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Jim VandeHei / Washington Post:
Blogs Attack From Left as Democrats Reach for Center — Democrats are getting an early glimpse of an intraparty rift that could complicate efforts to win back the White House: fiery liberals raising their voices on Web sites and in interest groups vs. elected officials trying to appeal to a much broader audience.
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The Volokh Conspiracy, Captain's Quarters, Betsy's Page, Faithful Progressive, Althouse and Brainster's Blog
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Glenn Thrush / Newsday:
Clinton to support Alito filibuster — Says she'll join Sen. Kerry in blocking Alito's nomination, putting her at odds with top Democrats — WASHINGTON — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday announced she'll join potential 2008 presidential rival John Kerry in voting to filibuster …
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Captain's Quarters, The Sideshow, Betsy's Page, Roger L. Simon, Althouse, dartblog.com and Sister Toldjah
Bob Fertik / Democrats.com:
WE CAN STOP ALITO THIS WEEKEND — The last two days have been amazing. — Early Thursday afternoon, we broke the news that Senator John Kerry would lead a filibuster against Judge Sam Alito if he could get 41 Senators to sustain the filibuster. Three hours later, CNN confirmed our story.
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AMERICAblog, The Heretik, THE BRAD BLOG, The Democratic Daily Blog, MyDD, Decision '08, Outside The Beltway, PSoTD and Booman Tribune
Melanie Hunter / CNSNews:
Sheehan to Feinstein: Filibuster Alito, Or I'll Run Against You — (CNSNews.com) - Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan has threatened to run for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) seat unless Feinstein filibusters Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. — Sheehan, who was in Caracas …
Richard Sisk / NY Daily News:Hil's for filibuster — Takes rebel stand to oppose Alito OK for Supremes
New York Times:
Bush Presses On in Legal Defense for Wiretapping — WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 — President Bush, defending the wiretapping program he ordered soon after the Sept. 11 attacks, declared a few days ago that "there's no doubt in my mind it is legal." So resolute is Mr. Bush, in fact …
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
2003 Draft Legislation Covered Eavesdropping — Justice Dept. Officials Call Measure Unrelated; Critics Say Bush Claims Are Undermined — Legislation drafted by Justice Department lawyers in 2003 to strengthen the USA Patriot Act would have provided legal backing for several aspects …
blogometer.nationaljournal.com:
BLOGS VS. THE MSM: Howell's Moving Castle — Last p.m. we had the unique experience of attending an Nat'l Press Club luncheon and discussion hosted by Alex S. Jones, dir. of the Shorenstein Center at the Kennedy School of Gov't at Harvard. Also in attendance were bloggers representing Power Line …
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Open Letter …
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Washington Post:
Mr. Abramoff's Meetings, Again — IF A TYPICAL picture is worth a thousand words, a picture of President Bush with Jack Abramoff, we suppose, might be worth about 10,000. And so we understand the desire of our more visually inclined colleagues to obtain photos of the president and the criminal.
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TalkLeft
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Post-Katrina Promises Unfulfilled — On the Gulf Coast, Federal Recovery Effort Makes Halting Progress — Nearly five months after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans, President Bush's lofty promises to rebuild the Gulf Coast have been frustrated by bureaucratic failures and competing priorities …
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Balloon Juice, Brilliant at Breakfast, AMERICAblog, The Carpetbagger Report and No More Apples
CNN:
Poll: Most think Bush is failing second term — President 'looking forward' to congressional campaigning — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A majority of Americans are more likely to vote for a candidate in November's congressional elections who opposes President Bush, and 58 percent consider …
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basil's blog
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Joseph J. Ellis / New York Times:
Finding a Place for 9/11 in American History — IN recent weeks, President Bush and his administration have mounted a spirited defense of his Iraq policy, the Patriot Act and, especially, a program to wiretap civilians, often reaching back into American history for precedents to justify these actions.
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The Huffington Post, Right Wing Nut House, Brilliant at Breakfast and Bark Bark Woof Woof
Greyhawk / No End But Victory:
Meanwhile, back at the Front — One week of developments in Iraq - and the home front. — From our Department of Headlines from the Associated Press we thought we'd never see: Iraqi Army Getting Stronger. — Temperature data from Hell will be provided when possible.
ReddHedd / firedoglake:
Ann Coulter: Dangerous Moron — Dear Ann Coulter: — STFU. Oh, and threatening Justice Stevens by saying someone should "put rat poisoning in his creme brulee," even as a joke, is asking for his protection detail to haul your skinny ass in for questioning. I'm just saying.
Max / MaxSpeak:
THE EPI BOOK ON BUSHONOMICS — Below is the updated EPI short course that documents the poor economic performance of the past four years. — The State of the Economy — The upcoming State of the Union address has revived interest in examining how well the economy is doing …
Adam Brookes / BBC:
US plans to 'fight the net' revealed — A newly declassified document gives a fascinating glimpse into the US military's plans for "information operations" - from psychological operations, to attacks on hostile computer networks. — Bloggers beware. — As the world turns networked …
Jonathan Steele / Guardian:
The Palestinians' democratic choice must be respected — The excuses given for refusing to deal with Hamas will not wash. This is a chance for Europe to have an independent role — Hamas's triumph in Wednesday's Palestinian elections is the best news from the Middle East for a long time.
Associated Press:
Remembering Challenger — Lessons learned 20 years after space shuttle disaster — CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — Twenty years ago, space shuttle Challenger blew apart in jets of fire and plumes of smoke, a terrifying sight witnessed by the families of the seven astronauts and by those who came …
Scott Shane / New York Times:
An Exotic Tool for Espionage: Moral Compass — WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 — Is there such a thing as an ethical spy? — A group of current and former intelligence officers and academic experts think there is, and they are meeting this weekend to dissect what some others in the field consider a flat-out contradiction in terms.
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Adventus
Colby Cosh / Los Angeles Times:
The great right North? — ON MONDAY, Canada held its second national election in 18 months, choosing a new prime minister from a resurgent Conservative Party. Americans — or maybe just the zillion or so Canadians living in California — may well be wondering: Is Canada still the progressive …
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Opinion Journal:
Cured Pork — Remedies for earmarking and other Congressional addictions. — Just when you thought pork barreling couldn't get any more amusing, along comes Citizens Against Government Waste, which reports that someone in Congress has diverted $2 million in the Navy's fiscal 2006 operations accounts …
