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12:20 AM ET, May 10, 2007

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Nico / Think Progress:
NBC: 11 Republicans Berate Bush Over Iraq In Private White House Meeting  —  In a sign of the growing fissure between the White House and its congressional allies over the war, NBC News reports tonight that 11 Republican members of Congress pleaded yesterday with President Bush and his senior aides to change course in Iraq.
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Moderates Warn Bush Iraq Must Show Gains  —  Moderate Republicans gave President Bush a blunt warning on his Iraq policy at a private White House meeting this week, telling the president that conditions needed to improve markedly by fall or more Republicans would desert him on the war.
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
BREAKING: Conservative Dems expected to vote with GOP to give Bush unfettered blank check on Iraq tomorrow  —  It's time to replace some conservative Democrats in Washington, DC.  I just heard from an impeccable source that there is serious concern on the Hill that conservative Democrats …
Discussion: TalkLeft and MyDD
David Bowermaster / Seattle Times:
Charges may result from firings, say two former U.S. attorneys  —  Two former U.S. attorneys said today they believe ongoing investigations into the dismissals last year of eight federal prosecutors could result in criminal charges against senior Justice Department officials.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
All you need to know about the Beltway journalist mind  —  Radar Online has a new profile of presidential candidate Mike Gravel.  The article recounts what happened when the reporter, Jebediah Reed, basically followed Gravel as he was profiled by The Today Show.
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Jebediah Reed / RADAR:
RUNNING WILD WITH MIKE GRAVEL  —  A long-shot candidate has his media moment  —  DEBATE AND SWITCH Presidential aspirant Mike Gravel in South Carolina  —  hat's him!" says a Today show producer.  All eyes focus on an old-fashioned Checker cab coming up Broadway, an odd relic in the teeming New York City traffic.
Robert H. Reid / Associated Press:
US Embassy: wear flak jackets, helmets  —  BAGHDAD - The U.S. Embassy has ordered its staff to wear flak jackets and helmets while outdoors or in unprotected buildings following an increase in mortar and rocket attacks against the heavily protected Green Zone.
NYT > National:
Giuliani Plans to Publicly Embrace Abortion Rights  —  After months of conflicting signals on abortion, Rudolph W. Giuliani is planning to offer a forthright affirmation of his support for abortion rights in public forums, television appearances and interviews in the coming days …
Discussion: Hot Air and theGarance.com
Fox News:
U.S. … FORT DIX, N.J. — The three brothers being charged as part of the alleged Fort Dix terror plot may have been smuggled across the southern border, FOX News has learned.  —  Dritan "Anthony" or "Tony" Duka, 28; Shain Duka, 26; and Eljvir "Elvis" Duka, 23, were in the United States illegally.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Richardson Interviews for the Job  —  Say this for Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.): He has a sense of humor about himself.  —  Richardson will unveil ads tomorrow in Iowa that take the form of a job interview with Richardson as the interviewee (view the ads below).
Discussion: Ezra Klein
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:   BILL RICHARDSON....Call me crazy, but am I the only one who thinks …
Paul Schmelzer / Minnesota Monitor:
On 'Codpieces' and Community: Strib's Boyd Discusses Editorial Page Shakeup  —  If you've ever heard the Star Tribune called the Red Star, you can probably blame Jim Boyd, at least in part.  As deputy editor of the paper's editorial page, he's one of a handful of editorial writers who plots …
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
The Sunni Awakening  —  The Albu Fahd tribe joins the Anbar Salvation Council and vows to fight al Qaeda in Iraq  —  Poster shows Sheikh Abu-Risha staring down figures representing Al Qaeda in Ramadi.  (Photo by Sam Dagher, CSM).  Click to view.  —  The Anbar Salvation Council …
Politico.com:
Obey to Kucinich: #$%@!!!  —  Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.) is at it again.  He's already been captured on "YouTube" denouncing "idiot liberals" over the war.  —  Tuesday he went a step further.  He offended some fellow Democrats with delicate ears when he used extremely strong language …
Mark Schmitt / The Coffee House:
The Real Case Against Mark Penn  —  I predicted a few weeks ago that we would start to see more stories about the bizarrely conflicting roles of one Mark Penn, who holds down the job of "Worldwide President and CEO" of the fifth-largest public relations firm in the universe (Burson-Marsteller) …
 
 
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Senate Votes to Give F.D.A. Sweeping New Powers
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Patrick Ruffini / Townhall.com:
Appeal for Courage  —  When we launched We Win, They Lose last week …
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Appeal for Courage takes petition to Congress
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Islamist-Left Alliance A Growing Force
The Blotter:
U.S., Germany Fear Imminent Terror Attack
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Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy:
THE LAW AND ECONOMICS OF THE GODFATHER: This year is the 35th anniversary …