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11:25 AM ET, April 2, 2006

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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 …
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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.
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 …
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:
Judd / Think Progress:
Goldberg and Podhoretz Still Don't Get It
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Quote Of The Day: On Jill Carroll's Statement
Discussion: Majikthise and Gina Cobb
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 …
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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 …
Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran Test-Fires Missile Able to Duck Radar
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and NewsHog
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
The President as Average Joe  —  Trying to Boost Support, Bush Brings Banter to the People  —  President Bush was taking questions from an audience the other day when he was asked about the immigration debate raging in Washington.  —  "It's obviously topic du jour ," he said.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
FEMA Calls, but Top Job Is Tough Sell  —  WASHINGTON, April 1 — The calls went out across the nation, as Bush administration officials asked the country's most seasoned disaster response experts to consider the job of a lifetime: FEMA director.  But again and again, the response over the past several months was the same: "No thanks."
Discussion: Norwegianity and Wonkette
Matthew Campbell / Times of London:
Barbarians of suburbs target French Jews  —  THE pretty schoolgirl known as Yalda wore tight white trousers and thigh-high boots to the rendezvous.  Her target, a young Jewish telephone salesman, quickly fell under her spell.  He meekly followed her when she suggested a nightcap at her place.
Maha / The Mahablog:
A Light Almost Dawns  —  Adam Nagourney writes in tomorrow's New York Times about using the Internets for political campaigning: … The professional politicians are losing control of the message.  This is absolutely the best news I've heard in a long time.  —  I like this part, too:
Houston Chronicle:
Here are the Chronicle's recommendations in the April 11 primary runoff elections  —  The runoff elections for the Democratic and Republican party primaries are April 11.  Early voting runs from Monday through Friday.  The Chronicle makes the following recommendations:  —  DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Discussion: Greg's Opinion and Off the Kuff
David Altig / macroblog:
On Labor Markets: What, Exactly, Am I Talking About  —  Several readers have responded to my recent posts on labor markets by suggesting that I am — I'm paraphrasing — (a) a toady for the Man; or (b) certifiably insane.  At issue is my assertion — and those of some of my colleagues …
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."
Bloomberg:
Buckley Says Bush Will Be Judged on Iraq War, Now a `Failure'  —  March 31 (Bloomberg) — William F. Buckley Jr., the longtime conservative writer and leader, said George W. Bush's presidency will be judged entirely by the outcome of a war in Iraq that is now a failure.
Discussion: LamontBlog and Rising Hegemon
AMERICAN DIGEST:
The Passion of the Pope  —  [Republished without revision from March 7, 2005]  —  MORE FEARFUL NOW THAN DEATH, to those fortunate enough to live in the First World, is a long decay before death.  We fear mortality but we fear a long morbidity before mortality more.  —  Living wills.
Mark Noonan / Blogs for Bush:
The Pied Piper of Irresponsibility  —  Did you know that Hugh Hefner will soon turn 80 years old?  Its true - the young cad has become the very aged lecher...as Matthew Scully notes over at Opinion Journal: … I guess it helps Hefner to say that - after all, the truth would hurt a bit …
Discussion: Dean's World and Matthew Yglesias
The Sandmonkey / Rantings of a Sandmonkey:
Egyptian cartoonists strike back at Denmark  —  The Syndicate of Egyptian cartoonists decided that they would respond to the danish cartoons by making their own cartoons on what happend.  They were done in order to- and I quote- " as a response to those who fell under the thrall of racism …
Discussion: Hyscience and Solomonia
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 …
 
 
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Pretty pictures 2  —  It's kinda nice when an Iraqi resistance …
Janet Elliott / Houston Chronicle:
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MSNBC:
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Bloomberg:
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