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ABCNEWS:
Espionage Case Breaches the White House  —  Accused Marine Worked in Vice President's Office  —  Oct. 5, 2005 — Both the FBI and CIA are calling it the first case of espionage in the White House in modern history.  —  Officials tell ABC News the alleged spy worked undetected at the White House for almost three years.
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Bill / PunditGuy:
SPY in the House of Bush  —  This is not good.  —  While much of this story has been out for nearly a month (see links below), ABC News has been investigating a possible White House angle.  That part of the story is breaking for the first time today. … Undetected for 3 years?
Michelle Malkin:
ESPIONAGE IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:   F.B.I. Widens Investigation in New Jersey Espionage Case
Washington Post:
Spy Probe Widens to Cover Aide's White House Service
Reuters:
US officials brace for decisions in CIA leak case  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal prosecutor investigating who leaked the identity of a CIA operative is expected to signal within days whether he intends to bring indictments in the case, legal sources close to the investigation said on Wednesday.
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CNN:
Bush plans 'major speech' on Iraq, terrorism  —  Democrats say they want to hear more than 'stay the course'  —  Programming Note: Watch President Bush's speech on U.S. efforts against terrorism, Thursday at 10 a.m. ET  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush will deliver a "major speech" …
rawstory.com:
Rove missing from White House events; Word on Hill is that he has been told he's target of probe  —  RAW STORY  —  President Bush's most trusted adviser, Karl Rove, has been absent from recent White House events, leading those close to a CIA outing case to speculate that he has been told …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
There were rumors flying around all day today that Plame prosecutor …
Discussion: The American Street
Washington Post:
Conservatives Confront Bush Aides  —  Anger Over Nomination of Miers Boils Over During Private Meetings  —  The conservative uprising against President Bush escalated yesterday as Republican activists angry over his nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court confronted …
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Washington Post:
Senate Supports Interrogation Limits  —  90-9 Vote on the Treatment of Detainees Is a Bipartisan Rebuff of the White House  —  The Senate defied the White House yesterday and voted to set new limits on interrogating detainees in Iraq and elsewhere, underscoring Congress's growing concerns …
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Associated Press:
Senate votes to restrict treatment of detainees  —  Bush rebuffed in 90-9 vote to bar 'cruel, inhuman or degrading' treatment  —  WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled Senate voted Wednesday to impose restrictions on the treatment of terrorism suspects, delivering a rare wartime rebuke to President Bush.
Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly calls Media Matters "assassins" and "the worst" among "most vicious" political websites  —  In a segment on the October 4 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor that he promoted as examining "the most vicious political websites in the country," host Bill O'Reilly named Media Matters for America …
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David Kline / BlogRevolt.com:
O'Reilly's Sneak Attack on Bloggers!  —  Last night I appeared on the conservative TV talk show The O'Reilly Factor, ostensibly to talk about political blogs and the impact they are having on the American political process.  —  Or so I was told by the two producers for the show who spent over an hour pre-interviewing me.
Michael J. Sniffen / Associated Press:
Former Bush Official Indicted in Probe  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration's former chief procurement official was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges of making false statements and obstructing investigations into high-powered Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Discussion: The Mahablog and AMERICAblog
Associated Press:
DeLay, Successor Blunt Swapped Donations  —  WASHINGTON - Tom DeLay deliberately raised more money than he needed to throw parties at the 2000 presidential convention, then diverted some of the excess to longtime ally Roy Blunt through a series of donations that benefited both men's causes.
Discussion: Billmon and Balloon Juice
BBC:
Iran 'behind attacks on British'  —  Britain has accused Iran of responsibility for explosions which have caused the deaths of all eight UK soldiers killed in Iraq this year.  —  A senior British official, briefing correspondents in London, blamed Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
Discussion: NewsHog and Washington Times
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Wieland / Transparent Grid:
Unqualified Crony in Charge of Pandemic Response
Matthew Barakat / Associated Press:
Pentagon Analyst Pleads Guilty in Spy Case
Andrew Quinn / Washington Times:
Iraqi charter gains wide backing
Steve Lopez / Los Angeles Times:
Did These Firefighters Truly Stand by the Gov.?
Reuters:
Insurgents' video shows beheading of two Iraqis
MSNBC:
Where do Democrats stand?  —  DNC Chair Dean says 'culture …
Discussion: Wonkette
Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
Polipundit on Miers  —  Boy, this Miers thing sure is putting …
Discussion: RedState.org
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Commentary: Mortgaging Miers' Future
Discussion: Begging to Differ

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RealClearPolitics:
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Michael Ledeen / The Corner on National Review Online:
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Discussion: The Anchoress
thefire.org:
Freshman Comp Class 'For Native Americans Only'
Discussion: Discriminations
Associated Press:
Python Tries to Eat Alligator, Explodes
Discussion: Majikthise
Jerome Armstrong / MyDD:
Ohio Senate race
The Anchoress:
Infantile and needlessly injurious: UPDATED
Sara Kugler / Associated Press:
Rangel: Cheney should be 'ashamed' for age remark
Radio Blogger:
Hugh V. Bainbridge
John Podhoretz / The Corner on National Review Online:
IS THIS BUSH'S HIDDEN AGENDA?
 
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