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Washington Post:
Deal in Iraq Raises Hopes For Passage of Constitution — Changes Attempt to Gain Backing From Sunni Voters — BAGHDAD, Oct. 11 — Four days before Iraqis are to vote on their country's proposed constitution, Shiite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish power brokers reached a breakthrough late Tuesday …
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Thomas Wagner / Associated Press:
Latest Iraq Suicide Attack Leaves 30 Dead — BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bomber killed 30 Iraqis at an army recruiting center Wednesday in the northwest as Sunni-led insurgent groups continued their deadly campaign to intimidate voters before a weekend referendum on the country's draft constitution.
Robert F. Worth / New York Times:Leaders in Iraq Agree to Change in Constitution
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Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail: Dear Zarqawi: A Letter from Zawahiri, and a Constitutional Compromise
Hindrocket / Power Line:
ZAWAHIRI'S ADVICE — During the summer, American forces in Iraq intercepted a long letter from al Zawahiri, al Qaeda's number two leader, to Zarqawi, leader of al Qaeda's forces in Iraq. Initially, only a few sentences were made public. Zawahiri's letter has now been verified as authentic …
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Douglas Jehl / New York Times:
Full Qaeda Letter to Iraq Ally Speaks of Group's Global Goal — WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 - A senior American intelligence official said Tuesday that a document obtained this summer by American forces in Iraq had provided the United States with "a comprehensive view of Al Qaeda strategy in Iraq and beyond" …
Austin Bay / realclearpolitics.com:
Zarqawi's Losing Strategy — Perhaps senior Bush administration officials thought establishing a democratic Iraq would be quick work. In an essay I wrote for the Dec. 9, 2002, issue of The Weekly Standard, I described what I thought a very difficult path to peace:
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 …
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Focus of CIA Leak Probe Appears to Widen — The New York Times reporter who went to jail to avoid testifying in the CIA leak case was quizzed by the special prosecutor again yesterday and has agreed to return to the grand jury today. — Judith Miller's additional testimony comes as the endgame …
David Johnston / New York Times:Times Reporter to Testify on Recently Found Notes
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
For President Under Duress, Body Language Speaks Volumes — It's only 6:17 a.m. Central time, and President Bush is already facing his second question of the day about Karl Rove's legal troubles. — "Does it worry you," NBC's Matt Lauer is asking him at a construction-site interview in Louisiana …
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Dafydd / Big Lizards:No, She Didn't — UPDATE: Welcome, readers from InstaPundit …
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Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:No, She Didn't — But She Didn't Do What Dafydd ab Hugh Said, Either
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Alexandra von Maltzan / All Things Beautiful:The First Lady and Professor Althouse
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David E. Rosenbaum / New York Times:
Tax Panel Says Popular Breaks Should Be Cut — WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 - President Bush's tax advisory commission indicated on Tuesday that it would not propose replacing the income tax with a national sales tax or a value-added tax, but would recommend limits in the popular tax deductions …
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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?
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Billmon:
House of Card — If Howard Fineman is right, and Andrew Card really is making a move to topple Karl Rove, then this country could be in a heap of trouble. Rove, at least, is smart, even if it is a feral, devious brand of intelligence. Card, on the other hand, is as dense as a truck load of gravel …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Check The Timestamps — I am fascinated by the new post on the Plame investigation by Jeralyn Merritt of TalkLeft. — However, I have a response so odd I can scarcely imagine how to present it without invoking the notion that someone at the Wall Street Journal, or somewhere, needs to see their eye doctor.
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Dan / Riehl World View:
Text Of Bin Laden Letter — There's a problem with the link in most of the news stories on this breaking item. I figured out the glitch and managed to copy the contents of the letter below the fold. … In the name of God, praise be to God, and praise and blessings be upon the Messenger of God …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
DeLay Is a King Without a Crown in the House — WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 - When the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee needed guidance on how to prepare for a series of tough spending and budget issues, he sat down with Tom DeLay. — Mr. DeLay was also on hand as the Budget Committee chairman held …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
How the Republicans Let It Slip Away — Watching the Republicans floundering over the past week, I can't help thinking of a school of beached whales. The leviathans of the GOP have boldly swum themselves onto this patch of dry sand, and it won't be easy for them to get back to open ocean.
