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4:30 PM ET, March 28, 2007

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Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
Oversight Hearing on GSA  —  The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is currently holding a hearing: "Allegations of Misconduct at the General Services Administration."  The hearing will inquire about allegations that GSA Administrator Lurita Doan failed to follow proper procedures …
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Nitpicker:
Doan "totally paranoid"  —  Listening into the live webcast of the GSA hearings just now, the camera was down, but the audio was still up and you could here GSA Administrator Lurita Doan griping about the investigation and telling one of her people to take her glass, cause she doesn't want "them to have my fingerprints.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Redstate
Nico / Think Progress:   Rove's PowerPoint Presentation Revealed During Oversight Hearing
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
GSA Hearings Heating Up, Part II
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Atrios / Eschaton:
Braley v. Doan
Discussion: Firedoglake
Sky News:
Brits To Be Paraded On TV  —  The British sailors and marines being held in Iran are to be paraded on television - but the female sailor who was captured could be released "today or tomorrow."  —  Turkish TV has quoted the Iranian foreign minister as saying Faye Turney could be freed within hours.
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Dan Gilgoff / US News:
Dobson Offers Insight on 2008 Republican Hopefuls  —  Focus on Family Founder Snubs Thompson, Praises Gingrich  —  Focus on the Family founder James Dobson appeared to throw cold water on a possible presidential bid by former Sen. Fred Thompson while praising former House Speaker Newt Gingrich …
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Jim Hoagland / Washington Post:
Bush's Royal Trouble  —  President Bush enjoys hosting formal state dinners about as much as having a root canal.  Or proposing tax increases.  So his decision to schedule a mid-April White House gala for Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah signified the president's high regard for an Arab monarch who is also a Bush family friend.
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Lydia Georgi / Agence France Presse:
Saudi king slams 'illegitimate occupation' of Iraq  —  RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi King Abdullah, whose country is a close US ally, on Wednesday slammed the "illegitimate foreign occupation" of Iraq in an opening speech to the annual Arab summit in Riyadh.  —  "In beloved Iraq, blood …
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
New Drive Afoot to Pass Equal Rights Amendment  —  Federal and state lawmakers have launched a new drive to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, reviving a feminist goal that faltered a quarter-century ago when the measure did not gain the approval of three-quarters of the state legislatures.
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Shakespeare's Sister:
Elections Have Consequences: Equal Rights Amendment Edition
Michael Y. Park / Fox News:
AS CATHY SEIPP LAY DYING, HER NEMESIS TOOK HIS PARTING SHOT ON THE WEB  —  Cathy Seipp was dying.  —  The 49-year-old newspaper columnist and conservative blogger, who had come from Manitoba, Canada, to become the sharp-tongued doyenne of the Los Angeles media scene, was only hours away …
Sam Hananel / Associated Press:
White House withdraws ambassador nominee  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday withdrew the ambassadorial nomination of businessman Sam Fox after Democrats denounced Fox for giving money to a controversial conservative group that undermined Sen. John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign.
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Michelle Malkin:
A message to the techblogging elite  —  "Kathy Sierra" is currently the top search term at Technorati.com.  Sierra is a tech blogger here.  Yesterday, she announced she would not appear at a public convention because anonymous death threats and nasty comments had left her terrified and house-bound:
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Andrew Martin / New York Times:
Burger King Shifts Policy on Animals  —  In what animal welfare advocates are describing as a "historic advance," Burger King, the world's second-largest hamburger chain, said yesterday that it would begin buying eggs and pork from suppliers that did not confine their animals in cages and crates.
Washington Wire:
MoveOn Endorsement Fight to Begin  —  Amy Schatz reports on MoveOn.org's presidential endorsement effort.  —  Starting today, Democratic presidential hopefuls have a new contest to vie for: the endorsement of MoveOn.org.  The influential progressive interest group, which boasts …
Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
McCaffrey Paints Gloomy Picture of Iraq  —  In Contrast to His Previous Views, Retired General Writes of 'Strategic Peril'  —  An influential retired Army general released a dire assessment of the situation in Iraq, based on a recent round of meetings there with Gen. David H. Petraeus and 16 other senior U.S. commanders.
James Gordon Meek / NY Daily News:
Gonzo keeps on gettin' hit  —  WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales took another blow from a top Republican yesterday as his own inner circle fractured over the growing U.S. attorneys scandal.  —  Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee …
CBS News:
CBS Poll: Most Support Edwards' Decision  —  57% Say He's Right To Stay In Presidential Race  —  (CBS) Americans support former Sen. John Edwards' decision to continue his bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination after his wife was diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer — and by a margin of more than 2-to-1.
Discussion: The Caucus
NY Daily News:
Violent clash of Styles disrupts The Times  —  A catfight at The New York Times Friday still has staffers in shock.  —  The dustup between two female editors in the Styles department disrupted work on the Thursday and Sunday Styles sections as co-workers froze at the fracas.
Discussion: Gawker and Althouse
US News:
E-mail Controversy Prompts Many Aides To Stop Usage  —  This comes from Whispers editor Paul Bedard:  —  The growing controversy over the firing of federal prosecutors and what administration officials knew about it is renewing concerns among Bush aides over the less-than-secret aspect of E-emails.
 
 
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Lisa Leff / Associated Press:
S.F. Leaders OK Plastic Grocery Bag Ban
Discussion: KnoxViews
White House:
President Bush Discusses Economy, War on Terror During Remarks …
Discussion: First Draft
Associated Press:
Clashes erupt at Paris' Gare du Nord
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Mogul Sentenced to 9 Years For Tax Evasion and Fraud
Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
What Would the Iraq Redeployment Bills Actually Do, Anyway?
Paul Geary / theneweditor.com:
More Sympathy for Tony Snow
Discussion: The Corner
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en.rian.ru:
Russian intelligence sees U.S. military buildup on Iran border
Amanda / Think Progress:
Faced With Facts, McCain Denies His Own Straight Talk
Redstate:
Help Send RedState To Iraq
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Bill Richardson Seeks Clinton Scraps
New York Times:
Senate Supports a Pullout Date in Iraq War Bill
Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
Spring Break May Delay War Funds