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Subpoenas Force Talks for Testimony Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are pressing President Bush to allow his political guru Karl Rove and other top aides to answer questions under oath about the firing of federal prosecutors. The brokering has already begun.

The Radical Fringe

The World

Baghdad Blast Rattles U.N. Chief
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was unharmed but ducked behind the podium after a rocket landed near Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office while the two men were speaking to reporters at a news conference. Watch the video.

Poll: Likud hardliners leading the pack
JERUSALEM - If elections were held today the hardline Likud party would be the overwhelming victor, a new poll showed Friday, a sign of Israelis' deep dissatisfaction with their leaders.

EU should move toward common army, Germany says
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union should move toward forming a common army, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a newspaper interview published on Friday.

At least 72 dead, hundreds injured in Mozambique arms explosion
MAPUTO (AFP) - At least 72 people were killed and hundreds injured in an explosion at an arms depot near Maputo airport in Mozambique, the government said Friday.

The Nation

Democratic budget plan nears passage
WASHINGTON - Senators face votes regarding taxes on tobacco products and large estates as a $2.9 trillion Democratic budget outline nears a final vote.

House Dems More Confident on Iraq Vote
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats are increasingly confident they have the votes to pass legislation designed to force an end to the war in Iraq next year. The measure is unlikely to sail unchanged through the Senate, where many Democrats oppose a firm timetable on the war. And President Bush has promised to veto the bill if it ever makes its way to his desk.

FEC deadlocked over '04 presidential ads
WASHINGTON - Democratic members of the Federal Election Commission say the Republican Party in 2004 improperly paid more than $40 million in ads that benefited President Bush's campaign.

Edwards presses on with 2008 campaign
WASHINGTON - Democrat John Edwards said Thursday that his presidential campaign "goes on strongly" in the face of a repeat cancer diagnosis for his wife, Elizabeth, a somber development that thrust his White House bid into uncharted territory.

Media

Web Site Apologizes for Edwards Report
NEW YORK (AP) - A reporter for the new Politico Web site apologized for reporting that John Edwards was suspending his campaign for president more than an hour before Edwards said Thursday he was staying in the race… Ben Smith, a former New York Daily News reporter, posted the report on his Politico Web log at 11:06 a.m. EDT. Quoting but not identifying "an Edwards friend" as his source, Smith reported that Edwards was suspending his campaign and may drop out completely because of Elizabeth Edwards' cancer.

Shame on Politico, Shame on Many In the Media
The Politico has a good product, but this must be said: The story today reporting that Edwards was going to suspend his campaign, which was stated as a declarative fact, was both shameful and symptomatic of much that is wrong with the media… This campaign has begun far too early and the media coverage is far too shallow. The hot gossip, the negative tidbit, the alleged inside story, the “run it now and run to the cable show” mentality poorly serves the nation, the profession, and even the most news-starved political junkie.

Limbaugh suggested Edwards camp "leak(ed)" false information to Politico reporter "to jump-start the campaign"
On the March 22 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh suggested that the presidential campaign of former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) intentionally "leak(ed)" false information -- that Edwards would "suspend" his campaign because his wife's cancer had recurred -- to Politico reporter Ben Smith in order "to jump-start the campaign."

http://www.mediachannel.org/out.php?url=http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/03/22/free-speech-battle-over-online-parody-of-colbert-report/">Free Speech Battle Over Online Parody Of 'Colbert Report'
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asked a federal court today to protect the free speech rights of MoveOn.org Civic Action and Brave New Films after their satirical send-up of “The Colbert Report” was removed from YouTube following a baseless copyright complaint from media giant Viacom. The video, called “Stop the Falsiness,” was created by MoveOn and Brave New Films as a tongue-in-cheek commentary on Colbert’s portrayal of the right-wing media and parodying MoveOn’s own reputation for earnest political activism.

Technology & Science

Having a party? Don't forget the video games
Video games are no longer solitary affairs. These days, there are plenty of games on the market that will get your group singing, dancing even swinging a controller like a golf club. But which games are best to jump-start your party?

Judge Puts Porn Access Burden On Parents
Senior U.S. District Judge Lowell Reed Jr. says a 1998 federal law that put the onus on Web site operators to keep children away from "harmful" material is too broad, and violates First and Fifth Amendment rights.

France opens secret UFO files covering 50 years
PARIS (AFP) - France became the first country to open its files on UFOs Thursday when the national space agency unveiled a website documenting more than 1,600 sightings spanning five decades.

Wow! Astronomers Explode a Virtual Star
For years astronomers have tried in vain to blow up an Earth-size star using strings of computer code. Finally, mission accomplished. And the resulting 3-D simulation has revealed the step-by-step process that fuels such an explosion.

Environment

NOAA to track buildup of gases
A federal agency Wednesday unveiled "CarbonTracker," the first global system for monitoring man-made greenhouse gases linked to global warming. The online tool, which aims to track and map carbon dioxide emissions worldwide, "will provide a fundamental ground truth about climate," says Richard Spinrad of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Healthier Tomatoes Grown in Seawater
Tomatoes irrigated with diluted seawater grow with significantly higher levels of healthy antioxidant compounds, new research shows… The option to use salty water on crops might help farmers deal with growing irrigation woes. Irrigation water, as well as drinking water, is growing scarce and deteriorating in quality around the world.

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1. Thanks

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2. Geesh!!---Rush is spreading this crap!!:

......Limbaugh suggested Edwards camp "leak(ed)" false information to Politico reporter "to jump-start the campaign"
On the March 22 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh suggested that the presidential campaign of former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) intentionally "leak(ed)" false information -- that Edwards would "suspend" his campaign because his wife's cancer had recurred -- to Politico reporter Ben Smith in order "to jump-start the campaign."

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3. He's an incredible creep.

Carolyn Kay
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