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10:50 AM ET, April 25, 2007

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New York Times:
Bush and Cheney Chide Democrats on Iraq Deadline  —  President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney aggressively challenged the motives of Congressional Democrats on Tuesday, as the House and Senate prepared to consider a war spending bill that would order troops to be withdrawn from Iraq beginning later this year.
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George S. McGovern / Los Angeles Times:
George McGovern: Cheney is wrong about me, wrong about war  —  The 1972 presidential nominee strikes back at the vice president for comparing today's Democrats to the McGovern platform.  —  VICE PRESIDENT Dick Cheney recently attacked my 1972 presidential platform and contended …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Kucinich's Battle Against Cheney Not So (Im)Peachy Keen
Discussion: OpenMike and Betsy's Page
Joe Klein / TIME: Swampland:   Cheney's Lament  —  THE VICE PRESIDENT: I usually avoid press comment …
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Bush Denounces Iraq War Timetable
Discussion: The Caucus and The Huffington Post
Nico / Think Progress:   'Attack Dog' Cheney Unleashes Litany Of Misleading Claims About Reid
TMZ.com:
It's True — Rosie Will Leave "View!!"  —  TMZ has now confirmed the buzz that we exclusively reported last night: Rosie O'Donnell will announce on today's show that she is leaving "The View."  And TMZ has confirmed that "View" honchos are already searching for her replacement.  —  Stay tuned!
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ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: O'Donnell Leaving 'The View'  —  Rosie O'Donnell Is Set to Announce Today Her Departure From 'The View'  —  Rosie O'Donnell is leaving "The View."  ABC has been unable to come to a contractual agreement with "The View" co-host.  As a result, her duties on the show will come to an end mid-June.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Wall Street Journal:
Delays in Renzi Case Raise More Gonzales Questions  —  WASHINGTON — As midterm elections approached last November, federal investigators in Arizona faced unexpected obstacles in getting needed Justice Department approvals to advance a corruption investigation of Republican Rep. Rick Renzi, people close to the case said.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and TIME
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Jennifer Talhelm / Associated Press:
Lawmaker leaves panels after FBI raid
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Hoffmania!
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:   Today's Must Read
Michael Luo / New York Times:
Panel Hears About Falsehoods in 2 Wartime Incidents  —  House Democrats burrowed into the histories of Pfc. Jessica D. Lynch and Cpl. Pat Tillman in a hearing on Tuesday, holding up the episodes as egregious examples of officials' twisting the truth for public relations in wartime.
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Philip V. Brennan / NewsMax.com:
Bombshell Cripples Case Against Haditha Marines  —  Convincing evidence that corroborates NewsMax.com's accounts of the Haditha insurgent ambush has compelled the prosecution to take extraordinary steps to bolster their crumbling case.  —  The stunning announcement that all charges …
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Clarice Feldman / Macsmind:
Bombshell In Haditha Case
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Jules Crittenden:
Anzac Day  —  April 25 is Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand, marking the landings at Gallipoli in 1915 and the disastrous campaign there.  Churchill's idea for a second front went badly wrong, and he ended up resigning as First Lord of the Admiralty.  The deaths of thousands of diggers …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
PBS:
FRONTLINE [series home]  —  What do you think most Americans think when they hear the term "global warming"?  —  I think Americans now believe that something has happened to the climate; that they think that the weather patterns are not the same as they were 20 years ago …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Pelosi Won't Attend Petraeus Briefing  —  House Speaker Had Phone Conversation With Top U.S. Iraq Commander  —  As the House and Senate prepare to vote this week on the final conference report on the $124 billion troop funding bill — which would also mandate that U.S. combat troops begin withdrawing …
Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
OSHA Leaves Worker Safety in Hands of Industry  —  Seven years ago, a Missouri doctor discovered a troubling pattern at a microwave popcorn plant in the town of Jasper.  After an additive was modified to produce a more buttery taste, nine workers came down with a rare, life-threatening disease that was ravaging their lungs.
Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly purported to chart an intricate web leading to "vile propaganda outfit" Media Matters … Discussing the political influence of philanthropist and progressive financier George Soros during the April 23 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly attacked Media Matters …
Tyler Hill / Yale Daily News:
Univ. rescinds stage weapons ban  —  Stage weapons will again be allowed in University theatrical productions, in a reversal of last week's ban, Yale spokeswoman Helaine Klasky said Tuesday morning.  —  Administrators decided Monday afternoon to require that audiences instead be informed …
Greg Gordon / Real Cities:
Congressman queried on Abramoff ties  —  WASHINGTON - In a burst of activity over the last eight days, FBI agents and federal prosecutors have won a guilty plea from a former congressional aide, implicated two more House of Representatives members and put the scandal surrounding onetime super …
Pat Heenan / PBS:
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL: BUYING THE WAR  —  How the administration marketed the war to the American people has been well covered, but critical questions remain: How and why did the press buy it, and what does it say about the role of journalists in helping the public sort out fact from propaganda?
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
 
 
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
THE STAR TRIBUNE DOES THAT WUDU THAT IT DOES SO WELL
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Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
In Somalia, Those Who Feed Off Anarchy Fuel It
Rob Bluey / Bluey Blog:
Support the Troops: Wear Red on Fridays
W. James Antle III / The American Conservative:
The War Party  —  Support for George W. Bush's foreign policy now defines the GOP.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Mexico City's Legislature Votes to Legalize Abortion
Discussion: The Corner
Joe Sudbay / AMERICAblog:
Laura Bush wants you to know that when it comes to Iraq …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
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Brian Doherty / TCS Daily:
Paul Krugman's Illuminating Smear: How the Right and the Libertarians Diverged
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
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White House:
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