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7:15 AM ET, April 25, 2006

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Newsweek:
Secrets of the CIA  —  A former colleague says the fired Mary McCarthy 'categorically denies' being the source of the leak on agency renditions.  —  April 24, 2006 - A former CIA officer who was sacked last week after allegedly confessing to leaking secrets has denied she was the source …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
CIA Leak: A Blog Primer  —  This is one of those stories where, if you miss the first 48 hours, you end up feeling so far behind the curve that you tune it out and never bother with it again.  So here's a round-up of news and blog coverage which, while longish, will bring you up to speed.
New York Times:
Fired C.I.A. Officer Denies Role in Leak  —  WASHINGTON, April 24 — The lawyer for a Central Intelligence Agency official dismissed last week after being accused of leaking classified information said on Monday that his client denied disclosing any classified information and was not the source …
David Ensor / CNN:
CIA agent fired for 'pattern of behavior'
Discussion: Riehl World View and NO QUARTER
Bill Brubaker / Washington Post:
Bush Admits Mistakes in Iraq, Defends Tactics  —  President Bush today said mistakes were made in planning for the Iraq invasion, but he defended the troop level he ordered in the initial strike, saying he would have committed the same number if given a second chance.
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Editor and Publisher:
Bush Says He Tried to Avoid War 'To The Max,' Explains How God Shapes His Foreign Policy  —  NEW YORK President Bush today said he had tried to avoid war with Iraq "diplomatically to the max."  —  Speaking to a business group in Irvine, Ca., he admitted mistakes were made in planning for the Iraq invasion …
CNN:
Bush's approval ratings slide to new low  —  Poll: Only one-third say he's handling his job well  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush's approval ratings have sunk to a personal low, with only a third of Americans saying they approve of the way he is handling his job, a national poll released Monday said.
Suzanne Malveaux / CNN:
Sources: Tony Snow likely to take White House post  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sources close to the White House said Monday that Fox anchor Tony Snow is likely to accept the job as White House press secretary, succeeding Scott McClellan.  —  The sources said they expect him to announce his decision within the next few days.
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The Sad Case Of Andrea Clarke  —  Yesterday, as I was perusing the Democratic Underground, I ran across a very troubling story.  I'm reposting it here, so that you can read it just as I did last night (The phone numbers presently are x'd out, although you can read them in the original post)...
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Bush Orders Probe Into Gas Price Cheating  —  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Bush is trying to calm Americans' outrage over soaring gas prices by ordering an investigation into whether the price of gasoline has been illegally manipulated, his spokesman said Monday.
The Big Pharaoh:
I Am ALIVE  —  I am alive.  I'm far away from Dahab but the security situation is very tight where I am.  I had plans to go to Dahab though.  I called a friend who went back to Cairo from Dahab yesterday and he told me that two of his friends, who remained in Dahab, were injured in the attack.
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Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Joseph Wilson's Revenge  —  Why no special prosecutor for the latest CIA leak case?  —  If Mary O. McCarthy should ever be so desperate as to need a character witness, or to require one so badly that she must stoop to my level, I declare in advance that I shall step forward pro bono.
White House:
President Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform  —  Fact Sheet: Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Securing Our Border  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all.  Please be seated.  (Applause.)  Thanks for letting me come by.  Tom, thanks for the invitation.
Taylor Marsh / Firedoglake:
The Fight for Internet Freedom  —  The big ISPs want to control the Internet.  The battle is over "net neutrality."  As soon as this coming Wednesday, it could all be set in motion because Republicans and Democrats are set to make this happen.  If you don't know what it is watch this video now, because it effects you.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Another General wants Rummy to go  —  Another General wants Rummy to go  —  On Shepard Smith's Studio B, an 8th general has called for Rumsfeld's resignation.  Ret. Marine General Paul Van Ripper was interviewed by FOX News reporter Bret Baier.  —  Video-WMP Video-QT
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
PRO-TALIBAN SPEECH CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED, CRITICISMS OF HOMOSEXUALITY UNPROTECTED: Here's an excerpt from Judge Reinhardt's short dissent in Lavine v. Blaine School Dist.  (Jan. 2002); Judge Reinhardt was taking the view that a school improperly disciplined a student for writing a poem with a violent theme:
 
 
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