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1:45 AM ET, April 29, 2006

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Associated Press:
Rush Limbaugh arrested on prescription drug charges  —  WEST PALM BEACH — Rush Limbaugh was arrested Friday on prescription drug charges, law enforcement officials said.  —  Limbaugh turned himself in to authorities on a warrant issued by the State Attorney's Office, said Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the State Attorney's Office.
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Rush Limbaugh Turns Himself In On Fraud Charge In Rx Drug Probe  —  MIAMI, April 28 — Talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh surrendered to authorities Friday on a charge of committing fraud to obtain prescription drugs, concluding an investigation that for more than two years has hovered over the law-and-order conservative.
PR Newswire:
Settlement Agreement Ends State Investigation of Rush Limbaugh  —  PALM BEACH, Fla., April 28 /PRNewswire/ — In response to media and other inquiries, Roy Black, Rush Limbaugh's attorney, released the following statement today concerning a settlement agreement with the Palm Beach County State …
Brian Skoloff / Associated Press:
Limbaugh Reaches Settlement in Drug Case
Elise Labott / CNN:
Report: Extremists push for terror haven in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sunni and Shiite extremist groups are working inside Iraq to create a terrorist haven, where foreign fighters can operate, a U.S. State Department report said Friday.  —  Militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's al Qaeda …
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Lee Keath / Associated Press:
al-Qaida Leader: U.S. 'Broken' in Iraq  —  CAIRO, Egypt - Hundreds of suicide bombings in Iraq have "broken the back" of the U.S. military, al-Qaida's No. 2 said in a video posted Saturday — the latest in a series of messages from the terror network.  —  The video by Ayman al-Zawahri …
Ezra Klein:
Most.  Depressing.  Movie.  Ever.  —  Lee Siegel on Flight 93: … He's got to be the only one.  So far as Flight 93 goes, various folks have convinced me that the plane was actually shot down by scrambled fighter jets.  I don't tend to go in for conspiracies, and I don't think it much matters …
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Michelle Malkin:
THE ANTHEM & THE WHITE HOUSE WEBSITE  —  Asked about the Spanglish-zed version of the national anthem released this week in solidarity with the illegal alien protests, President Bush said today: … Glad to hear that.  Maybe the president could take an ever stronger stand in favor …
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Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Bush Says Anthem Should Be in English  —  The national anthem should be sung in English _ not Spanish _ President Bush declared Friday, amid growing restlessness over the millions of immigrants here illegally.  —  "One of the things that's very important is, when we debate this issue …
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 …
Los Angeles Times:
Editor's note  —  The Times is discontinuing Michael Hiltzik's Golden State column, which ran in the Business section, because the columnist violated the newspaper's ethics guidelines.  This follows the suspension last week of his blog on latimes.com, which also has been discontinued.
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Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
Hiltzik Column Discontinued; He Won't Be Fired
Vital Perspective:
Vital Perspective Exclusive: IAEA Report Shows Iranian Defiance Continues  —  The IAEA report on the Iranian nuclear program is quite damning and points out the 20 years of Iran's deception and its total unwillingness to answer for conduct.  It discloses that Iran has been working …
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Roger L. Simon:
In defense of the (political) hybrid  —  Glenn Greenwald has a post today in which he quite graciously acknowledges my apology to Kos of yesterday.  (Thank you, Glenn).  He also goes on to make a well-reasoned, well-written case for the necessity of lumping people into broad political categories.
Dan Whitcomb / Reuters:
May 1 immigrant boycott aims to "close" US cities  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pro-immigration activists say a national boycott and marches planned for May 1 will flood America's streets with millions of Latinos to demand amnesty for illegal immigrants and shake the ground under Congress as it debates reform.
National Journal:
Why Rove Testified For A Fifth Time  —  Appearing for a fifth time before the federal grand jury in the CIA leak case, White House adviser Karl Rove on Wednesday was questioned extensively about contradictions between his sworn testimony and that of Time magazine writer Matthew Cooper …
Jodi Rudoren / New York Times:
F.B.I. Set to Present Subpoenas to Lawmaker's Nonprofits  —  The F.B.I. has notified three nonprofit organizations created by Representative Alan B. Mollohan and financed primarily through special federal appropriations he steered their way that they should expect subpoenas soon for financial and other records.
Rose Garden / White House:
President Discusses the Economy, Participates in Press Availability  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much for joining us today.  I'm joined my two top White House economic advisors.  The reason why is because we've had some very positive economic news today: the Commerce Department announced …
 
 
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