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3:05 PM ET, April 28, 2006

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Charles Krauthammer:
Say It With Me: Supply and Demand  —  If you thought the Dubai port deal marked a record high in Washington cynicism, think again.  Nothing can match the spectacle of politicians scrambling for cover during a spike in gasoline prices.  And this time the panderfest has gone all the way to the Oval Office.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senators Hurry to Quell Furor Over Gas  —  WASHINGTON, April 27 — Senate Republicans tried on Thursday to get the upper hand in the escalating political battle over high gasoline prices by proposing a $100 rebate for taxpayers and by suggesting that they might increase taxes on oil-industry profits.
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Michelle Malkin:
THE ANTHEM & THE WHITE HOUSE WEBSITE
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Laura Wides-Munoz / Associated Press:
Spanish 'Star-Spangled Banner' Draws Ire
Dean Calbreath / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Co-conspirator's possible links to prostitutes eyed  —  Federal prosecutors are reviewing records of two Washington, D.C., hotels where Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes rented suites as part of their investigation into whether prostitutes were involved as he tried to curry favor with lawmakers and CIA officials.
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Michelle Malkin:
BLOGS DOWN: HACK ATTACK  —  ***scroll for updates...1230pm EDT Looks like the problem may be resolved, though several blogs still down...Glenn Reynolds confirms the attack originated in Saudi Arabia, as I suspected...Mary Katherine Ham of downed blog hughhewitt.com is guest-blogging over at Wizbang...***
CNN:
White House scribe asks for the remote  —  Press corps asks to watch CNN on Air Force One  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — It wasn't the price of gasoline, Darfur or the rebuilding effort in New Orleans that preoccupied the White House press corps Thursday aboard a flight on Air Force One.
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Washington Post:
Balanced Crowd at Fox's Bash  —  There was a buzz when Dick Cheney walked into the "Fox News Sunday" 10th anniversary bash Wednesday night, but it was another guest — arriving fashionably late — who really got heads turning. … "Having the clear frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination show …
Chris Bowers / MyDD:
United Flight 93  —  Update: Ads will be pruchased on liberal blgos now.  Thank you.  I will watch the move on Sunday and post a review.  —  It appears that the new movie, United Flight 93, is getting some good reviews.  When I first saw a trailer for the movie, I must say that I was overcome with a wave of emotions.
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Using generalizations to describe political groups  —  Whenever I write a post about the tactics and behaviors of Bush defenders, some pro-Bush bloggers invariably write responses accusing me of unfairly generalizing, trafficking in stereotypes and prejudices, and exhibiting anti-Bush fanticism.
Pamela Anderson / Opinion Journal:
No Way to Treat a Relative  —  Chimps shouldn't be forced to live like me.  —  King Kong is my hero.  He's big, muscular, sensitive, a terrific actor—and he's not real.  The use of computer-generated imagery has really taken off in Hollywood.  So why has Madison Avenue suddenly gone bananas for real apes?
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Live-blogging the Bloggership conference!  —  I'm here, in the nerdy front row, and I'll be live-blogging all day.  —  Here's the link if you want to listen.  No video, so you'll just have to picture a bunch of lawproffy types in a cavernous auditorium at Harvard Law School.
New York Times:
U.S. Economy Still Expanding at Rapid Pace  —  Gas prices are rising, as are mortgage rates.  House prices in many once-hot markets have started slipping.  The American automobile industry shows no sign of recovery.  And the paychecks of most workers have not even kept up with inflation over the last four years.
George Jahn / Associated Press:
Iran 'Won't Give a Damn' About Resolution  —  VIENNA, Austria - Iran "won't give a damn" about any U.N. resolutions concerning its nuclear program, its president said Friday, hours before an expected finding that Tehran has failed to meet a Security Council deadline to suspend uranium enrichment.
New York Times:
Prosecutor Weighs Charges Against Rove in Leak Case  —  WASHINGTON, April 27 — Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor in the C.I.A. leak case, is expected to decide in the next two to three weeks whether to bring perjury charges against Karl Rove, the powerful adviser to President Bush …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Blogs: Good or Evil?  —  I write again today about blogging because I believe it has become the most vibrant, innovative and controversial form of information delivery in the media world today.  —  Also, I was stuck for a column.  —  The old parameters for this discussion seem pretty stale.
CNN:
To be or not to be Hillary Clinton  —  Poll: Use of maiden name changes way public feels about senator  —  (CNN) — Who would make a better candidate, Hillary Clinton or Hillary Rodham Clinton?  If you're thinking it doesn't matter, you're probably a Democrat.
Pamela McClintock / Variety:
'Atlas' pic mapped  —  Ayn Rand's most ambitious novel may finally be brought to the bigscreen after years of false starts.  —  Lionsgate has picked up worldwide distribution rights to "Atlas Shrugged" from Howard and Karen Baldwin ("Ray"), who will produce with John Aglialoro.
Crooks and Liars:
Colbert shakes up Bill Kristol over PNAC ties  —  Colbert shakes up Bill Kristol over PNAC ties  —  Bill Kristol, who is one of the major players in the group called PNAC, joined the set of the "Colbert Report," and I think was taken off guard right at the outset of the show …
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Andrew Miga / Associated Press:
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American Spectator:
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