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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 …
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Washington Post:
Transcript: Former Vice President Gore's Speech on Constitutional Issues — FORMER VICE PRESIDENT GORE DELIVERS REMARKS ON CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES — SPEAKER: AL GORE, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT — GORE: Thank you very much. — I'd like to thank Michael Ostrolenk for that on-the-spot introduction …
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 …
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Groups Sue to Stop Domestic Spying Program — NEW YORK - Federal lawsuits were filed Tuesday seeking to halt President Bush's domestic eavesdropping program, calling it an "illegal and unconstitutional program" of electronic eavesdropping on American citizens.
Ben Johnson / Front Page Magazine:There He Blows Again — AL GORE'S SPEECH BEFORE MoveOn.org …
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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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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:Court nullifies ban on assisted suicide
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Nagin calls for rebuilding 'chocolate' New Orleans — Black majority city 'the way God wants it to be' — NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — Mayor Ray Nagin on Monday called for the rebuilding of a "chocolate New Orleans" that maintains the city's black majority, saying, "You can't have New Orleans no other way."
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Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
At King Event, Mrs. Clinton Denounces G.O.P. Leadership — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaking yesterday at a ceremony honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., compared the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to a plantation where dissent is not tolerated.
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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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
washingtonpost.com > Live Discussions — Howard Kurtz has been The Washington Post's media reporter since 1990. He is also the host of CNN's "Reliable Sources" and the author of "Media Circus," "Hot Air," "Spin Cycle" and "The Fortune Tellers: Inside Wall Street's Game of Money, Media and Manipulation."
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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."
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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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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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."
Jim Abrams / Associated Press:
House GOP Leaders Unveil New Ethics Plan — WASHINGTON — 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.
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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 …
