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Newsweek:
Secrets of the CIA — A former colleague says the fired Mary McCarthy 'categorically denies' being the source of the leak on agency renditions. — April 24, 2006 - A former CIA officer who was sacked last week after allegedly confessing to leaking secrets has denied she was the source …
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Unclaimed Territory, Balloon Juice, American Spectator, Right Wing Nut House, Macsmind, Kesher Talk, Big Lizards, Bark Bark Woof Woof, NO QUARTER, Crooks and Liars, Sweetness & Light, California Conservative, The Strata-Sphere, Democrat Taylor Marsh …, Thomas Joscelyn, The Corner on National …, Captain's Quarters, Varifrank, Blue Crab Boulevard, The Left Coaster, No More Mister Nice Blog, Rook's Rant and PrairiePundit
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New York Times:
Fired C.I.A. Officer Denies Role in Leak — WASHINGTON, April 24 — The lawyer for a Central Intelligence Agency official dismissed last week after being accused of leaking classified information said on Monday that his client denied disclosing any classified information and was not the source …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
CIA Leak: A Blog Primer — This is one of those stories where, if you miss the first 48 hours, you end up feeling so far behind the curve that you tune it out and never bother with it again. So here's a round-up of news and blog coverage which, while longish, will bring you up to speed.
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Dean's World, Right Wing Nut House, News Blog, TexasSparkle, neo-neocon, The Hotline's Blogometer and USNews.com
Washington Post:
Dismissed CIA Officer Denies Leak Role — Official Says Agency Is Not Asserting She Told of Secret Prisons — A lawyer representing fired CIA officer Mary O. McCarthy said yesterday that his client did not leak any classified information and did not disclose to Washington Post reporter Dana Priest …
David Ensor / CNN:
CIA agent fired for 'pattern of behavior'
CIA agent fired for 'pattern of behavior'
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protein wisdom, The Strata-Sphere, Riehl World View, The Corner on National … and NO QUARTER
Suzanne Malveaux / CNN:
Sources: Tony Snow likely to take White House post — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sources close to the White House said Monday that Fox anchor Tony Snow is likely to accept the job as White House press secretary, succeeding Scott McClellan. — The sources said they expect him to announce his decision within the next few days.
Editor and Publisher:
Bush Says He Tried to Avoid War 'To The Max,' Explains How God Shapes His Foreign Policy — NEW YORK President Bush today said he had tried to avoid war with Iraq "diplomatically to the max." — Speaking to a business group in Irvine, Ca., he admitted mistakes were made in planning for the Iraq invasion …
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Bill Brubaker / Washington Post:
Bush Admits Mistakes in Iraq, Defends Tactics — President Bush today said mistakes were made in planning for the Iraq invasion, but he defended the troop level he ordered in the initial strike, saying he would have committed the same number if given a second chance.
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Bush Orders Probe Into Gas Price Cheating — ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Bush is trying to calm Americans' outrage over soaring gas prices by ordering an investigation into whether the price of gasoline has been illegally manipulated, his spokesman said Monday.
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CNN:
Bush's approval ratings slide to new low — Poll: Only one-third say he's handling his job well — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush's approval ratings have sunk to a personal low, with only a third of Americans saying they approve of the way he is handling his job, a national poll released Monday said.
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Joseph Wilson's Revenge — Why no special prosecutor for the latest CIA leak case? — If Mary O. McCarthy should ever be so desperate as to need a character witness, or to require one so badly that she must stoop to my level, I declare in advance that I shall step forward pro bono.
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The Real Ugly American.com, Lawyers, Guns and Money, Decision '08, Roger Ailes and Flopping Aces
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The Sad Case Of Andrea Clarke — Yesterday, as I was perusing the Democratic Underground, I ran across a very troubling story. I'm reposting it here, so that you can read it just as I did last night (The phone numbers presently are x'd out, although you can read them in the original post)...
Brian T. Fitzpatrick / LAW.com:
Scalia's mistake — Special to The National Law Journal — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is an opinionated guy. I know. I clerked for him four years ago. Every once in a while, however, Scalia's love of intellectual engagement leads him to make a mistake. He made one of these mistakes recently.
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
No new grants, but Court interested in patent case
No new grants, but Court interested in patent case
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Sentencing Law and Policy
White House:
President Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform — Fact Sheet: Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Securing Our Border — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. (Applause.) Thanks for letting me come by. Tom, thanks for the invitation.
BBC:
Triple blasts rock Egypt resort — At least 22 people have been killed and up to 150 wounded in three explosions in the Egyptian resort town of Dahab. — The blasts occurred in a bustling area popular with tourists during the early evening when many people would have been out in cafes and restaurants.
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Mcjoan / Daily Kos:
We Need You to Save the Internet! — Sounds hyperbolic, no? It's not. The House Commerce Committee is likely to vote as early as Wednesday on legislation that would essentially hand over the keys to the Internet to the giant telcos, AT&T, Verizon, Time Warner, and Comcast.
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Taylor Marsh / Firedoglake:
The Fight for Internet Freedom
The Fight for Internet Freedom
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The Sideshow, MyDD, TPRS, The Agonist, The American Street, CorrenteWire and LOS ANGELES SPEAKS HERE
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
PRO-TALIBAN SPEECH CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED, CRITICISMS OF HOMOSEXUALITY UNPROTECTED: Here's an excerpt from Judge Reinhardt's short dissent in Lavine v. Blaine School Dist. (Jan. 2002); Judge Reinhardt was taking the view that a school improperly disciplined a student for writing a poem with a violent theme: