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2:50 PM ET, March 13, 2007

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Washington Post:
Firings Had Genesis in White House  —  Ex-Counsel Miers First Suggested Dismissing Prosecutors 2 Years Ago, Documents Show  —  The White House suggested two years ago that the Justice Department fire all 93 U.S. attorneys, a proposal that eventually resulted in the dismissals of eight prosecutors last year …
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New York Times:
White House Said to Prompt Firing of Prosecutors  —  The White House was deeply involved in the decision late last year to dismiss federal prosecutors, including some who had been criticized by Republican lawmakers, administration officials said Monday.  —  Last October, President Bush spoke …
Crew / Citizens Blogging for Responsibility …:
BREAKING: CREW wants Special Prosecutor to investigate potential criminal violations in U.S. Attorney firings  —  CREW wants the immediate appointment of a Special Prosecutor to investigate potential criminal violations related to the recent dismissals of eight U.S. Attorneys.
Discussion: Wonkette
Amanda / Think Progress:
Gonzales Lied Under Oath, Said All Bush-Appointed Attorneys Would Be 'Senate-Confirmed'  —  A little-noticed provision slipped into the Patriot Act in 2005 allows the President to appoint "interim" U.S. attorneys for an indefinite period of time, without Senate confirmation.
Discussion: TAPPED
Associated Press:
Gonzales Accepts Resignation of Top Aide  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales abruptly canceled travel plans Tuesday amid growing calls for his ouster over the firings of eight federal prosecutors during a White House-directed housecleaning of U.S. attorneys.
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Today's Must Read  —  OK, there's a lot to sift through in the two stories out from The Washington Post and New York Times today, but let's just focus on the tick-tock of events outlined in the two stories.  —  So here's the storyline (and please save your expressions of disbelief until the end):
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
How U.S. Attorneys Get Appointed
Discussion: PoliBlog (TM)
David Bowermaster / Seattle Times:
McKay "stunned" by report on Bush
Discussion: Political Animal
Associated Press:
White House mulled firing all prosecutors
Discussion: Washington Post and MyDD
Washington Post:
The Pelosi Plan for Iraq  —  THE RESTRICTIONS on Iraq war funding drawn up by the House Democratic leadership are exquisitely tailored to bring together the party's leftist and centrist wings.  For the Out of Iraq Caucus, which demands that Congress force a withdrawal of all U.S. troops …
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CNN:
Poll: 58 percent want Iraq withdrawal by 2008 or sooner … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Nearly six in 10 Americans want to see U.S. troops leave Iraq either immediately or within a year, and more would rather have Congress running U.S. policy in the conflict than President Bush, according to a CNN poll out Tuesday.
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Pelosi hears boos at AIPAC  —  Members of the main pro-Israel lobbying group offered scattered boos to a statement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that the Iraq war has been a failure on several scores.  —  The boos, mixed with some polite applause, stood in stark contrast …
Discussion: Hang Right Politics and Power Line
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Republican Rebukes Pace, but Defense Secretary Defends 'Don't Ask' Policy  —  GOP Senator 'Strongly Disagrees' With Pace Comments That Homosexuality Is 'Immoral'  —  In a rare rebuke of the nation's top military officer, Sen. John Warner, R-Va., says he strongly disagrees with Gen. Peter Pace's views that homosexuality is "immoral."
Discussion: AMERICAblog
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Reuters:
Top U.S. General Calls Homosexuality Immoral: Report
Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
Clinton: Right-wing conspiracy is back  —  WASHINGTON - The "vast, right-wing conspiracy" is back, presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is warning, using a phrase she once coined to describe partisan plotting.  —  Once derided for her use of the phrase, Clinton is now trying to turn the imagery to her advantage.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Hot Air
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Clinton nabs K St. backers her rivals shun
Mark Green / The Politico:
Air America's Invitation  —  Tweaking the Fox News Channel, the president of liberal Air America Radio this morning sent a letter to the chairmen of four state Republican parties, offering to host and broadcast the state parties' upcoming presidential debates.
Discussion: Think Progress and Daily Kos
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Unity is overrated  —  Calls to 'put politics aside' really mean 'stop disagreeing with me and shut up.'  —  BECAUSE WE'RE AT the start of the electoral roller coaster, the part where the car slowly chugs upward, building anticipation for the gut-wrenching plunges and loop-the-loops ahead …
Discussion: Polimom Says and TAPPED
Daniel Terdiman / CNET News.com:
Dan Rather: Journalism has 'lost its guts'  —  AUSTIN, TEXAS—To longtime CBS broadcaster Dan Rather, American journalism in recent years "has in some ways lost its guts."  —  During his hour-long keynote address at South by Southwest Interactive, Rather opined at length on the state of his profession …
Thomas Heath / Washington Post:
Consultancy Founder Devotes Himself To Remaking Atlantic Media Online  —  David G. Bradley likes to say he has had three large pursuits in life.  The first two were the Corporate Executive Board and the Advisory Board, Washington companies that ascended by advising other firms on how to compete in business.
Discussion: Beltway Blogroll, Gawker and FishBowlDC
SmallGovTimes.com:
Ron Paul formally announces White House candidacy  —  SOUTHERN ARIZONA (SGT NEWS) - Political maverick and Texas House member Ron Paul formally announced his candidacy for the president of the United States this morning during the "Washington Journal" call-in program on C-SPAN.
Jonathan V. Last / Opinion Journal:
Captain America, RIP  —  As a superhero, he changed along with the country.  —  Last Wednesday morning, while most people kibitzed about Scooter Libby over their morning coffee, Captain America was murdered on the steps of the federal courthouse in New York.
Discussion: SCSUScholars
 
 
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Paul Glastris / Political Animal:
R.I.P. NEOLIBERALISM?  (CONT'D)....There's been a lively debate …
Claremont Institute:
The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend
Discussion: The Corner
Rasmussen Reports:
MN Senate Poll: Coleman 46% Franken 36%
John Tierney / New York Times:
What's So Funny? Well, Maybe Nothing
Discussion: Balkinization
Adam Schreck / Los Angeles Times:
Congressman says he doesn't believe in God
Peter Finn / Washington Post:
Dispute Halts Delivery Of Atomic Fuel to Iran
Discussion: TAPPED, Ezra Klein and FP Passport
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Justices to Hear Landmark Free-Speech Case
Discussion: Lean Left
Reuters:
Viacom in $1 bln copyright suit vs Google, YouTube
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Wizbang
 Earlier Items: 
irs.gov:
IRS Issues Winter 2006-2007 Statistics of Income Bulletin
Gail Shister / Philadelphia Inquirer:
FOB (and Hillary) sees no effect on 'CBS Evening News'
Discussion: CBS News and TVNewser
Greg Sargent / The Coffee House:
Poll: Cheney's Approval Rating Sinks To 18 Percent; Bush At 34%
Pat Toomey / Opinion Journal:
The McCain Record  —  Arizona's senior senator is not a …
Discussion: Redstate, TIME and Betsy's Page
Kate Connolly / Guardian:
Letter proves Speer knew of Holocaust plan
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Smash / The Indepundit:
Portrait of a Punk  —  TROLL HUNTING IS FUN.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
USA Today:
General: Al-Sadr's fighters feel heat
Discussion: The Corner
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
When No News Is Strange News  —  The 19th-century German …