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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Cornyn: Gonzales Resignation "Won't Satisfy" Dems  —  I think that's what you call a tepid endorsement.  —  With the exception of Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has been Alberto Gonzales' most vocal supporter on the Senate Judiciary Committee.  And he still supports Gonzales, even after yesterday's display.
Discussion: Firedoglake
New York Times:
Gonzales v. Gonzales  —  If Attorney General Alberto Gonzales …
Amanda / Think Progress:
Number Of White House Officials Allowed To Intervene In DoJ Cases …
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
The Reviews Are In...  (Photo of angel statue giving a thumbs down via R80o.)
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
Pajamas Media:
A HERO IS LAID TO REST  —  The funeral of Professor Liviu Librescu, who gave his life to save his students at VA Tech, took place this morning.  PJM Tel Aviv editor Allison Kaplan Sommer was there.  —  The Middle Eastern sun shone bright in the cemetery where Professor Liviu Librescu …
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Martin C. Evans / Newsday:   Witness tells a hero's story
Dinesh D'Souza / News Bloggers Blog:
Dawkins' Message to Mourners—Get Over It!
James Q. Wilson / Los Angeles Times:   Gun control isn't the answer
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Leading Democrat in Senate Tells Reporters, 'This War Is Lost'  —  As Congressional Democrats sought to reconcile their differences and send an Iraq spending bill to the White House, Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, said Thursday that "this war is lost," a stark assessment …
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Nancy A. Youssef / Real Cities:
Training Iraqi troops no longer driving force in U.S. policy  —  WASHINGTON - Military planners have abandoned the idea that standing up Iraqi troops will enable American soldiers to start coming home soon and now believe that U.S. troops will have to defeat the insurgents and secure control of troubled provinces.
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Three days after guilty plea, Griles ties the knot  —  Two Bush administration officials who have been linked in scandal are now linked in wedlock.  —  The union of former Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven Griles and Sue Ellen Wooldridge could have implications for the investigation into Griles's ties to ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Discussion: WSJ.com
Kathleen Hennessey / Associated Press:
McCain: Critics of Iran joke should "get a life"  —  LAS VEGAS — Sen. John McCain has a message for any critics who thought his musical joke about bombing Iran wasn't funny: Get a life.  —  While campaigning for president in South Carolina on Wednesday, McCain responded to a question …
White House:
President Bush Discusses the Global War on Terror in Tipp City, Ohio  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming.  I'm honored you're here.  Steve, thank you for the invitation.  It's a real pleasure to be with you.  What I thought I would do is share some thoughts with you about a couple of subjects …
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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Bush muses on marriage, chicken-plucking
Discussion: Firedoglake, Shakesville and MaxSpeak
Melanie Phillips / Spectator:
'I found Saddam's WMD bunkers'  —  It's a fair bet that you have never heard of a guy called Dave Gaubatz.  It's also a fair bet that you think the hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has found absolutely nothing, nada, zilch; and that therefore there never were any WMD programmes …
Discussion: Power Line
Paul Blumenthal / Sunlight Foundation blogs:
12 Senators Left!  Keep Calling.  —  Major media outlets are reporting that the Senator in question is definitely a Republican.  Since we know that the Senator is a Republican we can narrow down our search to the remaining 12 Republican Senators.  Help find the anonymous Senator and call these 12 Senators today.
Joe Bel Bruno / Associated Press:
Stocks Up on Earnings; Dow Nears 13,000  —  Stocks Advance Sharply After Google Profit Beats Expectations, Dow Pushes Toward 13,000  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street bounded higher Friday after Google Inc. led a series of stronger earnings reports that propelled the Dow Jones industrials further …
Mike Madden / Arizona Republic:
Renzi steps down from House panel after raid on firm  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Rick Renzi stepped down temporarily from the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, after the FBI raided his family's business in connection with an ongoing federal investigation.  —  Agents took documents …
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Rusty / The Jawa Report:
Fauxtography at CBC: Global Warming  —  The CBC decides to add some dramatic effect to a story about global warming by changing the coloration this picture of the Toronto skyline.  And they didn't even bother to change the file name from the original.  Oh, and those smokestacks?  Torn down in 2006.
Discussion: The Mahablog and Wizbang
John Nichols / The Nation:
Impeachment Fever Rises  —  When Nancy Pelosi announced last fall that impeachment was "off the table," official Washington accepted that the primary avenue for holding lawless Presidents to account had been closed off by the new Speaker of the House.  But the Republic's citizenry has not been so inclined.
 
 
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Redstate:
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