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Clarke --Boffo witness (and rich author) is now fat political target. Best move: The only apology given to families.

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NEWSWEEK COLUMNISTS

• TERROR WATCH: CLARKE'S PRIVATE TERROR PIPELINE
The former counterterrorism chief tapped a private researcher to develop intelligence on Al Qaeda. The disclosure sheds new light on White House frustrations with the FBI

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WASHINGTON POST OP-ED

•	Broder: Bush's ill-advised surrender
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•	Hoagland: No time for indecision in Iraq
•	Fisher: Baseball stiffs Washington -- for Norfolk
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•	Meyerson: An Unsung Heroine
•	The Limits of Medicine
•	Applebaum: A Man of Letters
•	Will: His Own Worst Critic
•	Putin's Blind Alley in Chechnya
•	Why 'Soft Power' Matters in Fighting Terrorism
•	Ignatius: Adding Jobs and Anxiety
•	Dionne: Bush's Secret Storm
•	Diehl: Listen to the Arab Reformers
•	A Fishy Approach to Fair Trade
•	A Case for Coeducation
•	Raspberry: The Question We Should Be Asking

REVIEWS

• 'HELLBOY' IS FAMILIAR STUFF, BUT STILL FUN
Ron Perlman and Selma Blair star in this comic-book adaptation about a demon who fights evil. By John Hartl

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GOSSIP

• Summer wedding for DeGeneres?

Talk show host/comedienne trying to keep June marriage under the radar to avoid media sideshow.

LUNCH BREAK

• April 2: Inside OPEC oil production

PECULIAR POSTINGS

• MALFUNCTION CAUSES HUGE SEWAGE SPILL
A malfunction at a north Texas water treatment plant Wednesday caused tens of millions of gallons of raw sewage to bubble up from manholes, form pools in low-lying areas and flow into the Trinity River.

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