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The Nation:
A CIA-Did-It Defense for Scooter in the Plame Leak Case? — When you already have a fall guy, use him—especially if he's a dead man. — Could that be the legal strategy of I. Lewis Libby (a.k.a. Scooter), Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, in the Plame/CIA leak case?
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Arianna Huffington / huffingtonpost.com:
Miller Walks: The Plot Thickens — It's time for Judy Miller and Arthur Sulzberger to change their talking points. — The claim that Miller "has finally received a direct and uncoerced waiver" is laughable... and, indeed, has already been laughed at by 1) my increasingly frustrated sources within …
Washington Post:
N.Y. Times Reporter Released From Jail — New York Times reporter Judith Miller was released from jail late yesterday and is scheduled to testify this morning before a federal grand jury investigating whether any government officials illegally leaked the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame to the media …
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Empty Wheel / The Next Hurrah:I may not know why a caged bird sings—but I've got my guesses
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Hullabaloo:Judith Escariot — Murray Waas reports on why Miller's testimony …
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
William Bennett Defends Comment on Abortion and Crime — 'Book of Virtues' Author Says Hypothetical Remark Was Valid — Sept. 29, 2005 — After pondering on his radio program how aborting every black infant in America would affect crime rates, best-selling author and self-styled …
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Associated Press:
Bennett: Black Abortions Would Lower Crime — WASHINGTON - The White House on Friday criticized former Education Secretary William Bennett for remarks linking the crime rate and the abortion of black babies. — "The president believes the comments were not appropriate," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said.
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Robert Burns / apnews.excite.com:
Army Faces Worst Recruiting Slump in Years — WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army is closing the books on one of the leanest recruiting years since it became an all-volunteer service three decades ago, missing its enlistment target by the largest margin since 1979 and raising questions about its plans for growth.
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Dafydd / Big Lizards:
An Army of One... Million — The headline is deep. Dark. Scary: — Army Faces Worst Recruiting Slump in Years — Cue the bass, the sad snare-drum tattoo, thunder in the distance. … The mind of the mathematician suddenly registers something it likes: numbers!
Janet Elliott / Houston Chronicle:
Others deny DeLay didn't get chance to tell his side — AUSTIN - The day after U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay's grand jury indictment, his lawyer and the jury foreman on Thursday appeared to contradict the Texas politician's assertions that he was not given a chance to speak before the jury.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:DeLay Faces Tough Road Back to Top
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Aoife White / Associated Press:
EU Wants Shared Control of Internet — The European Union insisted Friday that governments and the private sector must share the responsibility of overseeing the Internet, setting the stage for a showdown with the United States on the future of Internet governance.
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Washington Post:
Decline in Iraqi Troops' Readiness Cited — Generals Tell Lawmakers They Cannot Predict When U.S. Forces Can Withdraw — The number of Iraqi army battalions that can fight insurgents without U.S. and coalition help has dropped from three to one, top U.S. generals told Congress yesterday …
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Matt Margolis / Blogs for Bush:
With Love, From Air America — An alert B4B reader and blogger, Jeff, alerted us last night that Mark Noonan's piece Do the Democrats Want a Civil War? caught the attention of Air America host Mike Malloy. Jeff told Mark that Malloy "recommended that his listeners physically assault you several times.
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Associated Press:
Gingrich says scandal, Katrina could liberate GOP — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich says Republicans can turn the indictment of House Speaker Tom DeLay and the criticism over the Bush administration's response to Hurricane Katrina to their advantage.
Martha Neil / abanet.org:
HALF OF U.S. SEES 'JUDICIAL ACTIVISM CRISIS' — ABA Journal Survey Results Surprise Some Legal Experts — More than half of Americans are angry and disappointed with the nation's judiciary, a new survey done for the ABA Journal eReport shows. — A majority of the survey respondents agreed …
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Jonathan Chait / Los Angeles Times:
Taking sleaze to a new level — DeLay and his successor are symbols of how today's Republican Party gains, and keeps, power. — WHEN A POLITICIAN is enmeshed in scandal, it usually has little to do with the regular way he conducts himself in office. Despite all the heroic attempts …
