLeft

Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Analysis: "Blackout" on campaign ads in doubt

Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ

Joe Sudbay / AMERICAblog:

Laura Bush wants you to know that when it comes to Iraq, no one is suffering more than the First Couple. No one. — Listen, you Americans, Laura Bush wants you to know the President is suffering over Iraq. In fact, Laura told Anne Curry on the Today Show, that the American people need to know that …

Discussion: Booman Tribune, The Carpetbagger Report, TAPPED, Tennessee Guerilla Women and Brilliant at Breakfast

Michael Hedges / Houston Chronicle:

DeLay associate tied to Abramoff probe — Investigation widens to include the lawmaker's former staff chief — WASHINGTON — The federal probe into corruption related to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff could be inching closer to former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay of Sugar Land as investigators focus …

Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and TPMmuckraker

Greg Gordon / Real Cities:
Congressman queried on Abramoff ties

Discussion: Associated Press, TPMmuckraker, The Carpetbagger Report and Wot Is It Good 4

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 …

Discussion: Associated Press, Firedoglake, The Huffington Post, Angry Bear, Cliff Schecter, The Moderate Voice, The Democratic Daily, Gateway Pundit, theneweditor.com and Economist's View

Reuters:

Bin Laden overseeing Iraq, Afghanistan ops: Taliban — DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is orchestrating militants' operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior commander of Afghan Islamist group Taliban said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday.

Discussion: Hot Air, Jules Crittenden, The Strata-Sphere, Gateway Pundit and Middle Earth Journal

Mike Carney / On Deadline:

Police update reporters on the progress of Virginia Tech investigation — "At this point in time we don't have a motive," Col. Steven Flaherty, head of the Virginia State Police, told reporters. — Wendell Flinchum, chief of the campus police, offered a timeline of the shooting spree at Virginia Tech.

Discussion: Confederate Yankee and Hot Air

David Ignatius / Washington Post:

The Oval Office Bunker — The disconnect that is destroying what's left of the Bush presidency was clear in an image from the Oval Office this week. President Bush was sitting warily in his chair, pursing his lips as if he had just eaten a bad radish, as a reporter asked about the performance …

Discussion: Firedoglake, Middle Earth Journal, The Carpetbagger Report, Political Animal, CorrenteWire and Cliff Schecter

Little Green Footballs:

Harvard: How the Media Partnered With Hezbollah — During Israel's war against Hizballah, at LGF we were continually outraged by the media's uncritical promulgation of terrorist propaganda, and their overwhelming bias against Israel. The barrage of staged and manipulated disinformation culminated …

Discussion: The Jawa Report and Ace of Spades HQ

David Finkel / Washington Post:

A Grisly Problem, Grateful Iraqis and a Grim Outlook — Unit Planning Outpost Confronts an Obstacle Known as 'Bob' — The soldiers called him Bob, and for the past several weeks, until Tuesday morning, he was the biggest obstacle to the success of an important mission in a small but crucial corner of the Iraq war.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, FRAMESHOP and Wonkette