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9:05 AM ET, March 1, 2007

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IAN / Hot Air:
Breaking: Video: McCain tells Letterman he's in  —  In an interview set to air tonight at 11:35PM EST Senator John McCain told "Late Show" host David Letterman he is running for President: … Blowback
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
In Newly Usual Way, McCain Says He'll Run
Discussion: On Deadline and The Corner
CNN:   McCain announces '08 bid on Letterman
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
McCain Announces On Letterman
Discussion: Macsmind
New York Times:
U.S. Concedes Uncertainty on North Korean Uranium Effort  —  Last October, the North Koreans tested their first nuclear device, the fruition of decades of work to make a weapon out of plutonium.  —  For nearly five years, though, the Bush administration, based on intelligence estimates …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
New Doubts On Nuclear Efforts by North Korea  —  The Bush administration is backing away from its long-held assertions that North Korea has an active clandestine program to enrich uranium, leading some experts to believe that the original U.S. intelligence that started the crisis over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions may have been flawed.
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
In U.S. Overtures to Foes, New Respect for Pragmatism
Discussion: Pacific Views and LiberalOasis
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Cheney's contempt for American public opinion  —  Since the smashing repudiation his party suffered at the hands of the American voter in the 2006 midterm elections, Dick Cheney's behavior has become palpably more secretive, combative, and scornful.  The embittered interview he gave …
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Matthias Gebauer / Spiegel Online:
The Star of Afghanistan's Jihad
Time:   An Enigmatic Still Life
Washington Post:
Hospital Officials Knew of Neglect  —  Complaints About Walter Reed Were Voiced for Years  —  Top officials at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, including the Army's surgeon general, have heard complaints about outpatient neglect from family members, veterans groups and members of Congress for more than three years.
Douglas Martin / New York Times:
Arthur Schlesinger, Historian of Power, Dies at 89  —  Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., the historian whose more than 20 books shaped discussions for two generations about America's past, and who himself was a provocative, unabashedly liberal partisan, most notably in serving in the Kennedy White House, died last night in Manhattan.
Discussion: Right Wing Nut House
Curt Anderson / MiamiHerald.com:
Judge rules Padilla competent for trial  —  A federal judge ruled Wednesday that suspected al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla is competent to stand trial on terrorism support charges, rejecting arguments that he was severely damaged by 3 1/2 years of interrogation and isolation in a military brig. Padilla …
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Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Judge questions Padilla's cooperation
Discussion: Hot Air and The Daily Dish
Simon Tisdall / Guardian:
Military chiefs give US six months to win Iraq war  —  An elite team of officers advising US commander General David Petraeus in Baghdad has concluded the US has six months to win the war in Iraq - or face a Vietnam-style collapse in political and public support that could force the military into a hasty retreat.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Giuliani-Appointed Judges Tend to Lean to the Left  —  When Rudy Giuliani faces Republicans concerned about his support of gay rights and legal abortion, he reassures them that he is a conservative on the decisions that matter most.  —  "I would want judges who are strict constructionists because I am …
Agence France Presse:
UFO science key to halting climate change: former Canadian defense minister  —  OTTAWA (AFP) - A former Canadian defense minister is demanding governments worldwide disclose and use secret alien technologies obtained in alleged UFO crashes to stem climate change, a local paper said Wednesday.
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Staring Adversity In The Face  —  Not that Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) was out for revenge or anything.  But he sure did seem to enjoy at least a wee measure of satisfaction in making mega GOP donor Sam Fox squirm during Tuesday's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to consider Fox's nomination to be ambassador to Belgium.
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Lyndsey Layton / Washington Post:
House GOP Pushes Floor Vote For Rep. Jefferson Appointment  —  House Republicans plan to force a floor vote on the appointment of Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.), who is the subject of a federal bribery investigation, to a seat on the Homeland Security Committee.
CNN:
GLENN BECK  —  Should Mexico Compensate U.S. for Cost of Illegals?  ; Latest in Anna Nicole Case; New York Bans "N" Word  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  GLENN BECK, HOST: Coming up, an illegal alien tries to sell her baby for a car.
Maureen Martin / TCS Daily:
L'Eggo My Lego  —  Some Seattle school children are being told to be skeptical of private property rights.  This lesson is being taught by banning Legos.  —  A ban was initiated at the Hilltop Children's Center in Seattle.  According to an article in the winter 2006-07 issue of …
 
 
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Kirsten Powers / PowersPoint:
The Seedy World of Second Life
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Kate Phillips / New York Times:
Group Reaches Settlement With F.E.C. Over 2004 Campaign Advertising
Discussion: MyDD
Brian Flemming:
Blasphemy Challenge parody unfairly yanked from YouTube
Michael Freund / Jerusalem Post:
Right On!: Circumvent old media-go for the blogosphere
Discussion: Power Line and Atlas Shrugs
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow
Discussion: Bring it On! and First Draft
Thomas Burr / Salt Lake Tribune:
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Associated Press:
Democratic Leaders Revamp Anti - War Plan
Discussion: TalkLeft
Washington Post:
Blogger on Ice  —  THE BUSH administration has tolerated Egypt's …
Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
Crooked congressman says farewell
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Glenn Beck unloads on Olbermann
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Iran to Take Part in Iraq Security Conference
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Attorney Says He Was Pressured on Corruption Probe