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11:30 AM ET, March 22, 2006

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Washington Post:
Mr. Bush Unvarnished  —  PRESIDENT BUSH should hold more news conferences.  In his hour-long exchange with reporters at the White House yesterday, he was considerably more effective in explaining and defending his commitment to the war in Iraq than in the three carefully worded speeches he has delivered in the past week.
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Bush Concedes Iraq War Erodes Political Status  —  President Bush at his White House news conference yesterday.  He said he was convinced that the United States would succeed in Iraq.  —  WASHINGTON, March 21 — President Bush said Tuesday that the war in Iraq was eroding his political capital …
Discussion: Firedoglake
William Branigin / Washington Post:
President Professes No Doubts on Iraq  —  Bush: 'Future Presidents' Will Decide When Americans Forces Leave  —  President Bush said today that if he had any doubts about U.S. success in Iraq, he would pull out U.S. troops immediately.  But he said he harbors no such doubts …
William Douglas / Knight Ridder:   U.S. troops to remain in Iraq for years, Bush says
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Late Nite FDL: Aw Shucks, Brady, You Shouldn't Have  —  Update: They are having some fun with Bughouse Ben already over at the post.blog.  Ben seems to be yet another home school Intelligent Design afficionado, a barking Yellow Elephant, and as Red Dan mentioned, the blogger "Augustine" over at Red State Racists.
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Meet Young Ben Domenech  —  SHOW: CNN DAYBREAK SATURDAY 06:00 am ET  —  May 31, 1997; Saturday 6:19 am Eastern Time  —  HEADLINE: A Look At One Family's Efforts At Home Schooling  —  GUESTS: LEXIS-NEXIS Related Topics Full Article Related Topics Overvie  —  This document contains no targeted Topics.
PZ Myers / Pharyngula:
Ben Domenech: creationist  —  Let us continue our Ben Domenech bashing.  He's got this somewhat high profile gig at the Washington Post, and one has to wonder what his qualifications are.  I think we can rule out "intelligence."  —  GWW made an interesting discovery: he's a creationist.
Associated Press:
Afghan Convert May Be Unfit to Stand Trial  —  KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan man facing the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity may be mentally unfit to stand trial, a state prosecutor and presidential adviser said Wednesday.  —  Abdul Rahman, 41, went on trial last week in Kabul.
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pfm.org:
Democratic Apostasy  —  Since October 2001, approximately three …
Thomas B. Edsall / Washington Post:
Grants Flow To Bush Allies On Social Issues  —  Federal Programs Direct At Least $157 Million  —  For years, conservatives have complained about what they saw as the liberal tilt of federal grant money.  Taxpayer funds went to abortion rights groups such as Planned Parenthood to promote birth control …
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Brian / mediabistro.com:
CNN Refutes Gallup Memo; Says Memo Was Unprofessional & Untrue
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Financial Times:
Fears grow over new Dubai revolt  —  By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and James Boxell in London  —  Arab and US officials are growing nervous at the prospect of a second congressional uprising against the acquisition of American assets by a Middle Eastern-controlled company in the wake of the Dubai Ports World debacle.
Americans for Freedom:
My McCain 2008 PRO & CON Analysis  —  PROS:  —  1. Has always been fiscally responsible, voting against pork, excessive spending, etc.  He is currently working with Sen. Coburn to highlight each individual earmark.  —  2. Has consistently favored higher defense spending …
Discussion: Vodkapundit and PoliPundit.com
Bull Moose:
Of Moose, Mice and Men  —  The Moose plays the devil's advocate and mischievously suggests that the Congressional Democrats are a bunch of spineless politicians who are unmanly and refuse to take risks and avoid conflict.  —  Has the Moose gone beserk and been transformed into a kossak?
Vanessa Arrington / Associated Press:
U.S., Iraqi Forces Capture 50 Insurgents  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents attacked a police station Wednesday for a second day in a row, but U.S. and Iraqi forces captured 50 of them after a two-hour gunbattle.  —  About 60 gunmen attacked the police station in Madain, south of Baghdad …
New York Times:
Microsoft to Delay Next Version of Windows  —  Microsoft's long effort to deliver the next version of its Windows operating system suffered another setback yesterday when the company said that the system would not be ready for consumer personal computers for the holiday sales season.
 
 
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New Scrutiny for Law on Detaining Witnesses
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tcsdaily.com:
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Ian / Expose the Left:
Ingraham Points Out Media Bias Against The War, Slammed By Gregory (VIDEO)
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Sheesh! (Special Jeff Goldstein Edition)
Thom Shanker / New York Times:
No Breach Seen in Work in Iraq on Propaganda
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