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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama's huge test today: do we believe in secret law? — (updated below - Update II) — Today is the most significant test yet determining the sincerity of Barack Obama's commitment to restore the Constitution, transparency and the rule of law. After seeking and obtaining multiple extensions …
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Mark Mazzetti / The Caucus:
Secret Interrogation Memos to Be Released — After a tense internal debate, the Obama administration this afternoon will make public a number of detailed memos describing the harsh interrogation techniques used by the Central Intelligence Agency against al Qaeda suspects in secret overseas prisons.
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans and the Tea Parties — The U.S. went 15 years without a federal tax increase. — Yesterday was Tax Day, and it was marked by large numbers of Americans turning out for an estimated 2,000 tea parties across the country. This movement is significant.
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Ross Douthat:
The Tea Parties — They resemble nothing so much as the anti-war protests during Bush's first term. The claim that they don't have an organizing premise strikes me as obviously wrong: They're anti-bailout, anti-stimulus, anti-deficit, and anti- the tax increases that will eventually …
Directorblue / Doug Ross:
Tea Parties, Code Pink and the sickness of the MSM
Tea Parties, Code Pink and the sickness of the MSM
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
America's Bad Jeans — On any American street, or in any airport or mall, you see the same sad tableau: A 10-year-old boy is walking with his father, whose development was evidently arrested when he was that age, judging by his clothes. Father and son are dressed identically — running shoes, T-shirts.
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Paul Haven / Associated Press:
Spanish AG says no torture probe of US officials — MADRID - Spanish prosecutors will recommend against opening an investigation into whether six Bush administration officials sanctioned torture against terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, the country's attorney-general said Thursday.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Spainmas a bust — Earlier this week, news that Spain intended …
Spainmas a bust — Earlier this week, news that Spain intended …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
“Tea Party” Protests Appear to Draw At Least 250,000 — This is an update and probably the last one. Those of you who are interested in extending the analysis (there are undoubtedly many events missing, although most of the major ones should now be covered) are encouraged to do so at Wikipedia or elsewhere.
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Chris Good / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Tea Pary Turnout: A Rundown of Estimates
Tea Pary Turnout: A Rundown of Estimates
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CNN:
Obama unveils high-speed rail plan — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama unveiled his administration's blueprint for a new national network of high-speed passenger rail lines Thursday, saying such an investment is necessary to reduce traffic congestion, cut dependence on foreign oil and improve the environment.
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New York Times:
Officials Say U.S. Wiretaps Exceeded Law — WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency intercepted private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress last year, government officials said in recent interviews.
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Sinfonian / Blast Off!:
DFH blogger speaks at Pensacola Tea Party ... and lives to tell the tale — If you were following my livetweeting today from the Pensacola Tea Party, then you already know: I gave a little speech. Hey, I'm a sucker for Open Mic Night ... what can I say? — Seriously — I didn't realize …
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Fox News:
Napolitano Apologizes for Offending Veterans After DHS Eyes Them for ‘Rightwing Extremism’ — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano apologized to veterans in a FOX News interview after a DHS report labeled returning troops at risk for embracing right-wing extremism. — FOXNews.com
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Mike Madden / Salon:
“On 9/11, I think they hit the wrong building” — A woman participates in a Tax Day rally in Lafayette Park in Washington Wednesday. — WASHINGTON — The gathering in Lafayette Square, in honor both of tax day and of a generalized fury at Barack Obama, his budget, the Federal Reserve …
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Edwin Mora / CNSNews:
Georgetown Says It Covered Over Name of Jesus to Comply With White House Request — (CNSNews.com) - Georgetown University says it covered over the monogram “IHS”—symbolizing the name of Jesus Christ—because it was inscribed on a pediment on the stage where President Obama spoke at the university …
New York Post:
CNBC SWEATS ‘OBAMA-BASHING’ — THE top suits and some of the on-air talent at CNBC were recently ordered to a top-secret meeting with General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt and NBC Universal President Jeff Zucker to discuss whether they've turned into the President Obama-bashing network, Page Six has learned.
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Associated Press:
Gov. Rick Perry: Texas Could Secede, Leave Union — HuffPost has comprehensive coverage of the Tax Day Tea Party protests. Click here for the latest photos and video. — AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax “tea party” Wednesday with his stance against the federal government …
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
The World's Worst TV Reporter — Via Michelle Malkin and Hot Air. — Ace of Spades offers some important biographical info on CNN's Susan Roesgen. NTTAWWT. — UPDATE: Linked at Memeorandum and Red State, and Vodka Pundit suggests “that vacuous Anderson Cooper guy” is worse than Roesgen.
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Simon Johnson / The Baseline Scenario:
Bring In The Antitrust Division (On Banking) — In early February I suggested there was a showdown underway between the US Treasury and the country's largest banks. Treasury (with the Fed and other regulators) is responsible for the safety and soundness of the financial system …
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