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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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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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rawstory.com:
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 …
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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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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 …
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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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) …
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" …
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Chomsky named top intellectual: British poll — Noam Chomsky, the American linguistics expert and US foreign policy critic, was named the world's top public intellectual, according to a new British magazine poll released. — Best known for his loud and consistent criticism of the Vietnam War …
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Reuters:
Leak prosecutor to announce decisions in Washington — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The prosecutor investigating the outing of a covert CIA operative has yet to say whether he will bring charges, but he has decided to announce decisions in the case in Washington rather than Chicago, where he is based, his spokesman said on Monday.
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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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 …
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 …
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