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11:10 PM ET, March 13, 2006

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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Feingold Draws Little Support for Censure  —  c6b64a332ee5@news.ap.org Democrats distanced themselves Monday from Wisconsin Sen. Russell Feingold's effort to censure President Bush over domestic spying, preventing a floor vote that could alienate swing voters.
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Bill Brubaker / Washington Post:
Feingold Draws Little Support for Censure  —  Sen. Russell Feingold, a possible contender for the Democratic nomination for president in 2008, today asked the Senate to censure President Bush for authorizing domestic eavesdropping without court warrants.  —  "The president authorized …
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Sen. Feingold's censure resolution is moderate and reasonable  —  By Anonymous Liberal  —  On Sunday Senator Russ Feingold called for President Bush to be censured by Congress for authorizing extensive and ongoing violations of a criminal statute, FISA.  There is nothing at all radical about Feingold's proposal.
USA Today:
Poll: Bush approval rating hits new low  —  President Bush's "approval rating" has sunk to a new low according to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll released Monday.  —  The latest results show only 36% of those polled saying they "approve" of the way Bush is handling his job.  Bush's previous low was 37%, set last November.
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CNN:
Concern over Iraq drives Bush's rating to new low  —  Americans pessimistic about course of war  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Public opinion of President Bush hit a new low, with concerns about the war in Iraq driving his approval rating down to 36 percent, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll out Monday.
George Clooney / The Huffington Post:
I Am a Liberal.  There, I Said It!  —  I am a liberal.  And I make no apologies for it.  Hell, I'm proud of it.  —  Too many people run away from the label.  They whisper it like you'd whisper "I'm a Nazi."  Like it's dirty word.  But turn away from saying "I'm a liberal" …
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Washington Post:
Judge Unexpectedly Recesses Moussaoui Trial  —  A federal judge indicated today that she might throw out the death penalty case against Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui after prosecutors disclosed that a government attorney had violated the court's rules about discussing witness testimony.
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Matthew Barakat / Associated Press:
Moussaoui Death Penalty Case May Be Tossed  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The federal judge in the Zacarias Moussaoui case is considering ending the death-penalty prosecution of the al-Qaida conspirator after learning that a federal lawyer apparently coached witnesses on upcoming testimony.
Discussion: The Fat Guy and Once Upon a Time
Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Judge Raises Possibility of Mistrial in Moussaoui Sentencing  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 13 — The sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui teetered on the brink of a mistrial today, as the judge in the case angrily said she might spare him the death penalty following the disclosure …
Discussion: TalkLeft and the defeatists!
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Finally  —  The Bush administration has decided to release most of the documents captured in post-war Afghanistan and Iraq.  The details of the document release are still being worked out, according to officials with knowledge of the discussions.  Those details are critical.
Sonja Barisic / Associated Press:
Robertson Finds Radical Muslims 'Satanic'  —  NORFOLK, Va. - Television evangelist Pat Robertson said Monday on his live news-and-talk program "The 700 Club" that Islam is not a religion of peace, and that radical Muslims are "satanic."  —  Robertson's comments came after he watched …
Matthew Yglesias / TAPPED:
THE ISOLATIONISM MYTH.  David Sanger takes an extended look at the president's new campaign against "isolationism," by which he seems to mean opposition to the Bush administration's policies.  It's worth saying as clearly as possible that this is entirely bogus.
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Lieberman Supports Rapist Rights in Connecticut  —  In Connecticut, rape counseling activists say a recent study concludes that about 20% of state hospitals routinely refuse to offer emergency contraceptives to rape victims who are determined to be ovulating at the time they're attacked.
Discussion: MyDD and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Linton Weeks / Washington Post:
The Gridiron's Betters, Skewered With a Butter Knife  —  Ask members of the Gridiron Club — a group of mostly senior reporters who staged their annual dinner at the Capital Hilton last night — why it exists and you'll usually get three answers.  1) It's a rare venue for biting humor.
Discussion: FishBowlDC, Wonkette and Eschaton
Jane Ruffin / Raleigh News & Observer:
Fill void of moral leadership  —  John Edwards, the former U.S. senator and vice presidential candidate, has been traveling around the country to support anti-poverty efforts such as raising the minimum wage.  —  Edwards, considered a prospective candidate for president in 2008, recently spoke with Q editor Jane Ruffin.
Discussion: Ezra Klein, TAPPED and The Fix
Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
Ready or Not, Bird Flu Is Coming to America  —  Officials Advise Stocking Up on Provisions — and Warn That Infected Birds Cannot Be Prevented From Flying In  —  March 13, 2006 — In a remarkable speech over the weekend, Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt recommended …
Discussion: Shot In The Dark
Graham Allison / Boston Globe:
The nightmare this time  —  A nuclear showdown with Iran could be this generation's Cuban missile crisis.  Here are the reasons we must not let it come to that.  —  Iran's interior minister, Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi, spoke last Sunday in Tehran to veterans of the Iran-Iraq war, urging them to support their country's nuclear program.
White House:
President Discusses Freedom and Democracy in Iraq  —  Washington, D.C.  —  Fact Sheet: Strategy for Victory: Defeating the Terrorists and Training Iraqi Security Forces  —  In Focus: Renewal in Iraq  —  In Focus: National Security  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for the warm welcome.
 
 
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ReddHedd / firedoglake:
You Are All Patriots
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Philip Thornton / Independent:
Arab central banks move assets out of dollar
Mrs Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
BLOGGING THE CINDY SHEEHANIGANS
Aftenposten.no Norway, Norwegian news in English:
Krekar claims Islam will win
Discussion: Agora
Jay Cost / realclearpolitics.com:
Last Week's Myths About 2006  —  The conventional wisdom …
Discussion: Power Line and Wizbang
Gary / usagenda.blogspot.com:
Pennsylvania: March 15th Committee Vote on Marriage Amendment
Discussion: PSoTD
Mark Pazniokas / courant.com:
Lamont Campaign Builds Step By Step
CBS News:
The Science Of Sexual Orientation
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FROM BAD TO AWFUL.  I know that William Saletan is an astute observer …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Armitage Woodward's Source? "A Fair Assumption"
Washington Post:
A Rising Tide?  —  THIS NATION prefers not to discuss inequality.
Clinton W. Taylor / Townhall.com:
Yale alumni relations' response: "Are you retarded?"
Maha / The Mahablog:
Pride Goeth Before a Nap
Colin Nickerson / Boston Globe:
Anti-Semitism seen rising among France's Muslims
Discussion: TigerHawk
Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
UPDATE: McClatchy Buys Knight Ridder, But Will Sell 12 Papers …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
The Big News: Shrinking Reportage
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Email: criminals target WPP CEO Mark Read in a deepfake scam by using a voice clone and public YouTube footage to set up a video meeting with his executives

 
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