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Adam Entous / Reuters:
Fitzgerald sees new grand jury proceedings — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said in court filings that the ongoing CIA leak investigation will involve proceedings before a new grand jury, a possible sign he could seek new charges in the case.
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Tom Bevan / The RCP Blog:A Prosecutor Out Of Control — I'm not talking about Patrick Fitzgerald.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
An Unlikely Lonesome Dove — In his 37 years in the military, John Murtha won two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star with a Combat "V," and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. As a Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania for the past 31 years, he has been a fierce hawk, championing conflicts in Central America and the Persian Gulf.
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:Murtha's Anti-War Comments: A Turning Point In More Ways Than One?
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:The Revolution will be blogged, 5 — Mild-mannered White House …
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Telegraph:
I took Saddam's cash, admits French envoy — By Francis Harris in Washington and David Rennie in Brussels — One of France's most distinguished diplomats has confessed to an investigating judge that he accepted oil allocations from Saddam Hussein, it emerged yesterday.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:Senior French Aide To Annan Confesses Saddam Bribery
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New York Times:
Post Editor Foresees Possibility of Naming Leak Source — WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 - The executive editor of The Washington Post said on Thursday that if other reporters at the newspaper independently discovered the identity of Bob Woodward's confidential source in the C.I.A. leak case …
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New York Times:
Not Since Deep Throat Has a Woodward Source Held So Many — WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 - Not since Bob Woodward of The Washington Post refused to divulge the identity of Deep Throat has the capital been so riveted over one of Mr. Woodward's sources. This time, three decades after Watergate …
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Jim / Jim Lowney Photo:
Party Like It's 1999 — A little corvid out in Reno mentioned yesterday that the mad Aussie journo Tim Blair was back in the Big Apple. I hadn't smoked cigarettes and swilled Chardonnay with Mr. Blair since we covered the Axis of Ass during last year's Republican convention.
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Phony Theory, False Conflict — 'Intelligent Design' Foolishly Pits Evolution Against Faith — Because every few years this country, in its infinite tolerance, insists on hearing yet another appeal of the Scopes monkey trial, I feel obliged to point out what would otherwise be superfluous …
Washington Post:
Three Bombings in Iraq Kill More Than 90 — Hotel Housing Journalists, And Two Mosques North of Baghdad Targeted — BAGHDAD, Nov. 18 — Suicide bombers killed at least 90 worshipers Friday inside two Shiite Muslim mosques northeast of the capital near the Iranian border …
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Bombers Kill at Least 65 Inside Two Shiite Mosques in Iraq — BAGHDAD, Nov. 18 - At least 65 people died in the Eastern Iraqi town of Khanaqin today after suicide bombers detonated explosives inside two Shiite mosques during Friday prayers. — Suicide bombers also killed at least six people near …
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Prof. John Daly / yaf.org:
Vows to kick young conservatives off campus — Student Fights Back — HERNDON, VA - Warren Community College English professor, John Daly, said that "Real freedom will come when soldiers in Iraq turn their guns on their superiors." Rebecca Beach, a freshman at Warren Community College in Washington …
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Aljazeera:
US Democrat calls for Iraq pullout — A senior member of the US Democratic Party has called for an immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq, rejecting White House attacks on critics of the war. — The call from Representative John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a leading Democrat voice on military issues …
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:Rapid Pullout From Iraq Urged by Key Democrat
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Michael Kinsley / Washington Post:
What Abortion Debate? — Talking About Alito's Respect for Precedent Avoids the Real Questions — In a 1986 case called Bowers v. Hardwick , the Supreme Court ruled that state laws against homosexual sodomy do not violate the Constitution. In a 2003 case called Lawrence v. Texas …
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Associated Press:
House passes sweeping budget-cut bill — GOP rounds up enough reluctant moderates to eke out win — WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans basked in triumph after razor-thin passage of a sweeping budget cut plan in the wee hours of Friday morning . — But intra-party tensions are sure …
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Matt Stoller / MyDD:
A Platform for 2006: Dream Big, Democrats — Impeach the Secretary of Defense and all other responsible parties for incompetence and criminal negligence in the prosecution of the war in Iraq — A Constitutional Right to Privacy — A Higher Minimum Wage — Universal Health Care
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Voter ID memo stirs tension — Sponsor of disputed Georgia legislation told feds that blacks in her district only vote if they are paid to do so. — The chief sponsor of Georgia's voter identification law told the Justice Department that if black people in her district "are not paid to vote …
Helen / Dr. Helen:
Does the Absence of Fathers Cause ADHD? — In a controversial new book, Destructive Trends in Mental Health: The Well-Intentioned Path to Harm, the authors point out a study that showed ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) might be related to a lack of a positive father figure.
La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
Amid 'Black Think' Pressure, Christine Byington Quits — Update: A commenter sent the link to Byington's column. She committed the crime of the century: admitting she was a Republican. Again, let me stress that black students had a right to disagree with her views, but it's too bad …
White House:
Press Briefing with National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley on APEC Summit Meetings — MR. HADLEY: Good evening. I thought I might go through a little bit of the day the President had today, give you a little bit of the highlights, and then answer some — give you a preview of tomorrow and answer whatever questions you've got.
