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11:45 AM ET, May 19, 2007

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John F. Kennedy / Washington Post:
Am I Doing God's Work?  —  "Let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own."  —  January 20, 1961  —  I was ten years old when I heard those words.  They still resonate with me nearly a half century later.
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Uhm, No  —  Can't someone tell the monsignor that these endless paeans to his alleged salt-of-the-earth fabulousness are just a tad unseemly? … More questions than answers is right.  —  Is it really necessary that we hear over and over again about his Dad joining up after Pearl Harbor …
Discussion: SamSederShow.com
Cornelia Dean / New York Times:
Evolution Opponent Is in Line for Schools Post  —  The National Association of State Boards of Education will elect officers in July, and for one office, president-elect, there is only one candidate: a member of the Kansas school board who supported its efforts against the teaching of evolution.
Paul Kane / Capitol Briefing:
McCain, Cornyn Engage in Heated Exchange  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) hasn't spent much time in the Capitol this year as he seeks the GOP presidential nomination.  But one of his rare appearances this week provided a pretty salty exchange with a fellow Republican.
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NY Daily News:
Giuliani, McCain sharing the love
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Washington Post:
In Closed Meeting With Gonzales, Prosecutors Express Their Dismay  —  Many Remain Upset, Fear Damage to the Justice Department's Image  —  Even as he came under renewed political pressure in Washington this week, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales faced sharp criticism from many of his own U.S. attorneys …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
Analysis: The Court and the 2008 Election  —  As the presidential campaign season gets an unprecedented early start, it is not too early to start the hyperbole on the importance of the election for the future of the Court and, as a consequence, the future of American law.
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Associated Press:   Justice Thomas asks no questions during entire court term
New York Times:
Poisoned Toothpaste in Panama Is Believed to Be From China  —  Diethylene glycol, a poisonous ingredient in some antifreeze, has been found in 6,000 tubes of toothpaste in Panama, and customs officials there said yesterday that the product appeared to have originated in China.
Discussion: Instapundit.com and KnoxViews
Elaine Sciolino / New York Times:
The Saturday Profile: Sarkozy's Top Diplomat: Undiplomatic Opposite  —  BERNARD KOUCHNER, France's new top diplomat, would never describe himself as diplomatic.  —  Named as foreign minister, Mr. Kouchner is in many ways the political opposite of his new boss, President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad / Guardian:
'Welcome to Tehran' - how Iran took control of Basra  —  Britain has failed to stop southern Iraq falling into grip of militias  —  On a recent overcast afternoon in Basra, two new police SUVs drove onto a dusty, rubbish-strewn football pitch where a group of children were playing.
Greg Sargent / Election Central:
House Dem Staffer: Liberals Are Worried That Leadership Will Cave On Iraq  —  Today the White House said No to all of Dems' offered concessions on Iraq, effectively telling the Dem Congressional leadership to take its "surrender date" and shove it deep into its posterior.  So now what?
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Democrats press for Iraq progress
Discussion: All Spin Zone and Donklephant
Ibrahim Barzak / Associated Press:
Israeli planes pound Hamas targets  —  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah spoke by phone with Hamas' exiled leader in a new bid to end Gaza's factional fighting, as Israeli missiles hit two suspected Hamas rocket workshops Saturday.  —  Meanwhile, gunmen clashed near …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and QandO
David Weigel / Reason Magazine:
Fox News Conspiracy Theories  —  Andrew Sullivan, whose defense of Ron Paul this week put H&R's to shame, catches Fox News accusing the candidate of "9/11 Truthism": … Paul never said that or anything like it at the debate.  What's Malkin's evidence?
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés / The Moderate Voice:
American Icarus: Gonzales Loses More Feathers  —  The Sun in the Senate grows hotter.  Gonzales flies blind, by claiming no memory about critical questions in hearings, a bad omen for a man who is charged with keeping track of important details for an entire nation.
Discussion: Kiko's House
New York Times:
Death Toll for Contractors Reaches New High in Iraq  —  Casualties among private contractors in Iraq have soared to record levels this year, setting a pace that seems certain to turn 2007 into the bloodiest year yet for the civilians who work alongside the American military in the war zone, according to new government numbers.
KCLO-TV:
Former SD Legislator Arrested On Sex Charges  —  A former South Dakota lawmaker is accused of molesting his own foster children and legislative pages.  —  Ted Klaudt, 49, a Republican rancher from Walker, faces a long list of charges: eight counts of rape, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor …
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Norwegianity and Eschaton
 
 
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Danny / Tech Daily Dose:
Holding A Finger To The Blogosphere Wind
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Personal Democracy Forum:
Who will be America's First TechPresident?
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JMG / Barcepundit:
PUTTING THE USUAL PRACTICE of making wild electoral promises …
Discussion: Jules Crittenden
Turcopolier / Sic Semper Tyrannis 2007:
Abu Sinan on Learning Arabic
Wonkette:
DEPT. OF FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH  —  Friday Night News Dump: Alberto Out At 5?
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Phoenix Woman / Firedoglake:
Smilin' Tim Pawlenty: John McCain's New Best Friend
Media Matters for America:
"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser
Discussion: Seeing the Forest
Lewis Z. Koch / Firedoglake:
One of these is not like the other?
Discussion: Washington Post and TalkLeft
 Earlier Items: 
Julian Sanchez:
GOP Debate Vlogging, Take 2
Charles Babington / Associated Press:
GOP Target Murtha Over Spending Exchange
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The Fraudulent Fraud Squad
Max Boot / Commentary:
Dispatch from Baghdad  —  I recently wrote an article …
Pajamas Media:
Sitting Ducks in Sderot
Joseph Gerth / Courier-Journal:
Northup, Harper dispute results
Discussion: GOPProgress.com and Daily Kos
The Atlantic Online:
Who Is Murray Waas? … The idea that a person would seriously write …
Discussion: Daily Kos and TalkLeft
ABCNEWS:
Two ABC News Journalists Killed in Iraq