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5:40 PM ET, April 1, 2007

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Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Protest in Iran targets British Embassy  —  TEHRAN, Iran - About 200 students threw rocks and firecrackers at the British Embassy on Sunday, calling for the expulsion of the country's ambassador because of the standoff over Iran's capture of 15 British sailors and marines.
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Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Taking of hostages by Iran is not Britain's finest hour  —  Twenty-seven years ago, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was a student in Tehran and is said (by a former Iranian president, for one) to be among those in the U.S. embassy who seized and held American citizens hostage for more than a year.
Sky News:
Trying To End The Crisis  —  Britain is in "direct bilateral communication" with Iran over the 15 sailors and marines captured by the Middle East country, according to the Defence Secretary.  —  Des Browne said: "We are anxious that this matter be resolved as quickly as possible and that it be resolved by diplomatic means.
Niall Ferguson / Los Angeles Times:
Iran exposes Britain's weakness  —  Blair's timid response to his soldiers' abduction shows how weak-willed the once-imperial power has become.  —  LET THAT BE a lesson.  Even before Britain's politicians had finished saying sorry last Sunday for depriving millions of their liberty …
Discussion: Unfogged
Ben Macintyre / Times of London:
UK Embassy in Tehran hit by violent protest
Discussion: Right Wing Nut House
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Does This Sound Familiar?
Discussion: Hot Air
Washington Post:
Prosecutor Posts Go To Bush Insiders  —  Less Preference Shown for Locals, Senators' Choices  —  About one-third of the nearly four dozen U.S. attorney's jobs that have changed hands since President Bush began his second term have been filled by the White House and the Justice Department with trusted administration insiders.
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MSNBC:
MTP Transcript for April 1, 2007  —  Patrick Leahy, Orrin Hatch, Charlie Rangel  —  MR. RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: Tough words on Capitol Hill over the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.  —  SEN. PATRICK LEAHY (D-VT): The Republicans are the ones who don't want to have the hearings.
Faiz / Think Progress:
Fox Catches McConnell Hypocrisy Over Testimony Of White House Officials Under Oath  —  This morning on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace aired archived video of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) calling on the Clinton White House to testify before Congress under oath.  Here's what McConnell said on June 16, 1996:
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
April Fools  —  This morning, Sen. Orrin "Never Met A Bushie …
Discussion: philly.com
Associated Press:
Tommy Thompson to run for president  —  WASHINGTON - Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson on Sunday joined the crowded field of Republicans running for the White House in 2008 and proclaimed himself the "reliable conservative" in the race.  —  Thompson, who was health and human services …
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Nico / Think Progress:
Mitchell: Petraeus Held Closed-Door Strategy Meeting With Republican Caucus  —  This morning on the Chris Matthews Show, NBC News' Andrea Mitchell revealed that Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, met "very recently" with the Senate Republican caucus to discuss their strategy on Iraq legislation.
Hotline On Call:
Clinton Raises $26M... Good, Bad, Or Brick-Crap Time?  —  Here it is: Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign raised a record-setting $26 million for her presidential campaign in the first three months of a year, an impressive feat that may nonetheless be overshadowed in the next few days by news that Sen. Barack Obama managed to keep pace.
Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
McCain: Americans don't see Iraq's gains  —  View related video  —  BAGHDAD — Sen. John McCain criticized reports out of Iraq he said focused unfairly on violence, saying Sunday that Americans were not getting a "full picture" of progress in the security crackdown in the capital.
Discussion: Angry Bear
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Amanda / Think Progress:   Graham's Signs Of Progress In Iraq: 'I Bought Five Rugs For Five Bucks'
Albert Aji / Associated Press:
U.S. House Visit Syria to Discuss Ties  —  DAMASCUS, Syria — U.S. House members meeting with President Bashar Assad Sunday said they believed there was an opportunity for dialogue with the Syrian leadership.  —  The U.S. House members, who included Virginia Republican Frank Wolf …
Media Matters for America:
"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser  —  It's been such a long, long Time since it's been good  —  How many ways can one news outlet demonstrate that it is out of touch with the public in one week?  —  Yesterday, Time Washington bureau chief Jay Carney wrote about his magazine's latest poll …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Terry Jones / Guardian:
Call that humiliation?  —  No hoods.  No electric shocks.  No beatings.  These Iranians clearly are a very uncivilised bunch  —  I share the outrage expressed in the British press over the treatment of our naval personnel accused by Iran of illegally entering their waters.  It is a disgrace.
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Bryan / Hot Air:
Terry Jones: Captured British sailors good for a laugh
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
Philip Sherwell / Telegraph:
Female ex-candidate to 'protect' Hillary Clinton  —  The first woman to run on a US presidential ticket has promised her friend Hillary Clinton that she will help her fight Republican "dirty tricks" in the race for the White House.  —  "The only thing that can stop Hillary becoming …
 
 
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