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11:30 AM ET, May 15, 2007

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Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
What is Andrew Bacevich's Son's Life Worth?  —  Or any of our sons? or daughters? on any side of this incredibly reckless escapade in Iraq?  —  Boston University Professor Andrew J. Bacevich is a brave, thoughtful public intellectual who has tried — in reserved, serious terms — to challenge the legitimacy of the Iraq War.
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DefenseLINK:
IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  DoD Identifies Army Casualty  —  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.  —  1st Lt. Andrew J. Bacevich, 27, of Walpole, Mass., died May 13 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Brian MacQuarrie / Boston Globe:
Son of professor opposed to war is killed in Iraq
Jules Crittenden:
Beloved Son
Discussion: The Mahablog and Riehl World View
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Deputy A.G. McNulty Announces Resignation  —  Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty announced his resignation today, saying he is leaving the Justice Department later this summer to enter the private sector, officials said.  —  McNulty announced his plans to leave in a letter …
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Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
Bloody Monday  —  In a blow to the Bush administration, the deputy attorney general and the only Democrat on the White House's Privacy and Civil Liberties Board have resigned.  —  The White House was hit by two sudden resignations late Monday when Paul McNulty, a top Justice Department official …
Discussion: TPMmuckraker, WSJ.com and TalkLeft
David Johnston / New York Times:
Gonzales's Deputy Quits Justice Dept.
Peter S. Goodman / Washington Post:
Bank Rebukes Wolfowitz On Ethics  —  A World Bank investigating committee sharply rebuked President Paul D. Wolfowitz, concluding that he broke ethics rules and undermined the integrity of the institution in engineering a hefty pay raise for his girlfriend.  —  "These actions manifest a lack …
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Financial Times:
Letter from World Bank country directors
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Top GOP Hopefuls Keep Distance on Immigration  —  Bipartisan Plan in Danger as McCain Pulls Away, Romney Shifts Stance and Giuliani Is Silent  —  Less than a year ago, Sen. John McCain of Arizona was the most visible Republican in the fight for immigration reform, having joined forces …
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Ryan Sager / Latest Politics:
Romney's South Carolina Embarrassment  —  There are two interesting things about the most recent poll out of South Carolina, done by Ayres McHenry & Associates: 1) Mitt Romney is in a weak fifth place, despite a massive effort in the state (though he is still ahead of Lindsay Lohan), and 2) …
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
GOP faceoff: Round two
Discussion: Boston Globe
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
Bloomberg poised for third-party campaign  —  New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is prepared to spend an unprecedented $1 billion of his own $5.5 billion personal fortune for a third-party presidential campaign, personal friends of the mayor tell The Washington Times.
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Washington Times:
Bloomberg mulls a $1 billion run  —  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is prepared to spend an unprecedented $1 billion of his own $5.8 billion personal fortune for a third-party presidential campaign, Ralph Z. Hallow will report Tuesday in The Washington Times.
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
GOP torn: Clean house or shield members?  —  House Minority Leader John A. Boehner took his job last year with a pledge to cleanse his party's scandal-stained reputation on Capitol Hill.  In recent weeks, Boehner has been getting an unpleasant education in how hard that turns out to be.
Riaz Khan / Associated Press:
Suicide bomber kills 24 in Pakistan  —  PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide attacker detonated a bomb that ripped through a crowded hotel restaurant in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and wounding 25, police said.  —  The blast deepened instability in Pakistan …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Atomic Agency Concludes Iran Is Stepping Up Nuclear Work  —  Inspectors for the International Atomic Energy Agency have concluded that Iran appears to have solved most of its technological problems and is now beginning to enrich uranium on a far larger scale than before, according to the agency's top officials.
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
New Detainees Strain Iraq's Jails  —  Sharp Rise Follows Start of Security Plan; Suspects Housed With Convicts  —  BAGHDAD — The capture of thousands of new suspects under the three-month-old Baghdad security plan has overwhelmed the Iraqi government's detention system …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
A Question Of Race Vs. Class  —  Barack Obama doesn't think anyone should cut his two daughters any slack when they apply to college — not because of their race, at least.  In the unlikely event that the Obama family goes broke, then maybe.  —  In an interview broadcast Sunday on ABC's …
 
 
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Southpaw / The Atlantic Online:
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The Persecution of LtCmdr Matthew Diaz
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Various items  —  (1) It is necessary to return briefly …
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Dead Taliban Leader Was Training U.S. Recruits
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No Love Lost In Philadelphia Mayor's Race
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U.S. Embassy employees fearful over Green Zone attacks