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1:15 AM ET, March 31, 2006

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Murray Waas / news.nationaljournal.com:
Insulating Bush  —  Karl Rove, President Bush's chief political adviser, cautioned other White House aides in the summer of 2003 that Bush's 2004 re-election prospects would be severely damaged if it was publicly disclosed that he had been personally warned that a key rationale for going to war …
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Booman Tribune / A Progressive Community:
Waas on Plamegate  —  Sometimes an article comes along that is so good and so comprehensive and so...well...perfect...that there is no way for a blogger to whittle it down and pull out the salient points and provide commentary.  —  Murray Waas has just published the magnum opus on the Plame Affair.
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta:
American Hostage Jill Carroll Free (Updated)  —  American journalist Jill Carroll has been freed by her captors.  This post will be updated throughout the day.  Scroll through for updates.  —  UPDATE: Jill Carroll video interview here.  Hat tip: Allah  —  Another update …
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The BIDINOTTO BLOG:
An Open Letter to Borders Books (updated repeatedly)  —  Dear Borders representatives:  —  After reading this, please forward it to the appropriate Borders executive.  Be advised also that I am circulating this message far and wide, and posting it online on my blog:  —  http://bidinotto.journalspace.com/?
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Carolyn Thompson / Associated Press:
Borders, Waldenbooks Won't Carry Magazine  —  BUFFALO, N.Y. - Borders and Waldenbooks stores will not stock the April-May issue of Free Inquiry magazine because it contains cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that provoked deadly protests among Muslims in several countries.
Jennifer Radcliffe / Houston Chronicle:
Opinions split over red, white and green  —  Mexican flags divisive topic as principal shows his support for student protests  —  Reagan High School Principal Robert Pambello was ordered to remove a Mexican flag Wednesday morning that he had hoisted below the U.S. and Texas flags …
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John Fonte / Front Page Magazine:
Flag of Their Fathers  —  Relax, don't worry, assimilation is working.
Discussion: Right Wing Nut House
Haaretz:
Three Israelis killed in West Bank suicide bombing attack  —  Three Israelis were killed when a Palestinian suicide bomber exploded in a car after nightfall Thursday at the entrance to the West Bank settlement of Kedumim, located west of Nablus.  —  The suicide bomber was also killed in the attack.
Marie Szaniszlo / Boston Herald:
Photographer: Herald got it right  —  Amid a growing national controversy about the gesture U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia made Sunday at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, the freelance photographer who captured the moment has come forward with the picture.
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Ronald A. Cass / Real Clear Politics:
Stalking Scalia  —  Step aside, Nino.  Expect to hear …
Discussion: Bench Memos …
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Massachusetts Court Limits Same-Sex Marriages  —  BOSTON, March 30 — Massachusetts's highest court ruled today that same-sex couples who live in other states cannot get married in Massachusetts unless gay marriage is legal in their home states.  —  In an opinion written by Justice Francis X. Spina …
Discussion: Magpie
Freedomplease / The Nation:
Russ Feingold's Legal Firepower  —  Congressional Democrats have pretty much abandoned their Constitutionally-mandated responsibility to check and balance the excesses to the executive branch - so much so that the one Democrat who seeks to hold President Bush to account for ordering …
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Charles Babington / Washington Post:
Senate GOP Fears Frist's Ambitions Split Party
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Drone aircraft may prowl U.S. skies  —  Unmanned aerial vehicles have soared the skies of Afghanistan and Iraq for years, spotting enemy encampments, protecting military bases, and even launching missile attacks against suspected terrorists.  —  Now UAVs may be landing in the United States.
Alexandra von Maltzan / All Things Beautiful:
A Chance For A Better Life … This is a tough issue, emotionally charged for some, irrelevant to others and an excuse for the remainder to eagerly pull out the racism card.  LA Shawn bloggs on the issue, after she took some tranquilizers: … On an emotional level it is difficult …
Alan Cooperman / Washington Post:
Chaplains Group Opposes Prayer Order  —  Guarantee on Using Jesus's Name Not Needed, It Says  —  An association that represents more than 70 percent of the chaplains in the U.S. military, including many evangelical Christians, is opposing a demand by conservatives in Congress …
AMERICAN DIGEST:
On the Return of History  —  In the darkness with a great bundle of grief the people march.  —  In the night, and overhead a shovel of stars for keeps, the people march:  —  "Where to? what next?"  — Carl Sandburg: The People Yes  —  IN THE DAYS AFTER THE TOWERS FELL …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
George Will: Ich Bin Ein Ost-Berliner?  —  George Will makes his conservative case for the moderate approach to immigration reform, giving enough room for hard-line enforcement while arguing for eventual absorption of the illegals already inside the US.  However, he starts out with an almost …
rightwingnews.com:
Answering 13 Frequently Asked Questions About Illegal Immigration  —  1) How many illegal aliens are there in the United States?  Since they're not here legally, there's no way to do a precise count.  Most estimates are in the 10-12 million range, but some people believe as few …
Discussion: Washington Post and Peaktalk
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Roots Radio DC: Taking It To the Streets  —  Update: Mike Stark needs volunteers over at DailyKos.  If you're a Kossack please go recommend his diary and lend him a hand.  —  I find it rather curious that Ben Domenech's defenders continue to proclaim loud and long that his remarks were not, in fact, racist.
BREITBART.COM:
US to test 700-tonne explosive  —  The US military plans to detonate a 700 tonne explosive charge in a test called "Divine Strake" that will send a mushroom cloud over Las Vegas, a senior defense official said.  —  "I don't want to sound glib here but it is the first time in Nevada that you'll …
 
 
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Painting the Map Red: Talking About the '06 Canvas
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Decision Day  —  Today Yale will reject 19,300 applicants.
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Perspective: Google does K Street
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O.K., Knockoffs, This Is War
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Nicole Gaouette / Los Angeles Times:
Laws and Funding Thwart Search for Illegal Workers
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Chief of Staff Is Expected to Shake Up 2 Key Teams