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9:00 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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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
GSA Chief Grilled on GOP Slide Show  —  Don't miss this.  —  Here's a clip from this morning's House government reform committee hearing, investigating General Services Administration Chief Lurita Doan.  —  In this clip, Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) grills her on a PowerPoint presentation …
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
'Thanks for Everything'  —  Did Karl Rove have a hand in replacing the fired U.S. attorney in New Mexico?  An overlooked e-mail may provide a clue.  —  New Mexico Republican Sen. Pete Domenici's chief of staff sent a cryptic thank-you note to Karl Rove just as the senator was recommending replacements …
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.
Atrios / Eschaton:
Braley v. Doan  —  GSA hearing.  Hilarious.
Discussion: Firedoglake
Think Progress:
VIDEO MONTAGE: Lurita Doan Has A Horrible Memory (Except About Cookies)
Discussion: Norwegianity
Nico / Think Progress:   Rove's PowerPoint Presentation Revealed During Oversight Hearing
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
GSA Hearings Heating Up, Part II
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
GSA Hearing Heating Up
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
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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Hassan M. Fattah / New York Times:
Saudi King Condemns U.S. Occupation of Iraq  —  The king of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, condemned the presence of American forces in Iraq as an "illegitimate foreign occupation" in a speech today, and said the withholding of aid to Palestinians should end.  —  The king's speech …
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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.
Lydia Georgi / Agence France Presse:
Saudi king slams 'illegitimate occupation' of Iraq
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
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CBS News:
CBS Poll: Public Backs Iraq Timetable
Discussion: The Caucus and Nitpicker
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
New Docs Show Sampson Behind Misleading Testimony … The Justice Department turned over yet more documents to Congress today — documents which seem to show that Alberto Gonzales' chief of staff Kyle Sampson was responsible for misleading Congress about Karl Rove's role in replacing a U.S. attorney.
Discussion: Salon and The Daily Background
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James Gordon Meek / NY Daily News:
Gonzo keeps on gettin' hit
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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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 …
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Senate to resume debate on Iraq bill; McCain sees progress
Discussion: AMERICAblog
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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Associated Press:
Justice gets wrong statute, pays $100M price … WASHINGTON (AP) — Poorly written Justice Department documents cost the federal government more than $100 million in what was supposed to have been the crowning moment of the biggest tax prosecution ever.  —  Walter Anderson …
Discussion: CorrenteWire
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Mogul Sentenced to 9 Years For Tax Evasion and Fraud
Discussion: TalkLeft and Abovethelaw.com
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.
 
 
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