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Couric weighs in on Iraq, Rather — Her take on the news — Speaking at the National Press Club Tuesday evening, CBS "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric pulled back the curtain on her personal views of both the war in Iraq and former "Evening News" anchor Dan Rather.
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The Corner:
The Nefarious "We" — Close readers may have noticed that I am increasingly vexed by cosmopolitanism, the idea that we are not citizens of a country or products of a place but rather "citizens of the world." See this old G-File, particularly the second half for a fuller explanation of my views.
Greg Gordon / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Ohio, Florida laws could dampen Democratic voting — WASHINGTON — Ohio and Florida, which provided the decisive electoral votes for President Bush's two razor-thin national election triumphs, have enacted laws that election experts say will help Republicans impede Democratic-leaning minorities from voting in 2008.
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Dem Defection Sends Voter Fraud Guru to Full Senate — As I reported yesterday, the Senate Rules Committee met this morning about the nomination of Hans von Spakovsky to the Federal Elections Commission. — This morning's result: faced with the defection of a Democrat on the committee …
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Think Progress
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Do Not Vote for This Guy — HE DOESN'T WANT DEMOCRATS TO VOTE—UNLESS IT'S TO APPOINT HIM TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION. — Another one for you to file under "fox guards the henhouse": The Senate rules committee votes tomorrow (Wednesday) on whether to give Hans A. von Spakovsky …
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Think Progress, The BRAD BLOG, The Carpetbagger Report, MoJoBlog, Lawyers, Guns and Money, Firedoglake and WorkingForChange
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Senate Rules panel moves controversial FEC pick
Senate Rules panel moves controversial FEC pick
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The Next Hurrah
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Kyl-Lieberman Iran Amendment Passes By Huge Margin — The Kyl-Lieberman Iran amendment — which ratchets up the confrontation with Iran by calling for the designation of its Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization responsible for killing U.S. troops — just passed overwhelmingly, 76-22.
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Opinion Journal:
Calling Rudy — For Mr. Giuliani, it's more than his wife that's on the line. — Most Americans understand it takes an extra chromosome to run for President, but there are some limits on odd behavior. Which makes us wonder what Rudy Giuliani was thinking last Friday when he accepted …
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The Atlantic Online, Corrente, Shakespeare's Sister, MSNBC, The Swamp, The Carpetbagger Report and The Impolitic
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U.S. Senate:
Amendment Number: — S.Amdt. 3017 to S.Amdt. 2011 to H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008)
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Crooks and Liars, CommonDreams.org, Democrats.com, Booman Tribune and skippy the bush kangaroo
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Richard Stengel / Time:
My Dinner with Ahmadinejad — The invitation was on creamy stationery with fancy calligraphy: The Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran "requests the pleasure" of my company to dine with H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The dinner is at the Intercontinental Hotel …
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Reuters, NewsBusters.org, On Deadline, Eunomia, Payvand Iran News, Hot Air, bustardblog and Babalu Blog
CNN:
Source: Craig won't resign if judge hasn't ruled — EDINA, Minnesota (CNN) — Sen. Larry Craig won't resign from the Senate while awaiting a judge's ruling on his effort to get a guilty plea withdrawn in a restroom sex sting, a source said Wednesday. — A judge in Minnesota was to hear arguments Wednesday afternoon in the case.
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On Deadline, Capitol Briefing, The Moderate Voice, All Spin Zone, The Carpetbagger Report and New Yorker
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Editor and Publisher:
Scoop for Spanish Daily: Transcript of Private 2003 Bush Talk Promising Iraq Invasion — NEW YORK El Pais, the highest-circulation daily in Spain, today published what it said was the transcript of a private talk between President George W. Bush and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar on February 22 …
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
Biden Iraq plan passes — From NBC's Ken Strickland — In a strong rebuff to the Bush Administration on Iraq, the Senate overwhelming approved a plan by Biden that essentially calls for breaking Iraq into three sections: Kurd, Sunni, and Shia. While the amendment is nonbinding …
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
Fallen Soldier MSNBC Used for 'Gotcha' Game With Rep. Blackburn Did Not Live in Her District — A couple days ago, describing here the way MSNBC's David Shuster used a fallen soldier to play a tasteless "gotcha" game with Rep. Marsha Blackburn, (R-Tenn.), I surmised that things couldn't "get much lower."
Investor's Business Daily:
The Soros Threat To Democracy — Democracy: George Soros is known for funding groups such as MoveOn.org that seek to manipulate public opinion. So why is the billionaire's backing of what he believes in problematic? In a word: transparency. — George Soros & MoveOn.org: Exclusive Series
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protein wisdom, Tammy Bruce, NewsBusters.org, Clayton Cramer's BLOG, Maggie's Farm, Blue Crab Boulevard, UrbanGrounds, HazZzMat and Lonewacko
CNN Political Ticker:
Giuliani catches Romney New Hampshire — HANOVER, New Hampshire (CNN) — It's a dead heat in New Hampshire, according to our new poll of likely New Hampshire Republican primary voters. — Mitt Romney's lead in the battle for the GOP presidential nomination in the all important Granite State …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
NPR Rebuffs White House On Bush Talk — Radio Network Wanted To Choose Its Interviewer — The White House reached out to National Public Radio over the weekend, offering analyst Juan Williams a presidential interview to mark yesterday's 50th anniversary of school desegregation in Little Rock.
Satyam / Think Progress:
Fleischer Callously Tells Dead Soldier's Mom 'There Are Going To Be A Lot More Mothers' Like You — Yesterday, Ari Fleischer, former White House Press Secretary and current board member of the White House front group Freedom's Watch, appeared on MSNBC to defend a recent ad showing …