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Michelle Malkin:
THE TOOKIE FILES: NOTES ON THE FREAK SHOW  —  ***scroll for rolling updates***  —  It's a zoo outside San Quentin prison, where convicted murderer/Crips gang co-founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams is scheduled to die by injection at San Quentin Prison at 12:01am Pacific time for murdering four people during two 1979 holdups.
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baldilocks:
To A Young One Who Is An Apologist For A Terrorist  —  Sometimes it's of use to respond to one's more problematic commenters, if only to make a point or ten.  —  Jeremy, a William and Mary student, writes in my only other Stanley "Tookie" Williams post:
Los Angeles Times:
Governor Didn't Believe Williams Had Reformed  —  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did not just reject Stanley Tookie Williams' request for clemency, he aggressively attacked the central element of the former gang leader's case: Williams, he said, had never really reformed.
Kim Curtis / Associated Press:
Crips Gang Co-Founder Executed in Calif.  —  SAN QUENTIN, Calif. - Convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams, the Crips gang co-founder whose case stirred a national debate about capital punishment versus the possibility of redemption, was executed Tuesday morning.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Last Hours Of Tookie  —  Stanley "Tookie" Williams has run out of options for avoiding his long-delayed execution, having lost both his bid for clemency and his final appeal to the US Supreme Court this evening.  Retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor likely got the call …
TalkLeft:
Arnold Denies Clemency for Stanley "Tookie Williams"  —  It's official.  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has denied clemency to Stanley "Tookie" Williams.  He made the announcement by e-mail. portion: … Unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes, which is unlikely, he will die at 12:01 a.m. tonight.
Atrios / Eschaton:
Death Penalty
CNN:   Supreme Court rejects Williams' plea
Adam Tanner / Reuters:   Schwarzenegger denies clemency to convicted killer
The Anchoress:
St. Tookie and Bad old Benedict XVI?
Discussion: Hog On Ice
Evelyn Nieves / Washington Post:
Schwarzenegger Denies Clemency for Williams
Wpnieditor / washingtonpost.blog:
John Harris Responds to Reader Comments  —  Washington Post Political Editor John Harris posted a response to readers in the comments area of the preceding post, but we are posting separately here to make it easier to find.  —  Harris's response follows:  —  Several of the comments here refer to me …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:   Push Back  —  Is it really true that it's ethical for one journalist …
CNN:
LIVE FROM...  Iraqi Armed Forces to Lead Security for Election; Syrian Critic Murdered; Death and Drama in New York; Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?  ; The Life and Death of Richard Pryor  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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Crooks and Liars:
Sam Seder and the War on Christmas
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PR Newswire:
Diebold Announces Management Changes  —  CEO O'Dell leaves company; Swidarski named CEO, Lauer named chairman; company reaffirms guidance  —  NORTH CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD - News) today announced senior management changes instituted by its board of directors.
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John Byrne / rawstory.com:
Diebold CEO resigns after reports of fraud litigation, internal woes
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Split Screen Bimbos: This Is How We Get Our Information?  —  Tonight's episode of Hardball was truly staggering.  Jim VandeHei pipes up and announces that Stephen Hadley told Karl Rove about Valerie Plame's identity early in the game, prior to his conversation with Robert Novak:
OSM:
Site of Sydney beach riots sealed off (breaking)  —  Many emergency vehicles are converging on the site of the Sydney beach riots.  Radio reporters are suggested a large number of "incidents" are taking place.  Car windows have been smashed and bloodied individuals have been sighted by radio reporters.
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BBC:
Survey finds optimism in new Iraq  —  An opinion poll suggests Iraqis are generally optimistic about their lives, in spite of the violence that has plagued Iraq since the US-led invasion.  —  But the survey, carried out for the BBC and other media, found security fears still dominate most Iraqis' thoughts.
USA Today:
Bush's job approval rating bounces up a few points  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush's job approval rating, on a long slide since his re-election last year, rebounded from historic lows in a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll taken this weekend.  (Related: Poll results)
Brian Williams / MSNBC:
President Bush on Iraq, Katrina, the economy  —  The 43rd president speaks exclusively with NBC's Brian Williams  —  WASHINGTON -  —  Brian Williams  —  •Profile  —  Our day started early this morning, when we greeted President George W. Bush in the Oval Office.
Richard B. Schmitt / Los Angeles Times:
'Nuclear Option' Possible in Alito Battle, Frist Says  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate's top Republican, raising the stakes in the battle over Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr., said Sunday that he would support a controversial rule change to prevent Democrats from stalling the nomination.
Discussion: The Right Coast
Associated Press:
Bush: Race Not Factor in Katrina Response  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush said Monday the federal government's reaction to Hurricane Katrina was appalling, but was not the result of racial indifference to blacks hard-hit by the storm.  "You can call me anything you want, but do not call me a racist," Bush said.

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