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4:30 PM ET, April 29, 2006

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Jeff Leeds / New York Times:
In Legal Deal, Limbaugh Surrenders in Drug Case  —  Rush Limbaugh, the conservative talk-radio host, was charged yesterday with prescription drug fraud and turned himself in to Florida authorities as part of a deal to resolve a lengthy inquiry into whether he improperly obtained painkillers.
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Jason / LIBERTAS:
Review: United 93  —  Some time ago, when I first heard that Paul Greengrass and Universal were going to make a film about Flight 93, my first response was: why?  Why that particularly depressing, tragic episode within the enormous panorama of the 9/11 attacks?  Who would want to see such a film?
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
When Hollywood Makes History
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Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
UNITED 93: A REVIEW  —  This review originally appears in The American Thinker
Discussion: Blogcritics.org and sisu
Washington Post:
Report Sets Stage For Action on Iran  —  U.N. Nuclear Agency Provides Evidence Needed to Open Security Council Debate  —  PARIS, April 28 — In a sharply worded report, the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Friday that Iran is accelerating its uranium enrichment efforts …
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Washington Post:
Prostitution Alleged In Cunningham Case  —  Federal authorities are investigating allegations that a California defense contractor arranged for a Washington area limousine company to provide prostitutes to convicted former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.) and possibly other lawmakers …
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Tim Golden / New York Times:
Abuse Concerns Stymie Releases From Guantánamo  —  A long-running effort by the Bush administration to send home many of the terror suspects held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has been stymied in part because of concern among United States officials that the prisoners may not be treated humanely …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Insurgent Attacks on Iraqis Soared, Report Says
Joseph E. Robert Jr / Washington Post:
Dedication and Danger in Iraq  —  I've had the opportunity to travel to Iraq three times, most recently last month, courtesy of the nonpartisan Business Executives for National Security.  On every trip I'm struck by the difference between the Iraq I hear and read about back home and the Iraq I see in person.
Discussion: INDCJournal
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Jonathan Finer / Washington Post:
In Iraqi Town, Trainees Are Also Suspects
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
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John Markoff / New York Times:
U.S. Steps Into Wiretap Suit Against AT&T  —  SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 — The government asked a federal judge here Friday to dismiss a civil liberties lawsuit against the AT&T Corporation because of a possibility that military and state secrets would otherwise be disclosed.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Building the Secrecy Wall higher and higher
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Ex-Head of F.D.A. Faces Criminal Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON, April 28 — Dr. Lester M. Crawford, the former commissioner of food and drugs, is under criminal investigation by a federal grand jury over accusations of financial improprieties and false statements to Congress, his lawyer said Friday.
Jason Leopold / truthout.org:
Fitzgerald to Seek Indictment of Rove  —  Despite vehement denials by his attorney, who said this week that Karl Rove is neither a "target" nor in danger of being indicted in the CIA leak case, the special counsel leading the investigation has already written up charges against Rove …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Waas On Rove  —  Murray Waas reviews the circumstances behind …
Washington Post:
Prosecutors Opt for Wide Probe of Rep. Ney  —  Federal prosecutors signaled this week that they have decided to pursue a wide range of allegations about dealings between Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) and lobbyist Jack Abramoff, rather than bringing a narrowly focused bribery case against the congressman.
Discussion: MyDD, Norwegianity and Preemptive Karma
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
In Leak Cases, New Pressure on Journalists  —  Earlier administrations have fired and prosecuted government officials who provided classified information to the press.  They have also tried to force reporters to identify their sources.  —  But the Bush administration is exploring …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Tim Roemer / New York Times:
Enough Already  —  AMERICANS have clearly had enough of the Bush administration's record: 7 in 10 say the nation is headed in the wrong direction.  But with the 2006 Congressional elections fast approaching, Democrats must not get so irrationally exuberant that they lapse into old, bad habits.
Terry Collins / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Six arrested in antiwar rally at U  —  High school and college students gathered to protest, with one man throwing paint on a military recruiting station.  —  It began peacefully before turning red in the end.  —  Six people, including a man who allegedly splashed paint on a recruiting station …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
U.S.: FBI Sought Info Without Court OK  —  WASHINGTON - The FBI secretly sought information last year on 3,501 U.S. citizens and legal residents from their banks and credit card, telephone and Internet companies without a court's approval, the Justice Department said Friday.
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