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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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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Sales Calls Begin on Capitol Hill, but Some Aren't Buying  —  The woman President Bush called the most qualified person in America to sit on the Supreme Court arrived early yesterday morning for her courtesy call on Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.).  They talked about the weather.
The Hill:
Gang: 'no alarm bells'
Discussion: RedState.org and DC Debate
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta:
Islamic Terrorism in Oklahoma Likely  —  As more details become public about suicide bomber Joel Henry Hinrichs III, who blew himself up outside of a University of Oklahoma football game last Saturday, more and more evidence suggests that he may actually have been part of a larger plot.
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Sara Ganus / oudaily.com:
Aftermath affects Muslim community
WorldNetDaily:
This is what 'advice and consent' means  —  I eagerly await the announcement of President Bush's real nominee to the Supreme Court.  If the president meant Harriet Miers seriously, I have to assume Bush wants to go back to Crawford and let Dick Cheney run the country.
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Robert Novak / Townhall.com:
Bush's unpleasant surprise  —  WASHINGTON — Two questions were asked in conservative circles Monday when it was learned President Bush had nominated his lawyer, Harriet Miers, for the Supreme Court.  Question No. 1: "Is this what we fought for?"  Question No. 2: "What was he thinking?"
Discussion: The Anchoress and Daily Pundit
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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Scott Shields / MyDD:
Nine GOP Senators Refuse to Reject Torture
Discussion: NewsHog and Rook's Rant
Associated Press:
Text of Gore Speech at Media Conference  —  Here is the text of former Vice President Al Gore's remarks at the We  —  Media conference on Wednesday in New York:  —  I came here today because I believe that American democracy is in grave danger.  It is no longer possible to ignore the strangeness of our public discourse .
White House:
President Discusses War on Terror at National Endowment for Democracy  —  Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center  —  Washington, D.C.  —  In Focus: Homeland Security  —  In Focus: National Security  —  Fact Sheet: President Bush Remarks on the War on Terror  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all.
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Fox News:
Bush: Iraq Will Be Cleared of Terrorists 'City by City'
Discussion: TMH's Bacon Bits
Wretchard / The Belmont Club:
Spy in the White House  —  Leandro Aragoncillo, a former US Marine of Filipino origin has been arrested for passing classified documents to foreign leaders, over a period during which he may have been assigned to the White House.  SBS News Australia says Aragoncillo passed 100 classified documents …
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Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Bush Accuses Islamic Militants of Trying to Intimidate World  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush accused Islamic militants on Thursday of seeking to "enslave whole nations and intimidate the world" and charged they have made Iraq their main front.  —  "The militants believe that controlling …
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
The Miers Misstep  —  What was President Bush thinking?  —  It all depends on the hearings.  —  Barring a withdrawal of her nomination, it's going to come down to Harriet Meirs's ability to argue her own case before the Senate Judiciary Committee.  If the American people decide she seems …
Jack Shafer / Slate:
Edward R. Movie  —  Good Night and Good Luck and bad history. … If Jesus Christ no longer satisfies your desire to worship a man as god, I suggest you buy a ticket for Good Night and Good Luck, the new movie about legendary CBS News broadcaster Edward R. Murrow.
Discussion: Poynter Online
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.
MSNBC:
Where do Democrats stand?  —  DNC Chair Dean says 'culture of corruption' exists in Republican party  —  Where do Democrats stand on the Miers nomination, the war in Iraq, and other key issues in Washington?  —  Dr. Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, played Hardball to give answers.
Michael J. Totten:
Hezbollah: First Contact  —  I got the phone number for Hezbollah's press and propaganda office.  So I called them.  —  (Ring ring.)  —  Hezbollah: Alloe?  —  Me: Yes, hello sir, may I please speak with Mr. Hussein ________?  —  Hezbollah: He is not here.  —  Me: Do you know when he will be in, please?

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