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1:35 PM ET, March 20, 2007

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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
TPM Needs YOU to Comb Through Thousands of Pages  —  Josh and I were just discussing how in the world we are ever going to make our way through 3,000 pages when it hit us: we don't have to.  Our readers can help.  —  So here's what we're going to do.  This comment thread will be our HQ for sorting through tonight's document dump.
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Washington Post:
Fitzgerald Ranked During Leak Case  —  U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald was ranked among prosecutors who had "not distinguished themselves" on a Justice Department chart sent to the White House in March 2005, when he was in the midst of leading the CIA leak investigation that resulted …
Associated Press:
Bush affirms support for Gonzales  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush sent a powerful message of support Tuesday for embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, calling his longtime friend to express support in the face of calls for his resignation.  —  The White House also denied reports …
New York Times:
White House Voices Support for Gonzales  —  The Senate voted overwhelmingly today to revoke the authority it granted the Bush administration last year to name federal prosecutors without Senate confirmation.  —  By a vote of 94 to 2, the Senate restored the previous system for naming federal prosecutors.
Discussion: TalkLeft
New York Times:
New E-Mail Gives Details on Attorney Dismissals  —  Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales was "extremely upset" that his deputy told Congress last month that a federal prosecutor had been fired for no reason, according to e-mail released Monday by the Justice Department.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Sittin' Purty In The Catbird Seat
Discussion: TalkLeft and Discourse.net
NY Daily News:
Gonzo's a goner?  —  AG's exit called inevitable despite Dubya's 'personal reluctance'
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
G.O.P. Candidates Confront Immigration Politics  —  Immigration, an issue that has divided Republicans in Washington, is reverberating across the party's presidential campaign field, causing particular complications for Senator John McCain of Arizona.  —  The topic came up repeatedly …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Giuliani Top Choice Among Both Moderate, Conservative Republicans  —  Gingrich, Romney do better among conservatives than moderates  —  PRINCETON, NJ — With the 2008 Republican presidential field beginning to come into shape, there are still questions and apparent opportunities for a favorite "conservative" candidate to emerge.
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
"Bong Hits 4 Jesus," "Bong Hits 4 Jesus," "Bong Hits 4 Jesus"...  It never gets old, does it?  It's funny, and it will always be funny.  "Bong Hits 4 Jesus."  People will be laughing about that line in Conlaw classes years and years from now.  I hope the Supreme Court writes an interesting opinion …
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Dave Wedge / Boston Herald:
Mitt's Commie phrase sparks rage  —  Cubans in Miami are steaming mad at former Gov. Mitt Romney for shooting his mouth off in stumbling Spanish, mispronouncing names and erroneously associating a notorious Fidel Castro-spewed Communist catch phrase with freedom fighters.
Rick Klein / Boston Globe:
Obama's record shows caution, nuance on Iraq  —  WASHINGTON — As Senator Hillary Clinton continues to take heat for her vote authorizing the invasion of Iraq, her presidential rival, Senator Barack Obama has used his long-running opposition to the war as a cornerstone of his campaign …
Discussion: The Caucus and TIME
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Clinton, Obama Camps Spar on War
John Solomon / Washington Post:
FBI Issues New Rules For Getting Phone Records  —  The FBI, which has been criticized for improperly gathering telephone records in terrorism cases, has told its agents they may still ask phone companies to voluntarily hand over toll records in emergencies by using a new set of procedures, officials said yesterday.
Discussion: The Heretik
Eric Pfeiffer / Washington Times:
Climate scientist sees cover-up  —  A NASA scientist who said the Bush administration muzzled him because of his belief in global warming yesterday acknowledged to Congress that he'd done more than 1,400 on-the-job interviews in recent years.  —  James Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute …
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Wasted Lives  —  Back when I was in the National Guard and fearing a call-up for the war in Vietnam, I went to England on vacation.  So it may be only natural, I suppose, that the thing I most starkly recall from that trip was England's majestic cathedrals — not for the Gothic wonder of them all, but for the tombs of fallen soldiers.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
War Bill Includes Tempting Projects  —  Democrats' Tactic Poses Dilemma for Some Lawmakers  —  House Democratic leaders are offering billions in federal funds for lawmakers' pet projects large and small to secure enough votes this week to pass an Iraq funding bill that would end the war next year.
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Elaine Sciolino / New York Times:
Russia Gives Iran Ultimatum on Enrichment  —  Russia has informed Iran that it will withhold nuclear fuel for Iran's nearly completed Bushehr power plant unless Iran suspends its uranium enrichment as demanded by the United Nations Security Council, European, American and Iranian officials say.
Gordon Cucullu / New York Post:
THE IRAQ SURGE: WHY IT'S WORKING ...  'I WALKED down the streets of Ramadi a few days ago, in a soft cap eating an ice cream with the mayor on one side of me and the police chief on the other, having a conversation.  " This simple act, Gen. David Petraeus told me, would have been "unthinkable" just a few months ago. "
Discussion: Redstate and Austin Bay Blog
Roger Boyes / Times of London:
The abandoned cub who faces death sentence  —  A fluffy polar bear cub called Knut, who has become a media celebrity, should be given a lethal injection according to German zoologists, who say he has become too dependent on humans.  —  Their controversial claims have provoked a public outcry …
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Communist Party USA Gives Its History to N.Y.U.  —  The songwriter, labor organizer and folk hero Joe Hill has been the subject of poems, songs, an opera, books and movies.  His will, written in verse the night before a Utah firing squad executed him in 1915 and later put to music, became part of the labor movement's soundtrack.
 
 
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Chicago Tribune:
Handgun bans' logic got shot full of holes
Khaled Abu Toameh / Opinion Journal:
Straight Talk on Palestine
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Morning in America  —  To understand how much the Iraq war …
Discussion: Power Line
Ron Brynaert / The Raw Story:
Kucinich video asks if it's time to begin impeachment proceedings against Bush
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Kevin J. O'Brien / International Herald Tribune:
Magazine publishers see future, but no profit, in shift to Internet
Discussion: Austin Bay Blog
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Charter School Effort Gets $65 Million Lift
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Tortured Credibility
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
DELTA AND ME: Okay, my various cryptic references to Delta …
Discussion: Silent Running
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
When Obama failed to call, N.J. donors went to Clinton
Examiner:
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Richard Kerbaj / The Australian:
Extremist students take over mosque
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Betraying their base — the Democrats can do it too
New York Times:
Material Shows Weakening of Climate Reports
Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
Saddam's former deputy hanged in Iraq
Discussion: Captain's Quarters