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Andy McCarthy / The Corner on National Review Online:
MCCARTHY'S POLITICAL DONATIONS  —  I substantially agree with Jonah's point that the extraordinary amount of money at issue here is relevant but not dispositive when it comes to divining Mary McCarthy's motives.  But I do think it's highly relevant - not just another fact in a firmament of facts.
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Administration accusations are not the same as guilt
David Ensor / CNN:
CIA agent fired for 'pattern of behavior'
Discussion: Riehl World View
Jack Khoury / Haaretz:
Police: Many casualties in Egyptian resort blasts  —  Three explosions rocked the Sinai resort city of Dahab on Monday night leaving at least 100 dead and wounded, according to the doctor who runs Egypt's rescue squad in the peninsula.  —  Dr. Said Essa said he was headed to the scene of the blasts …
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CNN:
90 casualties reported in Egypt resort blasts  —  Red Sea town packed with vacationers  —  (CNN) — More than 90 people are reported killed or injured in at least three explosions Monday in the Red Sea resort town of Dahab, an Egyptian Interior Ministry official told CNN.
Discussion: IMAO and In the Bullpen
Associated Press:
Three Explosions Rock Sinai Resort Town  —  CAIRO, Egypt — Three explosions Monday night rocked the Egyptian resort city of Dahab at the height of the tourist season, killing at least 18 people and wounding more than 150 at just one hotel, according to the doctor who runs Egypt's Sinai Peninsula rescue squad.
Discussion: Barcepundit and Sister Toldjah
Vital Perspective:
Egyptian Sinai Resort Town Rocked by Three Explosions, Details Emerging
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Steven R. Hurst / Associated Press:   Blasts Kill 18 in Egyptian Resort City
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.
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Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iran President: Israel Is a 'Fake Regime'  —  TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday renewed his criticism of Israel, calling it a "fake regime" that cannot continue to exist.  —  "Some 60 years have passed since the end of World War II.
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CNN:
Iran president calls Israel 'fake regime'
Discussion: Yourish.com and Peaktalk
Michelle Malkin:
INTRODUCING HOT AIR  —  I'm excited to introduce you today to Hot Air—a conservative Internet broadcast network I founded with a team of multi-talented bloggers.  (Press release here.)  —  Internet video is booming.  Apple's iTunes store has sold a gazillion videos since its debut.
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
A Religious Push Against Gay Unions  —  WASHINGTON, April 23 — About 50 prominent religious leaders, including seven Roman Catholic cardinals and about a half-dozen archbishops, have signed a petition in support of a constitutional amendment blocking same-sex marriage.
Michael J. Totten:
An Experiment in Journalism  —  I went to the Middle East for six months so I could expand my freelance writing portfolio.  But I found, after a few months, there may be a better way forward than publishing disconnected dispatches here and there for low pay.  —  The mainstream media is an industry in decline.
Natan Sharansky / Opinion Journal:
Dissident President  —  George W. Bush has the courage to speak out for freedom.  —  There are two distinct marks of a dissident.  First, dissidents are fired by ideas and stay true to them no matter the consequences.  Second, they generally believe that betraying those ideas would constitute the greatest of moral failures.
Currents:
Paperless news is doing just fine  —  Newspapers are dying.  This isn't an ideological statement or a heartfelt wish, just a simple observation.  Horse-drawn carriages yielded to cars, and steamships and ocean liners yielded to airplanes.  Consumers prefer efficiency, and the market cannot be denied.
Jay Cost / Real Clear Politics:
2006: What About the Senate?  —  The recent election talk from our pundit class has been about the chances of a Democratic takeover of the House.  Many expect this.  I am open to this possibility; however, as I have written in the past, I think the data favors a Republican retention.
WorldNetDaily:
Islamist protest in N.Y. - 'Mushroom cloud on way'  —  Rally at Israeli consulate features pictures of Muslim flags flying over White House  —  A New York rally by the Islamic Thinkers Society outside the Israeli consulate yesterday featured chants of "The mushroom cloud is on its way!
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 present are x'd out, although you can read them in the original post)...
 
 
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Cam Simpson / Chicago Tribune:
Iraq war contractors ordered to end abuses
Discussion: AMERICAblog and CorrenteWire
Tom Bevan / The RCP Blog:
John Kerry: The New Winter Soldier
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Another General wants Rummy to go
Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
Baker, Bush Family Fixer, Will Advise President on Iraq
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Bloomberg:
Venezuela Plans to Raise Trade Barriers Against Colombia, Peru
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Gearing Up for '08? McCain Befriends Old Enemies
Brad / THE BRAD BLOG:
My Dinner with Feingold  —  (Okay, it was lunch, but the title …
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A Greener Way to Cut the Grass Runs Afoul of a Powerful Lobby
Michael Hirsh / Newsweek:
Stuck in the Hot Zone
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
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