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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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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.
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.
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.
Michael Muskal / Los Angeles Times:Lawyer Shot by Cheney Is Sorry for Veep's Troubles
Discussion:
The Reaction, The Carpetbagger Report, No More Mister Nice Blog and Sigmund, Carl and Alfred
New York Times:
Doing the President's Dirty Work — Is there any aspect of President Bush's miserable record on intelligence that Senator Pat Roberts, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is not willing to excuse and help to cover up? — For more than a year, Mr. Roberts has been dragging …
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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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Michelle Malkin:
KILL THE CARTOONISTS — ***scroll for updates, blog reax*** — Cartoon Jihad continues. — Via Breitbart/AP: … *New* The Dread Pundit Bluto notes that Quereshi has visited upstate New York to give inspirational talks to American Muslims. — More via LGF: The fear spreads.
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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Michelle Malkin:
STOP THE PORT SELLOUT — ***scroll for updates*** — Forget about the Cheney accidental shooting. Based on my e-mail and the growing outcry from both sides of the political aisle, this was and is the big story of the week—and it's picking up steam: … No. The buck stops with the White House.
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.
Discussion:
PunditGuy, bluestarchronicles …, JunkYardBlog, Mark in Mexico, Random Thoughts …, The Democratic Daily Blog and Don Surber
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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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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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 …
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.
David Goodman / Mother Jones:
Backroom Battles — NEWS: Economic sabotage, whisper campaigns, and threats: How the Democrats took Paul Hackett out. — Democratic Senate candidate and Marine Corps Major Paul Hackett is accustomed to waging quixotic battles and taking his hits. He just didn't expect the lowest—and fatal—blows to come from his own party.
