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3:10 AM ET, April 15, 2006

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New York Times:
Bush Declares Full Support for Rumsfeld  —  WASHINGTON, April 14 — President Bush strongly defended Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld today, despite calls from retired generals that he step down, and said Mr. Rumsfeld's leadership is vital for the United States.
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
A Resolute Fantasy World  —  One virtually never sees any disagreement among Bush supporters with regard to Iraq or terrorism policies, but Powerline has a very brave and surprising post — to which all three of its luminaries contributed — which expresses disagreement with yesterday's essay …
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:   Cheney Ordered Libby To Leak Classified Information
Eriposte / The Left Coaster:   Howling Misjudgements - Part 2
Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran Leader: Israel Will Be Annihilated  —  The president of Iran again lashed out at Israel on Friday and said it was "heading toward annihilation," just days after Tehran raised fears about its nuclear activities by saying it successfully enriched uranium for the first time.
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Cassandra / Villainous Company:
Saving A Piece Of History … How do miracles happen?  Sometimes, it takes a bolt from the blue to bring them to life: … Long after the Viet Nam war ended, Jim Mayer's tradition lived on.  Strangely enough, the dream-come-true for so many wounded vets today at Fran O'Brien's started with something of a dream all those years ago:
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alliancedefensefund.org:
OSU librarian slapped with "sexual harassment" charge for recommending conservative books for freshmen  —  Ohio State University will press forward with frivolous investigation despite ADF letter  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials at the Ohio State University are investigating an OSU Mansfield librarian for …
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David Finkel / Washington Post:
The Left, Online and Outraged  —  Liberal Blogger Finds an Outlet and a Community  —  SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. — In the angry life of Maryscott O'Connor, the rage begins as soon as she opens her eyes and realizes that her president is still George W. Bush.  The sun has yet to rise and her family …
Richard Morin / Washington Post:
Whites Take Flight on Election Day  —  Bad news for Michael S. Steele, the leading Maryland Republican candidate for Senate in November: The scuttling noise he hears on Election Day could be the sound of tens of thousands of white Republicans crossing over to vote for the Democrat.
ABCNEWS:
Exxon Chairman Gets $400 Million Retirement Package Amid Soaring Gas Prices  —  Exxon Made Record Profits in 2005  —  April 14, 2006— Soaring gas prices are squeezing most Americans at the pump, but at least one man isn't complaining.  —  Last year, Exxon made the biggest profit of any company ever …
Discussion: Think Progress and Booman Tribune
Bill Schackner / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
'Catch immigrant' game raises an outcry at PSU  —  The College Republicans at Penn State University wanted to enter the debate about the nation's borders by playing a "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Game."  —  People would be invited to "catch" group members wearing orange shirts symbolizing illegal aliens.
Kathleen Hennessey / Associated Press:
Republicans plan anti-Reid ads on Spanish-language radio  —  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Ads criticizing Sen. Minority Leader Harry Reid for "playing politics" with immigration reform legislation are scheduled to air on Spanish-language radio stations in four Western cities with large Hispanic populations next week.
Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
Hiltzik's Defense of His Immigration Column Doesn't Square with the Facts  —  As promised, here is my more comprehensive takedown of L.A. Times columnist Michael Hiltzik's latest broadside against me.  (My previous, smaller-scale rebuttal is here.)  —  Warning: this post is long.
Discussion: Opinion L.A.
Los Angeles Times:
Appeals Court Slaps L.A. Over Arrests of Homeless  —  Los Angeles' policy of arresting homeless people for sitting, lying or sleeping on public sidewalks as "an unavoidable consequence of being human and homeless without shelter" violates the constitutional prohibition against cruel and punishment, a federal appeals court ruled today.
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere and LA Observed
Associated Press:
Attacks on Egypt churches: 1 dead  —  More than a dozen churgoers injured in simultaneous attacks  —  CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Knife-wielding assailants attacked worshippers at three Coptic churches in the northern Mediterranean city of Alexandria during Mass, killing one person and wounding more than a dozen, police officials said.
Real Clear Politics:
The Meaning of Moussaoui  —  We wonder how many Americans got the same eerie chill that we did reading the partial transcript yesterday of the final 31 minutes of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.  Especially in this holy season of Easter and Passover, it was disturbing to read …
Discussion: AMERICAN FUTURE
 
 
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Daniel Henninger / Opinion Journal:
The Pope's Easter  —  Benedict XVI takes on the excesses …
Bruce Kesler / Democracy Project:
We've Won In Iraq; Now, Let's Not Lose
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Gary Farber / Amygdala:
FREE SPEECH ISN'T JUST FOR JEWS.  In the following tangle …
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Happy Little Birds in Happy Little Iraq
BBC:
Italian poll result set to stand
Discussion: The Reaction
Jane Sutton / Reuters:
Florida councilman won't swear support for US
Joe Klein / MSNBC:
Slacker Friday  —  I've got a new Think Again column called …
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Michelle Malkin / New York Post:
COWARDLY CENTRAL  —  I'VE never been a "South Park" fan …
Editor and Publisher:
Neil Young, Son of Famed Reporter, Records "Impeach the President" Song
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DOES IT DO ANY GOOD TO EMAIL HIGH-TRAFFIC BLOGGERS?
Robert Tait / Guardian:
Heard the one about the president?
Washington Post:
Moussaoui Tells Court 9/11's Toll Was Too Low
Michael Kinsley / Washington Post:
Where Do We Meddle Next?  —  A Half-Century of Protecting Our Interests
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: the expectation at Paramount Global is that neither of the two offers in play, Skydance-RedBird and Sony Pictures-Apollo, will come to fruition

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Twitch streamers are growing their audiences as they stream student protests, and some viewers and protesters see them as more trustworthy than traditional news

Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

 
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