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4:24 AM ET, May 12, 2007

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Brian Montopoli / Public Eye:
CBS News Asks Batiste To Step Down As Consultant  —  Last night, retired Army Maj. Gen. John Batiste appeared on MSNBC's "Countdown With Keith Olbermann."  Batiste has been a CBS News consultant, but last night it was disclosed that he has been asked to leave that position due to his participation in an ad criticizing President Bush.
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Talking Points Memo:
Another CBS News Consultant "Advocated" For Surge And Against Congressional Action  —  Okay, we have another CBS News Consultant who has repeatedly advocated in favor of President Bush's war policies, and against Congressional action — Mideast scholar Fouad Ajami.
Discussion: Think Progress
Faiz / Think Progress:
CBS Has Allowed McCain Campaign Aide To Advocate For McCain On Air
Joseph Spector / Democrat And Chronicle:   CBS cuts ties with local retired general
MSNBC:
'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for May 10, 2007
Discussion: NO QUARTER
Brian / TVNewser:
CNN International Chyron: "Bush Resigns"  —  Following up on this post, it did happen.  Here's a screen grab from CNN International around midnight ET:  —  This appeared on screen for 12 seconds.  (Two seconds before, President Bush had appeared on screen, but the chyron accurately said "Pressure over Iraq.")
Real Clear Politics:
Plan B For Iraq: Winning Dirty  —  Without prejudging whether President Bush's "surge" policy will work, the administration and its critics ought to be seriously thinking about a Plan B, the "80 percent solution" - also known as "winning dirty."  Right now, the administration is committed …
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Colleagues Cite Partisan Focus by Justice Official  —  Two years ago, Robin C. Ashton, a seasoned criminal prosecutor at the Department of Justice, learned from her boss that a promised promotion was no longer hers.  —  "You have a Monica problem," Ms. Ashton was told, according to several Justice Department officials.
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WorldNetDaily:
'Vote for Romney is vote for Satan'  —  Christian leader follows up Sharpton attack on Mormons  —  While some evangelical Christians are defending the presidential candidacy of Mormon Mitt Romney from an attack by Al Sharpton, another prominent pastor is going further in his condemnation …
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Ronald Kessler / NewsMax.com:
Romney to the Rescue  —  Mitt Romney's Got the  —  Right Stuff for 2008  —  NewsMax Magazine has just released its April 2007 cover story.  Please take a moment to read Ronald Kessler's exclusive story on the former Massachusetts governor.  Also check out our FREE offer for our Romney edition with a special gift — Click Here Now.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and TAPPED
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Petraeus Comes Through  —  It's a stunning letter.  And it's one of the most important letters to come from a senior military official in a very long time.  The very fact that it is necessary reveals the extent of the damage that Bush and Rumsfeld and Cheney have done.
Discussion: The Newshoggers
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:   General Petraeus on Torture and "Other Expedient Methods"
MSNBC:
FBI probes Nevada governor for corruption  —  Did Jim Gibbons accept cash and gifts in exchange for defense contracts?  —  Then-Congressman Jim Gibbons, seated, toasts with Dennis Montgomery during a March 2005 cruise.  Montgomery has now accused Gibbons of accepting cash on the trip.
FIRE:
Tyranny at Tufts  —  Breaking Promises of Free Expression, University Punishes Student Publication for Political Satire  —  Showing profound disregard for free speech and freedom of the press, Tufts University has found a conservative student publication guilty of harassment and creating …
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Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
The New Anti-Blasphemy Rules, Again:
Discussion: FIRE
Allison Hoffman / Fresno Bee:
New charges filed against former top CIA official, contractor  —  New charges have been filed alleging that the CIA's former No. 3 official used his influence in that role to support a proposed $100 million government contract for his best friend, a defense contractor, in return for lavish vacations …
Discussion: Pacific Views
Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com:
IRAQ WAR: LOSING OR LOST?  —  Thanks to Washington Post blogger Dan Froomkin for tipping me off to this exchange from yesterday's press briefing by presidential press secretary Tony Snow that leads indirectly to some fundamental questions regarding public opinion and the Iraq War: … Is Snow right?
Jose Lambiet / Palm Beach Post:
FBI agent steps into Coulter voting case  —  Conservative pundit Ann Coulter has been cleared of allegations that she falsified her Palm Beach County voter's registration and voted illegally — this, after a high-level FBI agent made unsolicited phone calls to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office to vouch for Coulter.
ACLU:
ACLU Victory in House Intelligence Authorization, House Affirms No Domestic Eavesdropping Without Warrant  —  WASHINGTON, DC -The American Civil Liberties Union today cheered an amendment to the House Intelligence Reauthorization Bill that would prevent illegal domestic wiretapping by the government.
Discussion: Booman Tribune, Daily Kos and TalkLeft
Randolph E. Schmid / Associated Press:
Stamp prices to go up Monday  —  WASHINGTON - It will cost a bit more to mail letters and parcels starting Monday.  A first-class letter will go up 2 cents to 41 cents.  —  But there is also some good news — folks will be able to buy "forever" stamps that remain valid regardless of any future increase.
Discussion: On Deadline and PoliBlog (TM)
 
 
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Discussion: Jules Crittenden
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Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Conservative bloggers revolt
Discussion: The Hill
CNN:
U.S. commander in Iraq urges troops to fight fair
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