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3:25 PM ET, April 9, 2006

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SusanG / Daily Kos:
Joe Wilson Responds to Washington Post Editorial  —  The world awakened this morning to a puzzle of ridiculousness: a Washington Post op/ed that can only be described as a hit piece on Joseph Wilson's "absurdly over-examined visit" (the editorial's words, certainly not mine) to Niger …
Eriposte / The Left Coaster:
A Washington Post Editor Caught Brazenly Lying: When is this going to stop?
Discussion: Firedoglake and JustOneMinute
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Bush Role in Intelligence Leak Questioned
CNN:
White House: Bush did not flip-flop on leaks
Discussion: Bring it On! and Big Lizards
Judd / Think Progress:
Washington Post Defends Bush Leak, Mangles Facts
Discussion: The Mahablog
Stephanie Simon / Los Angeles Times:
Abortion Ban Foes Petition for a Choice  —  Even some conservative South Dakotans sign a bid to hold a vote on the law, which was meant to spark a Supreme Court test of Roe vs. Wade.  —  STURGIS, S.D. — Volunteers pushing to overturn the nation's most far-reaching abortion ban are surprised …
Discussion: Eschaton
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Washington Post:
U.S. Is Studying Military Strike Options on Iran  —  Any Mix of Tact, Threats Alarms Critics  —  The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development program …
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Martin Peretz / The New Republic:
JOHN KERRY AND JESUS:  —  Continuing his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, John F. Kerry addressed (by telephone) a conference convened by that racist hustler and prevaricator Al Sharpton who won, if I'm not mistaken, exactly one delegate at the party convention in 2004.
Discussion: Power Line
Lieut. General Greg Newbold / Time:
"Why I Think Rumsfeld Must Go"  —  A military insider sounds off against the war and the "zealots" who pushed it … In 1971, the rock group The Who released the antiwar anthem Won't Get Fooled Again.  To most in my generation, the song conveyed a sense of betrayal by the nation's leaders …
Discussion: NewsHog and Dependable Renegade
New York Post:
DOES IRAN WANT WAR  —  April 9, 2006 — THE most dangerous error we could make in our sharpening confronta tion with Iran is to con vince ourselves that its leaders will act rationally.  Few wars are rooted in dispassionate analysis.  Self-delusion sparks most such catastrophes.
Discussion: Austin Bay Blog
Anne Hull / Washington Post:
CALL TO DUTY  —  In a Community Where Many Roads Lead to the Military, Deciding Whether to Enlist Becomes a Turning Point  —  Blake Johnson is almost 18.  Tan and muscular, he plays third base for the Clarkdale High School Bulldogs.  He is a B student who says "Yes, sir" when his coach corrects his batting stance.
Discussion: Rantingprofs and Liberty Street
Garry Wills / New York Times:
Christ Among the Partisans  —  THERE is no such thing as a "Christian politics."  If it is a politics, it cannot be Christian.  Jesus told Pilate: "My reign is not of this present order.  If my reign were of this present order, my supporters would have fought against my being turned over to the Jews.
MSNBC:
Slacker Friday  —  I've got a new Think Again column here.  It's called: "Deconstructing the Attack on Jill Carroll."  —  From the Benton Foundation: … Christianity Today publishes a long, scholarly article on the "incoherence" of Hannah Arendt?  I dunno.  Someone read this and tell us if we need to pay attention.
Anthony Tommasini / New York Times:
Condoleezza Rice on Piano  —  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, with her chamber group; from left, Soye Kim, Joshua Klein, Robert Battey and Lawrence Wallace.  The group plays as often as every other week.  —  WASHINGTON — Two weeks ago on Sunday, Condoleezza Rice got up at 4 …
Discussion: BAGnewsNotes
BBC:
Berlusconi in re-election battle  —  Italians are voting in general elections, with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi facing a strong challenge from centre-left leader Romano Prodi.  —  The polls remain open all day on Sunday and close at 1500 (1300 GMT) on Monday.
Discussion: MyDD and The Agonist
Ibrahim Barzak / Associated Press:
Israeli Strikes Kill 8 Militants in Gaza  —  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Two Israeli air strikes killed eight Palestinian militants Saturday in the latest signs that Israel has stepped up its retaliation for Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza since the Islamic militant group Hamas assumed power last week.
Discussion: USS Neverdock
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BBC:
Hamas condemns 'hasty' aid cuts
Discussion: normblog and USS Neverdock
Brigitte Gabriel / The American Thinker:
Universities, for those of us who lecture on campuses, are the battleground for the heart and soul of the next generation of leaders.  They are the battleground where we must fight to win back the opinions and allegiance of American college students.  This is made harder when Islamists …
Discussion: Betsy's Page and In the Bullpen
Tristero / Hullabaloo:
Ask McClellan: Will Bush Start A Nuclear War?  —  This should surprise no one.  What's the point of building nukes today if you're not going to use them?  Or building more unless you plan on replacing ones that will be used?  And yet, even though I've been expecting to hear …
Discussion: First Draft
 
 
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