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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
White House Dismissed '02 Surveillance Proposal — The Bush administration rejected a 2002 Senate proposal that would have made it easier for FBI agents to obtain surveillance warrants in terrorism cases, concluding that the system was working well and that it would likely be unconstitutional to lower the legal standard.
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Jonathan S. Landay / Knight Ridder:
In 2002, Justice Department said eavesdropping law working well — WASHINGTON - A July 2002 Justice Department statement to a Senate committee appears to contradict several key arguments that the Bush administration is making to defend its eavesdropping on U.S. citizens without court warrants.
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Jim Puzzanghera / Lexington Herald-Leader:
More Americans favor impeaching Bush, poll says — Today's topic: Domestic spying — WASHINGTON - The word "impeachment" is popping up increasingly these days and not just off the lips of liberal activists spouting predictable bumper-sticker slogans. — After the unfounded claims …
Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
Sen. Clinton Blasts Bush on Eavesdropping — WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called President Bush's explanations for eavesdropping on domestic conversations without warrants "strange" and "far-fetched" Wednesday in blistering criticism ahead of the president's State of the Union address.
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Panel: Interactivity Ethics — Last Thursday, washingtonpost.com turned off the reader comments feature on post.blog , a blog dedicated to sharing news by and about The Post and washingtonpost.com. The move came after several comments containing personal attacks, profanity and hate speech …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Incivility — Boy that Washington Post chat with bloggers sure was fun, huh kids? It's really cool when guys like Glenn Reynolds cojmpletely misrepresent themselves in a national forum. It shows once again how out of control the left is. — Here's Glenn:
Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:
Palestinian Premier, Cabinet Resigns — RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and his Cabinet ministers submitted their resignations Thursday as the Islamic militant group Hamas appeared to have captured a large majority of seats in the Palestinian elections …
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New York Times:
Senators in Need of a Spine — Judge Samuel Alito Jr., whose entire history suggests that he holds extreme views about the expansive powers of the presidency and the limited role of Congress, will almost certainly be a Supreme Court justice soon. His elevation will come courtesy …
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Times of London:
Critics attack Google's 'black day' in China — Google today caved in to pressure from the Chinese Government by launching a localised version of its website that self-censors information deemed "subversive" by the Communist authorities. — The company, whose motto is "Don't be evil" …
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Bridget / GOP Vixen:
SO LONG, FAREWELL, AUF WIEDERSEHEN, GOODBYE, GALLOWAY! — George Galloway, who hoped to use reality TV as a platform to further his socialist ideology but instead used it as a platform to act like a cat and dance in a red leotard, has been voted out of the Celebrity Big Brother house!! From the Guardian:
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Rem Rieder / American Journalism Review:
Howl — The vicious response to a Washington Post column on Jack Abramoff exposes the worst of the Web and politics. Posted Jan. 25, 2006 — Rem Rieder is AJR's Editor and Senior Vice President. — Used to be that press bashing was a specialty of the right.
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John In Dc / Open Letter To Chris Matthews:Chris Matthews says liberal TV ad lies when in fact it's 100% accurate
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Jerusalem Post:
Iran: We'll put Israel in 'eternal coma' — TEHERAN, IRAN — Were Israel to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, Iran would respond so strongly that it would put the Jewish state into "an eternal coma" like Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's, the Iranian defense minister said Wednesday.
Jackie Spinner / Washington Post:
The Other Beat Of Her Heart — In Iraq, the Reporter Learns You Go Into Battle Alone — That can't be Jill, I whispered to myself, over and over, even as her picture hung on the TV screen. — No, it's not her, I said to myself in denial. Jill? Jill Carroll?
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aaron:
Hugh Hewitt, Joel Stein and Monty Python's Holy Grail — Hugh Hewitt, Joel Stein and Monty Python’s Holy Grail — UPDATE (3pm Wednesday): Welcome Hugh Hewitt readers and listeners. Today, Hugh interviewed SecDef Donald Rumsfeld — with whom my readers know from my post Donald Rumsfeld and me …
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hrw.org:
United Nations: U.S. Aligned With Iran in Anti-Gay Vote — Rice Must Explain Repressive UN Ban on LGBT Rights Groups — (Washington, D.C., January 25, 2006) - In a reversal of policy, the United States on Monday backed an Iranian initiative to deny United Nations consultative status …
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
The Realities of Exporting Democracy — A Year After Bush Recast Foreign Policy, Progress Remains Mixed — Sitting in a prison cell halfway around the planet, an Egyptian opposition leader forced President Bush this month to confront the question of how serious he was when he vowed to devote …
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
CSI: K Street — Why is the White House so desperate to downplay any contact between the president and Jack Abramoff — even though the photos of Bush making nice with Abramoff are bound to surface sooner or later? And why is the White house refusing requests to release information …
Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Al Qaeda Sees Resurgence in Pakistani Tribal Areas — Videotape Shows Terror Network Actively Recruiting, Plotting Attacks — Jan. 24, 2006 — Al Qaeda and its former protectors — the Taliban — are in the midst of a powerful resurgence, according to accounts by local officials …
