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11:05 AM ET, March 15, 2007

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Suspected Leader of Attacks on 9/11 Is Said to Confess  —  Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, long said to be the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, confessed to them at a military hearing held in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Saturday, according to a transcript released by the Pentagon yesterday.
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
9/11 Mastermind Confesses in Guantanamo  —  WASHINGTON — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, confessed to that attack and a string of others during a military hearing at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a transcript released Wednesday by the Pentagon.
The Smoking Gun:
Bin Laden Deputy In Gitmo Confession  —  Khalid Sheikh Mohammed details al-Qaeda bomb, assassination plots  —  An Osama bin Laden deputy confessed to masterminding the September 11 attacks and a host of other terrorist plots during a military hearing held Saturday at the Guantanamo Bay naval base.
NEWS.com.au:
9/11 planner admits Bali bombing
Jules Crittenden:
"We Are Jackals Fighting In The Nights"
Discussion: Power Line
The Blotter:   Confessions of a Terrorist: I'm Guilty of 3,000+ Murders
New York Times:
Clinton Sees Some Troops Staying in Iraq if She Is Elected  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton foresees a "remaining military as well as political mission" in Iraq, and says that if elected president, she would keep a reduced but significant military force there to fight Al Qaeda …
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Glenn Thrush / Newsday:
Clinton, Obama skirt queries on gays in the military  —  WASHINGTON — If gays and lesbians were looking for a champion to dispute Gen. Peter Pace's claim that homosexuality is immoral, they might have expected Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama to leap forward.  —  Not quite.
Donald Lambro / Washington Times:
Waning momentum  —  It is the subject of increasing backroom …
Discussion: PSoTD
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Clinton: I'll Ignore Genocide
Discussion: Instapundit.com
William Greider / The Nation:
Senator Inevitable  —  Considering the formidable advantages …
Discussion: Redstate
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Criticizes Handling of Prosecutors' Dismissals  —  President Bush said Wednesday that he had confidence in Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, but that he was "frankly not happy about" the way Mr. Gonzales had handled the dismissal of federal prosecutors, a move that has led …
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William Finn Bennett / North County Times:
Issa: 'Congress was lied to'  —  Calls for ouster of attorney general if involved in providing false information to lawmakers  —  U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa said Wednesday he was "outraged" that executive branch officials recently gave a congressional hearing misleading and inaccurate testimony based …
Washington Post:
Dozens in GOP Turn Against Bush's Prized 'No Child' Act  —  More than 50 GOP members of the House and Senate — including the House's second-ranking Republican — will introduce legislation today that could severely undercut President Bush's signature domestic achievement, the No Child Left Behind Act …
Discussion: The Quick and the Ed and MaxSpeak
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:   YET MORE NCLB....There's just no getting away from NCLB.
Andrew Rotherham / Eduwonk.com:
More NCLB  —  WaPo's Paley is back with a very important story …
Discussion: Political Animal
Jonathan E. Kaplan / The Hill:
Emanuel tells freshmen to avoid Stephen Colbert  —  Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), the Democratic Caucus chairman, has told new Democratic members of Congress to steer clear of Stephen Colbert, or at least his satirical Comedy Central program, "The Colbert Report."
Katherine Kersten / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
The real target of the 6 imams' 'discrimination' suit  —  The "flying imams' " federal lawsuit, filed this week in Minneapolis, has made headlines around the country.  The imams are demanding unspecified damages from US Airways and the Metropolitan Airports Commission, both with deep pockets.
Peter Szekely / Reuters:
House overturns Bush order on papers secrecy  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brushing aside a veto threat, the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to overturn a 2001 order by President George W. Bush that lets former presidents keep their papers secret indefinitely.
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Reports of the GOP's Death . . .  Months before the first votes are cast in the campaign of 2008, some in the media are conducting last rites for the Republicans.  The rush to bury the GOP is as hasty as it is premature.  —  The headline atop Page 1 of Tuesday's New York Times read, "GOP Voters Voice Anxieties on Party's Fate."
New York Times:
General Pace and Gay Soldiers  —  There's a good reason that military officers avoid commenting on politics, society and public policy.  The results are usually bad.  —  Consider the offensive comments that Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made this week about gay people.
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Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Hugo Chávez Is Tied to Giuliani Firm  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani's law firm has lobbied for years on behalf of an oil company controlled by the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, a strident critic of President Bush and American-style capitalism.  —  Bracewell & Giuliani …
 
 
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New York Times:
Democrats' Measure for Iraq Pullout in 2008 Nears Senate Vote …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
The Wrath Of Tom DeLay
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
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 Earlier Items: 
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Out of Iraq Caucus starts to split
Discussion: The Hoya Zone
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Popeye Strategy For Iraq
Discussion: GOPProgress.com and Redstate
Little Green Footballs:
Death Cult Family Moments from Hamas TV
Discussion: Harry's Place
N.Z. / Victory Caucus:
The House Emergency Supplemental: Micro-managing The War
Matthew Tostevin / Reuters:
Taste for Guinness wanes in changing Ireland