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4:40 PM ET, April 6, 2008

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Robert Berkvist / New York Times:
Charlton Heston, Epic Film Star and Voice of N.R.A., Dies at 84  —  Charlton Heston, who appeared in some 100 films in his 60-year acting career but who is remembered chiefly for his monumental, jut-jawed portrayals of Moses, Ben-Hur and Michelangelo, died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills …
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
CHARLTON HESTON, RIP
Bob Thomas / Associated Press:
Film legend Charlton Heston dead at 84
Discussion: Wizbang and The Colossus of Rhodey
CNN:
Hollywood legend Charlton Heston dead at 84
Discussion: The Huffington Post
PR Newswire:
Statement by the Family of Charlton Heston
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Fernando Suarez / CBS News:
Fiery Clinton Fields Tough Questions at Campaign Rally  —  From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:  —  EUGENE, ORE. — During a campaign stop in Oregon, Hillary Clinton fielded testier questions from the audience, more so than she has in quite a while.  It was a typical campaign rally …
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Aaron Bruns / FOX Embeds:   Clinton: Democratic Primary a Contest, Not a Coronation
Jaketapper / Political Punch:
In Oregon, Clinton Makes False Claim About Her Iraq Record Vs. Obama's  —  In Eugene, Ore., Saturday.  Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., attempted to change the measure by which anyone might assess who criticized the Iraq war first, her or Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., by saying those keeping records …
Times of London:
Iran joined militias in battle for Basra  —  IRANIAN forces were involved in the recent battle for Basra, General David Petraeus, the US commander in Iraq, is expected to tell Congress this week.  —  Military and intelligence sources believe Iranians were operating at a tactical command level …
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Hugh Hewitt / TownHall Blog:
Senator Obama: What Would You Do About The Qods Force?  —  From the Times of London: … Senator Obama is within a few weeks of clinching the Democrats' nomination and he has not been pressed on Iran.  When the subject has come up at all, Obama has retreated into his trade-mark ambiguity dressed up in soaring rhetoric.
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
Tim Shipman / Telegraph:
George Bush rules out further Iraq troop cuts
Discussion: War in Context
Jonathan Leake / Times of London:
Coming soon: superfast internet  —  THE internet could soon be made obsolete.  The scientists who pioneered it have now built a lightning-fast replacement capable of downloading entire feature films within seconds.  —  At speeds about 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection …
Ali / Think Progress:
McCain repeats false claim ‘Sadr declared the ceasefire.’  —  Appearing on Fox News Sunday this morning Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) repeated the false claim that Muqtada al-Sadr declared the ceasefire in Basra last week, which he pointed to as proof that Sadr didn't “think he was winning” the battle in Basra.
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
The Chris Matthews Show: Andrew Sullivan Calls Rumsfeld, Addington & Yoo War Criminals  —  Every week on The Chris Matthews Show, Matthews has a segment where he asks his panel of pundits to “Tell Me Something I Don't Know.”  This week, Andrew Sullivan of The Atlantic spoke as bluntly …
Discussion: American Power
Ben / Think Progress:
Rove's Electoral Maps Highlight Cozy Relationship Between Rove, McCain, And Fox News  —  The Politco recently reported that Karl Rove, former top aide to President Bush and current Fox News employee, is now “informally advising” Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) presidential campaign.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and News Hounds
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The Associated Press fails to reveal Mukasey's favorite color  —  (updated below)  —  In the short time he's been Attorney General, Michael Mukasey has become one of the most divisive political figures in the country.  He's been in the middle of numerous controversies …
Discussion: protein wisdom
Dan Morain / Los Angeles Times:
Obama's lawyer days were effective but brief  —  The head of his former firm says he did good work.  But not all of it was related to voting and civil rights.  —  CHICAGO — In his books, speeches and campaign commercials, Sen. Barack Obama often harks back to his days as a civil rights attorney.
Discussion: The Page
Robyn E. Blumner / St. Petersburg Times:
Where's the justice in this department?  —  The problem with a Justice Department that has allowed political considerations to interfere with legal judgments is that you just don't know when you can trust it.  —  Evidence abounds that under George Bush the Justice Department has been used as a tool of the Republican Party.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Hullabaloo
David Saltonstall / NY Daily News:
Cancer-survivor McCain will get docs to say he's fit to be Prez  —  Seventy-one-year-old John McCain has used his age mostly as a laugh line on the campaign trail, joking he's as “old as dirt” and has “more scars than Frankenstein.”  —  But Team McCain is quietly starting to get serious …
 
 
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Ben Adler / The Politico:
No campus surge for Obama in Pa.
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Stand up, for today you can force China through a tunnel of shame
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Oh, Those 43rd District Democrats
Adam Cohen / New York Times:
The Already Big Thing on the Internet: Spying on Users
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The REAL inconvenient truth: Zealotry over global warming …
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McCain is “implicitly attacking Obama for basking in self-glory …
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Vocal on War, McCain Is Silent on Son's Service
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Dan Spencer / CALIFORNIA YANKEE:
There He Goes Again
Newsweek:
Come, O Come, Emanuel
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The War's Expiration Date
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Housing Crisis Hits Its Own
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