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Jason Leopold / truthout.org:
Karl Rove Indicted on Charges of Perjury, Lying to Investigators — Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald spent more than half a day Friday at the offices of Patton Boggs, the law firm representing Karl Rove. — During the course of that meeting, Fitzgerald served attorneys …
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Chip Somodevilla / Newsweek:
A Fresh Focus on Cheney — Hand-written notes by the Vice President surface in the Fitzgerald Probe — The Vice President at an awards ceremony on Wednesday — May 13, 2006 - The role of Vice President Dick Cheney in the criminal case stemming from the outing of White House critic …
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Macsmind, TalkLeft, AMERICAblog, The Democratic Daily Blog, Andrew Sullivan, Flopping Aces and The Reaction
The Raw Story:
Times' Frank Rich: Any 'witch hunt' for traitors should begin in the White House — Defending journalists who have been castigated as traitors for exposing government blunders, New York Times columnist Frank Rich writes that any "witch hunt" for traitors should begin in the White House, RAW STORY has found.
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Obsidian Wings
New York Times:
Cheney Pushed U.S. to Widen Eavesdropping — WASHINGTON, May 13 — In the weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, Vice President Dick Cheney and his top legal adviser argued that the National Security Agency should intercept purely domestic telephone calls and e-mail messages without warrants …
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Fired Officer Believed CIA Lied to Congress — Friends Say McCarthy Learned of Denials About Detainees' Treatment — A senior CIA official, meeting with Senate staff in a secure room of the Capitol last June, promised repeatedly that the agency did not violate or seek to violate …
TalkLeft:
Breaking Report: Karl Rove Indicted — Huge breaking news from Jason Leopold just now at Truthout — Karl Rove has been indicted. … Leopold reports the charges include lying to investigators and perjury before the grand jury but it is not yet known if obstruction of justice is one of the charges.
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Sadly, No!
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:The Cirque du Soleil Defense, Part II
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The Next Hurrah
Dan / Riehl World View:
Hey, I Got Polled — Looks like many are confused by recent polling over the NSA story. … They aren't alone. But I did actually get a call today from Gallup / USA Today to participate in a poll on the topic. I'll share some feedback from a participant's point of view.
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White House:
President's Radio Address — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week I nominated General Mike Hayden to be the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The work of the CIA is essential to the security of the American people. The enemies who struck our Nation on September the 11th …
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Pete Hoekstra / Los Angeles Times:
Rep. Pete Hoekstra: Journalism vs. security — Leaking classified information puts American lives at risk, says Republican congressman. — WE ARE IN the first war of the Information Age, and we have a critical advantage over our enemy: We are far better at gathering intelligence.
MSNBC:
Hot-Seat Confirmation for CIA — Intelligence experts warn that a proposal to merge two Pentagon intelligence units could create an ominous new agency. — • — Court documents in the Moussaoui hearing cast doubts on his '20th hijacker' claim and provide fresh information about Al Qaeda's plans for another 9/11-style attack.
ABCNEWS:
Duke Lacrosse DNA: Mystery Man Revealed — Accuser's Boyfriend is 'Single Source' of DNA on Vaginal Swab — May 13, 2006 — The second round of DNA test results in the Duke University rape investigation show "no conclusive match'' to any lacrosse players, defense attorneys said …
CBS News:
Why Qwest Hung Up On NSA — Former CEO Believed Handing Over Call Data Violated Privacy, Telecom Act — (CBS/AP) AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., and BellSouth Corp. began sharing records of tens of millions of their customers' phone calls with the NSA shortly after the 2001 terror attacks, according to USA Today.
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New York Times:
Despite Political Pressure to Scale Back, Logistics Are Pinning Down U.S. in Iraq — WASHINGTON, May 13 — Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld regularly says he wants major troop withdrawals from Iraq, if possible this year. But he rarely mentions the daunting challenges beyond …
expatica.com:
Liberals don't care Hirsi Ali lied to get asylum in 1992 — AMSTERDAM — Somali-born MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali may have told more lies about her past in order to get asylum in the Netherlands in 1992 than she has previously admitted, news programme Zembla has suggested.
Thom Shanker / New York Times:
Military Plans Tests in Search for an Alternative to Oil-Based Fuel — WASHINGTON, May 13 — When an F-16 lights up its afterburners, it consumes nearly 28 gallons of fuel per minute. No wonder, then, that of all the fuel the United States government uses each year, the Air Force accounts for more than half.
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The American Mind
BBC:
Attacks in Brazil leave 30 dead — At least 30 people, including 19 policemen, have been killed in a spate of attacks in Sao Paulo, Brazil. — Armed criminals targeted officers in 55 attacks in the early hours of Saturday. Authorities blamed the First Command of the Capital (PCC) faction.
mccain.senate.gov:
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS — Lynchburg, Virginia. ¬- Today, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) delivered the commencement address to the graduates at Liberty University. The following is the text of his address: — Thank you, Dr. Falwell.
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