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12:55 AM ET, April 23, 2007

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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Newt Gingrich blames "Liberalism" for VA Tech massacre  —  Leave it to Newt to spread some love to the left this morning.  It's all the evil—liberals that caused this horrific tragedy.  I guess I could say that Newt influenced Timothy McVeigh...  Download (2936) |  Play (3792) Download (1301) |
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Gingrich Says The Real Cause Of Virginia Tech Massacre Was Liberalism  —  Those who are not wedded to demonize "the other side" at all costs KNEW this would happen.  We just had to figure out who it would come from.  Jerry Falwell?  Pat Robertson?  Rush Limbaugh?
Discussion: Riehl World View and Donklephant
Matt / Think Progress:
Gingrich Blames Virginia Tech Tragedy On Liberalism  —  In the wake of the 1999 shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich laid the blame for the tragedy at the feet of liberals.  Here's what he said:
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Washington Post:
At This Dinner, A Dollop of Vitriol  —  Global warming was the talking point last night at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner when singer Sheryl Crow and "Inconvenient Truth" producer Laurie David walked over to Table 92 at the Hilton Washington to chat with Karl Rove — and the resulting exchange was suitably heated.
Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
Sheryl Crow Battles Karl Rove at D.C. Dinner: Strupp's Report
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and NION
Matthew Yglesias:
Haircuts Redux  —  EKlein and GFR think John Edwards is to blame for the Modo Hair Story Fiasco.  I join with Scott Lemieux in placing the onus purely on Dowd and her peers in the media: … One should note that there's a trap here designed to make it impossible, in practice …
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Associated Press:
82-Year-Old Ex-Beauty Queen Stops Intruder by Shooting Out Tires  —  WAYNESBURG, Ky. — Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an intruder.  —  Venus Ramey, 82, confronted a man …
Stuart Barnes / Times of London:
It's Sarko vs Sego  —  Nicolas Sarkozy will line up against Ségolène Royal in the French presidential run-off in two weeks' time, according to early exit polls.  —  The unofficial polls were circulated in Paris but cannot be published in France until polling stations close at 8pm.
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Pajamas Media:
French Election: Sarkozy wins first round, followed by Royal
Discussion: The Fix
Angela Charlton / Associated Press:
High turnout seen in French election
Michael Portillo / Times of London:
American psycho  —  When Cho killed 32 people at Virginia Tech, the horrific slaughter revealed not only the poisons lurking in popular culture but the crisis of young males in a feminised society, says Sarah Baxter  —  Just before 5am on Monday, April 16, Cho Seung-hui got out of bed and walked to his computer.
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
DRAWL DOWN THE MEMORY HOLE  —  In "A bridge too far" I took a look at Hillary Clinton serving up some plastic Dixie chicken for her audience in Selma last month as she recited the words of a James Cleveland gospel song (video above).  This week Senator Clinton and other Democatic candidates paid homage …
Discussion: Hot Air, Gothamist and Maggie's Farm
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Teflon Pete  —  Representative Pete Sessions was very adamant about passing the bankruptcy reform bill and he told everyone in the house the reasons why: … Stirring words, I'm sure you'll agree.  But apparently these calls to protect business from fraud are meant for losers and Democrats, not good Republican friends of Pete's:
Discussion: Suburban Guerrilla
Jonathan Safran Foer / Washington Post:
Some People Love Guns.  Why Should the Rest of Us Be Targets?  —  Knives also cut bread and carve wood and aid surgery, but guns only shoot bullets.  That's what they are designed to do, and that's what they do.  When we talk about protecting our right to have guns, we are talking about protecting our right to shoot bullets.
Discussion: The Corner
Bradford Plumer / The New Republic:
WHO NEEDS A PLAN?:  —  This month's National Journal has a piece looking at the nuts and bolts of withdrawal from Iraq—what it would entail, who would stay behind, etc.  Most of the piece just recaps the battles in Washington over funding and the like, but these two paragraphs are unnerving:
Discussion: TalkLeft and Economist's View
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Virginia Tech Student Government Asks The Media To Please Leave  —  Anyone can overstay their welcome — particularly a swarming news media during a major, history-making, terrible event.  And so it goes at Virginia Tech too: … And, indeed, there is a point in any news story where it ebbs and flows.
Discussion: The Reaction and Ace of Spades HQ
Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
The Politics of Prose  —  BARACK OBAMA wrote "very bad poetry" in college.  John McCain once contemplated joining the French Foreign Legion.  John Edwards wanted to become a lawyer so he could defend the likes of the wrongfully accused Dr. Richard Kimble on "The Fugitive."
Discussion: Power Line
Jon Swift:
Alec Baldwin's Daughter Is a Disgrace  —  I don't care if Alec Baldwin's daughter is 11 years old or 12 years old or however old she is, she is a disgrace and her treatment of her father is beyond the pale.  It's hard not to feel sympathy for Baldwin as he outlines his grievances …
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Atrios / Eschaton:
More Truth  —  In fairness to CNN, they let a bit of truth slip out too.
Discussion: Daily Kos and TalkLeft
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Good Cop, Really Bad Cop  —  The New York Times reports on the interrogation methods of the new Iraqi Army in an article that will likely renew the debate on torture.  Iraqi Army forces whipped a suspected terrorist with an electrical cord to get a confession — but that confession led …
Discussion: The Newshoggers
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Bryan / Hot Air:
Jeff Foxworthy tells it like it is Video Added
Deborah Haynes / Reuters:
Pressure increases on Wolfowitz to go: report
Byron Calame / New York Times:
Revisiting The Times's Coverage of the Duke Rape Case
New York Times:
Students Recount Desperate Minutes Inside Norris Hall
Discussion: Hot Air and On Deadline
Modbee.com:
Short Takes: Sign a petition to keep our chocolate real
Discussion: Making Light
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Standby for more violence
Mohammed / IRAQ THE MODEL:
End the war: Right message sent to the wrong address.
 Earlier Items: 
Cernig / The Newshoggers:
European Islamic Menace Hype - The Facts Say Different
Moisés Naím / Washington Post:
Democracy's Dangerous Impostors
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post:
Top U.S. Officers See Mixed Results From Iraq 'Surge'
Discussion: The Heretik and CBS News
Reuel Marc Gerecht / Weekly Standard:
On Democracy in Iraq  —  It's starting to take root.
Todd Pitman / Associated Press:
Insurgents battling al-Qaida outside Baghdad, U.S. says
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
CIA VS. MPG
Discussion: TigerHawk
Associated Press:
Suicide car bombers kill 13 in police station blasts
Discussion: Eschaton
Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post:
Criminal Probe Opened in Pet Food Scare