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4:15 AM ET, April 2, 2006

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Christian Science Monitor:
Jill Carroll Statement  —  RAMSTEIN AIRBASE, GERMANY — I'm so happy to be free and am looking forward to spending a lot of time with my family.  I want to express my deep appreciation to all the people who worked so long and hard for my release.  I am humbled by the sympathy and support expressed …
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Matt Moore / Associated Press:
Carroll Rejects Statements Made in Iraq  —  RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) - Former hostage Jill Carroll strongly disavowed statements she had made during captivity in Iraq and shortly after her release, saying Saturday she had been repeatedly threatened.  —  In a video, recorded …
Discussion: Big Lizards and Associated Press
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
TWICE A VICTIM  —  Jill Carroll released a statement through her employer, the Christian Science Monitor, that proves, as Jim Gerghaty says, the efficacy of editors: … (HT: Michelle Malkin)  —  I will not name names nor link to bloggers who thought the worst of Miss Carroll.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Jumping To Conclusions Is Not Good Exercise  —  Jill Carroll has released a statement through the Christian Science Monitor, now that she has safely left Iraq and the clutches of her captors, that repudiates the video that the kidnappers forced her to make:
Bloomberg:
Rice Says Era of U.S. Supporting Non-Democratic Regimes Is Over  —  April 1 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. will no longer give explicit support to governments that are not elected, suggesting that spreading democracy now takes priority over maintaining political stability.
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CNN:
Rice: Don't take Iraq errors 'literally'  —  U.S. secretary of state visits England amid anti-war protests  —  BLACKBURN, England (CNN) — One day after Condoleezza Rice said the United States made possibly "thousands" of tactical mistakes in the war against Iraq, the secretary of state …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Politics Is Facing Sweeping Change via the Internet  —  WASHINGTON, March 31 — The transformation of American politics by the Internet is accelerating with the approach of the 2006 Congressional and 2008 White House elections, prompting the rewriting of rules on advertising, fund-raising …
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John / AMERICAblog:
NYT's Adam Nagourney editorializes in news story, calls Joe Lieberman a "moderate Democrat," attacks blog  —  If Joe Lieberman is a moderate Democrat, then who exactly is a conservative Democrat in Adam Nagourney's view?  —  Joe Lieberman is a conservative Democrat and is widely known as one.
Discussion: QandO
Atrios / Eschaton:
Ad Nags  —  I'm not quite as mad as John about the referenced Ad Nags article.
Discussion: Firedoglake and MyDD
Sean Rayment / Telegraph:
Government in secret talks about strike against Iran  —  The Government is to hold secret talks with defence chiefs tomorrow to discuss possible military strikes against Iran.  —  A high-level meeting will take place in the Ministry of Defence at which senior defence chiefs and government officials …
Jim Stratton / orlandosentinel.com:
Harris' Senate campaign 'imploding'  —  With more key workers set to flee, it could be the final lap for the troubled race.  New hires are expected.  —  The last of U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris' key staffers appear ready to abandon her campaign for the U.S. Senate in a wave of resignations expected to start this weekend.
Discussion: The All Spin Zone and The Reaction
David Kopel / volokh.com:
The Volokh Conspiracy  —  HURRAY FOR JIM AND SARAH BRADY: In a Friday interview with the Washington Post, Jim and Sarah Brady state: "In the first place, lets make it clear we don't want restrictions on law abiding citizens beyond making sure that all gun purchasers undergo a complete and comprehensive background check."
New York Times:
Civilians in Iraq Flee Mixed Areas as Killings Rise  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 1 — The war in Iraq has entered a bloodier phase, with American casualties steadily declining over the past five months while the killings of Iraqi civilians have risen tremendously in sectarian violence …
Kevin Hayden / The American Street:
What's up with AmericaBlog's attacks on so many progressives?  —  Lately, I'm finding AmericaBlog filled with an elitism that knows no bounds.  —  In addition to the recitation of stereotypes about his critical commenters (they must be poor, they envy me), he's promulgating what sure strikes …
Dana Priest / Washington Post:
Attacking Iran May Trigger Terrorism  —  U.S. Experts Wary of Military Action Over Nuclear Program  —  As tensions increase between the United States and Iran, U.S. intelligence and terrorism experts say they believe Iran would respond to U.S. military strikes on its nuclear sites by deploying …
Taylor Marsh / Firedoglake:
The Next Iraqi Occupation … We learned this week that in January 2003, George W. Bush was set on preemptive war.  WMDs didn't have anything to do with it.  —  Yet in early March 2003, Bush went on national TV and said it was up to Saddam as to whether there would be war.
 
 
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