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4:08 AM ET, May 11, 2007

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Murray Waas / National Journal:
Administration Withheld E-Mails About Rove  —  The Bush administration has withheld a series of e-mails from Congress showing that senior White House and Justice Department officials worked together to conceal the role of Karl Rove in installing Timothy Griffin, a protégé of Rove's …
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Washington — McClatchy Washington Bureau:
White House sought investigations of voter fraud allegations before elections  —  WASHINGTON - Only weeks before last year's pivotal midterm elections, the White House urged the Justice Department to pursue voter-fraud allegations against Democrats in three battleground states …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Gonzales and The Secret Collaborative Process  —  Alberto Gonzales' strategy in a nutshell: to defend the firing of the U.S. attorneys whenever possible, but when confronted with inescapable evidence that the process was a sham, to backpedal and either blame Kyle Sampson or admit that the process could have been more "rigorous."
David Johnston / New York Times:
Democrats Push Gonzales on Attorney Dismissals
Discussion: Associated Press
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Did Rudy Giuliani's campaign snub an Iowa farmer couple because they weren't millionaires and hence wouldn't be a suitable prop for Rudy's anti-"death tax" campaigning?  And will the haircut-obsessed political media cover it?  —  Check out this unbelievable story from the Anamosa Journal-Eureka …
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Michelle Phillips / anamosaje.com:
Giuliani Snubs Jones County  —  OLIN-Last weekend Deb and Jerry VonSprecken of Olin received a call from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's campaign office asking them if they would be interested in holding a campaign rally on May 4, after she had donated to his campaign.
The Blotter:
OxyContin: The Giuliani Connection  —  Brian Ross, Richard Esposito & R. Schwartz Report:  —  Rudolph Giuliani and his consulting company, Giuliani Partners, have served as key advisors for the last five years to the pharmaceutical company that pled guilty today to charges it misled doctors …
David Espo / Associated Press:
House OKs Iraq funds in installments  —  WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday night to pay for military operations in Iraq on an installment plan, defying President Bush's threat of a second straight veto in a fierce test of wills over the unpopular war.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
House Approves Iraq War Funding Bill  —  The House tonight pushed through its second plan to fund the Iraq war and reshape war policy, approving legislation that would provide partial funding for the conflict, but hold back most of the money until President Bush reports on the war's progress in July.
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
House likely to pass Iraq bill Thursday  —  WASHINGTON - The White House acknowledged public frustration with the Iraq war but tried to play down Republican anxieties Thursday as the House prepared to pass legislation that could cut off funding for U.S. troops as early as July.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and AMERICAblog
Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Bush Says He's Open to Benchmarks in Iraq Bill  —  President Bush said today that he was willing to work with lawmakers to include benchmarks for the performance of the Iraqi government in a war spending bill, something members of both parties have been vigorously seeking.
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Redstate:
Straw, Meet Camel  —  THUS WE SEE JOHN MCCAIN RISE FURTHER IN THE POLLS  —  "Though the care and management of five bright and typical boys was the primary focus of Ann Romney's life, she was always deeply involved in her husband's business and political career and in the public life …
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Glen Johnson / Associated Press:
Critics fault Romney's abortion record
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Audrey Hudson / Washington Times:
Lawmaker: Fort Dix hero may need immunity  —  The New Jersey store clerk whose tip led to the arrest of six terror suspects needs legislative protection from being sued as a "John Doe" or whistleblower, lawmakers said yesterday.  —  "The events in Fort Dix are just another reminder of the need …
Discussion: The Jawa Report
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Geoff Mulvihill / Associated Press:
Informants Scrutinized in Fort Dix Case
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
No Withdrawal  —  The McGovern amendment — H.R. 2237, the fully funded bill that would have called for withdrawal from Iraq to begin within 90 days and last no more than 6 months - went down to defeat.  As Atrios notes, these were the freshmen who voted "nay":  —  Giffords  —  McNerney (Blue America candidate)
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Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey / Daily Kos:
Today is our opportunity to bring our troops home.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
ABCNEWS:
The Sheer Stupidity of Newspapers These Days  —  The Silicon Insider Looks at Mainstream Media's Follies  —  The most heated topic in the blogosphere this week was the announcement by James Lileks, one of the world's most popular bloggers, that his longtime employer, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune …
Discussion: Riehl World View and City Pages
Daniel / Crooked Timber:
In Praise of Budweiser (contains extended footnotes)  —  I tend to regard myself as Crooked Timber's online myrmidon of a number of rather unpopular views; among other things, as regular readers will have seen, I believe that the incitement to religious hatred legislation was a good idea …
Nico / Think Progress:
CBS fires Gen. Batiste over VoteVets ad.  —  Iraq veteran Gen. John Batiste "has been asked to leave his position as a consultant to CBS News" over a new VoteVets ad criticizing the Iraq war.  He was interviewed tonight by MSNBC's Keith Olbermann.  Watch it:  —  Digg It!  —  The URI to TrackBack this entry is:
Discussion: Eschaton
Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
7 Tips to Build a Blog Community  —  There's been some healthy discussion lately about how to build up a blog community, mostly in the context of encouraging more diversity within the progressive online movement.  Jenifer Fernandez-Arcona wrote a good diary here, and Matt Stoller identified …
Discussion: Liberty Street
 
 
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Richard N. Perle / Washington Post:
How the CIA Failed America
Elana Schor / The Hill:
GOP senators balk at bill
Discussion: MyDD and The RBC
Bryan / Hot Air:
Did Howard Dean order KS gov to lie about FEMA's response to the Greensburg tornado?
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Frank Ahrens / Washington Post:
Put It Out, Shweetheart  —  Hollywood Kicks the Habit …
Ward Rubrecht / City Pages:
Gun Shy  —  Sipping soda from a straw and leaning on his elbows …
Robin Acton / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Johnstown imam ousted over 'death' remarks
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Judge Orders Lid On Phone Records
Robin Toner / New York Times:
Political Memo: Can the G.O.P. Accept Giuliani's Abortion Stance?
Discussion: alicublog
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The Public Eye Chat With.Linda Mason
Sean-Paul Kelley / The Agonist:
Looks To Me . . .  . . . like Ciro Rodriguez voted against leaving Iraq.
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Steven R. Weisman / International Herald Tribune:
U.S. creates template for trade deals
David Whitney / SacBee — Politics:
Doolittles: Raid aimed to intimidate
Andrew E. Kramer / International Herald Tribune:
Putin likens U.S. foreign policy to that of Third Reich
Hindrocket / Power Line:
WHAT'S NEWS?  —  Yesterday, Scott wrote about the Appeal …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Answers for Joe Klein
 

 
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