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Hindrocket / Power Line:
BEHIND THE HEADLINES — We have obtained copies of Scooter Libby's letter to Judith Miller dated September 15, 2005, in which he again urged her to testify before the grand jury, and repeated the waiver that he gave her more than a year ago; a letter dated September 16, 2005 …
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Editor and Publisher:
A 'Dear Judy' Letter from 'Scooter' — NEW YORK In a New York Times article today on the latest turn involving Judith Miller, who made a deal with the prosecutor for her release from jail on Thursday, Adam Liptak observes that a series of just-released letters suggest that …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Scope Of The Miller Subpoena — Judy Miller has negotiated her release from jail, and a particular wrinkle has me baffled. From ABC: … At Powerline (via Glenn), this provision attracts a great deal of attention as being the key to Judy's deal:
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Fox News:
Bill Bennett Explains His Controversial Remarks — This is a partial transcript from "Hannity & Colmes," September 29, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. — ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Our top story tonight is the controversy surrounding radio talk show host Bill Bennett.
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Daily Kos:
The Power of Words — Sometimes I have a hard time understanding folks. Here's a case in point — I find it hard to understand why good intelligent folks sometimes do not recognize the power of words. — Two good intelligent Center Left bloggers, Brad DeLong and Matt Yglesias …
Allan Guyton / Politechnical:Bennett's Brainfart — Jeff Goldstein appears to have the best roundup …
Deacon / Power Line:NO PHILOSOPHICAL DEED GOES UNPUNISHED
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Mark / Mark in Mexico:
China: Happy 56th anniversary — China is celebrating the 56th anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China. China wants to make friends all over the world. Let's take a look at China's friendly overtures to its own people, beginning with the civil war which catapaulted Mao and the communists into power.
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Fausta / The Bad Hair Blog:
Condoleezza Rice's Princeton speech, and Associated Press Deficit Disorder — Yesterday I and a few thousand others listened to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's address at the inagural of the 75th anniversary celebration of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
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state.gov:
Princeton University's Celebration of the 75th Anniversary Of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs — Secretary Condoleezza Rice — SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Thank you very much. Madame President, other distinguished members here on the dais …
Wahjoe Boediwardhana / Associated Press:
Bali Bombings Leave 8 Dead, 13 Injured — BALI, Indonesia - Bombs exploded almost simultaneously Saturday in two tourist areas of the Indonesian resort island of Bali, killing at least eight people and wounding 13 others, police and hospital officials said. — The victims included foreign tourists.
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Tim B. / Tim Blair:BALI BLASTS — Another apparent bomb attack in Bali: … UPDATE.
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Raybin / dailykos.com:
Goodbye Cruel World — I've had it. I'm done. I'm through. I quit. — I thought about merely slinking away and disappearing, but my vanity won't permit that. Plus, having mocked so many of these in my time, I thought I'd give others a chance to do the same to me. Turnabout is indeed fair play.
Tunku Varadarajan / Opinion Journal:
Westchester Housewife — Meet Debra Burlingame, who won a battle at Ground Zero. — Rage renders some people incoherent and others blind. It causes some to flare up—fiercely, but briefly—and then to burn out. In others, it does no more than instill sadness, and paralysis.
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Jason / COUNTERCOLUMN:
Intellectual Honesty in Electric Loveladyland — Steve Lovelady, editor of the prestigious Columbia Journalism Review, loves to dish it out. For instance, when Mark Yost, the editorial page director of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press published an article criticizing the performance …
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Cisneros Convicted in '99, But the Probe Goes On — This spring, Republicans and Democrats voiced outrage over the news that independent counsel David M. Barrett was still pursuing a decade-long, $21 million investigation into a crime long confessed and paid for.
Steve / Steve the Pirate:
Carnival of Comedy XXII!! — Disclaimer: It's spacemonkey's fault for the twenty-four hour delay. However, it's better late than never! — So, the Carnival of Comedy turns twenty-two today and I'm still stuck trying to think of an interesting topic to tie it in with. — Pirates, perhaps?
