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8:20 AM ET, March 8, 2010

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CBS News:
U.S.-Born al Qaeda Arrest News Incorrect  —  Confusion Over Militant's Identity Sparked Reports of Gadahn Arrest; Some Media Say It is Another U.S.-Born Terrorist  —  An “important Taliban militant” was arrested today in Pakistan.  But that is where the confusion started.
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New York Times:
Qaeda Operative Arrested in Pakistan  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An operative of Al Qaeda believed to be an American was arrested in the sprawling southern city of Karachi in recent days by Pakistani security officials, Pakistani officials said Sunday.  —  American and Pakistani officials …
msnbc.com:
Sources: U.S.-born al-Qaida spokesman caught
CNN:   Conflicting reports over al Qaeda American spokesman arrest
ACLU:
ACLU New York Times Ad Today Calls On President Obama Not To Back Down On 9/11 Civilian Trials  —  Group Makes Same Plea In Letter To President  —  CONTACT: Rachel Myers, (646) 206-8643 or (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org  —  NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today published …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Conservative lawyers criticize attacks on DOJ lawyers  —  Bill Kristol just launched a pre-emptive assault on a statement criticizing his and Liz Cheney's group, Keep America Safe, which bears the signature of a prominent lawyer who's typically a Cheney ally.
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
The ACLU and Human Rights Watch Rally to Holder's Defense
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Obama to push White House vision for NASA in April  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will outline his administration's vision for space agency NASA and an eventual trip to Mars during a conference in Florida in April, the White House said on Sunday.  —  Obama has had to defend …
Discussion: Top of the Ticket and RedState
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Unrest within Democratic Party plays out in controversy over Rahm Emanuel's role  —  White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has become a reluctant central figure in the battle between liberals and centrists in the Democratic Party.  —  A spate of recent reports have portrayed Emanuel …
Discussion: Hotline On Call and New York Times
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Jesus Christ, Mike Allen, Reconciliation Is NOT THAT COMPLICATED  —  There are a lot of thorny issues in American politics that require a great deal of concentrated attention to grasp.  The controversy over budget reconciliation and health care is not one of them.
Hillel Fendel / Arutz Sheva:
Turkish Police Accost Sabbath Worshipers in Synagogue  —  Follow Israel news on and .  —  (IsraelNN.com) A Turkish newspaper reports that police burst into an Istanbul synagogue during recent Sabbath services and demanded worshipers' ID's.  —  The Turkish Milliyet newspaper reported …
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Israel Matzav
Sam Dillon / New York Times:
Officials Step Up Enforcement of Rights Laws in Education  —  Seeking to step up enforcement of civil rights laws, the federal Department of Education says it will be sending letters in coming weeks to thousands of school districts and colleges, outlining their responsibilities on issues of fairness and equal opportunity.
Discussion: Flypaper and The Page
John Simpson / BBC:
Simpson on Iraq  —  Two blocks of flats in Baghdad were flattened by bomb attacks  —  These elections will certainly be seen as a big success - despite the depressing level of violence, which demonstrates that it is still altogether untrue to suggest that Iraq is now a country at peace.
Discussion: Politics Daily and TigerHawk
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Arkansas's Senator in Middle, Hit on All Sides  —  HELENA, Ark. — When the subject of Senator Blanche Lincoln came up at a women's luncheon last week at the historic Pillow-Thompson House in this Mississippi River town, there was an awkward pause in the chatter.
Discussion: MyDD
Heather / Crooks and Liars:
E.J. Dionne Knocks Down Orrin Hatch's Talking Points on Reconciliation  —  On Meet the Press, E.J. Dionne and Orrin Hatch continue their argument that started on the op-ed pages of the Washington Post.  —  More on that from Steve Benen: … Transcript via NBC below the fold.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico Live's Blog:
Hatch: reconciliation ‘very, very dangerous’
Discussion: CNN and Washington Monthly
Paul Bibby / Sydney Morning Herald:
Muslim leader wants elements of sharia in Australia  —  ELEMENTS of Islamic law - the sharia - should be legally recognised in Australia so that Muslims can live according their faith, a prominent Muslim leader says.  —  Addressing an open day at Lakemba Mosque on Saturday …
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Creeping Sharia
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Low-tax Texas beats big-government California  —  Senior Political Analyst  —  “Stop messing with Texas!”  That was the message Gov. Rick Perry bellowed on election night as he celebrated his victory over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Republican primary for governor.
Discussion: Betsy's Page, theblogprof and Wizbang
 
 
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Annie Karni / New York Post:
Gov's ‘pick me!’ path to power
Discussion: Gothamist and The Page
Tom Braithwaite / Financial Times:
Big bank oversight to stay with Fed
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Thin wall separates lobbyist contributions and earmarks
Daniel Larison / Eunomia:
Who Would Want Credit For Iraq?
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and Will Wilkinson
Anal yst / Stone Street Advisors:
New York Times, Gretchen Morgenson Dazzle Us With Their Ignorance (Yet Again)
Rebecca Wilder / News N Economics:
The end game for Europe: wage cutting and the battle for exports
Media Decoder:
WABC Returns to Cablevision
Will Wilkinson:
The Logics of the Unholy Alliance
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 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Iranian president: 9/11 was ‘big lie’
Discussion: The Other McCain
The Huffington Post:
Tom Delay: People Are Unemployed Because They Want To Be
Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
Overtime pay may be putting a dent in state's furlough savings
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Dems keep pressure on Stupak over healthcare bill and abortion concerns
Discussion: The Note and Washington Monthly
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Torture memos resemble Clarence Thomas' way of thinking
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / Washington Examiner:
Consent of the governed - and the lack thereof