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10:45 AM ET, April 10, 2008

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ABCNEWS:
Sources: Top Bush Advisors Approved ‘Enhanced Interrogation’  —  Detailed Discussions Were Held About Techniques to Use on al Qaeda Suspects  —  By JAN CRAWFORD GREENBURG, HOWARD L. ROSENBERG and ARIANE de VOGUE  —  In dozens of top-secret talks and meetings in the White House …
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Matthew Yglesias:
War Crimes  —  I'm pretty sure you call the activities described in this ABC News blockbuster “war crimes” and the people who committed them — “the most senior Bush administration officials . . . members of the National Security Council's Principals Committee” — are war criminals.
Discussion: Emptywheel
Balkinization:
War Crimes Prosecutions in the U.S.? Dream On
Roger Simon / The Politico:
McCain not yet golden in California  —  Here are four things you need to know about John McCain and California:  —  1. If McCain wins California in November, he almost certainly will become the next president of the United States.  —  The Democratic nominee would find it extremely difficult …
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David Saltonstall / NY Daily News:
McCain to be latest candidate to court Mayor Bloomberg
Rebecca Dana / Wall Street Journal:
CBS News, Katie Couric Are Likely to Part Ways  —  Barring a Change, Departure Could Follow the Election;  —  A Successor to Larry King?  —  After two years of record-low ratings, both CBS News executives and people close to Katie Couric say that the “CBS Evening News” …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
David Brock, Dems plan $40M hit on McCain  —  Wealthy Democrats are preparing a four-month, $40 million media campaign centered on attacks on Senator John McCain.  And it will be led by David Brock, the former investigative reporter who first gained fame in the 1990s as a right-wing, anti-Clinton journalist.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Elton John: ‘To hell with them’  —  There's a real crowd at Radio City, complete with scalpers, and lines around the block for Elton John and the Clintons.  —  Toward the back of one line: Frank Luntz, Lanny Davis, and Doug Schoen.  ("I used to be in business with Mark Penn," Schoen joked.)
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James O'Toole / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Sophie Masloff to endorse Hillary Clinton  —  Former Pittsburgh Mayor Sophie Masloff will endorse Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton when the New York senator appears this evening for the Allegheny County Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at Heinz Field.  —  “It's been very difficult …
Discussion: MSNBC and Donklephant
CQ Politics:
Murray's Senate Profile Rises as Byrd Recovers  —  With Robert C. Byrd ailing, Senate Democrats are eyeing Patty Murray as a potential backup if Byrd is unable to serve as manager for the next war supplemental, top Democratic aides say.  —  Although no decisions have been made …
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David Rogers / The Politico:
Senators scurry from rumors of Byrd coup
Discussion: Political Machine
Ed O'Keefe / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Powell Praises Obama, Fears Afghanistan Growing ‘More Difficult’ Than Iraq  —  General Says Next President Will Face Long Struggle, Troop Strain in Two-Front Battle  —  Retired Gen. Colin Powell insists he hasn't yet decided who he'll back in the 2008 presidential election.
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PewResearch.org:
Inside the Middle Class: Bad Times Hit the Good Life  —  Executive Summary  —  This report on the attitudes and lives of the American middle class combines results of a new Pew Research Center national public opinion survey with the center's analysis of relevant economic and demographic trend data from the Census Bureau.
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Peter Wallsten / Los Angeles Times:
Allies of Palestinians see a friend in Obama  —  They consider him receptive despite his clear support of Israel.  —  CHICAGO — It was a celebration of Palestinian culture — a night of music, dancing and a dash of politics.  Local Arab Americans were bidding farewell to Rashid Khalidi …
Discussion: The Swamp and Top of the Ticket
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Former President Carter to Meet With Hamas Chief
Discussion: The Lede and Sister Toldjah
Steyn Online:
Hey, why bother with a trial?  —  As revealed here a few weeks ago, the investigative unit of the Ontario “Human Rights” Commission recommended to the Commissioners that they not proceed against Maclean's for having the temerity to publish an excerpt from my book.
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Gay press frustrated by Obama approach  —  Mark Segal didn't want to wait.  After weeks of requests to interview Barack Obama, the publisher of the Philadelphia Gay News concluded the senator's aides may never make him available.  —  So even as the Obama campaign held out the possibility …
Discussion: Don Surber and Shakesville
Michael Duffy / Time:
TIME Poll: Clinton 6 Points Up in Pennsylvania  —  Backed by more than half of all white female Democrats, Hillary Clinton holds a six point lead over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, a new statewide poll by TIME reveals.
Discussion: The Page and TPM Election Central
Wall Street Journal:
Pelosi's Bad Faith  —  The Democratic Party's protectionist make-over was completed yesterday, when Nancy Pelosi decided to kill the Colombia free trade agreement.  Her objections had nothing to do with the evidence and everything to do with politics, but this was an act of particular bad faith.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Betsy's Page
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The Sports World in Foul Territory  —  Having made a living for almost 50 years covering politics, I've never been under any illusions about where it stands in the larger scheme of things.  Politics has its fans, but it holds nothing like the fascination that millions of Americans have with sports.
Discussion: Firedoglake
 
 
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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Calif. delegate lists under scrutiny
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
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Torch journey descends into farce
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David Freddoso / The Corner:
That Awful Economy  —  A Hill staffer sends this along:
Discussion: Angry Bear
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton and Obama Vie for Women Of Philadelphia Suburbs
Jeffrey Rosen / The New Republic:
States of Nature  —  How George Bush's legal war against the environment backfired.
Stephen J. Entin / Wall Street Journal:
The Folly of ‘Family Friendly’ Tax Policy
Dr. Barbara L. Carvalho / Marist Poll:
ü Democrats' “Dream Ticket” …
Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
It Doesn't Quite Compute
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