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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Gonzales Resigns as Attorney General — Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, has resigned. A senior administration official said he would announce the decision later this morning in Washington.
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CNN:
Attorney General Gonzales resigns, officials say — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Embattled U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, senior administration officials told CNN Monday. — Many lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have long called for his ouster after the firing of several U.S. attorneys in 2006.
Think Progress:
BREAKING: Alberto Gonzales Resigns — The New York Times reports Alberto Gonzales will announce his resignation later this morning: … U.S. News reported this weekend, "The buzz among top Bushies is that beleaguered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales finally plans to depart and will be replaced …
Michelle Malkin:
Alberto Gonzales resigns — ***Press conference scheduled for 10:30am*** — The rumors were swirling over the weekend. Now, the New York Times reports: … Back in May, I said I wouldn't be shedding tears and my poll showed that neither would most of you:
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Alberto Gonzales Resigns As Attorney General — Alberto Gonzales has resigned as Attorney General. Apparently, he resigned by telephone on Friday, but the WH did not announce the resignation publicly until today. From the NYTimes: … A formal announcement on the resignation is expected later this morning.
Reuters:
Iraq's leaders agree on key U.S. benchmarks — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's top Shi'ite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish leaders announced on Sunday they had reached consensus on some key laws that Washington views as vital to fostering national reconciliation. — The agreement was the most significant …
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Megan Greenwell / Washington Post:
Iraqi Leaders Reach Accord On Prisoners, Ex-Baathists — After Meeting, Maliki Berates Clinton and Other Democrats — Iraq's top five political leaders announced an agreement Sunday night to release thousands of prisoners being held without charge and to reform the law that has kept thousands …
Neo-Neocon / Pajamas Media:
FINESSING THE SURGE — Some Democrats are scrambling to re-position themselves on the surge in Iraq, and Neo-Neocon is watching them while pondering the contrast with another war and another ending. — Support Pajamas Media; Visit Our Advertisers — Some Democrats in Congress were for the Iraq war before they were against it.
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Michael van der Galien / The Moderate Voice:
Democrats and Iraq: A War the US Might Just Win — Neo-neocon writes at Pajamas Media: … I agree with the basic point of neo-neocon: that, suddenly, we see good news coming from Iraq and that the Democrats might be forced to change their position, at least a bit.
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Associated Press:
10 Arrested in Murder of Russian Journalist — MOSCOW — Authorities said Monday they have arrested and will soon charge 10 people in the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya — an outspoken critic of the Kremlin whose death sparked global concern about the safety of reporters in Russia.
Hannah Allam / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Iraqi insurgents taking cut of U.S. rebuilding money — BAGHDAD — Iraq's deadly insurgent groups have financed their war against U.S. troops in part with hundreds of thousands of dollars in U.S. rebuilding funds that they've extorted from Iraqi contractors in Anbar province.
Roger L. Simon / Pajamas Media:
NOT BLOGGING THE BEIJING OLYMPICS — High tech big boys Google, Yahoo and Microsoft have been subject to much criticism, in and out of the blogosphere, for cooperating with online censorship in the People's Republic of China. Some say this cooperation has even led to the incarceration of journalists and dissidents.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THE SHOE DROPS — Finally, unexpectedly, out of the blue even, we appear to have arrived at a grand cross-party consensus on Iraq: it's Nuri al Maliki's fault and he should be fired. Faced with the tough task of biting the bullet one way or another, pols across the partisan divide seem …
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
Pinning Hopes On Rural Voters — Campaign of Edwards, a Southerner, Sees an Advantage With White Men — BERLIN, N.H. — When a woman in the crowd shouted a question about education testing here on Saturday, former senator John Edwards made a casual farming quip.
David Brooks / New York Times:
Stop Making Sense — Between 2000 and 2006, a specter haunted the community of fundamentalist Democrats. Members of this community looked around and observed their moral and intellectual superiority. They observed that their policies were better for the middle classes.
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