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3:55 PM ET, August 27, 2007

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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Gonzales Resigns as Attorney General  —  ­ Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, has resigned.  A senior administration official said he would announce the decision later this morning in Washington.
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CNN:
Attorney General Gonzales resigns, officials say  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Embattled U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, senior administration officials told CNN Monday.  —  Many lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have long called for his ouster after the firing of several U.S. attorneys in 2006.
Howard Schneider / Washington Post:
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CNN Political Ticker:
Senior admin. officials: Chertoff may get nod  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush may nominate Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to replace Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General, senior administration officials told CNN Monday.  —  Chertoff, 53, previously sat on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Embattled Gonzales quits at last  —  Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned this morning, long after he had become a persistent embarrassment to President Bush.  —  The acting attorney general will be Solicitor General Paul Clement, who can stay in the job for months, administration officials said.
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Bush: "It's Sad" that Gonzales Resigned
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
RECESS APPOINTMENT  —  Judged by the standards of our history …
Discussion: TalkLeft and MyDD
White House:
President Bush Discusses Resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
Discussion: The Politico
Frank James / The Swamp:
White House shopping Homeland Security job?
Discussion: Think Progress
Shaun Mullen / The Moderate Voice:   Alberto Gonzales: End of An Error
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Gonzales Presser At 10:30 am ET
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:   Gonzales Presser Live at 10:30 am ET
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: A Socialist Plot  —  We offer free education because giving every child a fair chance is the American way.  And we should guarantee health care to every child, for the same reason.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
More Staff Trouble in Thompson Campaign  —  Linda Rozett, the communications director for former Sen. Fred Thompson's (R-Tenn.) presidential bid, has left the campaign, according to an internal e-mail obtained by The Fix.  —  "It is my duty to let you know that Linda Rozett is no longer with our committee …
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The Atlantic Online:
Change In Thompson Press Team Signals Power Of New Campaign Manager
Discussion: TIME
Carolynne Wheeler / Telegraph:
Palestinians back caliphate over politics  —  By day, they are the middle class, putting in days as mild-mannered teachers, factory supervisors and office clerks.  —  But by night, the growing number of supporters of Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Islamic fundamentalists who reject modern democracy …
Discussion: TigerHawk
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Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
'Hamas in Damascus ordered a mega attack'
thelocal.se:
Iran protests over Swedish Muhammad cartoon  —  Iran summoned a Swedish diplomat to its foreign ministry on Monday to protest against a cartoon in a Swedish newspaper depicting the head of Prophet Muhammad on a dog's body, Sweden's foreign ministry said.  —  "Gunilla von Bahr …
Opinion Journal:
The 'Blue Dog' Moment  —  So far, they're spending like other Democrats.  —  A high-stakes budget showdown is shaping up this fall between President Bush and Congressional Democrats.  The debate will also be a moment of truth for the so-called "blue dog" Democrats: the 48 self-described fiscal conservatives …
Discussion: QandO
Beldar / beldar.blogs.com:
Sen. Kerry permits last statute of limitations for defamation to lapse, forever barring any defamation claim against SwiftVet authors O'Neill and Corsi  —  When I first brought it to his attention in September 2005, I reminded Sen. John F. Kerry that — based on the publication date on or about August 25 …
New York Times:
Unauthorized Enjoyment of Song Irks Law Firm  —  It sounds like the setup for a joke: a law firm picks a fight with a legal blogger over the leak of an internal song celebrating — well, itself.  —  First, the song: after the law firm Nixon Peabody was named to Fortune magazine's 2007 list …
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard:
Democrats Reject Earlier Arguments on Iraq  —  Democrats and war opponents have for months argued for a withdrawal from Iraq, partly on the grounds that neither the people of Iraq nor its government would seriously attempt reconciliation so long as the U.S. commitment there seemed open-ended.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Hannah Allam / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Iraqi insurgents taking cut of U.S. rebuilding money  —  BAGHDAD — Iraq's deadly insurgent groups have financed their war against U.S. troops in part with hundreds of thousands of dollars in U.S. rebuilding funds that they've extorted from Iraqi contractors in Anbar province.
 
 
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