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rawstory.com:
Gore responds to White House 'hypocrisy' comments — RAW STORY — In response to White House comments that Gore exhibited "hypocrisy" in calling for a Special Prosecutor, saying that the Clinton administration had wiretapped some Americans, Gore will make this statement shortly.
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U.S. Newswire:
Statement by Former Vice President Al Gore — Contact: Trevor Fitzgibbon, 212-584-5000 ext. 210; or Jessica Smith, 202-822-5200 ext. 234 — WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ — Following is a statement by former Vice President Al Gore: — "The Administration's response …
Associated Press:
GOP anger flares after Sen. Clinton slams party — N.Y. lawmaker compared GOP-run House to a 'plantation' … NEW YORK - A day after Hillary Clinton blasted the Bush administration and compared the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to a plantation, Republicans said Tuesday that the New York senator was out of line.
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
White House Accuses Gore of Hypocrisy — WASHINGTON - The White House accused former Vice President Al Gore of hypocrisy Tuesday for his assertion that President Bush broke the law by eavesdropping on Americans without court approval. — "If Al Gore is going to be the voice of the Democrats …
National Review:
Al Gore's Mad Message — In an alternate universe, coverage of Al Gore's speech in Washington Monday might begin with the former vice president's ringing defense of the virtually unlimited exercise of presidential power in times of emergency. "The threat of additional terror strikes …
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In the Bullpen
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Newsday:
Hillary's hardball — In MLK day speech, Sen. Clinton slams the Bush team, saying GOP Congress is 'run like a plantation' — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sparked a Martin Luther King Day political firestorm yesterday by describing the GOP-controlled Congress as a "plantation" …
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Gina Holland / Associated Press:
Supreme Court Upholds Oregon Suicide Law — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, with Chief Justice John Roberts dissenting, upheld Oregon's one-of-a-kind physician-assisted suicide law Tuesday, rejecting a Bush administration attempt to punish doctors who help terminally ill patients die.
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Supreme Court Removes Obstacle to Assisted-Suicide Laws — WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 - The Supreme Court removed an obstacle today to state efforts to authorize physician-assisted suicide, ruling 6 to 3 that John Ashcroft, the former attorney general, acted without legal authority in 2001 when he threw …
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Feministe
DisgustedWi / Washington Post:
HOWELL IS A LYING HACK NOT FIT TO CHANGE TOILET PAPER OUT AT THE MOTEL 6!!!! — We here in the heart of the Carolinas know that Jack Abramoff is a tried and true Republican with ties to Tom DeLay, Grover Norquist and Ralph Reed. He raised over $120,000 for George Bush's 2004 campaign and is a "Pioneer".
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ACLU:
Prominent Journalists, Nonprofit Groups, Terrorism Experts and Community Advocates Join First Lawsuit to Challenge New NSA Spying Program — NEW YORK - Saying that the Bush administration's illegal spying on Americans must end, the American Civil Liberties Union today filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit …
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:Groups Sue to Stop Domestic Spying Program
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Shakespeare's Sister
Christopher Hitchens / The Huffington Post:What Reason Do We Have to Trust the State to Know Best?
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Sisyphus Shrugged
CBS News:
Alito Nomination Vote Put Off A Week — (CBS/AP) The Senate Judiciary Committee was planning to vote Tuesday on whether to confirm Judge Samuel Alito's nomination as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. — But late Monday, as had been expected, the voting got postponed.
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New York Times:
Russia and China Want More Talks With Iran, Not Sanctions — PARIS, Jan. 17 - Russia and China today called for more negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, a day after rebuffing a call by the Americans and the Europeans for the issue to be put before the United Nations Security Council.
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MSNBC:
Abductors threaten to kill American journalist — Kidnappers say U.S. must release Iraqi women prisoners within 72 hours … MSNBC TV — CAIRO, Egypt - An Arab television channel aired a silent 20-second videotape Tuesday night of an abducted American journalist and said an accompanying message gave …
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Mia Culpa
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Ezra Klein:
Hating on the Establishment — Glenn Greenwald, whose stuff is often excellent, has unleashed a breathtakingly misguided attack at The New Republic today. As one would expect, it's getting many a link, and those who long ago decided The New Republic a festering tumor attached to our body politic …
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CNN:
Mouthy parrot 'reveals sex secret' — LONDON, England — A computer programmer found out his girlfriend was having an affair when his pet parrot kept repeating her lover's name, British media reported Tuesday. — The African grey parrot kept squawking "I love you, Gary" as his owner …
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Paul Stokes / Telegraph:Talking parrot gives away girlfriend's secret lover
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Associated Press:
House GOP Leaders Unveil New Ethics Plan — WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Dennis Hastert urged new restrictions on gifts from lobbyists Tuesday, responding to a scandal that already has claimed two Republican leaders and raised GOP fears about this year's elections.
Media Matters for America:
CNN reportedly hires radio host Glenn Beck … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on January 17 that CNN Headline News has hired Glenn Beck — a nationally syndicated radio host known for making controversial statements — "for a new prime time program."
Washington Post:
Md. Overrides Minimum Wage Veto — The Maryland General Assembly today voted to raise the state's minimum wage by $1 an hour, brushing aside concerns by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) that the move would hurt small businesses. — The Democratic-led Senate voted 30-17 to override Ehrlich's veto …
Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
Ted K. to quit club that bans women — U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy — who ripped Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito for ties to a group that discriminates against women — says he's going to quit a club notorious for discriminating against women "as fast as I can."
