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Murray Waas / National Journal:
Administration Withheld E-Mails About Rove — The Bush administration has withheld a series of e-mails from Congress showing that senior White House and Justice Department officials worked together to conceal the role of Karl Rove in installing Timothy Griffin, a protégé of Rove's …
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Gonzales and The Secret Collaborative Process — Alberto Gonzales' strategy in a nutshell: to defend the firing of the U.S. attorneys whenever possible, but when confronted with inescapable evidence that the process was a sham, to backpedal and either blame Kyle Sampson or admit that the process could have been more "rigorous."
Amanda / Think Progress:
Gonzales: 'I Haven't Really Thought About' Habeas Corpus — Under the Bush administration, U.S. citizens can be detained as enemy combatants and arrested without being charged of any crime. — At today's House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) asked Attorney General …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:NJ: Withheld Emails Show White House Signed Off on False Statements
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:Did The White House Withhold More Information On DoJ Firings?
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
House likely to pass Iraq bill Thursday — WASHINGTON - The White House acknowledged public frustration with the Iraq war but tried to play down Republican anxieties Thursday as the House prepared to pass legislation that could cut off funding for U.S. troops as early as July.
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Associated Press:
Bush willing to talk Iraq benchmarks … WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush, under growing political pressure, said Thursday the White House will seek agreement with Congress on benchmarks to measure progress in Iraq. — At the same time, the president pledged he would veto a bill …
Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Bush Says He's Open to Benchmarks in Iraq Bill — President Bush said today that he was willing to work with lawmakers to include benchmarks for the performance of the Iraqi government in a war spending bill, something members of both parties have been vigorously seeking.
Michelle Phillips / anamosaje.com:
Giuliani Snubs Jones County — OLIN-Last weekend Deb and Jerry VonSprecken of Olin received a call from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's campaign office asking them if they would be interested in holding a campaign rally on May 4, after she had donated to his campaign.
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Did Rudy Giuliani's campaign snub an Iowa farmer couple because they weren't millionaires and hence wouldn't be a suitable prop for Rudy's anti-"death tax" campaigning? And will the haircut-obsessed political media cover it? — Check out this unbelievable story from the Anamosa Journal-Eureka …
Redstate:
Straw, Meet Camel — THUS WE SEE JOHN MCCAIN RISE FURTHER IN THE POLLS — "Though the care and management of five bright and typical boys was the primary focus of Ann Romney's life, she was always deeply involved in her husband's business and political career and in the public life …
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Andrewbreitbart / Breitbart.tv:
Free Speech Fracas: Joke Describes Violent Sex Assault of Condoleezza Rice — Warning: Extremely Vulgar Language. XM Shock Jocks Opie and Anthony engage in discussion about forced sex with the Secretary of State. A studio guest, Homeless Charlie, begins describing the scenario as the hosts laugh and encourage him.
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Answers for Joe Klein — In response to this post from last night, Time's Joe Klein asks: … It ought to go without saying that I argued nothing of the kind. My point was that Beltway pundits are far too insulated and detached from the people whom they baselessly claim to represent, not that leaving the Beltway is bad.
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Middle East Times:
Hamas TV refuses to axe contested kids cartoon — RAMALLAH, West Bank — A Hamas-run television channel has defied a Palestinian government request to axe a controversial children's cartoon in which a Mickey Mouse look-alike urges resistance against Israel.
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ABCNEWS:
The Sheer Stupidity of Newspapers These Days — The Silicon Insider Looks at Mainstream Media's Follies — The most heated topic in the blogosphere this week was the announcement by James Lileks, one of the world's most popular bloggers, that his longtime employer, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune …
Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
7 Tips to Build a Blog Community — There's been some healthy discussion lately about how to build up a blog community, mostly in the context of encouraging more diversity within the progressive online movement. Jenifer Fernandez-Arcona wrote a good diary here, and Matt Stoller identified …
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OxyContin: The Giuliani Connection — Brian Ross, Richard Esposito & R. Schwartz Report: — Rudolph Giuliani and his consulting company, Giuliani Partners, have served as key advisors for the last five years to the pharmaceutical company that pled guilty today to charges it misled doctors …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
WHAT'S NEWS? — Yesterday, Scott wrote about the Appeal for Courage which was presented to Congress yesterday afternoon. You can read about the Appeal here. The Appeal was signed by more than 2,700 active duty servicemen and women. It says: … The Appeal was received yesterday …
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