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1:15 PM ET, March 17, 2007

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Gonzales apologizes to prosecutors  —  WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales apologized to the nation's 93 U.S. attorneys in a conference call Friday as he tried to hold on to his job amid the scandal over the firings of eight federal prosecutors.  —  In another move to repair …
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Richard Wolffe / Newsweek:
A new NEWSWEEK poll shows only weak support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales  —  Gonzales held a press conference to try to tamp down the controversy, admitting "mistakes were made"  —  A clear majority of the public believes the Bush administration's firing of eight U.S. attorneys …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Sampson: I Failed to Organize "Political Response"  —  Boy, has Kyle Sampson learned his lesson, or what?  He hasn't resigned because of his role in a scheme to fire prosecutors for political reasons, oh no: he resigned because he didn't succeed in organizing "a more effective political response" to the charges of impropriety.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Mary Beth Sheridan / Washington Post:
White House Opposes D.C. Vote  —  Constitutional Concerns Put Bill in Jeopardy  —  The White House declared its opposition yesterday to a bill that would give the District its first full seat in the House of Representatives, saying it is unconstitutional, and a key Senate supporter said such concerns could kill the measure.
Discussion: CorrenteWire and AMERICAblog
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
With Shifting Explanations, White House Adds to Storm  —  As White House aides combed through documents on Friday trying to figure out if Karl Rove, the senior strategist, should talk to Congress about the dismissal of federal prosecutors, President Bush set off for Camp David.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
White House Delays Action in Inquiry on Attorneys  —  The White House has delayed until next week a decision on whether to release additional documents and to permit top aides to President Bush, including Karl Rove, the chief political adviser, to testify in a Congressional inquiry into the dismissal of federal prosecutors.
Nico / Think Progress:   Sampson Contradicts Gonzales Over Resignation
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Memo to Gonzales  —  Was it arrogance or ignorance that led …
Discussion: Power Line and CorrenteWire
Boston Globe:
Alberto Gonzales should go  —  IT IS customary for newly elected …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and TalkLeft
Sweetness & Light:
When And Why Joseph C Wilson IV Outed Valerie Plame  —  Before we put Plame "leak" story to bed once and for all, I want to reiterate what I first posited almost two years ago, which now seems to be more true than ever.  —  It was almost certainly Mr. Joseph C. Wilson IV who first "outed" his wife as a CIA officer.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
SO IT WAS JOE WILSON WHO OUTED VALERIE PLAME?  And even she …
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DNA [Daily News & Analysis] Homepage:
No lawyer is willing to represent Pakistan govt in judge's case  —  For the latest World News on mobile sms WOR to 4567  —  LAHORE: The government is unable to find a lawyer of any standing to represent it before the supreme judicial council in the reference against the chief justice.
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Latest News from India:
Pak police clash with lawyers  —  The situation in Pakistan is now slowly getting out of control.  —  Protests against the sacking of Chief Justice Iftikar Chaudhry are spreading to other parts of the country.  —  Police in Lahore city stormed a convention of lawyers on Saturday and arrested several of them.
Swaraaj Chauhan / The Moderate Voice:
Musharraf Says 'Sorry' After Bloody Attacks  —  Police in Pakistan's Lahore city stormed a convention of lawyers on Saturday and arrested several of them, according to latest reports.  —  "Lawyers attending the meet were brutally beaten up and lawyers in the High Court struck back with stones.
Discussion: NewsHog
Terry McDermott / Los Angeles Times:
Blogs can top the presses  —  New York — IN a third-floor Flower District walkup with bare wooden floors, plain white walls and an excitable toy poodle named Simon, six guys dressed mainly in T-shirts and jeans sit all day in front of computer screens at desks arranged around the oblong room's perimeter …
Zogby:
Poll: Over Half Say "No" to Newt; 46% Would Never Vote For Hillary New Zogby poll asks voters who would never get their vote—Gingrich, Clinton, Gore, and Romney lead the field  —  With the actual voting still a long way into the future, more than half of the American electorate has already …
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Echidne / ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES:
Hillary-Bashing in the Media
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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Lawyer: news outlet has escort list  —  WASHINGTON - A federal judge ruled Friday that a former escort service owner cannot sell phone records and other documents that could be used to publicly identify thousands of her clients.  —  Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 50, has said she planned to sell …
Discussion: The Impolitic
Washington Post:
'Swift Boat' Figure Joins Romney  —  The primary funder of an independent group that raised questions about the résumé of Sen. John F. Kerry during the 2004 presidential election has signed on to raise money for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's GOP presidential campaign.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
When The Hobby Becomes The Profession  —  Just a little over three and a half years ago, I began this blog as a creative writing outlet and a chance to hone my skills.  When I launched Captain's Quarters, I had no idea how it would grow, that it would attract this wonderful community of readers …
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:   The "New" Media Gets Top Blogger As Blog Talk Radio Grows
 
 
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