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Associated Press:
Sen. Biden Suggests Scrapping Hearings — WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominees are so mum about the major legal issues at their Senate confirmation hearings that the hearings serve little purpose and should probably be abandoned, Democratic Sen. Joe Biden said Thursday.
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Loose Lips Sink . . . Biden's Leadership Is Lost in All His Talk — The only thing standing between Joe Biden and the presidency is his mouth. That, though, is no small matter. It is a Himalayan barrier, a Sahara of a handicap, a summer's day in Death Valley, a winter's night at the pole …
Sam Alito / TalkLeft:
Sparks Fly at Alito Hearing — We were waiting for some fireworks at Judge Sam Alito's confirmation hearing. Tuesday was definitely dullsville. We wanted sparks to fly. We wanted to hear — Bell's going to ring — Hear the alarms — Better tell the fire chief — To quit playing cards
National Review:
Alito: A Last-Gasp Democratic Gambit Fails — What's in the Concerned Alumni of Princeton papers? Nothing. — You can say what you want about the liberal groups opposing Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, but they stay on message. So much so that by late afternoon Wednesday …
Joan Vennochi / Boston Globe:
Senate's swirling winds — IN THE BEGINNING, ineffective windiness whipped around Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. — On Wednesday, Democrats tried upgrading to Katrina-force gusts. They barely ruffled Alito's comb-over. — Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts led the charge …
Michelle Malkin:
ALITO WATCH: THE DEAD HORSE DEMOCRATS — We're an hour and a half into the hearings and I need to hear no more. It's all about the Dems beating dead horses. Over and over again. Unitary executive. CAP. Vanguard. Vanguard. Vanguard. — John Podhoretz marvels …
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Alito's Wife Cries at Confirmation Hearing — WASHINGTON — Martha-Ann Bomgardner left her husband's confirmation hearings in tears, returning not long after. The episode elicited sympathy for her from senators of both parties _ and instant finger-pointing.
Mike Allen / Time:GOP Confident as Alito Hearings Wrap
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:The Kos Kidz Go After Alito's Wife
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Dean Barnett / dbsoxblog.blogspot.com:TEARS TO YOUR EYES — Joe Biden chortles while Alito's wife weeps
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Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:An Intense Experience for Family Members, Too
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John / AMERICAblog:
AMERICAblog just bought General Wesley Clark's cell phone records for $89.95 — UPDATE: We tried to get the cell phone records of other high-profile Washingtonians like ABC's George Stephanopoulos, the Washington Post's Dana Milbank, and the New York Time's Adam Nagourney …
Reuters:
Some 'Pieces' buyers offered refund — NEW YORK (Reuters) — Random House is offering refunds to readers who bought James Frey's drug and alcohol memoir "A Million Little Pieces" directly from the publisher, following accusations the author exaggerated his story.
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CNN:
Hajj stampede kills hundreds — MINA, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — At least 345 people have been killed in a stampede during a symbolic stoning ritual at the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, according to the country's health ministry. — Health Minister Hamad al-Maneh told Saudi TV …
Chris Hogg / BBC:
Taiwan breeds green-glowing pigs — Scientists in Taiwan say they have bred three pigs that glow in the dark. — They claim that while other researchers have bred partly fluorescent pigs, theirs are the only pigs in the world which are green through and through.
Dane Smith / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
'Impaler' sinks his teeth into governor's race — Self-styled "vampyre" Jonathon Sharkey is running for governor on a platform that includes impaling terrorists. — Looking for something really, really different in a political candidate this year? — Take a gander at Jonathon (The Impaler) …
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Max Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Alito's Pro-Internment Witness: "You Can Forget About Civil Rights" — If there's another terror attack on American soil, you can forget about civil rights. That's according to Peter Kirsanow, who will testify to Samuel Alito's civil rights credentials before the Senate Judiciary Committee today.
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ctv.ca:
Ad wasn't an attack on military: Paul Martin — Paul Martin defended the series of controversial ads his Liberal Party unleashed this week and continued his attack on Stephen Harper, painting him as a leader who subscribes to a far right-wing ideology. — In an interview Thursday morning …
James K. Glassman / Opinion Journal:
Back to the Future — The new New Orleans, a land of opportunity. — NEW ORLEANS—President Bush today makes his ninth trip here since Hurricane Katrina. He will find a tale of two cities—one almost back to normal, the other devastated. If you drive into New Orleans from the airport the back way …
