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New York Times:
Aide to Cheney Appears Likely to Be Indicted; Rove Under Scrutiny — WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 - Associates of I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, expected an indictment on Friday charging him with making false statements to the grand jury in the C.I.A. leak inquiry, lawyers in the case said Thursday.
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Washington Post:
White House Braces for Indictment; Rove Said to Be Spared for Now — White House officials braced for the possibility that Vice President Cheney's chief of staff would be indicted in the CIA leak case today, while the lawyer for Karl Rove said the presidential confidant's case is still under investigation.
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CNN:
Source: Prosecutor to seek Libby indictment — Rove will not be indicted Friday, sources say — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Patrick Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor in the CIA leak probe, plans to ask members of the grand jury to indict Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff …
Fox News:
Libby to Be Charged in CIA Leak Probe — WASHINGTON — Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald (search) had an indictment in his hand Friday morning, which would bring the first official charges in the ongoing investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity more than two years ago.
Washington Post:
Rove, Libby Assemble Team to Handle Possible CIA Leak Indictments — The White House, district court officials and two possible targets of the CIA leak investigation were making preparations yesterday for the possible announcement of indictments by special counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald today …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Rove Watch... Per the NY Times: … Per the WSJ (free, via TalkLeft): … But the WaPo does not yet have a report on Rove's status, although they cite the NY Times report. — Jeralyn Merritt of TalkLeft has more on what might be happening with Rove, and speculates that Rove may have reached a secret deal with Fitzgerald.
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Power of the Punditocracy — In a few short weeks, Harriet Miers may be as dimly remembered as G. Harrold Carswell, and as the battle rages over a new nominee, some folks will wonder what all the fuss was about. — But Miers's 24 days in the searing spotlight demonstrated many things.
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:DID THE LEFT DROP THE BALL ON MIERS?:
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Hugh Hewitt / New York Times:
Why the Right Was Wrong — OVER the last two elections, the Republican Party regained control of the United States Senate by electing new senators in Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas. These victories were attributable in large measure …
BBC:
Iran leader defends Israel remark — Iran's president has defended his widely criticised call for Israel to be "wiped off the map". — Attending an anti-Israel rally in Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his remarks were "just" - and the criticism did not "have any validity."
Washington Post:
Nomination Was Plagued By Missteps From the Start — For Harriet Miers, the "murder boards" were aptly named. Day after day in a room in the Justice Department, colleagues from the Bush administration grilled her on constitutional law, her legal background and her past speeches in practice sessions meant to mimic Senate hearings.
Media Matters for America:
NBC's Today featured numerous conservatives to discuss the Plame investigation, very few progressives — In recent days, NBC's Today has featured a number of conservative guests commenting on the investigation into the alleged leak of undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity, but very few progressives.
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Associated Press:
Missing U.S. cat found in France — APPLETON, Wisconsin (AP) — When Emily the cat went missing a month ago, her owners looked for their wandering pet where she had ended up before — the local animal shelter. This week they learned Emily sailed to France.
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Todd S. Purdum / New York Times:
A Long, Rocky Road With 39 Months to Go — WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 - George W. Bush has been in the White House for 248 weeks, through a terrorist attack, two wars and a bruising re-election. But it seems safe to say that he has never had a worse political week than this one - and it is not over yet.
Daniel Henninger / Opinion Journal:
Miers Withdrawal — Gives Bush — Chance to Fight — What matters now is maintaining support for the war on terror. — Here's my guess why the President pulled Harriet. It was past midnight. In the wee a.m. hours Wednesday the President was up past his bedtime. The First Lady was asleep.
Steve / Modulator:
Friday Ark #58 — We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? — We will add your post to the list if you do one of the following:
Heather Mac Donald / Los Angeles Times:
It doesn't have to be a woman — It's time to ignore gender (and race) in choosing Supreme Court nominees. — THE COUNTRY can breathe a sigh of relief that President Bush, not usually one to admit mistakes, had the humility and wisdom to withdraw his nomination of Harriet E. Miers.
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