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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 …
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Washington Post:
Cheney's Office Is A Focus in Leak Case — As the investigation into the leak of a CIA agent's name hurtles to an apparent conclusion, special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald has zeroed in on the role of Vice President Cheney's office, according to lawyers familiar with the case and government officials.
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Washington Post:
Nominee Dismisses Speculation on Roe — On Hill, Miers Discounts Report That She Would Vote to Outlaw Abortions — Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers asserted yesterday that no one knows whether she would vote to overturn the landmark court ruling that gave women the right to abortions …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Some Critics Still See Bugs — Yesterday was the scheduled release of Miers version 2.0, in which the White House would introduce a better-qualified Harriet Miers to the American public. But was it an upgrade? — President Bush, in the Oval Office with some Texas jurists who back Miers …
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New York Times:
Monitors in Iraq Review Votes Where 'Yes' Ballots Hit 90% — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 17 - Iraqi election officials said Monday that they were investigating "unusually high" vote totals in 12 Shiite and Kurdish provinces, where as many as 99 percent of the voters were reported to have cast ballots in favor of Iraq's new constitution.
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 …
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Washington Post:
Hollywood on the Potomac — THE MOST RECENT installment in the continuing saga of Jack Abramoff sounds more like a Hollywood thriller than a real-life account of the stealthy operations of one of the capital's most powerful lobbyists as he maneuvered to kill an Internet gambling bill …
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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.
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Nico / Think Progress:
Fox News Pushing "Criminalization of Politics" Talking Point — Conservative defenders of Karl Rove and Scooter Libby have settled on their No. 1 talking point: the grand jury investigation into the CIA leak scandal represents the "criminalization of politics."
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Miers: Faithful to Whom? — One of the things that commends Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court is her religion. So said President Bush, who has made no bones about his own religion and its importance in his life. But if, as he said, "part of Harriet Miers's life is her religion" …
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
The Conservative Machine's Unexpected Turn — For four years, the White House believed it would need an army to install President Bush's choices on the Supreme Court, and it set about building one. Political committees were formed, millions of dollars raised, coalitions of allied groups assembled …
Associated Press:
Baltimore Highway Tunnel Closed After Threat — BALTIMORE — One of two tunnels carrying traffic under Baltimore's harbor was closed Tuesday and another was partially shut down in response to a security threat, officials said. — The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (search) …
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
The Anbar Campaign - A Flash Presentation — By Steve Schippert, Marvin Hutchens and Bill Roggio — The Coalition must execute political, economic and military solutions to defeat the insurgency and establish a democratic nation in Iraq. The creation of democratic institutions …
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The Word Unheard
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
ABC News Rewards Bashir's Bad Behavior — Bashir In for Koppel — Congratulations, David Westin. You've replaced serious, competent, respected Ted Koppel with the oily, obsequious Martin Bashir on "Nightline." My only question is, was Jerry Springer not available?
Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
Bush Crises Raise Criticism of Chief of Staff's Management Style — WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 - With Karl Rove distracted by the intensifying C.I.A. leak scandal, some of the Bush administration's other challenges in recent months have cast a longer shadow on Andrew H. Card Jr., for years a guiding force as the White House chief of staff.
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
'Rule of Law'? That's So '90s — We are on the verge of an extraordinary moment in American politics. The people running our government are about to face their day — or days — in court. — Those who thought investigations were a wonderful thing when Bill Clinton was president …
