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Judith Miller / New York Times:
My Four Hours Testifying in the Federal Grand Jury Room — In July 2003, Joseph C. Wilson IV, a former ambassador, created a firestorm by publishing an essay in The New York Times that accused the Bush administration of using faulty intelligence to justify the war in Iraq.
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New York Times:
The Miller Case: From a Name on a Pad to Jail, and Back — In a notebook belonging to Judith Miller, a reporter for The New York Times, amid notations about Iraq and nuclear weapons, appear two small words: "Valerie Flame." — Ms. Miller should have written Valerie Plame.
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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
After 'NY Times' Probe: Keller Must Fire Miller, and Apologize to Readers — As the devastating Times article, and her own first-person account, make clear, Miller should be promptly dismissed for crimes against journalism — and her own paper. And her editor, who has not taken responsibility …
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rawstory.com:
Reporter in leak case to take leave of absence effective immediately — New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who spent 85 days in jail protecting her source in the recent CIA leak investigation, will take an indefinite leave of absence effective immediately.
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Reporter Says Libby Told Her About CIA Operative — Times' Miller Cites More Than One Instance — Vice President Cheney's chief of staff discussed with New York Times correspondent Judith Miller the fact that the wife of a White House critic worked for the CIA on as many as three occasions …
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Steve Soto / The Left Coaster:Miller's Mea Culpa And Convenient Memory Lapses To Protect Cheney
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Lee Keath / Associated Press:
Large Turnout for Iraq Constitution Vote — AP Photo BAG142 — BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Sunni Arabs voted in surprisingly high numbers on Iraq's new constitution Saturday, many of them hoping to defeat it in an intense competition with Shiites and Kurds over the shape of the nation's young democracy after decades of dictatorship.
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Austin Bay Blog:UPDATED: Iraq's Constitution Day- The Iraqi Reports On What It Means
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Roger L. Simon / Mystery Novelist and Screenwriter: Iraqi Freedom - How Short It Has Been - A Revolutionary Comparison
Don Surber:
Voters Fed-Ex Iraq War Critics — As the second round of Iraq elections have succeeded, let us pause to reflect upon what critics of U.S. policy have said. First, "sanctions need more time." Yes, after 12 years of economic sanctions, the UN, France and other insiders had made quite …
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toledoblade.com:
Violence in North Toledo after Nazi march canceled; mayor declares curfew — Mayor Jack Ford declared a state of emergency this afternoon following a violent uprising in North Toledo that erupted following an aborted march by a group of Nazis. — He issued a citywide curfew starting at 8 p.m. tonight, tomorrow, and possibly Monday.
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Associated Press:
Violence at Ohio Neo-Nazi March — TOLEDO, Ohio — A crowd protesting a white supremacists' march Saturday turned violent, throwing baseball-sized rocks at police, vandalizing vehicles and stores, and setting fire to a neighborhood bar, authorities said. — When Mayor Jack Ford (search) …
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Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
Russians help Iran with missile threat to Europe — Former members of the Russian military have been secretly helping Iran to acquire technology needed to produce missiles capable of striking European capitals. — The Russians are acting as go-betweens with North Korea as part …
Charles Babington / Washington Post:
Split on Right a Chance, Choice for Democrats — The conservatives' noisy split over the Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination has largely obscured the fact that Senate Democrats could control her fate in a way that was never possible in the confirmation battle over Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
Washington Post:
How a Lobbyist Stacked the Deck — Abramoff Used DeLay Aide, Attacks On Allies to Defeat Anti-Gambling Bill — Lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his team were beginning to panic. — An anti-gambling bill had cleared the Senate and appeared on its way to passage by an overwhelming margin in the House of Representatives.
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Betsy / Betsy's Page:
As a teacher, one of the most rewarding moments is when former students return and you can see how they're turning out. A few days ago, a student who had graduated two years ago came back to visit. He'd gone immediately into the army. In the past two years he's served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, and in Iraq again.
montereyherald.com:
Top GOP senator criticizes Bush on `trust me' approach — PHILADELPHIA - (KRT) - Americans "deserve better" than President Bush's "trust me" approach to the Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers, Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., said Friday, making his sharpest critique yet amid a right-wing revolt over the pick.
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