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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Final Tally Shows Iraqi Voters Approved New Constitution — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 25 - Iraqi electoral officials announced today that a new constitution had been approved by voters, enshrining a legal foundation for the future governance of the country and paving the way for elections for a full-term government in December.
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Agence France Presse:
US death toll in Iraq hits 2,000 — BAGHDAD (AFP) - The US death toll in Iraq reportedly hit 2,000 amid a sharp spike in violence that killed 14 Iraqis as the nation awaited results of a key vote on a charter aimed at curbing sectarian violence. — The US network CNN, quoting Pentagon sources …
CNN:
Iraqi draft constitution passes, election officials say — Two U.S. Marines killed in Anbar province — BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The referendum on Iraq's draft constitution has passed, according to final provisional results issued Tuesday by Iraqi election officials.
La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
Rosa Parks, 1913-2005 — Call her "the woman who refused to get up," but I'm sure Rosa Parks had no idea what her tired feet and frustrating treatment would lead to on December 1, 1955. — What became known as the Civil Rights movement was bound to start sooner or later.
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E. R. Shipp / New York Times:Rosa Parks, 92, Founding Symbol of Civil Rights Movement, Dies
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Times of London:
US Senate 'finds Iraq oil cash in Galloway's wife's bank account' — From James Bone in New York and David Charter in Washington — GEORGE GALLOWAY faces possible criminal charges after a US Senate investigation tracked $150,000 (£85,000) in Iraqi oil money to his wife's bank account in Jordan.
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New York Times:
Cheney Told Aide of C.I.A. Officer, Notes Show — WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 — I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, first learned about the C.I.A. officer at the heart of the leak investigation in a conversation with Mr. Cheney weeks before her identity became public in 2003 …
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New York Times:
Bush Refuses to Release Nominee's Papers — WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 - President Bush refused on Monday to turn over documents requested by Republicans and Democrats related to Harriet E. Miers's work in the White House, setting up a potential confrontation with the Senate Judiciary Committee over her confirmation to the Supreme Court.
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
White House Is Seeking Exception in Detainee Abuse Ban — WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 - Stepping up a confrontation with the Senate over the handling of detainees, the White House is insisting that the Central Intelligence Agency be exempted from a proposed ban on abusive treatment of suspected Qaeda militants and other terrorists.
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Lawrence B. Wilkerson / Los Angeles Times:
The White House cabal — IN PRESIDENT BUSH'S first term, some of the most important decisions about U.S. national security — including vital decisions about postwar Iraq — were made by a secretive, little-known cabal. It was made up of a very small group of people led by Vice President Dick Cheney …
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Washington Post:
Presidents Past Inspire Bush's Damage Control — Facing a convergence of crises threatening his administration, President Bush and his team are devising plans to salvage the remainder of his presidency by applying the lessons of past two-term chief executives and refocusing attention …
rawstory.com:
Fitzgerald has decided to seek indictments, those near inquiry say — Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has decided to seek indictments in the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson and has submitted at least one to the grand jury, those close to the investigation tell RAW STORY.
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Washington Post:
Husband Is Conspicuous in Leak Case — Wilson's Credibility Debated as Charges In Probe Considered — To his backers, Joseph C. Wilson IV is a brave whistle-blower wronged by the Bush administration. To his critics, he is a partisan who spouts unreliable information.
Reuters:
20 fined for using letters W and Q — DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) — A Turkish court has fined 20 people for using the letters Q and W on placards at a Kurdish new year celebration, under a law that bans use of characters not in the Turkish alphabet, rights campaigners said.
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Right-Of-Center Bloggers Decide Who Should Rule The World — The BBC polled more than 15,000 people worldwide on whom they would want to lead a fantasy world government. The results were, particularly for conservatives, quite disturbing with people like Bill Clinton, Noam Chomsky, Kofi Annan …
RightGirl / girlontheright.com:
The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 — A Brief Introduction — The events which led to the Witch Trials actually occurred in what is now the town of Danvers, then a parish of Salem Town, known as Salem Village. Launching the hysteria was the bizarre, seemingly inexplicable behavior of two young girls …
