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1:55 PM ET, March 29, 2007

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Sampson Grilled by Senators on U.S. Attorney Firings: Says Gonzales Made False Statements  —  NEW YORK We will keep an eye all day on the testimony, and grilling, of former Justice Department official Kyle Sampson at a U.S. Senate hearing today.  —  He offered his written testimony this morning …
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Chitra Ragavan / US News:
Top 10 Questions for Sampson at Judiciary Hearing
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Sampson: Answers To Look For
Discussion: Firedoglake and On Deadline
Rick Klein / Boston Globe:
Kennedy: Justice firings are keyed to '08 vote
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Kyle Sampson Testimony, Part II
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
A 'Law & Order' Presidential Candidate?  —  "Law & Order" star and former U.S. senator Fred Dalton Thompson is considering a bid for the White House that would test whether Hollywood can once again launch a Republican to the world's premier political stage.  —  His interest, confirmed …
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Zogby:
Zogby Poll: "America's Mayor" Top Pick of Iowa Republicans  —  McCain retains second spot; Fred Thompson shows potential  —  Rudy Giuliani of New York leads the field at 25% in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in Iowa, where GOP caucus-goers next January will start …
Jay Carney / Time:
Poll: A Surprising G.O.P. Edge for '08  —  Could things be any worse for George W. Bush and his beleaguered party?  In the new TIME poll, the President's job approval rating continues to wallow near his all-time lows, at 33%, while his disapproval rating breaks the 60% barrier for the third consecutive survey.
Discussion: Political Radar
Robin Toner / New York Times:
Democrats Are Building on Unity Over Iraq Pullout  —  No one has seemed more surprised by the Democrats' success in pushing an exit strategy for Iraq than the Democrats.  —  Their aggressiveness and unity on a major foreign-policy challenge to the president is a striking change for a party that has …
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Senate OKs war bill with Iraq timeline  —  WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats ignored a veto threat and pushed through a bill Thursday requiring President Bush to start withdrawing troops from "the civil war in Iraq," dealing a rare, sharp rebuke to a wartime commander in chief.
Austin Bay / TCS Daily:
Iran's Latest Hostage Gamble  —  The sailors call them "RHIBs" — rigid hull inflatable boats.  Add powerful outboard motors, and the agile, shallow-draft RHIB becomes an ideal watercraft for scooting around the Tigris and Euphrates estuary or for slipping among suspicious dhows in Iraqi coastal waters.
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Edith M. Lederer / Associated Press:
Britain takes case against Iran to U.N.
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Washington Post:
The Myth Of Voter Fraud  —  As Congress probes the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, attention is centering on who knew what, and when.  It's just as important to focus on "why," such as the reason given for the firing of at least one of the U.S. attorneys, John McKay of Washington state …
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
Bush, Rove, Crack Up Press Corp  —  White House adviser Karl Rove boogied, backed by NBC's David Gregory, Brian Wiliams burped the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the President cracked wise, all to the general delight, and occasional gales of laughter, of journalists gathered …
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SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Give It Up for MC Rove!
Discussion: Firedoglake and The Sleuth
ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Rudy Giuliani 'Couldn't Have A Better Adviser' Than Wife Judith  —  Judith and Rudy Giuliani Talk to Barbara Walters About Their Controversial Relationship and His Presidential Campaign  —  In an interview with Barbara Walters, former New York City Mayor and presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani …
Discussion: On Politics
Johanna Neuman / Los Angeles Times:
Gore climate event turned away from D.C.  —  GOP senator says the proposed 'Live Earth' concert is partisan and shouldn't be at the Capitol.  —  WASHINGTON — When former Vice President Al Gore testified before Congress last week, his appearance was viewed as the triumph of environmentalists …
Sky News:
Scottish Firm In The Poo  —  A Scottish company has been slammed for inviting customers to "send a poo" to an Englishman on St George's Day.  —  Edinburgh-based firm PostaPoo.com is selling plastic "realistic poo" to send to "your favourite (or least favourite) Englishman" to mark April 23.
Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister
Katherine Kersten / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Moderate American Muslim gives a challenging response to the six imams  —  Dr. Zuhdi Jasser of Phoenix was deeply troubled after 9/11.  A Muslim, he saw his faith threatened by extremists seeking to hijack it for political ends.  "Islam is a spiritual path," he says.
Joseph D. Rich / Los Angeles Times:
Bush's long history of tilting Justice  —  The administration began skewing federal law enforcement before the current U.S. attorney scandal, says a former Department of Justice lawyer.  —  THE SCANDAL unfolding around the firing of eight U.S. attorneys compels the conclusion …
Discussion: Political Animal and War and Piece
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
As Forbes Endorses Giuliani, Giuliani Endorses a Flat Tax  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani accepted the endorsement of Steve Forbes yesterday and embraced Mr. Forbes's signature issue, saying he liked the idea of a flat tax — something Mr. Giuliani denounced when Mr. Forbes was running for president.
 
 
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Evil Americans, Poor Mullahs
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