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11:25 AM ET, March 14, 2007

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New York Times:
'Mistakes' Made on Prosecutors, Gonzales Says  —  Under criticism from lawmakers of both parties for the dismissals of federal prosecutors, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales insisted Tuesday that he would not resign but said, "I acknowledge that mistakes were made here."
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Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
WHY HAVEN'T WE WRITTEN ABOUT THE US ATTORNEYS' STORY?:  In an unrelated comment thread, anonymous commenter "CrazyTrain" writes: … First, I would like to clear up something: Of course we are all political hacks!  Our secret trick is that we alternate which side to spin …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Grand Elusion  —  Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faced the cameras for all of nine minutes yesterday, but he managed to contradict himself at least four times as he fought off calls to resign over the firing of U.S. attorneys.  —  "Mistakes were made," he said in fluent scandalese, but "I think it was the right decision."
ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Hillary Clinton Calls for Gonzales' Resignation  —  Senator Tells ABC News 'Buck Should Stop Somewhere' Over Issue of Fired Attorneys  —  In an exclusive interview to air Wednesday morning, March 14, on "Good Morning America," Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., the front-runner …
New York Times:
Politics, Pure and Cynical  —  We wish we'd been surprised to learn that the White House was deeply involved in the politically motivated firing of eight United States attorneys, but the news had the unmistakable whiff of inevitability.  This disaster is just part of the Bush administration's sordid history …
Opinion Journal:
The Hubbell Standard  —  Hillary Clinton knows all about sacking U.S. Attorneys.  —  Congressional Democrats are in full cry over the news this week that the Administration's decision to fire eight U.S. Attorneys originated from—gasp—the White House.  Senator Hillary Clinton joined the fun yesterday …
New York Times:
'Loyalty' to Bush and Gonzales Was Factor in Prosecutors' Firings, E-Mail Shows  —  Late in the afternoon on Dec. 4, a deputy to Harriet E. Miers, then the White House counsel and one of President Bush's most trusted aides, sent a two-line e-mail message to a top Justice Department aide.
Real Cities:
Current situation is distinct from Clinton firings of U.S. attorneys  —  WASHINGTON - The Bush administration and its defenders like to point out that President Bush isn't the first president to fire U.S. attorneys and replace them with loyalists.  —  While that's true, the current case is different.
Discussion: Macsmind
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Senate Passes Bill Containing Proposals of 9/11 Panel
Michael Gisick / abqtrib.com:
Rove played role in Iglesias dismissal
Discussion: PoliBlog (TM)
Washington Post:
White House Finds Trouble Harder to Shrug Off
Discussion: All Spin Zone
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:   The Trap That Gonzales Fell Into
Financial Times:
Fresh selling sweeps through global markets  —  World equity markets continued to tumble on Wednesday as fears over the growing crisis in the US subprime mortgage market triggered fresh selling.  —  After Wall Street tumbled overnight, Asian and European bourses were hit hard as investors headed …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Blogs for Bush
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Hans Greimel / Associated Press:
Asian, European stocks plunge
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Group Advocating for Muslims in U.S. Gets More Scrutiny  —  With violence across the Middle East fixing Islam smack at the center of the American political debate, an organization partly financed by donors closely identified with wealthy Persian Gulf governments has emerged as the most vocal advocate …
Discussion: protein wisdom and Big Lizards
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:   Gray Lady Uses Skirts To Hide CAIR
Matt Stoller / The Politico:
Republican Propaganda Is Not News  —  Over the past three weeks or so, the progressive movement - bloggers, Moveon.org, grassroots activists, filmmakers - pressured the Nevada Democratic Party to drop Fox News as the host of a presidential debate in August.  In pursuing this short campaign …
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Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
Poll: Less than half of Americans think victory in Iraq is possible
Discussion: The Swamp
Amit R. Paley / Washington Post:
'No Child' Target Is Called Out of Reach  —  Goal of 100% Proficiency Debated as Congress Weighs Renewal  —  No Child Left Behind, the landmark federal education law, sets a lofty standard: that all students tested in reading and math will reach grade level by 2014.
Discussion: The Sideshow
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN....What an …
Cain Burdeau / Associated Press:
Corps placed faulty pumps in New Orleans  —  NEW ORLEANS - The Army Corps of Engineers, rushing to meet President Bush's promise to protect New Orleans by the start of the 2006 hurricane season, installed defective flood-control pumps last year despite warnings from its own expert that the equipment …
Alan K. Simpson / Washington Post:
Bigotry That Hurts Our Military  —  As a lifelong Republican who served in the Army in Germany, I believe it is critical that we review — and overturn — the ban on gay service in the military.  I voted for "don't ask, don't tell."  But much has changed since 1993.
Ynetnews:
London report: Senior Iranian officer 'disappears'  —  Tehran has lost contact with a senior Iranian officer serving in Iraq, according to London-based Arabic newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat.  Iranian source speculates that he may have been taken into custody by Americans  —  Roee Nahmias
Rocky Mountain News:
Johnson: 'Get Out of Iraq' measure's author taking some blows  —  Perhaps he actually is being an unpatriotic, troop-endangering, grandstanding, out-to-lunch liberal schmuck.  —  Trust me, Ken Gordon has heard much, much worse this week.  It is why he hangs back just a bit …
 
 
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