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Barton Gellman / Washington Post:
A Leak, Then a Deluge — Air Force Two arrived in Norfolk on Saturday morning, July 12, 2003, with Vice President Cheney and his chief of staff aboard. They had come "to send forth a great American ship bearing a great American name," as Cheney said from the flag-draped flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Defending Lewis Libby — Contrary to my earlier suggestion, Libby will not be going with an insanity defense. Instead, he will hire Steve Martin as his new counsel and use the closely-related "I Forgot" defense (press release here). — Well, Libby had a lot to forget.
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Nomination imminent? News and analysis — Several news organizations were saying Saturday night that President Bush is expected to announce a new nominee to the Supreme Court either on Sunday or Monday, and that the President has narrowed the choice to two federal circuit judges …
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The Reaction
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Shannon P. Duffy / LAW.com:
Justice Alito? Some Say He's a New High Court Favorite — The short list of potential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court suddenly appeared much shorter Friday as 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. quickly emerged as perhaps the most likely second choice to fill Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's seat.
underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com:
Alito : Luttig :: Clement : Roberts — The growing Supreme Court buzz around Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. is reaching highly suspect, Clement-ine proportions. Is the White House trying to fake us out using the same strategy that it previously employed? Article III Groupie is reminded …
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New York Times:
Cheney Aide Charged With Lying in Leak Case — WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 - I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, was indicted by a federal jury on Friday on five felony charges of lying to investigators and misleading the grand jury in the C.I.A. leak case …
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Booman Tribune / Booman Tribune ~ Boo!:
Fitz's Knuckle Ball — Gadfly is Marty Aussenberg, a columnist for the weekly Memphis Flyer. Marty is a former SEC enforcement official, currently in private law practice in Memphis, Tennessee. (A full bio is below the fold.) — The indictment of "Scooter" Libby, ONLY Scooter Libby …
Washington Post:
White House Ethics, Honesty Questioned — 55% in Survey Say Libby Case Signals Broader Problems — A majority of Americans say the indictment of senior White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby signals broader ethical problems in the Bush administration, and nearly half say the overall level …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
How Covert Was Valerie Plame (III)? — Joe Wilson, aka "Mr. Incredible" will be appearing on 60 Minutes about threats to his wife. Uh huh. Maybe, since Joe admitted to doing consulting work for the CIA in his NY Times op-ed (and the Senate revealed that he undertook a 1999 CIA mission), it is he that is imperiled.
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The Huffington Post
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Associated Press:
Three Schoolgirls Beheaded in Indonesia — JAKARTA, Indonesia — Unidentified assailants attacked a group of high school girls on Saturday in Indonesia's tense province of Central Sulawesi, (search) beheading three and seriously wounding a fourth, police said.
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The Wide Awakes
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Jay Tea / Wizbang:
THE LIBBY INDICTMENT: A VIEW FROM A GREAT DISTANCE — On Friday, Fox News' Chris Wallace calls into Howie Carr's talk show and the two of them spend 10-15 minutes kicking around the news. During yesterday's chat, a few notions about the Libby indictment came out, and started me thinking …
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Loaded Mouth
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Andrew Alderson / Telegraph:
Prince Charles to plead Islam's cause to Bush — The Prince of Wales will try to persuade George W Bush and Americans of the merits of Islam this week because he thinks the United States has been too intolerant of the religion since September 11. — The Prince, who leaves on Tuesday …
Bloomberg:
India's Capital Delhi Rocked by 3 Blasts; Toll at 41 (Update3) — Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) — India's capital New Delhi was rocked by three explosions that killed at least 41 people and injured hundreds in crowded market places as people shopped for the main Hindu festival of Diwali and the Muslim festival of Eid.
team4news.com:
Suspect Sentenced After Tainting Pastries With Feces — A judge sentenced the man convicted of putting his own fecal matter on food at a Dallas grocery store to five years in prison. — Against his attorney's advice, Behrouz Nahidmobarekeh took the stand in his own defense to explain why he did it.
New York Times:
After Upheavals, President Seeks to Steady Course — WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 - After weeks of political turmoil, capped by the indictment of a senior administration official, President Bush will try to give his second term a fresh start by naming a new, conservative nominee to the Supreme Court …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Buffeted With Problems, Bush Must Chart a Recovery — President Bush's descent from the euphoria of an against-the-odds reelection victory one year ago this week to the current reality of a White House in crisis has been as rapid as it has been unexpected. Presidential advisers …
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The Left Coaster
