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9:55 PM ET, April 13, 2007

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Associated Press:
Lawyer: Rove didn't delete e-mails in fired attorneys case … WASHINGTON (AP) — Karl Rove's lawyer on Friday dismissed the notion that President Bush's chief political adviser intentionally deleted his own e-mails from a Republican-sponsored server, saying Rove believed the communications …
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Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Rove E-Mail Sought by Congress May Be Missing
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Justice Department Doc Dump Comment Thread  —  The House Judiciary Committee has made the new documents available on their website here.  —  We'll be diving in — and looking to see what readers come up with in the comments below.
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Phoenix Woman / Firedoglake:
Buh-Bye, Abu Gonzales (with Update)  —  Ah, irony.  Not only does it look like the Regent University grads and Bush flunkies did a horses**t job of redacting today's doc dump, but one of the nicest chunks of damning evidence against Alberto Gonzales is one that never got redacted.
Discussion: TPMmuckraker, TalkLeft and Hullabaloo
Nico / Think Progress:
White House Claims Bush Was In The Dark About Iraq Troop Extensions, Fueling Speculation  —  On Tuesday, President Bush addressed the American Legion and accused Congress of forcing U.S. troops to extend their deployments in Iraq: … The very next day, his own Pentagon announced …
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White House:
Press Briefing by Dana Perino
TIME: Swampland:
The Worst Person in the World—Continued  —  Solidarity with Karen...Keith Olbermann and I share a beloved high school English teacher—Arthur Naething.  We've done tributes together for the guy.  I love the way Keith writes and thinks.  I love his program.
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Karen Tumulty / TIME: Swampland:
The Worst Person in the World: Me, I'm Told
Discussion: Sister Toldjah and Eschaton
Johnny Dollar / Olbermann Watch:
Olbypocrisy Revisited: Yet Another Explanation!
Discussion: Hot Air
Salena Zito / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Former Steelers Swann eyes run for Congress in 4th District  —  TRIBUNE-REVIEW  —  Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Lynn Swann said Thursday he is considering a run for Congress.  —  Swann, a Sewickley Heights Republican who lost his bid last year to unseat Gov. Ed Rendell …
IPS Inter Press Service:
Wolfowitz Contradicted on Family Planning Claim  —  Emad Mekay  —  Despite denials by World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz Thursday, newly disclosed internal documents indicate that the Bank may have in fact reversed a longstanding policy of promoting family planning on his watch.
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Ann Friedman / TAPPED:
CONSERVATIVES DECRY POLITICIZATION OF THE FDA.  Oh, this is rich: The Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America are suing the FDA over the agency's approval of Plan B emergency contraception for over-the-counter sale.  Their complaint?  The FDA's decision was politically motivated.
Discussion: NewsHog
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Amy Fagan / Washington Times:
Family groups sue FDA over contraceptive
Discussion: Feministing
TerryMoran:
DON'T FEEL TOO SORRY FOR THE DUKIES  —  Mike Nifong, the North Carolina prosecutor who pursued a case of rape and kidnapping against three Duke University lacrosse players, has been found to have been reckless and deceitful in the discharge of his duties according to the state's attorney general.
Zogby:
Zogby Poll: Giuliani, Clinton Hold Wide Leads in Nevada  —  Giuliani leads Republicans with 37% support and Clinton tops Democrat rivals at 35% as other major candidates lag behind  —  Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has surged to a double-digit lead over his Republican rivals …
Discussion: MyDD
Katie Rook / National Post:
Green candidate stands by remarks praising 9/11  —  A federal Green party candidate in Vancouver-Kingsway is standing behind a controversial editorial he wrote more than four years ago in which he describes the falling of the World Trade Center twin towers as "beautiful."
White House:
President Bush Attends National Catholic Prayer Breakfast  —  Washington, D.C.  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all; please be seated.  Good morning.  Thank you.  It's good to be with you.  You know how to make a Methodist feel right at home.  (Laughter.)
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Saying No to Fox News  —  I have this mischievous suspicion that Roger Ailes, the creator and chairman of Fox News, secretly admires the bloggers and other activists working to keep Democratic presidential candidates from debating on his cable network.  —  To be sure, Ailes will never say this.
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
Reid-Feingold: 'But We Don't Have the Votes, Bush Will Veto . .  '  —  This is a preemptive post, because I am positive that the defenders of those Presidential candidates who do not endorse Reid-Feingold will trot out the same critiques about the NOT funding the Debacle approach that was used …
Discussion: NewsHog
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
Q: When is "denial" not denial  —  A: When it's taking a courageous stand on behalf of sinister conspiracies and the greater truthiness.  From feministing, "You will not shame me": … [all emphases mine]  —  Well, Samhita's right about one thing: we certainly can't shame her anymore than she already shames herself here.
Joe Klein / TIME: Swampland:
Enter Atrios  —  Duncan expatiates.  Hmmm.  But wait a second, you mean it works like this: Bush vetoes appropriation, then announces troops will stay longer...because the Democrats won't pay for them?  Sorry.  Does not scan.  —  What's actually happening is this: A battle between Petraeus …
Discussion: Democrats.com, Eschaton and First Draft
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
On Imus  —  I would have fired Don Imus years ago.  Because he's boring.  And if he should have been fired as a racist, that, also, should have occurred years ago.  Howard Stern has been exposing his racism for more than a decade (odd, by the way, that few if any news reports went to Stern for this perspective).
Discussion: Beltway Blogroll and rexblog.com
Hotline On Call:
From CongressDailyPM: Maine Dems Welcome Lieberman Endorsement Of Collins  —  Maine Democrats say the endorsement of Republican Sen. Susan Collins by Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman underscores a central argument in their challenge of the two-term senator next year: the war in Iraq.
 
 
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Bill Scher / LiberalOasis:
A Tribute To Sam Seder (Who Is Not Going Away)
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Uncle Leo's Medals: An Astonished Update
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
The Line: Senate Playing Field Still Favors Dems
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
American Family Association, Family Research Council, and Concerned …
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
You Call That A Contradiction?  —  It's just become a routine …
Jules Crittenden:
AQCLU  —  ACLU expresses concern about the human cost of war …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
South Park and Imus
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
ACLU To Defend Nazis Again
Discussion: NewsHog
CNN:
'D.C. madam' names a purported customer
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
The consequences of a religious-right takeover (or lack thereof)
Washington Post:
In White House Plan, War 'Czar' Would Cut Through Bureaucracy
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Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
The Incredible Shrinking Candidates
 

 
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