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New York Times:
Republican Speaks Up, Leading Others to Challenge Wiretaps — WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 — When Representative Heather A. Wilson broke ranks with President Bush on Tuesday to declare her "serious concerns" about domestic eavesdropping, she gave voice to what some fellow Republicans were thinking, if not saying.
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Jonathan Alter / Newsweek:
The Shoe (Bomb) on the Other Foot — President Bush's revelation about a foiled bomb plot shows the dangers of declassification for purely partisan purposes. — Feb. 10, 2006 - Poor Porter Goss. First, the longtime Florida congressman leaves his safe seat to become director of the CIA …
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Ex-FEMA Leader Faults Response by White House — WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 — Michael D. Brown, the former federal emergency management chief who became a ridiculed symbol of the Bush administration's flawed response to Hurricane Katrina, returned in anger to Capitol Hill on Friday and lashed back at his former superiors.
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Censorship Is Alleged at NOAA — Scientists Afraid to Speak Out, NASA Climate Expert Reports — NEW YORK, Feb. 10 — James E. Hansen, the NASA climate scientist who sparked an uproar last month by accusing the Bush administration of keeping scientific information from reaching the public …
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Carter allowed surveillance in 1977 — Former President Jimmy Carter, who publicly rebuked President Bush's warrantless eavesdropping program this week during the funeral of Coretta Scott King and at a campaign event, used similar surveillance against suspected spies.
Wonder Woman / A North American Patriot:
Oh Ann! — "If you're going to be a conservative in America, you can't be a pussy!" — Ann Coulter made an over the top speech to a packed room — In fact, I was relegated to watching it on the tv feed from bloggers row, because the room was bursting at the seams.
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:Q&A Friday #33: What Do You Think About Ann Coulter's Latest Comments?
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Bob Barr, Bane of the Right? — You could find just about everything at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference this week: the bumper sticker that says "Happiness is Hillary's face on a milk carton," the "Straight Pride" T-shirt, a ride on an F-22 Raptor simulator at the Lockheed exhibit …
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The Next Hurrah, Unclaimed Territory, The Reaction, Just a Bump in the Beltway and Stygius
Associated Press:
Starr accused of sending fake clemency pleas — Prosecutors: Ex-independent counsel fabricated letters on inmate's behalf — SAN FRANCISCO - Lawyers for a death row inmate, including former Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr, sent fake letters from jurors asking California's governor …
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Stephanie Simon / Los Angeles Times:
Their Own Version of a Big Bang — Those who believe in creationism — children and adults — are being taught to challenge evolution's tenets in an in-your-face way. — WAYNE, N.J. — Evangelist Ken Ham smiled at the 2,300 elementary students packed into pews, their faces rapt.
Paul Kiel / tpmcafe.com:
The Daily Muck — We've got a story up today about a trip organized by Jack Abramoff you've never heard about. — In February, 1999, Rep. Don Young (R-AZ) led a Congressional Delegation to the Marshall Islands, one month after the Marshalls hired Abramoff.
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Philip Shenon / New York Times:E-Mail Notes Say Lobbyist Met President Many Times
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Diana Jean Schemo / New York Times:
In Small Town, 'Grease' Ignites a Culture War — FULTON, Mo. — When Wendy DeVore, the drama teacher at Fulton High here, staged the musical "Grease," about high school students in the 1950's, she carefully changed the script to avoid causing offense in this small town.
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Los Angeles Times:
Abramoff's Charity Began at Home — The lobbyist admits he used nonprofits to evade taxes, pad his pockets and bribe officials. — WASHINGTON — In his own way, disgraced super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff engaged in many charitable endeavors over the course of his decade-long career as a Washington insider.
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La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
CPAC: Endangered Species, Bloggers, Etc. — I'm coming to you live from CPAC. I met a member of an endangered species: a single, straight, black, socially conservative, Christian man (and he reads my blog - excellent). Did I mention that he was single? — I couldn't resist uploading …
Associated Press:
Three More Lawmakers Linked to Abramoff — WASHINGTON - Three members of Congress have been linked to efforts by lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a former General Services Administration official to secure leases of government property for Abramoff's clients, according to court filings by federal prosecutors on Friday.
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Pakistan Daily Times:
VIEW: Modernity and protests by Muslims —Farish A Noor — Islamist NGOs, parties, movements, civil society groups, media outlets and politicians have mobilised Muslims and got them on the streets to demonstrate the will of the Muslim masses and — more importantly — the power of the Muslim dollar
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John Daniszewski / Los Angeles Times:
Book Casts Doubt on Case for War — Believing the evidence fell short, Bush discussed with Blair the possibility of inciting a conflict with Iraq, British author says. — LONDON — It was the end of January 2003. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was five days away from giving …
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