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5:00 PM ET, March 20, 2007

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Associated Press:
Senate limits Gonzales' hiring authority  —  WASHINGTON - The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to end the Bush administration's ability to unilaterally fill U.S. attorney vacancies as a backlash to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' firing of eight federal prosecutors.
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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.
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.
ABCNEWS:
White House Offers Interview With Rove  —  White House Offers to Make Rove, Miers Available for Interview in Attorneys Probe  —  The White House offered Tuesday to make political strategist Karl Rove and former counsel Harriet Miers available for interviews but not testimony under oath …
Washington Post:
Fitzgerald Ranked During Leak Case
Allan Hall / Daily Mail:
'We want this baby polar bear dead' say animal rights lobby  —  Tiny, fluffy and adorable, Knut the baby polar bear became an animal superstar after he was abandoned by his mother.  —  He rapidly became the symbol of Berlin Zoo, whose staff bottle-fed him and handed out cuddles in between
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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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Shaun Mullen / The Moderate Voice:
'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' Case Update  —  Supreme Court watchers, myself included, have felt from the outset that the high court would rule against the government in the now notorious "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case.  There's nothing to change that view based on yesterday's oral arguments.
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.
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.
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. "
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 …
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.
Kansas City Star:
Bush at Claycomo: Hybrids one of the avenues to energy independence  —  President Bush continued his drumming for less reliance on foreign oil Tuesday, using two Kansas City-area auto assembly plants as his backdrop.  —  Speaking at Ford's Claycomo facility, he offered it and GM's Fairfax operation …
FIRE:
Victory for Free Expression at San Francisco State University  —  No Punishment for Stepping on Hamas, Hezbollah Flags  —  In a crucial victory for free expression, San Francisco State University (SFSU) announced yesterday that its College Republicans will face no punishment for hosting …
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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Andrew Roth / Club for Growth:
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Anatomy, Mystery, and Impact of The Obama 1984 Ad
George Jahn / Associated Press:
Russia reportedly exits Iran nuke site
Nicholas Wade / New York Times:
Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior
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Nico / Think Progress:
Lieberman: No Democratic Presidential Candidate Has 'Strong …
Chicago Tribune:
Handgun bans' logic got shot full of holes
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Rick Klein / Boston Globe:
Obama's record shows caution, nuance on Iraq
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
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Jay Mathews / Washington Post:
Charter School Effort Gets $65 Million Lift
John Solomon / Washington Post:
FBI Issues New Rules For Getting Phone Records
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Peter Wehner / Real Clear Politics:
Iraq, Democrats, and the Return of McGovernism
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Betraying their base — the Democrats can do it too