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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:
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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Libby Indictment Likely Over Leak; Rove in Jeopardy — With Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald poised to bring charges today against at least one Bush administration official in the CIA-leak investigation, White House officials were told the probe may not be over.
Richard B. Schmitt / Los Angeles Times:
CIA Leak Investigation Reaches Finish Line — WASHINGTON — The federal grand jury investigating the CIA leak case prepared for a final day of deliberations as a special prosecutor huddled with his legal team Thursday about whether to seek indictments against administration figures for allegedly leaking the name of a covert operative.
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Rich Lowry / The Corner on National Review Online:PLAMEGATE — A couple of thoughts: 1) Every time I watch …
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La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
Blog Swarm Strikes Again: Harriet Miers Withdraws Nomination — Update II: No time to celebrate. I agree. And I feel for Miers. If this post comes off as an attack against her, that wasn't my intent. Bush is either getting bad advice or no advice. He looks a bit haggard in the photo, doesn't he?
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:No Time For Celebration
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Charmaine / reasoned audacity at charmaineyoest.com:Next Nomination Cheat Sheet and VOTE
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Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Bush Is Not Expected to Feel Need to Pick Woman Again — WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 - In choosing a replacement for Harriet E. Miers, President Bush may feel less of a need to select a woman to fill the seat of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, several lawyers and analysts said Thursday.
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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 …
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.
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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.
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."
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John / AMERICAblog:
Forbes magazine tells companies to "dig up dirt" on bloggers — Forbes has a cover story this week on the "Attack of the Bloggers," and it is probably the worst article ever, in terms of getting the story wrong and hyperbole. (You have to subscribe to their site for free to read the article - it's really not worth it.)
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Guardian:
'We don't need al-Qaida' — Abu Theeb is the leader of a band of Sunni insurgents that preys on US targets north of Baghdad. Last week he openly defied al-Qaida in Iraq by actively supporting the referendum. Ghaith Abdul-Ahad spent five days with him - and uncovered evidence of a growing split in the insurgency
Daily Kos:
Cowardice at the Kaine campaign — This has me stewing. I hate Democrats scared of their own shadows. And apparently Virginia's Tim Kaine (or those running his campaign) is one of them. — Update: To be clear, Kaine is still the better of the lot, and I hope he wins.
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Hotlineblog / Hotline On Call:
A Miers Tick-Tock — Original reporting from today's Hotline: — "The tipping point came within the past several days. GOP Senators privately communicated to WH CoS Andy Card that unless they had access to hard evidence that Miers was conversant in constitutional issues, there was no way she would be confirmed.
Associated Press:
George Takei Discloses His Homosexuality — LOS ANGELES - George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Sulu in "Star Trek," came out as homosexual in the current issue of a magazine covering the Los Angeles gay and lesbian community. — Takei told The Associated Press on Thursday …
hughhewitt.com:
"I gave them a sword.": The consequences of the anti-Miers movement. — In his interviews with David Frost, Richard Nixon declared: — Since the despicable treatment of Judge Robert Bork in 1987, the conservative movement has struggled to restore integrity and decency to the judicial nominatin process …
Patrick J. Buchanan / Human Events:
BUCHANAN: Miers May Have Helped Save Bush's Presidency — By withdrawing her nomination, Harriet Miers spared herself an agonizing inquisition and probable rejection by the Senate and did George W. Bush the greatest service of her career. She may just have helped him save his presidency.
