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Falwell reportedly found unconscious, hospitalized … LYNCHBURG, Virginia (AP) — The Rev. Jerry Falwell was hospitalized in "gravely serious" condition after being found unconscious in his office Tuesday, a Liberty University executive said. — Ron Godwin, the executive vice president …
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Falwell in 'gravely serious' condition — Evangelical leader was found in his university office — LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Rev. Jerry Falwell — founder of the Moral Majority and the face of the religious right in the 1980s — was in "gravely serious" condition Tuesday after being found unconscious …
Sue Lindsey / Associated Press:
Television evangelist Falwell dies at 73 — LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Rev. Jerry Falwell, the television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority and used it to mold the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University.
Joseph Carroll / Gallup Poll:
Congress Approval Down to 29%; Bush Approval Steady at 33% — Both ratings are slightly lower than 2007 averages — PRINCETON, NJ — A new Gallup Poll finds continued low levels of public support for both Congress and President George W. Bush. Twenty-nine percent of Americans approve of Congress …
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Richard Adams / Guardian:
Angry Wolfowitz in four-letter tirade — An angry and bitter Paul Wolfowitz poured abuse and threatened retaliations on senior World Bank staff if his orders for pay rises and promotions for his partner were revealed, according to new details published last night.
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The Atlantic Online:
Yes, Hypocrisy Matters — It's no surprise to see that James Kirchick, assistant to New Republic editor in chief Martin Peretz, shares his patron's passion for the cause of keeping Paul Wolfowitz in office at the World Bank. Kirchick says Wolfowitz's critics are making baseless charges …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Comey Details White House Attempt to Force Approval of Secret Program — In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning, former Deputy Attorney General James Comey detailed the desperate late night efforts by then-White House counsel Alberto Gonzales and White House chief …
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Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
Gonzales: Deputy was pointman on firings — WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday he relied on his resigning deputy more than any other aide to decide which U.S. attorneys should be fired last year. — His comments come a less than a day after Deputy Attorney General …
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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John Podhoretz / National Review:The Silly Story of the Day... ...is that Michael Bloomberg …
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Mark Kleiman / The RBC:
Godwin's law and the New Right — I know that supporters of the currently ruling coalition of crooks, warmongers, torturers, incompetents, and theocrats are deeply, deeply hurt when they and their pet politicians are compared to Nazis. But could someone suggest to them — politely …
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:STAB IN THE BACK....Back in February, Michael Ramirez published …
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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) …
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Washington Post:
A Casualty Of War: MySpace — U.S. Military Blocks Popular Web Sites, Cutting Ties to Home — The Defense Department began blocking access on its computers to YouTube, MySpace and 11 other Web sites yesterday, severing some of the most popular ties linking U.S. troops in combat areas …
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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Matthew Felling / CBS News:
Fox News Declines C-SPAN's Request To Carry Debate — If you're interested in catching Fox News Channel's GOP Presidential Debate tonight, you better make a point of tuning in or TiVo'ing it. Unlike the two earlier debates hosted by MSNBC, you won't be able to find the debate anyplace else on the TV or radio dial.
Damien Cave / New York Times:
Qaeda Group Calls Hunt for Soldiers Pointless — The search for three missing American soldiers abducted after an attack south of Baghdad continued Monday as the Qaeda group that claimed responsibility for the ambush said the soldiers would never be found. — "What you are doing searching …
Brian MacQuarrie / Boston Globe:
Son of professor opposed to war is killed in Iraq — Boston University professor Andrew J. Bacevich has been a persistent, vocal critic of the Iraq war, calling the conflict a catastrophic failure. This week, the retired Army lieutenant colonel received the grim news that his son had been killed on patrol there.
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