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Paul Bedard / US News:
White House Watch: Cheney resignation rumors fly — Sparked by today's Washington Post story that suggests Vice President Cheney's office is involved in the Plame-CIA spy link investigation, government officials and advisers passed around rumors that the vice president might step aside …
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Cheney aide cooperating with CIA outing probe, sources say — A senior aide to Vice President Dick Cheney is cooperating with special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald in the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, sources close to the investigation say. — Individuals familiar …
TalkLeft:
Let's Make a Deal : The Legalese of PlameGate — Reuters is speculating that Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald may be offering putative defendants one last chance to make a deal in the Valerie Plame investigation. … It has to be a tempting offer for several of them.
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Salon:
The cult that's running the country — Joseph Wilson blasts the secretive neoconservative cabal that plunged America into a disastrous war, in this excerpt from his new book. — I knew that my credibility would be challenged the moment I publicly stated that President Bush's statement …
NY Daily News:
Cheney may be target of probe — WASHINGTON - A special prosecutor's intensifying focus into who outed a CIA spy has raised questions whether Vice President Cheney himself is involved, knowledgeable sources confirmed yesterday. — At least one source and one reporter who have testified …
Washington Post:
Miers Backed Abortion Ban in 1989 — Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers agreed in 1989 that she would "actively support" a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban abortion except when necessary to prevent the death of the mother. — Miers indicated her support for a …
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David Stout / New York Times:
Court Nominee Backed Anti-Abortion Amendment in 1989 — WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 - President Bush's Supreme Court nominee, Harriet E. Miers, pledged support in 1989 for a constitutional amendment that would ban abortions except when necessary to save the life of the woman.
Murray Waas / nationaljournal.com:
CIA Leak Prosecutor Focuses On Libby — As federal prosecutors in the CIA leak investigation reach the critical stage of deciding whether to bring criminal charges, they are zeroing in on contradictions between the testimony of I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, the chief of staff to Vice President Cheney …
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BREITBART.COM:
US security chief strives to expel all illegal immigrants — Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said his department aims without exception to expel all those who enter the United States illegally. — "Our goal at DHS (Homeland Security) is to completely eliminate the 'catch …
CNN:
Bush's job rating continues to drop — Poll shows president's performance approval at low point — (CNN) — President Bush's job approval rating continues to plummet, with 39 percent of Americans surveyed in the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll supporting his performance, compared to 58 percent expressing disapproval.
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Edith M. Lederer / Associated Press:
Global Violence Has Decreased, U.N. Says — UNITED NATIONS - Armed conflicts have declined by 40 percent since the end of the Cold War primarily because the United Nations was finally able to launch peacekeeping and conflict-prevention operations around the world, according to a new study.
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Scores Are Killed by American Airstrikes in Sunni Insurgent Stronghold West of Baghdad — RAMADI, Iraq, Oct. 17 - American aircraft launched airstrikes against insurgents in this embattled city on Sunday, killing as many as 70 people, the military said Monday.
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
The Liberal Moderates — Don't be deceived by the polls: The "median voter" is more of a liberal than you may realize. — The 2006 elections may be a year away, but already Democrats are working hard not to get cocky. With Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and the multiple corruption scandals swirling around …
Will / Attytood:
Another case of Miller: The oil-for-food years — It's hard to sift through and pull out the most damning detail in the murky floodwaters that were released when the 43rd Street levee finally burst this Sunday. Is it Judy Miller's claim she doesn't remember who told her about CIA agent …
Harriet Ellan Miers / Washington Post:
Miers's Responses to Senate Judiciary Committee Questions — UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY NOMINEE FOR THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES GENERAL (PUBLIC) — 1. Name: Full name (include any former names used). — 2. Position: State the position for which you have been nominated.
Richard W. Stevenson / New York Times:
In Sign of Conservative Split, a Commentator Is Dismissed — WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 - In the latest sign of the deepening split among conservatives over how far to go in challenging President Bush, Bruce Bartlett, a Republican commentator who has been increasingly critical of the White House …
