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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Mellowing on Miers. — The Washington Times reports on the official White House response to the massive doubts about Harriet Miers. On the surface, it's all wait and see, we actually know what we're doing. Meanwhile, nearly half the Republican senators have expressed doubts.
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Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com:Hewitt and Mirgenoff on What Bush Promised
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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 …
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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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.
Kelli Arena / CNN:
Sources: Tip on N.Y. subway threat a hoax — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Information that led to heightened security for the New York City transit system was a hoax, government sources said Tuesday. — The sources said an informant in Iraq who provided the tip had told investigators …
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BREITBART.COM:
New York subway threat a hoax: reports — The subway terrorist threat that gripped New York last weekend was a hoax stemming from false intelligence provided by a normally reliable informant, US law enforcement officials were quoted as saying. — According to newspaper and television reports …
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Steve Soto / The Left Coaster:Iraqi Informant Admits New York Subway Threat Was A Hoax
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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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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Laura Bush Joins President's Defense of Miers — Joining her husband in defense of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, Laura Bush today called her a "role model for young women around the country" and suggested that sexism was a "possible" reason for the heavy criticism of the nomination.
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Tabassum Zakaria / Reuters:
Laura Bush says sexism possible in Miers criticism — COVINGTON, Louisiana (Reuters) - First lady Laura Bush joined her husband in defending his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday and said it was possible some critics were being sexist in their opposition to Harriet Miers.
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John Byrne / rawstory.com:
Cheney spokesman departs country as CIA leak investigation wraps up — The chief spokesman for Vice President Dick Cheney, Steve Schmidt, left the United States Oct. 3 and won't return until Oct. 26, just as the investigation into who outed a covert CIA agent wraps up, RAW STORY has confirmed.
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Wonder Woman / A North American Patriot:
Losing my virginity, at the Ball — This is my first time hosting the Cotillion Ball, and I feel like a virgin on a date with Hugh Hefner — Certain to be dirty and disheveled by the end of it! All I can say is — It's OK. I like it rough! :: wink:: — So on to the task at hand...
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hnn.us:
WE ARE WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR IN IRAQ — That is the irrefutable message of Bernard's Haykel's op ed in today's NYT, yes, the same NYT which Ed Koch so correctly takes to task for denigrating the war on terror. Haykel writes: … Do finish reading the descriptive part of this article along …
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New York Times:
Documents Show Miers's Close Ties to Bush — AUSTIN, Tex., Oct. 10 - "You are the best governor ever - deserving of great respect," Harriet E. Miers wrote to George W. Bush days after his 51st birthday in July 1997. She also found him "cool," said he and his wife, Laura, were "the greatest!" and told him: "Keep up the great work.
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NewsMax.com:
Bono, U2 in Fund-Raiser for Senator Rick Santorum — On Sunday, October 16, a truly unique political event will take place. — Teaming up with the legendary rock group U2 for a one-night only appearance will be Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.). — The thousand-dollar-a-seat concert …
Jonah Goldberg / The Corner on National Review Online:
DISAPPOINTING — Fed by what are to me very cheap arguments by RNC spokesmen and independent stalwarts of the administration — chiefly, it seems, Hugh Hewitt — there is now this permanently established belief in some quarters that people around here and elsewhere oppose Miers based purely on bad motives …
