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10:35 AM 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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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.
Marisa Taylor / Real Cities:
U.S. attorney worried 'gloves would come off' over criticism of ouster  —  WASHINGTON _ A high-ranking Justice Department official told one of the U.S. attorneys fired by the Bush administration that if any of them continued to criticize the administration for their ousters …
David Johnston / New York Times:
Messenger in Prosecutors' Firings Quits  —  The Justice Department official who told seven United States attorneys in December that they were being dismissed said Monday that he was resigning.  —  Michael A. Battle, director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys …
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
US Attorney Hearings Promise Some Fireworks Today (And Tomorrow)
Discussion: Capitol Briefing and ACSBlog
Evan Perez / Wall Street Journal:
Gonzales Defends Move to Fire Attorneys, Denies Political Role
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
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
Discussion: Simianbrain and PostWatch
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Coulter: Edwards Slur Was A "Schoolyard Taunt"
New York Times:
9 U.S. Troops Killed in Blasts North of Baghdad  —  The American military command in Iraq reported today that nine American servicemen were killed in two blasts north of Baghdad on Monday, making it the deadliest day in weeks for U.S. troops.  —  Six soldiers were killed and three others wounded …
Discussion: TAPPED
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Lauren Frayer / Associated Press:   9 U.S. soldiers killed north of Baghdad
CNN:
Blasts kill 9 U.S. soldiers in Iraq
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and AMERICAblog
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Two Generals Provide A Contrast in Accountability  —  Kevin Kiley, the three-star general in charge of all Army medical facilities, seemed stumped as he testified yesterday about his responsibility for the Walter Reed scandal.  —  "I'm trying not to say that I'm not accountable," he told members of the House oversight committee.
Discussion: Op For
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Washington Post:
Apologies, Anger at Walter Reed Hearing
Discussion: All Spin Zone and On Deadline
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Walter Reed commanders admit fault
Discussion: All Spin Zone and Stop The ACLU
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: The News Buckit
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:   Albany Expected to Join Rush to Move '08 Primary to February
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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.
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:
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
Robert Collier / San Francisco Chronicle:
A WARMING WORLD  —  China about to pass U.S. as world's top generator of greenhouse gases  —  Far more than previously acknowledged, the battle against global warming will be won or lost in China, even more so than in the West, new data show.  —  A report released last week …
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.
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Privacy board clears U.S. spy programs  —  WASHINGTON - A White House privacy board is giving its stamp of approval to two of the Bush administration's controversial surveillance programs — electronic eavesdropping and financial tracking — and says they do not violate citizens' civil liberties.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Iowa Voice
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.
Associated Press:
Russian Journalist Dies in Fall From Window  —  A military correspondent for Russia's top business daily has died after falling out of a window, and some media alleged Monday that he might have been killed for his critical reporting.  —  Ivan Safronov, the military affairs writer for Kommersant …
 
 
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