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2:00 AM ET, March 30, 2006

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Brian DeBose / Washington Times:
FISA judges say Bush within law  —  A panel of former Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges yesterday told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that President Bush did not act illegally when he created by executive order a wiretapping program conducted by the National Security Agency (NSA).
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
VERDICT: THE NEW YORK TIMES BLEW THE STORY  —  Yesterday, five former judges of the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Court testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the subject of the amendments to FISA that have been proposed by Senator Arlen Specter.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
SOMEONE'S MISREPORTING THIS STORY  —  Yesterday, five former judges of the FISA court testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the National Security Agency's international terrorist surveillance program.  Some observers have alleged that the NSA program is illegal to the extent …
Associated Press:
Bush blames Iraq's instability on Hussein  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush said Wednesday that Saddam Hussein, not continued U.S. involvement in Iraq, is responsible for ongoing sectarian violence that is threatening the formation of a democratic government.
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
'Get Governing,' Bush Tells Iraqis  —  President Bush urged quarreling Iraqi leaders yesterday to set aside disagreements and forge a coalition government that will rein in illegal militias.  His comments signaled increased frustration with the political deadlock in Baghdad more than three months after landmark parliamentary elections.
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Bush to Iraqis: Time to Get a Government  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush expressed frustration Wednesday that Iraqis have so far failed to form a unity government, but he said withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq too early would damage U.S. security.  —  "I want the Iraqi people …
11alive.com:
McKinney Allegedly Punches Cop  —  According to sources on Capitol Hill, U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) punched a Capitol police officer on Wednesday afternoon after he mistakenly pursued her for failing to pass through a metal detector.  —  Members of Congress are not required to pass through metal detectors.
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AMERICAN DIGEST:
The Big Pinata  —  SOMETIMES EVEN MICHELLE MALKIN misses, in THE AMERICAN FLAG COMES SECOND, what's right in front of her eyes.  It's understandable that with the disturbing images of misplaced loyalties represented by the much discussed "flag issue" of the last few days …
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Washington Post:
Abramoff Gets Minimum Sentence  —  Former Lobbyist to Spend 5 Years, 10 Months in Prison  —  MIAMI, March 29 — Jack A. Abramoff, the once-powerful Republican lobbyist at the center of a major corruption scandal, was sentenced Wednesday to five years and 10 months in prison for his role …
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Jim Loney / Reuters:
Abramoff gets 6 years for fraud
Discussion: TPM Muckraker and DownWithTyranny!
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Justin Rood / TPM Muckraker:
Kaloogian Blames Iraq Photo Error on Staffer  —  Oops.  —  Howard Kaloogian, a leading GOP candidate for Randy "Duke" Cunningham's seat in Congress, posted a photo on his Web site of a quiet Turkish suburb.  No problem there — but his site said it was of Baghdad, taken during his trip there.
Debra Saunders / realclearpolitics.com:
The 'Immigration Backlash'  —  Of course America needs immigrants.  This is a country founded by immigrants and made richer by the imprint of newcomers in search of a land that rewards their hard work and determination to make a better life for their families.
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Maria Sanminiatelli / Associated Press:
Afghan Christian Given Asylum in Italy  —  ROME - The Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity received asylum in Italy Wednesday, despite requests by lawmakers in Afghanistan that he be barred from fleeing the conservative Muslim country.
Teddy Davis / ABCNEWS:
McCain Woos the Right, Makes Peace With Falwell  —  Possible 2008 Presidential Contender Makes Inroads With GOP Base  —  March 28, 2006 — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., still breaks from GOP orthodoxy on such issues as torture and immigration.  But operating below the radar …
Ellen Knickmeyer / Washington Post:
Thousands of Iraqis Flee to Avoid Spread Of Violence  —  BAGHDAD, March 28 — Sectarian violence has displaced more than 25,000 Iraqis since the Feb. 22 bombing of a Shiite Muslim shrine, a U.N.-affiliated agency said Tuesday, and shelters and tent cities are springing up across central …
Penraker:
Thank You, Democratic Party.  Thank You, New York Times  —  Amir Taheri, one of the best observers of the Middle East, has an article in the WSJ indicating that the common assessment of Iranian leaders is that Bush is failing, and all they need do is wait him out.
Boston Globe:
Taking on the teachers unions  —  IT IS RARE — and risky — for a governor and national political aspirant to put the interests of children above those of a constituency that has as much electoral clout as the teachers unions.  Yet Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has done …
Discussion: QandO and Eduwonk.com
 
 
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