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EARLY BIRD SPECIAL (7#) -

# Iran: Hatchet Face and her crew are out there on the street again this spring harassing women. In 3 Photos [tfp]

# A notable case of Eminent Domain abuse.

# Offbeat Book they liked: Clea's Moon
by Edward Wright: A Lone Ranger type actor reduced to collecting debts for his Indian sidekick in 1940s Noir-ish LA.

# MULLAH MOUTH: Mullah Dadullah claims that Osama bin Laden is orchestrating the terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan. [reut]

# Virginia state officials have hired TriData Corp to assist the panel which will investigate the Virginia Tech massacre. [WaPo RR] ... Police official Steven Flaherty says he still has no clues as to motives or links involved in this crime. [WaPo RR]

# Is there really Life after you get sacked as the Editor-in-Chief of a newspaper? Lynn Barber reviews Don't You Know Who I Am? by Piers Morgan. And she thought it was very funny. [LT]

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