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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 …
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CNN:
CNN LARRY KING LIVE — Interview With Alberto Gonzales; Interview With James Risen — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, does the government need permission to spy on Americans it suspects are talking to terrorists?
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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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.
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Judd / Think Progress:In Desperation, Gonzales Smears Gore
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New York Times:Spy Agency Data After Sept. 11 Led F.B.I. to Dead Ends
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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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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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Bill Sam / Washington Times:
Laura defends the GOP — MONROVIA, Liberia — First lady Laura Bush yesterday rejected Democratic claims that Republicans are mired in a "culture of corruption" and said she'd be "glad" to campaign for Republican candidates in the fall. — "It isn't true," Mrs. Bush said of the …
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CNN:
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.
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:
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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Washington Post:
U.S. Wins Support In Iran Dispute — China, Russia Join Call to Suspend Nuclear Program — LONDON, Jan. 16 — China and Russia agreed with the United States, Britain, Germany and France on Monday that Iran must completely suspend its nuclear program, the British Foreign Office said.
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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."
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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."
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Invasion of the dirty masses — The principal benefit from the emergence of the blogosphere is that it has opened up our political discourse to a much wider and more diverse group of participants. Previously, establishment journalists and their hand-picked commentators were the sole vehicle …
