Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
4:21 PM ET, April 25, 2007

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
RELATED:
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.
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.
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 …
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.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:   Subpoenaville  —  Democrats turned up the heat on the White House today …
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.
RELATED:
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 …
RELATED:
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Why No One Wants An American Withdrawal
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 …
RELATED:
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 …
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Analysis: "Blackout" on campaign ads in doubt  —  With Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justice Antonin Scalia exhibiting considerable distaste for a key provision of federal campaign finance law, Congress' latest attempt to reduce the flow of corporate and union money …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
RELATED:
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court rules for three Texas death row inmates
Discussion: Election Law and TalkLeft
Redstate:
Speaker does a disservice to troops by skipping out on Petraeus briefing  —  "To her credit, she has stayed true to form — undistracted by new information, and unmoved by requests from our military commanders and troops on the ground to be given the tools and support necessary to achieve our goals"
Discussion: Cadillac Tight and ABCNEWS
RELATED:
Think Progress:
McCain Skips Petraeus Briefing To Campaign In New Hampshire
Discussion: CNN Political Ticker
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 …
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.
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.
Associated Press:
Dow Closes Above 13,000 for First Time  —  Dow Ends Above 13,000 for First Time As Earnings Reports Push Stock Market to Historic Heights  —  NEW YORK (AP) — It looks like a cause for celebration: The Dow Jones industrial average surged from 12,000 to 13,000 in just six months.
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and INSTAPUTZ
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 4:21 PM ET, April 25, 2007.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Al Kamen / Washington Post:
Wolfowitz's Well-Traveled Travails
Mike Carney / On Deadline:
Police update reporters on the progress of Virginia Tech investigation
Discussion: Confederate Yankee and Hot Air
Michael Hedges / Houston Chronicle:
DeLay associate tied to Abramoff probe
Marcus Baram / ABCNEWS:
The McGreevey Effect: Is Your Husband Gay?
Amnesty International USA:
Join Voices with Native American and Alaska Native Women and Take …
Discussion: TalkLeft and Feministing
rosie.com:
WTF  —  He is one of the few chief executives of any multinational …
Discussion: Hot Air
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
As He Enters Race, McCain Appears to Be Off His Stride
Discussion: Mark Byron, Wonkette and OpenMike
Tom Shales / Washington Post:
A Media Role in Selling the War? No Question.
Discussion: Right Wing News
 Earlier Items: 
Bryan / Hot Air:
Video: O'Reilly catches Bill Moyers telling whoppers, Michelle comments
Discussion: protein wisdom
Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
In Somalia, Those Who Feed Off Anarchy Fuel It
Rob Bluey / Bluey Blog:
Support the Troops: Wear Red on Fridays
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Kucinich's Battle Against Cheney Not So (Im)Peachy Keen
Philip V. Brennan / NewsMax.com:
Bombshell Cripples Case Against Haditha Marines
PBS:
FRONTLINE [series home]
Jules Crittenden:
Anzac Day  —  April 25 is Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Op For
Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
OSHA Leaves Worker Safety in Hands of Industry
 

 
From Techmeme:

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page