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Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
How Battles at Bank Ended 'Second Chance' at a Career — Paul D. Wolfowitz was ready to move on from the Pentagon in early 2005. He had been thwarted in his effort to become defense secretary or national security adviser. And the war in Iraq had deteriorated.
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Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank — Paul D. Wolfowitz, ending a furor over favoritism that blew up into a global fight over American leadership, announced his resignation as president of the World Bank Thursday evening after the bank's board accepted his claim that his mistakes at the bank were made in good faith.
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
For Washington Insider, Job Was an Uneasy Fit — As he prepared to assume the World Bank presidency in the spring of 2005, Paul D. Wolfowitz reached out to the bank's skeptical senior managers. In informal meetings, he took copious notes and asked respectful questions.
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Douglas W. Kmiec / Washington Post:
Testimony in a Teacup — What's Overlooked in Comey's Histrionics — James Comey's Senate testimony on Tuesday was staggeringly histrionic. It has, as Sen. Arlen Specter suggested, the dramatic flair of the Saturday Night Massacre. Presidential emissaries seeking the signature …
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
Is This the Best the Administration's Surrogates Can Do? (with speculation about why the White House was so eager to obtain Ashcroft's signature) — Doug Kmiec, head of OLC at the end of the Reagan Administration, has a profoundly misguided Op-Ed in tomorrow's Washington Post in which he tries …
Washington Post:Caller ID — It's not whether the president called. It's what he did.
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John W. Dean / FindLaw's Writ: Recent Developments in the Scandal over the Attorney General's Performance:
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
McCain's missed votes on Iraq trigger Reid rebuke — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is the only presidential candidate in Congress to have missed a major vote on the Iraq war this year, and his absences are not sitting well with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
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David Saltonstall / NY Daily News:
In Rudy's heart & on payroll — Judith Giuliani got $125G to craft speeches — Being Mrs. Rudy Giuliani can't be easy, but at least it pays well - about $10,000 a month. — A day after the former mayor disclosed in federal filings that he considers his third wife, Judith, a salaried employee …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Obama Disputes Claim of Sharing Clinton's Stance on War — Senator Barack Obama yesterday directly challenged former President Bill Clinton's assertions that Mr. Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton hold the same essential positions on the Iraq war. — Throughout the spring …
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White House:
Fact Sheet: Border Security and Immigration Reform — Administration And Bipartisan Group Of Senators Reach Bipartisan Agreement On Comprehensive Immigration Reform — President Bush Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Bill — Today, Administration Officials And A Bipartisan Group …
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Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
The Man Who Wasn't There — Fred Thompson isn't yet running, but he's running a great campaign. — Having watched the second Republican debate the other night, it's clear to me the subject today is Fred Thompson, the man who wasn't there. While the other candidates bang away earnestly …
Frank Newport / Gallup Poll:
Majorities of Republicans, conservatives, and frequent church attenders in favor — PRINCETON, NJ — A substantial majority of the American public favors the expansion of federal hate crime legislation to include crimes against people based on their gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:Do Conservatives Favor Expanding Federal Hate-Crimes Law?
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Just the Two of Us — For President Bush, the sensation must have been akin to watching his own funeral. — Bush's closest ally, Tony Blair, was on his final visit to the White House before the British prime minister, now deeply unpopular, leaves office.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
When women take classes in tennis, wine-tasting, sailing, etc., in the hope of meeting men. — They don't find them. … You want to explain the behavior of the people who are not doing something, so... why not ask the people who are doing it? Talk to the women and the educators who attract …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: Don't Blame Bush — The president has done just what his party wants and expects.
Fred Thompson / Pajamas Media:
First Blogger? — Since the '04 Howard Dean campaign, the Internet has been seen as fertile ground for presidential candidates. But the advent of a possible candidacy by former Senator Fred Thompson could take online politics to a new level. In this exclusive article for Pajamas Media …
John Ward Anderson / Washington Post:
60 Die in Iraq; Study Warns Of Collapse — British Center Finds Country Close to Being a 'Failed State' — More than 60 people were killed and dozens wounded in mortar strikes, drive-by shootings, roadside explosions, suicide bombings and other violent attacks in Iraq on Thursday …
The Huffington Post:
Dave Johnson and James Boyce: And Away We Go: As Al Gore's Book Gathers Steam, So Does The Smearing. — On Thursday, Time magazine put up on its website an advance article of its cover story on Al Gore's new book, with excerpts. — Immediately the right started the character assassination.
Reuters:
Al Gore says he's out of love with politics — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former U.S. vice president Al Gore says he has "fallen out of love with politics" and does not want to run for president although he has not ruled it out completely. — "If I do my job right, all the candidates …
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