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Washington Post:
Role of Rove, Libby in CIA Leak Case Clearer — Bush and Cheney Aides' Testimony Contradicts Earlier White House Statement — As the CIA leak investigation heads toward its expected conclusion this month, it has become increasingly clear that two of the most powerful men in the Bush administration …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Libby-Miller Correspondence — The NY Times has posted the correspondence between Libby and Miller that eventually led to her jail break (via Glenn, we see that Powerline has found these letters as well). — We are most intrigued by this passage, in the letter from Libby to Miller …
TalkLeft:
Judith Miller and Fitzgerald's Agreement — Note: This is long, and primarily for the terminally-addicted PlameGate followers among you. — There are two components to Judith Miller's explanation for her decision to testify before the grand jury. One is her claim that by speaking to Libby …
Bradley Graham / Washington Post:
Rumsfeld Defends Iraqi Forces — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday that Iraqi security forces are steadily improving, and he dismissed news of a drop in the number of highest-rated units as having minimal relevance. — "There are an awful lot of people chasing the wrong rabbit here …
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White House:
President's Radio Address — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week I met with the generals who are overseeing our efforts in Iraq — Generals Abizaid and Casey — to discuss our strategy for victory. They updated me on the operations in Baghdad last weekend in which Iraqi …
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THE CUNNING REALIST
Mark Mazzetti / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. Generals Now See Virtues of a Smaller Troop Presence in Iraq — WASHINGTON — The U.S. generals running the war in Iraq presented a new assessment of the military situation in public comments and sworn testimony this week: The 149,000 U.S. troops currently in Iraq are increasingly part of the problem.
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The Washington Monthly
Peakah / Peakah's Provocations:
My Black Widow — I recently drained and put away our little 14' rubber swimming pool that we put out on the back patio for the kids to drown each other in. — After having stored it in our garage for a few days I noticed that my pool filter pump had a new resident.
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Cao / Cao's Blog:
Delay framed — The political teen has a video of Byron York on Ronnie Earle vs. Delay. Great stuff. — Moonbat Central has a piece on perpetrating Delay's frame. — THE PLOT AGAINST TOM DeLAY — What Did Shadow Party Operative Robert Borosage Know, and When Did He Know It?
Irwan Firdaus / Associated Press:
Suicide Bombers Kill 25 in Bali Attacks — BALI, Indonesia - Suicide bombers targeted the Indonesian resort of Bali with coordinated attacks that devastated three crowded restaurants, killing at least 25 people. Two men linked to even deadlier blasts at the same resort in 2002 were suspected …
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Gateway Pundit
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Smantix / Six Meat Buffet:
Bill Bennett: Sir, You Are No Chris Rock — I hate Bill Bennett. With every clogged artery of my cold, black heart - I hate him. If I could sentence him to a Hell where he was forced to ingest two sheets of double-dipped blotter, made to watch Cheech & Chong movies all day long …
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Booker Rising
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Google offers S.F. Wi-Fi — for free — Company's bid is one of many in response to mayor's call for universal online access — Google Inc. has offered to blanket San Francisco with free wireless Internet access at no cost to the city, placing a marquee name behind Mayor Gavin Newsom's effort …
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Prometheus 6
Associated Press:
Man charged with murder after girl, 4, found — Daughter of suspect's girlfriend found wandering streets of New York — NEW YORK - A Queens man was charged Saturday with murdering his live-in girlfriend, the latest twist in a weeklong mystery that began when the slain woman's 4-year-old daughter …
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PoliPundit.com
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
Thin skins — Two surprising truths about journalists: — First, they give bad interview. You'd think all those years on the other end of the pencil would teach them how to give clear, concise answers to questions ... and how to beware of reporters' tricks.
neo-neocon:
How Tuvia Grossman got to be a "Palestinian" — In case you missed the story the first time round, Richard Landes of Second Draft has a post at Solomonia on the misidentification of Tuvia Grossman by the press. — Grossman, an American Jew studying in Israel, was beaten by a mob …
Wall Street Journal:
Disney Rethinks Reaching Audiences — Disney's new CEO Robert Iger is putting the Magic Kingdom on alert that it must give consumers the ability to use Disney content whenever and wherever they want it. — The CEO's Private Golf Shuttle — A comparison of golf scores and flight records shows …
