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12:05 PM ET, March 6, 2007

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Washington Post:
Rep. Wilson Says She Contacted Prosecutor  —  Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) acknowledged today that she contacted a federal prosecutor to complain about the pace of his public corruption investigations, as the Senate Ethics Committee signaled that it had opened a preliminary inquiry …
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Evan Perez / Wall Street Journal:
Gonzales Defends Move to Fire Attorneys, Denies Political Role  —  Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, facing criticism for the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, defended the action as appropriate but said the Justice Department handled the situation poorly.  —  "We could have rolled …
Discussion: TPMmuckraker and Political Animal
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Former Prosecutor Says Departure Was Pressured  —  The former federal prosecutor in Maryland said Monday that he was forced out in early 2005 because of political pressure stemming from public corruption investigations involving associates of the state's governor, a Republican.
David Johnston / New York Times:
Messenger in Prosecutors' Firings Quits
CREW:
CREW REQUESTS INVESTIGATION INTO REP. WILSON
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
US Attorney Hearings Promise Some Fireworks Today (And Tomorrow)
Discussion: Capitol Briefing and ACSBlog
Army Times:
Walter Reed woes bring turmoil at the top  —  The more than 1 million soldiers of the Army, deeply involved on two war fronts, suddenly find themselves serving under leadership tainted by scandal and in critical transition.  Army Secretary Francis Harvey is out, pushed out the door by his boss, Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Two Generals Provide A Contrast in Accountability
Discussion: Op For
Washington Post:
Apologies, Anger at Walter Reed Hearing
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Walter Reed commanders admit fault
Discussion: All Spin Zone and Stop The ACLU
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Companies to pull ads from Coulter's Web site … WASHINGTON (CNN) — At least three major companies want their ads pulled from Ann Coulter's Web site, following customer complaints about the right-wing commentator referring to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards as a "faggot."
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
The Long Fuse on Ann Coulter's Bomb  —  At first, Ann Coulter's anti-gay crack at a Washington conference Friday drew almost no media coverage, although it was witnessed by hundreds of journalists and political operatives and captured by television cameras.  —  But after some Democrats …
Jack Shafer / Slate:
Our Ann Coulter Problem  —  WHY THE PRESS CAN'T IGNORE HER.  —  Ann Coulter shocked nobody last week by calling presidential candidate John Edwards a "faggot" during her appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference.  —  Here's the YouTube video, as well as the quotation captured by the Associated Press:
Lauren Frayer / Associated Press:
9 U.S. soldiers killed north of Baghdad  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Nine American soldiers died in explosions north of Baghdad, the U.S. military announced Tuesday after the deadliest single day for U.S. troops in Iraq in nearly a month.  —  Six soldiers died when a bomb exploded Monday near …
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Susan Milligan / Boston Globe:
States may force megaprimary, winnow the 2008 field early  —  19 states look to have early say in '08 race  —  WASHINGTON — States with more than half the nation's population are zeroing in on Feb. 5 next year to stage their presidential primaries, creating a single day that could determine …
Discussion: TIME and The News Buckit
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:   Albany Expected to Join Rush to Move '08 Primary to February
Washington Post:
Libby Jurors Consider Cooper Conversation  —  Jurors in the perjury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby indicated yesterday they remain focused on whether Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff lied to the FBI about a July 12, 2003, conversation with Matthew Cooper, then a reporter for Time magazine.
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Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Questions, Questions, Questions
Discussion: TalkLeft and JustOneMinute
Michael McAuliff / NY Daily News:
Hil & Bam gear up for battle over Jewish vote  —  WASHINGTON - Fresh off their battle for the hearts of black Americans, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are about to go head to head for Jewish votes.  —  The leaders for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 plan dueling receptions Monday …
Discussion: The Caucus
RADAR:
MCCAIN STAFFERS BAIL OFF THE CRAZY TRAIN  —  John McCain's Obama- esque remarks about our "wasted" resources in Iraq weren't the only comments that landed him in hot water after a recent appearance on Late Night with David Letterman.  Many of his staff were blindsided by his campaign announcement.
Discussion: Political Animal
Giles Smith / Times of London:
War of words after call for independence  —  The simmering feud between China and Taiwan burst into the open yesterday when Beijing criticised the President of Taiwan for making strident calls for independence.  —  Li Zhaoxing, the Chinese Foreign Minister, speaking at the Chinese People's …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Incivility  —  I wanted to write something about the degenerative effects of incivility in politics in the wake of the comments and commentary today.  Instead, a CQ reader sent me a link to a speech three years ago by Heritage Foundation president Dr. Edwin J. Fuelner.
Roger Simon / The Politico:
The Romney Rehab Plan  —  Mitt Romney may be low in the polls right now, but he is a man with a plan, a plan to make him the Republican nominee for president.  —  Though he is at only 4 percent in national polls, The Politico has learned that in the coming weeks and months, he will:
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Democrats Alter Plan To Restrict Iraq War  —  Senior House Democrats, seeking to placate members of their party from Republican-leaning districts, are pushing a plan that would place restrictions on President Bush's ability to wage the war in Iraq but would allow him to waive them if he publicly justifies his position.
Fox News:
WEBB INTRODUCES BILL BARRING FUNDING FOR MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN  —  WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator on Monday introduced legislation that in some cases would deny funding for the Bush administration to take military action against Iran without first getting congressional approval.
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Clinton Plans Major Appeal to Women  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will begin an ambitious effort on Tuesday to enlist thousands of women to play roles in her presidential campaign, hoping to build on the enthusiasm her candidacy has stirred among female voters at early campaign events.
 
 
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Little Green Footballs:
CAIR Promoting Carter's Book in US Libraries
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Nico / Think Progress:
Let the war in Iraq continue in peace.
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Disinvitation by Obama Is Criticized
Discussion: TAPPED
USA Today:
More reporters embrace an advocacy role
IraqPundit:
"A few signs of progress."
Brendan Miniter / Opinion Journal:
Rontrell's Choice  —  Why a South Carolina teen has to work his way through high school.
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