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Alec Baldwin / The Huffington Post:
Will They Go to Court? — So, I suppose the question is...what kind of civil trial will we see, or not see, between Cheney and Whittington? Whittington is certainly no stranger to a court room and to civil litigation. Will Cheney pay him off, preemptively? Will they go to court?
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Lynn Brezosky / Associated Press:
Hospital Discharges Man Shot by Cheney — CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The lawyer shot by Vice President Dick Cheney during a hunting trip was discharged from a hospital Friday and told reporters he was deeply sorry for all the trouble Cheney had faced over the past week.
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Associated Press:
Cheney Gets Ovation From Wyo. Legislature — CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney returned to his home state Friday, getting a standing ovation from lawmakers shortly after the lawyer he accidentally shot made his first public comments about Saturday's hunting trip.
Fox News:
Cheney Shooting Victim: Accidents Happen — The hunter shot by Dick Cheney said Friday that "accidents do and will happen" and said he is sorry for all the hullabaloo and scrutiny the incident has brought upon the vice president and his family. — "This past weekend encompassed all of us …
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Maria Newman / New York Times:
Man in Line of Fire Expresses Sorrow for Cheney's Troubles — Harry M. Whittington, who became embroiled in a drama that has consumed Washington when he was shot last weekend by Vice President Dick Cheney, emerged from the hospital today to say that he is "deeply sorry" for all that the vice president "has gone through this week."
MSNBC:
Harry Whittington's hospital statement — Man shot by Vice President Cheney says accidents happen … MSNBC TV … Good Afternoon. — All of you in the media have been very patient in waiting for me to make my appearance here. I hope you understand.
CNN:
Man shot by Cheney: 'Accidents do and will happen' — Vice president notes Whittington's recovery in Wyoming speech — CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (CNN) — Harry Whittington said Friday he was sorry for what Dick Cheney and his family have "had to go through" after the vice president shot him in a weekend hunting accident.
Michael Muskal / Los Angeles Times:Lawyer Shot by Cheney Is Sorry for Veep's Troubles
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Riaz Khan / Associated Press:
Cleric: $1 Million to Kill Cartoonist — PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A Pakistani cleric announced Friday a $1 million bounty for killing a cartoonist who drew Prophet Muhammad, as thousands joined street protests and Denmark temporarily closed its embassy and advised its citizens to leave the country.
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Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Ned Lamont, the Political Entrepreneur — I don't normally ask for this, but please forward this post far and wide to everyone you know, especially people in Connecticut. It's really important to get as many people on Ned Lamont's email list as possible, since this is a small universe of voters.
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Patrick McGeehan / New York Times:
Despite Fears, a Dubai Company Will Help Run Ports in New York — The Bush administration dismissed the security concerns of local officials yesterday and restated its approval of a deal that will give a company based in Dubai a major role in operating ports in and around New York City.
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Bill Nienhuis / PunditGuy:
NYT Lobs Another Airball at Wal-Mart — The New York Times doesn't like Wal-Mart, and over the years, the Old Gray Lady has taken shots at America's Store in hopes of crippling it's leadership and slowing its success. Goaded by the labor unions, the NYT goes to great lengths to splatter mud on Wal-Mart's corporate practices.
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Randy Hall / CNSNews:
Impeaching Bush Is 'Cause Worth Fighting for,' Actor Says — (CNSNews.com) - Richard Dreyfuss, the actor who starred in movies ranging from "Jaws" to "Mr. Holland's Opus," told an audience in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that "there are causes worth fighting for," and one of those is the impeachment of President George W. Bush.
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CNN:
Studies: Al Qaeda both complex and dull — Terror group portrayed as much like a flawed corporation — (CNN) — Al Qaeda and the like have similar weaknesses to other modern organizations, according to two West Point studies that portray the terror network as sophisticated but its daily operations as banal.
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CNN:
Senate plans no probe of NSA spy program — WASHINGTON (CNN) — For now, the Senate Intelligence Committee won't investigate the Bush administration's domestic surveillance program, its chairman said. — "An investigation at this point basically would be detrimental to this highly classified program …
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The Sandmonkey / Rantings of a Sandmonkey:
Breaking News: Egyptian Ambassador to Denmark replaced! — The Sandmonkey sources in Denmark (Thanks Klaus) has just reported that the Egyptian Ambassador to Denamrk "Mona Omar Attia" has just been replaced and she was sent to South Africa instead. This may seem weird to you …
tcsdaily.com:
Man Without Honor — Greg Hallenbeck was like many men of his generation. He had to work hard to get a good start in life. A tough, stocky kid, part Sioux Indian, he managed to get to the University of Washington in the teeth of the Great Depression. — By that time his parents were separated.
Daniel Gross / Slate:
Twilight of the Blogs — Are they over as a business? — As a cultural phenomenon, blogs are in their gangly adolescence. Every day, thousands of people around the world launch their blogs on LiveJournal or the Iranian equivalent. But as businesses, blogs may have peaked.
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
THE "HAPPY WARRIOR" IS WEEPING IN HIS GRAVE — Most of us who have an abiding interest in politics can point to an event, or an issue, or even a person that galvanized our souls and turned us on to both the entertaining theatrics and passionate, heartfelt by-play that makes the inner workings …
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