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Bob Geiger:
The Politico Fails Journalism 100 — When I was studying journalism way back in the early 1980s, they hammered on us pretty hard about fact checking, verifying sources and not accepting things as fact based on hearsay. I don't think we covered conference calls specifically …
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Politico Story Saying Reid Called Generals "Incompetent" Is Denied — One of the big stories of the day is this front-page piece in The Politico that claims that Harry Reid blasted General Peter Pace as "incompetent" and described General David Petraeus in similar terms on a recent conference call with liberal bloggers.
Fox News:
Reid Calls Joint Chiefs Chairman 'Incompetent' — WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid confirmed Thursday that he told liberal bloggers last week that he thinks outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Peter Pace is "incompetent." — Reid acknowledged similarly disparaging Army …
Fox News:
Majority Leader Reid Close to Reviving Senate Immigration Bill — WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will approve a new deal on immigration on Thursday and move to bring the once-dead legislation back to the Senate floor next week, Democratic sources told FOX News.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Harry Reid Calls Military Commanders Incompetent (Updated and Bumped: Reid Confirms It Himself) — Be sure to read the updates. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid showed his support for the American military by calling two of its top leaders "incompetent".
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Reid labels military leader 'incompetent'
Reid labels military leader 'incompetent'
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Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
Libby Loses Liberty — Walton: As a prelude to my ruling, the fact that I've written lengthy decisions does not suggest I think an issue is close. We are expected to give significant consideration to what we do. My effort is to try to get it right, so this is why I tke my time so length does …
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Booman Tribune, Comments From Left Field, All Spin Zone, TIME: Swampland and The Carpetbagger Report
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Washington Post:
Judge Won't Delay Libby's Prison Term for Appeal
Judge Won't Delay Libby's Prison Term for Appeal
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Flopping Aces, The Impolitic, Obsidian Wings, On Deadline, DownWithTyranny!, Don Singleton, Wonkette, Watching Those We Chose, TalkLeft and Balloon Juice
CNN:
Street battles leave Gaza in chaos … GAZA CITY (CNN) — Fighters from the Islamic party Hamas claimed full control of Palestinian Authority security agencies in Gaza late Thursday as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas dissolved his unity government and declared a state of emergency.
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Captain's Quarters, Times of London, Publius Pundit, BBC, Michael P.F. van der Galiën, Wizbang, Pajamas Media, Harry's Place and Daimnation!
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Chris Matthews on Fred Thompson's sexiness and smells — I've written a fair amount recently about the media's obsession with the faux-masculinity of GOP candidates in general, and the tough-guy military persona of Fred Thompson in particular, and don't have all that much to add about that specific topic at the moment.
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Instapundit.com, Booman Tribune, Hullabaloo, Robert's Stochastic thoughts, The Sideshow and Unfogged
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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Doing the jobs Americans aren't willing to do — Given the recent rhetoric in Republican circles about immigration policy, I found this story spectacularly amusing. … Wait, it gets funnier. Matthews was hired by Michael Kamburowski, the state GOP's chief operations officer, who is ... wait for it ... an Australian citizen.
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Corrente
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Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
State GOP goes outside the U.S. to hire top aide — The California Republican Party has decided no American is qualified to take one of its most crucial positions — state deputy political director — and has hired a Canadian for the job through a coveted H-1B visa, a program favored …
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Inside Higher Ed:
Students and Faith — Whether the source is God and Man at Yale or any number of more recent studies, the conflict between a college education and the faith that students bring to campus (secular campuses at least) is well accepted. The more you pursue a higher education …
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Washington Monthly
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Frank Phillips / Boston Globe:
Legislators vote to defeat same-sex marriage ban — A proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage was defeated today by a joint session of the Legislature by a vote of 45 to 151, eliminating any chance of getting it on the ballot in November 2008. At least 50 votes were needed to advance the measure.
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
DOJ Investigates if Gonzales Tried to Influence Aide's Testimony — The Justice Department is investigating whether Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales sought to influence the testimony of a departing senior aide during a March meeting in Gonzales's office, according to correspondence released today.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
THE WAR OVER EARMARKS, CONT. — As we noted a few days ago, the House of Representatives has been embroiled in a battle over the Democrats' effort to roll back the earmark reforms that were initiated in the last Congress by the Republicans. The Democrats are trying to adopt a program …
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CNN:
LOU DOBBS TONIGHT — Lebanese Politician Killed in Beirut Bomb Blast; Is Gaza on Brink of Civil War? ; Iraq Mosque Explosion — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — LOU DOBBS, HOST: Tonight, the Middle East exploding in violence from Beirut to Gaza to Iraq.
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Bill Clinton Made $10 Million From Speeches — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) reported today that she and her husband have between $10 million and $50 million in the bank, thanks in large part to former president Bill Clinton's lucrative speech-making career since he left office.
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Angelina Jolie's Freedom of Press, on Her Terms — Odds 'n' Ends — Angelina Jolie's Freedom of Press, on Her Terms — Angelina Jolie's true colors came out Wednesday as she promoted a film about freedom of the press and then tried to censor all her interviews.
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Don Surber, Captain's Quarters, CBS News, Gawker, Boing Boing, Ed Driscoll.com and Wizbang