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10:50 PM ET, April 8, 2006

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Seymour M. Hersh / New Yorker:
THE IRAN PLANS  —  Would President Bush go to war to stop Tehran from getting the bomb?  —  The Bush Administration, while publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon, has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack.
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Agence France Presse:
US considers use of nuclear weapons against Iran  —  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The administration of President George W. Bush is planning a massive bombing campaign against Iran, including use of bunker-buster nuclear bombs to destroy a key Iranian suspected nuclear weapons facility, The New Yorker magazine has reported in its April 17 issue.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
New York Times:
Intelligence Leaked by Aide to Cheney Was in Dispute  —  WASHINGTON, April 8 — When President Bush authorized Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff to reveal previously classified intelligence to a reporter about Saddam Hussein's efforts to obtain uranium, that information was already …
Discussion: MyDD and Booman Tribune
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Washington Post:
A 'Concerted Effort' to Discredit Bush Critic  —  Prosecutor Describes Cheney, Libby as Key Voices Pitching Iraq-Niger Story  —  As he drew back the curtain this week on the evidence against Vice President Cheney's former top aide, Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald for the first time described a …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Mark Pazniokas / courant.com:
Perplexing No-Show By Joe  —  Lieberman Reacts With Silence After Report Ties Leaks To Bush  —  News of President Bush authorizing leaks of intelligence reports to discredit critics of the Iraq war broke before noon Thursday.  Democrats quickly lined up to demand a public accounting.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Help Wanted!  —  Scott Shane of the NY Times picks up their coverage …
Discussion: Gay Patriot and SEIXON
Associated Press:   Uproar Grows Over Bush Role in Libby Leakage
White House:
President's Radio Address  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  This week, Members of the United States Senate reached a promising bipartisan compromise on comprehensive immigration reform.  Unfortunately, this compromise is being blocked by the Senate Democratic leader who has refused …
Discussion: MyDD, Blogs for Bush, Dohiyi Mir and JURIST
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Massimo Calabresi / Time:
Why the Immigration Deal Flopped
Stephen Spruiell / The Corner on National Review Online:
IMMIGRATION DRAMA IN THE SENATE
Agence France Presse:
Bigs bunny: monster rabbit devours English veggie plots  —  LONDON (AFP) - In a tale reminiscent of the last Wallace and Gromit movie, furious villagers in northeast England have hired armed guards to protect their beloved communal vegetable gardens from a suspected monster rabbit.
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Kerry Sharply Criticizes Bush on Several Fronts  —  Senator John Kerry made a slashing attack on the Bush administration yesterday, comparing it to the faltering government in Iraq and equating its war strategy with its planning for Hurricane Katrina, while also invoking Jesus as he criticized federal Medicaid policy.
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Martin Peretz / The New Republic:
THE PROBLEM WITH JOHN KERRY:
Philip Shenon / New York Times:
Lobbying Cases Shine Spotlight on Family Ties  —  WASHINGTON, April 8 — On Dec. 3, 2003, Aeneas Enterprises opened for business in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, and judging by its bank records, the small consulting company with no listed telephone number was an instant success.
New York Times:
U.S. Study Paints Somber Portrait of Iraqi Discord  —  WASHINGTON, April 8 — An internal staff report by the United States Embassy and the military command in Baghdad provides a sobering province-by-province snapshot of Iraq's political, economic and security situation …
Investor's Business Daily:
More Damning Documents On Saddam  —  Origins Of War: The latest in a stream of eye-opening Iraqi documents shows Saddam Hussein's regime was planning suicide attacks on U.S. interests six months before 9-11.  Why won't Washington get the word out?  —  Last month the Pentagon began releasing …
Ryan Singel / Wired News:
Whistle-Blower Outs NSA Spy Room  —  AT&T provided National Security Agency eavesdroppers with full access to its customers' phone calls, and shunted its customers' internet traffic to data-mining equipment installed in a secret room in its San Francisco switching center …
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
washingtonpost.com > Live Discussions  —  Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and Washington Post columnist David S. Broder will be online Friday, April 7, at 1:30 p.m. ET to answer your questions about the world of politics, from the latest maneuverings on Capitol Hill to developments in the White House.
Discussion: Riehl World View and The Sideshow
 
 
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Stop the Presses! Eleanor Clift is Stumping for Democrats
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Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
LOOKING FOR HATE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES
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The January 24 Document … I read Fitzgerald's latest response …
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The Joe Jamail Video
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A Leak by any Other Name...  Political dialog is so frequently …
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Texas Rainmaker / TexasRainmaker:
Tax Cuts May Result in More Job Losses... for Democrats
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Bill McKibben / New York Review of Books:
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Frist's Southern Hospitality
Ronald Bailey / Times of London:
Anyone for tennis, at the age of 150?
See Dubya / Patterico's Pontifications:
More Lattetudinarianism Needed  —  Coffee makes people uptight.
Gonzalez / volpac.org:
Democrat Obstruction Weakens Our Borders
Discussion: VDARE.com
Sarah Womack / Telegraph:
Pub smoking ban 'will boost female binge drinking'
Discussion: Tim Worstall
Daniel Gross / Slate:
Snow's Job  —  Why no Wall Street CEO wants to be the new Treasury secretary.
 

 
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The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
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