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Associated Press:
Second Reporter Asked to Testify on Leak — WASHINGTON - A second Time magazine reporter has been asked to testify in the CIA leak case, this time about her discussions with Karl Rove's attorney, a sign that prosecutors are still exploring charges against the White House aide.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Woodward's Source - Now The Times Points To Armitage — Who leaked to Bob Woodward that Valerie Plame was at the CIA? — The NY Times provides a handy pop-up graphic highlighting denials and folks who are "not telling". — The pretty slim "not telling" list consists of Richard Armitage …
Time:
A Second TIME Reporter Cooperates — W hen a grand jury indicted vice presidential chief of staff I. Lewis Libby in late October for perjury and obstruction of justice in the Valerie Plame case, special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald said no one should assume the leak inquiry was now completed.
Empty Wheel / The Next Hurrah:Rove Over and Over — I guess, when I noted in July that Rove …
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Washington Post:
Sympathetic Vibrations — Democrats fumed last week at Vice President Cheney's suggestion that criticism of the administration's war policies was itself becoming a hindrance to the war effort. But a new poll indicates most Americans are sympathetic to Cheney's point.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
IT'S A REVERSE-VIETNAM: On Reliable Sources I said that the Plame scandal was a reverse-Watergate, with the press, not the White House, keeping the important secrets about what happened. But looking at the transcript, I see that Iraq is also a reverse Vietnam, as made clear in this statement from UPI correspondent Pamela Hess:
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:"Sympathetic Vibrations" — So. How's that Republican pushback …
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Sean Rayment / Telegraph:
'Trophy' video exposes private security contractors shooting up Iraqi drivers — A "trophy" video appearing to show security guards in Baghdad randomly shooting Iraqi civilians has sparked two investigations after it was posted on the internet, the Sunday Telegraph can reveal.
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Daily Kos:
"Trophy Video" of Civilian Shootings By Contractors Emerges — Oh, that's just great. Just great. From the Sunday Telegraph (UK): … According to the Telegraph reporter, the video is even set to music: "Mystery Train", by Elvis Presley. — And so the circle — or spiral — continues.
Agence France Presse:
White House claims 'strong consensus' on Iraq pullout — WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House has for the first time claimed ownership of an Iraq withdrawal plan, arguing that a troop pullout blueprint unveiled this past week by a Democratic senator was "remarkably similar" to its own.
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NY Daily News:
All disquiet on West Wing front — Aides: W must right ship — WASHINGTON - Embattled White House aides have begun to believe President Bush must take the reins personally if his evaporating agenda and credibility are to be salvaged. — "We're just plodding along," …
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Times of London:
Giant mosque for 40,000 may be built at London Olympics — A MASSIVE mosque that will hold 40,000 worshippers is being proposed beside the Olympic complex in London to be opened in time for the 2012 Games. — The project's backers hope the mosque and its surrounding buildings would hold …
Jazz / Running Scared:
"War" on Christmas: The Echo Chamber Strikes Back — Apparently some of the right wingnutterati has taken exception to our pointing out the blatant mendacity of the Bushies' "war on Christmas" meme as it applied to the now disproven story of the US Post Office attacking Christmas.
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Jim Hoagland / Washington Post:
Middle East Surprises — Call it history's revenge or the Nixon-goes-to-China syndrome run amok: Events in the Middle East now force political leaders to eat vows never to do certain things and then pronounce the dish tasty. Their reversals carry seeds of hope for a desperate region.
Don Surber / Don Surber After Hours:
RINO Sightings, NSFW Edition — I have looked forward to hosting the RINO Sightings since August. I have only been a RINO for three years. Before that, I was a DINO. Some say I am a WINO (West Virginian In Name Only) and my wife insists that she is a SINO; I say I was born this way, what is her excuse?
Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
Chirac's influence sinks to new low — Jacques Chirac's presidency hit a new low yesterday when a poll revealed that most voters think he now has little or no influence over events at home or abroad. — Of those polled, 72 per cent regarded the influence of their president …
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Arthur Silber / Once Upon a Time:
When Honor Is No Longer Possible: A Nation Beyond Forgiveness — Some stories are almost impossible to contemplate. This is one of them. — In June, Col. Ted Westhusing was found dead near the Baghdad airport. His death was most likely a suicide, a single gunshot wound to the head.
