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Washington Post:
Vice President Cheney Interviewed by Fox News — Eisenhower Executive Office Building 2:01 P.M. EST — Q Mr. Vice President, how is Mr. Whittington? — THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, the good news is he's doing very well today. I talked to him yesterday after they discovered the heart problem …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Brit Hume, Cheney's Choice For a Straight Shooter — Brit Hume was in his morning staff meeting at Fox News yesterday when his cell phone rang. It was Dick Cheney. — The network's Washington managing editor had been pressing for the interview that every news organization was hotly pursuing …
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The Radio Equalizer, Betsy's Page, Why Are We Back In Iraq? and Exposing Liberal Media Bias
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
Hit Refresh? — Why Bush may be thinking about replacing Cheney. — The Dick Cheney shooting incident will, in a way, go away. And, in a way, not—ever. Some things stick. Gerry Ford had physically stumbled only once or twice in public when he became, officially, The Stumbler.
Associated Press:
Text of Dick Cheney's Interview on Fox — Transcript of Vice President Dick Cheney's interview Wednesday with Brit Hume of Fox News Channel, as released by the White House. Cheney addresses his shooting Saturday of a hunting companion, 78-year-old Harry Whittington of Austin, Texas …
Brit Hume / Fox News:
Exclusive Interview With V.P. Dick Cheney — This is a partial transcript of "Special Report With Brit Hume" from Feb. 15, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. — BRIT HUME, FOX NEWS HOST: Mr. Vice President, how's Mr. Whittington? — DICK CHENEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES …
New York Times:
Silence Broken as Cheney Points Only to Himself — WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 —Vice President Dick Cheney broke a four-day silence on Wednesday about his accidental shooting of a hunting partner, saying he took full responsibility for the incident while vigorously defending his decision to delay releasing news about it until the next day.
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CNN:Cheney: 'It's a day I'll never forget'
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Fox News, the talking dog, Washington Post, PunditGuy, The Carpetbagger Report, The Green Knight and File it Under v2.0
ReddHedd / firedoglake:Cheney Speaks — Fox has played a first clip from the Brit Hume interview.
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ABCNEWS:
Secret Tapes Show Saddam's Son-in-Law Admitted WMD Deception — In Recording, Iraqi Dictator Is Briefed on Efforts to Hide Weapons Programs — Feb. 15, 2006 — The following is a translation of portions of one pivotal tape-recorded meeting that took place in late April or May of 1995.
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ABCNEWS:EXCLUSIVE: The Secret Tapes — Inside Saddam's Palace
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Michelle Malkin:
THE QUESTION EVERYONE'S ASKING — Watching the news in my hotel room before my speech, I just saw CNN air a few of the new, highly inflammatory Abu Ghraib photos now making the rounds. — No pixelation of the nude prisoners in the photos. No disclaimers about paying respect to members …
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Radio Blogger:
MSNBC pundit and West Wing producer/writer Lawrence O'Donnell and Hugh on whether Vice President was drunk. — HH: Hi, Lawrence. Welcome back. — LO: Thank you. — HH: Good to have you on. Lawrence O'Donnell, yesterday you posted at the Huffington Post about Dick Cheney, Was Cheney Drunk?
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Ed Driscoll.com, protein wisdom, Power Line, Hugh Hewitt, Flopping Aces, TBogg, Blinq and Decision '08
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
No Checks, Many Imbalances — The next time a president asks Congress to pass something akin to what Congress passed on Sept. 14, 2001 — the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) — the resulting legislation might be longer than Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past."
Vadkins / QT Monster's Place:
Able Danger Hearing - Liveblogging — UPDATE: AJ Strata is now writing his analysis of today's hearings. His AD analyses are always top drawer and I'm sure this will be no exception. Be sure to read the whole thing. — I will be liveblogging the Able Danger/Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing at 2:30 PM today, in this post.
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Richard Williamson / brandweek.com:
Report: Bush Spent $1.4 Billion on 'Spin' — DALLAS — The Bush administration spent $1.4 billion in taxpayer dollars on 137 contracts with advertising agencies over the past two-and-a-half years, according to a Government Accountability Office report released by House Democrats Monday.
Frank Phillips / Boston Globe:
Poll finds Patrick and Reilly running even among Democrats — Political newcomer Deval Patrick was running even with Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly among Democratic primary voters in a recent poll, a sign that Reilly's political missteps have cost him in the race for the party's gubernatorial nomination.
Washington Post:
The Legal Woes Of Rep. Jefferson — Probe of La. Democrat Provides Fodder for GOP — Around Washington, Rep. William J. Jefferson nurtured a reputation as a serious, even wonkish, lawmaker, a grade-school dropouts' son who graduated from Harvard Law School and was elected Louisiana's first black congressman since Reconstruction.
Ben Smith / New York Observer:
Will Mike Run For President As Sane Perot? — Back in the late 1990's, Mike Bloomberg was just another media mogul and Kevin Sheekey was a young aide floating a crazy idea: that his boss would run for Mayor of New York. — Now Mr. Bloomberg is Mayor, and Mr. Sheekey …
popularmechanics.com:
Congressional Report On Katrina: First Look — At 2:00 this afternoon, the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina will release its final report after more than five months of investigation. POPULAR MECHANICS obtained excerpts of a draft copy of the report last night.
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. Role in Eavesdropping Decision Under Review — The Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility has opened an internal investigation into the department's role in approving the Bush administration's warrantless domestic eavesdropping program, officials said yesterday.
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