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11:20 AM ET, April 11, 2008

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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Taxpayers fund Bill Clinton spending  —  The Clintons have made a $100-million fortune since leaving the White House, but a Politico analysis found that hasn't kept Bill Clinton from taking full advantage of the publicly funded perks offered to ex-presidents.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Bill Clinton defends wife's Bosnia remarks  —  Former President Bill Clinton gave a passionate defense Thursday of his wife's claim about “landing under sniper fire” - just as the damaging controversy was dying down.  —  Bill Clinton said the news media treated her like she'd “robbed a bank” …
Michael James / Political Punch:
From the Fact Check Desk: Former President Bill Clinton's Defense of His Wife's Bosnia Sniper-Fire Story  —  Former President Bill Clinton offered this bit of revisionist history of his wife's Bosnia story in Jasper, Ind., today, one riddled with a veritable sniper fire of errors — ones necessitating footnotes.
Tahman Bradley / Political Radar:
Bill Clinton Retells Hillary's 1996 Bosnia Story  —  ABC News' Sarah Amos and Eloise Harper Report: President Clinton, speaking in Boonville, Ind., revised history when he recounted his wife's recent flap discussing a trip she took to Bosnia in 1996.  President Clinton's version had several inaccuracies and was slightly misleading.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Unbelievable: Clinton lies shamelessly about Hillary's shameless …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The Holocaust Declaration  —  On Tuesday Iran announced it was installing 6,000 more centrifuges — they produce enriched uranium, the key ingredient of a nuclear weapon — in addition to the 3,000 already operating.  The world yawned.  —  It is time to admit the truth …
Discussion: Commentary, TPMCafe, Hot Air and Swampland
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Barack Obama may lose support in Philadelphia over ‘street money’  —  CULTURE CLASH: Barack Obama campaigns in Philadelphia last week.  His people are telling Democratic leaders there that he won't pay “street money” to those who help the campaign.  —  Candidates traditionally get out the money to get out the vote.
Discussion: Eschaton, The Swamp and Althouse
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Is that really a naked woman in Dick Cheney's sunglasses?  —  WASHINGTON — He shot his hunting partner, but Vice President Dick Cheney apparently doesn't fly fish with naked women.  —  Since Wednesday, the blogosphere has been atwitter over a photograph on the White House Web site of Cheney …
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Justin Rood Reports / The Blotter:
What's Reflected in Cheney's Glasses?
Michael Evans / Times of London:
Spy photos reveal ‘secret launch site’ for Iran's long-range missiles  —  The secret site where Iran is suspected of developing long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching targets in Europe has been uncovered by new satellite photographs.  —  The imagery has pinpointed the facility …
Washington Post:
Big Donors Among Obama's Grass Roots  —  Sen. Barack Obama credits his presidential campaign with creating a “parallel public financing system” built on a wave of modest donations from homemakers and high school teachers.  Small givers, he said at a fundraiser this week …
Frank Davies / Mercury News:
Boos follow cheers as Jackie Speier becomes newest member of Congress  —  WASHINGTON - For a few feel-good moments on the floor of the U.S. House today, Jackie Speier basked in bipartisan applause as she was sworn in as its newest member.  Her family, supporters and kids cheered as she embraced her new colleagues.
Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
Bush Abdicates to Generals on Iraq; 10 Killed in Sadr City; Al-Maliki Excludes Sadrists  —  Bush Abdicates to Generals on Iraq;  —  10 Killed in Sadr City;  —  Al-Maliki Excludes Sadrists  —  War turns Republics into dictatorships.  The logic is actually quite simple.
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Fight for Sadr City a Proving Ground for Iraq Military
Discussion: QandO
Michael Yon / Wall Street Journal:
Let's ‘Surge’ Some More  —  It is said that generals always fight the last war.  But when David Petraeus came to town it was senators - on both sides of the aisle - who battled over the Iraq war of 2004-2006.  That war has little in common with the war we are fighting today.
Ynetnews:
Barack Obama's Hebrew blog  —  Democratic presidential candidate launches Hebrew blog, plans visit to Israel in order to court Jewish US vote  —  Itamar Eichner  —  The road to the White House evidentially passes through Tel Aviv, at least according to Senator Barack Obama.
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Gateway Pundit:
SHOCKING— New Obama Audio Posted Online!  —  This is just amazing.  —  If Obama really wanted to have a talk about race he could start by explaining his hateful words on this audio.  —  (9 minutes 53 seconds)  —  Just words?  —  Bob McCarty also finds it shocking.
New York Times:
Couric's Fate Was Topic A in CBS Suite  —  A wide-ranging discussion in February about Katie Couric's future as the anchor of the “CBS Evening News” threatened on Thursday to turn her into a virtual lame duck in the job.  —  The discussion took place in New York on Feb. 28 and involved four people …
Aaron Bruns / FOX Embeds:
Obama Says He'd Have Fired Mark Penn  —  At a media availability in Indianapolis, Barack Obama declined to comment on how Senator Clinton decided to deal with her former chief strategist Mark Penn — who's been demoted to a lesser advisory position after it was revealed that he'd worked to pass …
Associated Press:
Cheney, Others OK'd Harsh Interrogations  —  White House Officials From Cheney on Down Approved Harsh Interrogation Techniques, AP Learns  —  Bush administration officials from Vice President Dick Cheney on down signed off on using harsh interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists …
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
They Knew
 
 
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JD Johannes / Outside the Wire:
The Slandering of a Hero  —  “When have we ever taken a hero …
Mark Krikorian / The Corner:
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New York Times:
Stuck at the Airport, Recruits Face a Hardship Test
KSTP-TV:
Charter school makes changes after Islamic accusation
Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Constitutional Exception Not Valid, Mukasey Says
Walter Shapiro / Press Association:
Spare votes?  —  ALTOONA, Pa. — The Pleasant Valley Recreation Center …
Discussion: Stumper
James O'Toole / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Clinton basks in support here
Discussion: The Caucus
Alice M. Rivlin / New York Times:
The Fed's Money Well Spent
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Guardian:
Poor go hungry as rich fill their tanks
Discussion: All Spin Zone and AMERICAblog
Michael Scherer / Time:
Has McCain Flip-Flopped on Torture?
Roger L Simon / Pajamas Media:
Reverend Lee's Response Sounds Like The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Jesse Walker / Reason Magazine:
Poperah  —  A lot of Christians are angry at Oprah …
Discussion: protein wisdom
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama Education Gap Extends to General Election
Washington Post:
Drop Dead, Colombia
Times of London:
Athletes who take Tibet stand ‘face Olympic cut’
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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