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Dafydd / Big Lizards:
No, She Didn't — UPDATE: Welcome, readers from InstaPundit, Michelle Malkin, Captain's Quarters, Patterico's Pontifications, JunkYardBlog, California Conservative, UNCoRRELATED, and Media Lies! … This post is not about Harriet Miers; she is merely cosmic background radiation.
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Michelle Malkin:
MRS. BUSH & THE SEXISM CARD — So, the First Lady pulled out the sexism card in her defense of Harriet Miers on NBC's Today Show. — Matt Lauer lapped it up. — Did the White House not inform Mrs. Bush that some of the most vocal criticism and questioning of the nomination comes from conservative women?
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
G.O.P. Aides Add Voices to Resistance Over Nominee — As the White House seeks to rally senators behind the Supreme Court nomination of Harriet E. Miers, lawyers for the Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee are expressing dissatisfaction with the choice and pushing back against her …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
White House Pours More Gasoline On The Fire (Updated) — It's either feast or famine at the White House with the Harriet Miers nomination. Given the chance to lay out a positive, substantial case for her nomination to the Supreme Court, the Bush administration has remained largely silent.
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The Reaction, The Anchoress, Dr. Sanity, Joust The Facts, Peaktalk and The Politburo Diktat
Associated Press:
Iraqis Reach Deal on the Constitution — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi leaders reached a breakthrough deal on last minute changes in the constitution Tuesday, and at least one Sunni Arab party said it would reverse its rejection of the document and urge its supporters to approve it in next weekend's referendum.
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Robert Mayer / Publius Pundit:
SUNNIS REACH DEAL WITH SHIA AND KURDS — The Iraqis have worked out a very good deal amongst themselves. So good, in fact, that one key Sunni group is dropping its opposition to the constitution. The deal would allow the December parliament to make amendments to the constitution …
Robert F. Worth / New York Times:Leaders in Iraq Agree to Change in Constitution
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Light Seeking Light
Murray Waas / nationaljournal.com:
Libby Did Not Tell Grand Jury About Key Conversation — In two appearances before the federal grand jury investigating the leak of a covert CIA operative's name, Lewis (Scooter) Libby, the chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, did not disclose a crucial conversation that he had with New …
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Editor and Publisher:
Miller Must Testify (Again) to Grand Jury on Wednesday — NEW YORK After meeting again with the federal prosecutor in the Valerie Plame/CIA leak case Tuesday, New York Times reporter Judith Miller must testify again before the grand jury on Wednesday. — The prosecutor, Patrick J. Fitzgerald …
family.org:
Transcript: Dobson Comments on Miers/Rove Conversation — ANOTHER LOOK AT THE MIERS NOMINATION (rough, unedited transcript) — OPENING VOICE TRACK: — John: It's Wednesday. I'm John Fuller and you're tuned to "FOF" with psychologist and author, Dr. James Dobson. And Doctor, what a crazy week you've had!
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Erick / RedState.org:
What Did Andy Do? — I was going to write a juicy piece with lots of good quotes from White House sources, but in the past twenty-four hours I've gotten calls, emails, and instant messages requesting that I please not quote anyone. What's going on? — Here's the story I was going to write …
Hotlineblog / Hotline On Call:
What Rove Said To Dobson — The secret stuff (which is bolded in the full entry) is that Rove first spoke to Dobson on Saturday and told him that Miers was high on the short list. And second, that several prominent prospects had taken themsevles out of contention.
rawstory.com:
Report: Lawyers say investigation into CIA leak widens to probe 'broader conspiracy' around Iraq — RAW STORY — There are signs that prosecutors now are looking into contacts between administration officials and journalists that took place much earlier than previously thought …
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MSNBC:
'Hardball with Chris Matthews' for Oct. 10th — Read the transcript to the Monday show — Guests: Tony Blankley, Tom Oliphant, Ed Rogers, Michael Wolff, James Moore — CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Tonight, is special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald building a case against Karl Rove, the architect of the Bush administration?
odni.gov:
Letter from al-Zawahiri to al-Zarqawi — Today the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a letter between two senior al Qa'ida leaders, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, that was obtained during counterterrorism operations in Iraq.
Pierre-Antoine Souchard / Associated Press:
Ex-French U.N. Diplomat Taken Into Custody — PARIS (AP) - France's former U.N. ambassador has been taken into custody as part of an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing in the Iraq oil-for-food program, judicial officials said Tuesday. — Jean-Bernard Merimee, 68 …
