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4:55 PM ET, March 11, 2006

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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Bush's Troubles Weigh Heavily as Republicans Meet to Showcase Candidates  —  MEMPHIS, March 11 — Republicans gathered here this weekend acutely concerned with the elections ahead and distressed by the White House's performance since President Bush's re-election.
Discussion: Eschaton and AMERICAblog
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Drudge Report:
MCCAIN IN REPUBLICAN STRAW POLL EMBARRASSMENT  —  Facing a loss at a 2008 straw poll event this weekend, Senator John McCain of Arizona told his supporters to write in President Bush [?] as a sign of support, leaving many sputtering.  —  "For the next three years, with our country at war …
Washington Post:
Former Top Bush Aide Accused of Md. Thefts  —  Claude A. Allen, who resigned last month as President Bush's top domestic policy adviser, was arrested this week in Montgomery County for allegedly swindling Target and Hecht's stores out of more than $5,000 in a refund scheme, police said.
New York Times:
About That Rebellion ...  We keep hearing that the Republicans in Congress are in revolt against the president.  —  Some rebellion.  —  Yes, the Republicans defied President Bush on the United Arab Emirates ports deal.  But it wasn't over a major principle, like the collapse …
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Bush Goes on Offensive To Explain War Strategy  —  President Bush plans to begin a series of speeches next week again explaining the administration's strategy for winning the war in Iraq, as the White House returns to a familiar tactic to allay growing public pessimism about the war …
Scott Shields / MyDD:
Chaos At The Southern Republican Leadership Conference
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Shay / Booker Rising:
Ex-White House Adviser Facing Shoplifting Charges
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Moderate Voice
CNN:
The Situation: Friday, March 10
Discussion: MyDD and Hotline On Call
Associated Press:
Slobodan Milosevic Found Dead in Cell  —  AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Slobodan Milosevic, the former Yugoslav leader who orchestrated the Balkan wars of the 1990s and was on trial for war crimes, was found dead in his prison cell near The Hague, the U.N. tribunal said Saturday.
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CNN:
Milosevic found dead in cell  —  (CNN) — Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has been found dead in his cell in The Hague, Netherlands where he was being tried on war crimes charges, according to the United Nations war crimes tribunal.  He was 64.
Austin Bay Blog:
UPDATED: The man who moved from Red to Brown: Milosevic found dead  —  Former Serb dictators Slobodan Milosevic's long-running trial is finally over- without a conviction.  Milosevic was found dead in his jail cell in the UN detention center at The Hague, Netherlands.
BBC:
Milosevic found dead in his cell  —  Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has died in the detention centre at The Hague tribunal.  —  The tribunal said he was found dead in his cell on Saturday morning and that although the cause was not yet clear, there was no indication of suicide.
Washington Post:
Former Yugoslav Leader Milosevic Found Dead  —  PARIS, March 11 — Slobodan Milosevic, the former Yugoslav leader who presided over the Balkan wars of the 1990s, was found dead Saturday in his cell at a United Nations prison near The Hague where he was on trial for war crimes, among them …
Discussion: the talking dog
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   Milosevic Dead  —  Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic died …
National Review:
The Great Stampede  —  In recent weeks prominent conservatives — William F. Buckley, Niall Ferguson, Francis Fukuyama, George Will, to a name only a very few — have, in various ways, suggested that the war in Iraq was either a mistake or unwinnable, or both.
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Washington Post:
Virginian Taken Hostage in Iraq Is Found Dead  —  Peace Activist Was Missing From Video That Showed Fellow Captives This Week  —  Tom Fox, the Virginia peace activist who was taken hostage last year in Iraq, has been found dead, a State Department spokesman said last night.
Discussion: Rantingprofs and Harry's Place
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Rick Klein / Boston Globe:
Kerry takes another look at presidency  —  Says loss in 2004 made him tougher  —  Senators John F. Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy were in Boston yesterday at an event promoting a construction job training program for veterans.  (AP Photo)  —  WASHINGTON — As Senator John F. Kerry prepared …
Brad Wilmouth / NewsBusters.org:
Olbermann Plugs Justice O'Connor's "Dictatorship" Attack on Conservatives  —  On Friday's Countdown show, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann highlighted recent comments by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, delivered during a speech at Georgetown University, seemingly directed …
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Iraq Update  —  Political developments, where's the civil war, and Operation Tribal Chivalry launched in Anbar - by tribal sheikhs?  —  President Talibani has pushed the political process forward by calling for the new parliament to convene on March 19, and the contentious debate …
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Al Pessin / Voice of America:   General: Iraq Shifting from Insurgency Toward Sectarian Violence
Nick Britten / Telegraph:
The accelerator has jammed, the brakes have burned out and I'm trapped in my BMW doing 130mph  —  A motorist was trapped in his car driving at almost 130mph for 60 miles after the accelerator jammed.  —  Kevin Nicolle, 25, was unable to stop the automatic BMW going at top speed after the malfunction on the A1.
New York Times:
Push to Tighten Lobbying Rules Loses Strength  —  WASHINGTON, March 10 — The drive for a tighter lobbying law, just two months ago a major priority on Capitol Hill, is losing momentum, a victim of shifting political interests, infighting among House Republicans and a growing sense among lawmakers …
Oliver Poole / Telegraph:
Sunni insurgents 'have al-Zarqawi running for cover'  —  Insurgent groups in one of Iraq's most violent provinces claim that they have purged the region of three quarters of al-Qa'eda's supporters after forming an alliance to force out the foreign fighters.  —  If true, it would mark …
Discussion: IRAQ THE MODEL and TigerHawk
 
 
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Washington Post:
Money's Going to Talk in 2008  —  'Entry Fee' for Presidential Race Could Be $100 Million
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
DISGRACE OF THE LAW SCHOOLS
Discussion: Discriminations and De Novo
Joe Katzman / Winds of Change.NET:
Covert Ops/ & Assassinations: Why It's the Future, and What It Takes (DRAFT)
Thebaldchick / Freedom Folks:
Illegal Aliens March on Chicago
Atrios / Eschaton:
Polygamy  —  I think it's rather funny that John Tierney …
Discussion: CorrenteWire and Pandagon
Julia Preston / New York Times:
Judge Issues Secret Ruling in Case of 2 at Mosque
Discussion: TalkLeft
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Libby To Get The Presidential Daily Briefs
Discussion: The Next Hurrah and TalkLeft
Andrew Selsky / Associated Press:
Anti-Castro Sign at Ballgame Causes Stir
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Associated Press:
Official: Interior Secretary Norton to quit
Discussion: rawstory.com and Wampum
Reuters:
Clerics demand cartoon apology
Mar Roman / Associated Press:
Spain Remembers Victims of Madrid Bombings
Denver Post:
Controversial teacher keeps job
Yereth Rosen / Reuters:
Alaska's North Slope sees its biggest oil spill
Discussion: AMERICAblog and phronesisaical
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Symbol of Abu Ghraib Seeks to Spare Others His Nightmare
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