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New York Times:
With One Filing, Prosecutor Puts Bush in Spotlight — WASHINGTON, April 10 — From the early days of the C.I.A. leak investigation in 2003, the Bush White House has insisted there was no effort to discredit Joseph C. Wilson IV, the man who emerged as the most damaging critic of the administration's case …
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CNN:
Bush acknowledges declassifying intelligence — Critics: White House should explain why information was released — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush said Monday that he had declassified intelligence documents in 2003 to help explain his administration's reasons for going to war in Iraq.
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:All the President's Leaks — What's amazing about the defenses offered …
BBC:
Centre-left claims Italy victory — Italy's centre-left opposition has won a narrow victory in the lower house of parliament, official results say. — It won 49.8% of the vote against 49.7% for the centre-right, according to interior ministry figures. — The head of the centre-left coalition …
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Maria Sanminiatelli / Associated Press:
Prodi Declares Victory in Italian Election — ROME - Italy's parliamentary election hung in the balance Tuesday as the country counted ballots cast by Italians living abroad, including in the United States, for six new Senate seats. — Near final returns showed opposition leader Romano …
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Floyd Norris / New York Times:In France, an Economic Bullet Goes Unbitten
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A Chequer-Board of Nights …
David W. Moore / Gallup:
Six in Ten Americans Critical of Bush on Leaks — But Bush job approval holds steady at 37% — PRINCETON, NJ — The latest USA Today/Gallup poll finds more than 6 in 10 Americans critical of President George W. Bush on the leak controversy. The more closely people are following the issue …
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Editor and Publisher:
Gallup: Most Americans Critical of President in CIA Leak Case — NEW YORK A new Gallup poll released today finds that most Americans are critical of President Bush's actions in the Plame/CIA leak scandal, but only one in four is following the matter closely.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Pressure, Frustration Mount — The immigrant demonstrators who flooded the streets of America's cities yesterday ratcheted up pressure on lawmakers to complete an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, while raising Republicans' frustration with President Bush for what they see as a muddled stand on the issue.
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Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
Immigrants Rally in Scores of Cities for Legal Status — WASHINGTON, April 10 — Waving American flags and blue banners that read "We Are America," throngs of cheering, chanting immigrants and their supporters converged on the nation's capital and in scores of other cities on Monday calling …
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Monica Labelle / argusleader.com:
Gingrich at USD: Pull out of Iraq (video) — Ex-House speaker says U.S. should scale back — VERMILLION - Newt Gingrich, the former Republican Speaker of the House, told students and faculty at the University of South Dakota Monday that the United States should pull out of Iraq and leave …
Mark Steyn / City Journal:
Facing Down Iran — Our lives depend on it. — Most Westerners read the map of the world like a Broadway marquee: north is top of the bill—America, Britain, Europe, Russia—and the rest dribbles away into a mass of supporting players punctuated by occasional Star Guests: India, China, Australia.
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Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology — Iran has successfully enriched uranium for the first time, a landmark in its quest to develop nuclear fuel, hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday. He insisted, however, that his country does not aim to develop nuclear weapons.
La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
Is Duke Stripper Channeling Tawana Brawley? — Update IV (4/11): More fake-hating. — Update III (7:30 p.m.): Tomorrow, after the nausea subsides, I'll tell you exactly what will happen next. (Hint: Don't expect so-called black leaders, loud and wrong as usual, to apologize for accusations …
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Haider Hamza / ABCNEWS:
Iraq's Beauty Queen Resigns After Four Days — Pageant Winner Cites Threats by Religious Extremists — BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 10, 2006 — Iraq's newly crowned beauty queen, Tamar Goregian, has decided to step down — just four days after her election, making this the shortest reign in the pageant's 60-year history.
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Mark Trumbull / Christian Science Monitor:
US economy's latest output: better jobs — Newest job numbers show that businesses are expanding opportunities in high-wage fields. — The US economy isn't just producing jobs these days, it's also producing good jobs. Alongside the ads for jobs handling a cash register or a spatula are these new opportunities:
Michelle Malkin:
VIDEO/PHOTO ESSAY: VIVA LA RAZA IN D.C. — ***scroll for updates*** — So, my Sony Handycam and I attended the illegal alien demonstration in D.C. yesterday. Here are some of the more interesting moments captured on tape of what I saw at the revolucion:
Stephanie Simon / Los Angeles Times:
Christians Sue for Right Not to Tolerate Policies — Many codes intended to protect gays from harassment are illegal, conservatives argue. — ATLANTA — Ruth Malhotra went to court last month for the right to be intolerant. — Malhotra says her Christian faith compels her to speak out against homosexuality.
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
In Attics and Rubble, More Bodies and Questions — NEW ORLEANS, April 5 — When August Blanchard returned to New Orleans from Pennsylvania in late December, his mother was still missing. Family members, scattered across the country, had been calling hospitals, the Red Cross and missing persons hot lines, hoping she had been rescued.
Zogby:
Zogby Poll: Pols Probably Won't Fix U.S. Immigration Problems Americans skeptical Washington will find right solution — Americans are mostly doubtful that President Bush and Congress will find a fair and effective solution to the burgeoning immigration problem, and a majority of them oppose amnesty …
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