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2:10 AM ET, March 22, 2007

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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Who Created "Hillary 1984"?  Mystery Solved!  —  For the last two weeks, the Internet has been buzzing about the hottest online mystery since lonelygirl15: who was behind the "Hillary 1984" video mashup?  —  Some suspected right wing SwiftBoaters.  Some speculated it was the work of disaffected Democratic consultants.
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The Huffington Post:
Phil de Vellis, aka ParkRidge47: I Made the "Vote Different" Ad  —  Hi.  I'm Phil.  I did it.  And I'm proud of it.  —  I made the "Vote Different" ad because I wanted to express my feelings about the Democratic primary, and because I wanted to show that an individual citizen can affect the process.
Blue State Digital:
Our Statement On The 1984 Video  —  Statement from Thomas Gensemer, Managing Director, Blue State Digital  —  This afternoon, an employee at our firm, Phillip de Vellis, received a call from Arianna Huffington of "The Huffington Post" regarding the "1984" video currently circulating online.
New York Post:   HILL LAUGHS OFF 'BIG BROTHER'
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Obama: Against The Funding Before He Was For It
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Lewis Fein / Cathy's World:
In Praise of Susan Estrich, and In Memory of the Loss of Cathy  —  We lost Cathy at 2:05 PM today.  May her memory last, her family persevere and her friends endure this terrible loss.  We'll all have more to write shortly, but for now I'd like to truly praise Susan Estrich.
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Susan Estrich / Fox News:
About Cathy Seipp  —  On Monday, her daughter Maia sent the e-mail that Cathy Seipp's friends and readers have long been dreading.  Her mother was in the hospital, her lungs had collapsed, the doctors were trying to make her comfortable, she was passing peacefully.
Valerie J. Nelson / Los Angeles Times:
Catherine Seipp, 49; critic took on Times  —  Catherine Seipp, a writer and media critic who became known in the 1990s for her pointed coverage of the Los Angeles Times in Buzz magazine, has died.  She was 49.  —  Seipp, a nonsmoker who was diagnosed with lung cancer five years ago …
Matt Welch / Opinion L.A.:
Cathy Seipp, RIP  —  Since Cathy Seipp was the freelancers' patron saint of recycling useful personal anecdotes, I'll rehash the following, about how I first met one of L.A.'s most important and entertaining journalists, who finally died at age 49 this afternoon after beating the odds on lung cancer for more than five years.
epw.senate.gov:
GORE REFUSES TO TAKE PERSONAL ENERGY ETHICS PLEDGE  —  WASHINGTON, DC - Former Vice President Al Gore refused to take a "Personal Energy Ethics Pledge" today to consume no more energy than the average American household.  The pledge was presented to Gore by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) …
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Gore Implores Congress to Save Planet  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - Al Gore, who has reversed his political fortunes to become a potential contender in the 2008 presidential race, made an emotional return to Congress Wednesday in an appeal for an even more dramatic rescue—saving the planet.
Discussion: QandO, Right Wing Champ and Cafe Hayek
Jan Lopatka / Reuters:
Czech leader Klaus fights global warming 'religion'
Discussion: Don Surber and Sister Toldjah
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
An Email in The Gap  —  As Josh noted and The Politico reported last night, there appeared to be an 18-day gap in the emails released by the Justice Department Monday night, a gap right after Alberto Gonzales' chief of staff Kyle Sampson said that they should run the purge plan by the White House and Karl Rove in particular.
Discussion: Multi Medium
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Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
E-mail complaints show Ward's frustration with smut campaign  —  WASHINGTON - In a frank e-mail exchange, Brent Ward complained to senior Justice Department officials about resistance from several U.S. Attorneys to prosecuting obscenity cases.  —  Those complaints apparently contributed to the later …
Discussion: The Impolitic and Angry Bear
Nico / Think Progress:
A second set of emails from the gap.  —  We've tracked down another set of emails during the 18-day gap (available HERE) between Kyle Sampson and Brent Ward, the head of the federal obscenity task force.  In the emails, Ward complains about resistance from several U.S. Attorneys …
Discussion: Multi Medium
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Prosecutor Says Bush Appointees Interfered With Tobacco Case  —  The leader of the Justice Department team that prosecuted a landmark lawsuit against tobacco companies said yesterday that Bush administration political appointees repeatedly ordered her to take steps that weakened the government's racketeering case.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Edwards and Wife Plan News Conference  —  John Edwards, the North Carolina Democrat making a second bid for the presidency, announced late Wednesday night that he would hold a news conference Thursday, a day after he and his wife, Elizabeth, visited Mrs. Edwards' doctor to assess her health following her recovery from breast cancer.
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Associated Press:   Edwards cuts Iowa visit short for wife's doctor appointment
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
BREAKING: John Edwards and wife holding press conf on Thursday
Discussion: The Caucus
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Panel Approves Five Subpoenas on Prosecutors  —  A House panel authorized subpoenas Wednesday requiring Karl Rove and four other senior Bush administration officials to testify under oath in the inquiry into the dismissals of eight federal prosecutors.  —  Even as the White House dug …
Discussion: Midtopia and Prairie Weather
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Newsdesk / The Swamp:
Snow swallows own old words  —  "What kinds of conversations does executive privilege protect?...What are the limits on privilege?'' a newspaper columnist wrote in the spring of 1998 on a subject strangely familiar today.  —  "Evidently, Mr. Clinton wants to shield virtually any communications …
 
 
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Andres Martinez / Opinion L.A.:
Why Brian Grazer?
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
"Freedom Is About Authority"  —  "We look upon authority …
David Sirota / workingforchange.com/blog/index.cfm:
A memo to the Progressive Caucus on the eve of the Iraq vote
Discussion: TalkLeft and MyDD
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
Louisiana Governor Won't Seek 2nd Term
Associated Press:
Shiite militia may be disintegrating
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
The Glenn and Helen Show: Michael Yon Reports on the Surge
Benedict Carey / New York Times:
Study Finds Brain Injury Changes Moral Judgment
Robert Mayer / Publius Pundit:
Death to Christian schoolgirls! …
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M.E. Sprengelmeyer / Rocky Mountain News:
McInnis won't run for Senate
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Obama says bring 'em home, insists no one's saying bring 'em home
Rasmussen Reports:
Plurality Says Gonzales Should Resign
Discussion: MyDD
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Boxer squares off with Inhofe to defend Goracle's honor
Discussion: The Corner
Timothy Noah / Slate:
Jonah, Where Art Thou?
Discussion: Roger Ailes, The Corner and TBogg
Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com ®:
Mahony Must Go  —  The LA Times reports:
Editor and Publisher:
Halperin Goes from Political Director to Analyst at ABC
 

 
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Michael Peel / Financial Times:
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Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal:
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