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5:00 PM ET, March 15, 2007

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Murray Waas / National Journal:
Internal Affairs  —  Aborted DOJ Probe Probably Would Have Targeted Gonzales  —  Shortly before Attorney General Alberto Gonzales advised President Bush last year on whether to shut down a Justice Department inquiry regarding the administration's warrantless domestic eavesdropping program …
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Panel OKs subpoenas in attorney probe  —  WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday cleared the way for subpoenas compelling five Justice Department officials and six of the U.S. attorneys they fired to tell the story of the purge that has prompted demands for the ouster of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
Sidney Blumenthal / Salon:
All roads lead to Rove  —  The Bush administration's first instinct was to shield Karl Rove from scrutiny when Congress began inquiring about the unusual firings of eight U.S. attorneys.  Among the replacements, the proposed new U.S. attorney for Arkansas happened to be one of Rove's most devoted underlings …
CNN:
Subpoenas target Justice; White House could be next … WASHINGTON (CNN) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said he doesn't care what the White House and Justice Department think of his subpoenas — he wants answers.  —  The committee Thursday authorized the use of subpoenas …
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Still Vague: Why Were Prosecutors Fired?
Discussion: CJR Daily
Ian / Hot Air:
Video: Rosie dismisses KSM, says he is not "be all, end all" of terrorism Update: Rosie defends KSM; robbed of his "humanity"  —  UPDATE: Rosie defends KSM:  —  In the segment prior to what we originally posted, Rosie defended Khalid Shaikh Mohammed's "humanity", remarking terrorists aren't treated like …
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Mike Mount / CNN:
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: I beheaded American reporter … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Admitted 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed told a U.S. military tribunal he personally beheaded Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002, the Pentagon revealed Thursday.
Debbie Schlussel:
OUTRAGE: Rosie O'Donnell Feels Bad for 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed  —  **** SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATE ****  —  This is the last straw.  If Barbara Walters doesn't fire Rosie O'Donnell from "The View" over comments O'Donnell made on today's episode, then she never will.
The Smoking Gun:
Bin Laden Deputy In Gitmo Confession
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Hot Air
The Hill:
2008 and counting: Using praise as a weapon on the trail  —  Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) slipped in a compliment — of sorts — about a fellow 2008 hopeful during his appearances on the Iowa stump last weekend.  —  "I want to wait and hear what John Edwards has to say, he's kind of good-looking …
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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."
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Karen Tumulty / Time:   How The Right Went Wrong
Scott Lilly / Center for American Progress:
"Liberal Idiots"  —  Reality Check for Iraq War Opponents  —  As the result of a concealed camera and the miracle of YouTube, my old boss, Dave Obey (D-WI), roiled the political waters last week by using the term "liberal idiots" during an argument with an Iraq War protestor.
Discussion: Sirotablog
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
Endorsing Doing Nothing on Iraq
Rocky Mountain News:
Loud and divided on Iraq  —  Committee rejects escalation after emotional debate  —  Both served in the military.  Both ran for Congress.  And on Wednesday they found themselves on opposite sides of an intense debate at the state Capitol on a statement against sending more troops to Iraq.
Discussion: BLACKFIVE and protein wisdom
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Jeri Clausing / Denver Post:
War of words grips statehouse
Discussion: Rocky Mountain News and Sirotablog
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Thinking Through Ending the War  —  Matthew Yglesias has an important post about Hillary Clinton's position on Iraq, essentially thanking her for being honest that a Clinton Presidency means continued war in Iraq in perpetuity.  I admire her for openly admitting that she believes …
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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."
Sam Harris / Los Angeles Times:
God's dupes  —  Moderate believers give cover to religious fanatics — and are every bit as delusional.  —  PETE STARK, a California Democrat, appears to be the first congressman in U.S. history to acknowledge that he doesn't believe in God.  In a country in which 83% of the population thinks …
Paul Watson / Los Angeles Times:
As a child, Obama crossed a cultural divide in Indonesia  —  JAKARTA, INDONESIA — As a boy in Indonesia, Barack Obama crisscrossed the religious divide.  At the local primary school, he prayed in thanks to a Catholic saint.  In the neighborhood mosque, he bowed to Allah.
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.
Nat Ives / AdAge:
TimesSelect Free for College Students — and Graduates?  —  The Loophole in an NYT Plan to Offer Access to the Enrolled  —  NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The New York Times decided earlier this week to give free TimesSelect access to college students and faculty with ".edu" in their e-mail addresses …
 
 
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Support for al-Qaida plots on large right-wing blog
Discussion: Fox News and Taylor Marsh
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Panel Keeps Iraq Timeline in Budget Plan
Discussion: Daily Kos
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
CREW: White House Breaking Records Law?
Matthew L. Wald / New York Times:
In a Test of Capturing Carbon Dioxide, Perhaps a Way to Temper Global Warming
Ian Bishop / New York Post:
OBAMA SURGING  —  WIPES OUT HILL'S 19-POINT LEAD IN POLL
Discussion: News Hounds
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WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS  —  Looking at the Big Picture in the House
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Donald J. Boudreaux / Christian Science Monitor:
Statistics can mislead as easily as they can enlighten
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