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EXCLUSIVE: No Deal for Karl Rove — Sometimes people just don't know when to cry "uncle." I do. I asked Robert Luskin this morning if Karl Rove has made a deal with Fitzgerald. His response: … Which is exactly what Luskin told me weeks ago. It's over, folks. Karl Rove will not be charged with a crime.
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Sealed Case 06cr00128 and Outing Sources — Truthout seems to be using Sealed Case 128 to justify not revealing Jason Leopold's sources for his May 13 article reporting Karl Rove had been indicted. — Yes, there has been a sealed case 06cr00128 styled Sealed v. Sealed on the District Court's docket …
David Johnston / New York Times:
Rove Won't Be Charged in C.I.A. Leak Case — WASHINGTON, June 13 — The prosecutor in the C.I.A. leak case on Monday advised Karl Rove, the senior White House adviser, that he would not be charged with any wrongdoing, effectively ending the nearly three-year criminal investigation that had at times focused intensely on Mr. Rove.
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senatemajority.com:
Karl Rove Taking Bullets? — Shot: — "They may be with you for the first few bullets but they won't be there for the last tough battles." — Karl Rove, on John Kerry and John Murtha, Reuters, 6/13 — Chaser: — "Except for a lapse of several months, Selective Service records …
White House:
President Bush Visits Troops in Iraq — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Thank you for the warm welcome. Thought I'd stop in to say "hello." (Laughter and applause.) I bring greetings from a grateful nation. (Applause.) I thank you for your sacrifice, I thank you for your service, I thank you for making history.
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Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush Meets With Iraqi PM in Surprise Trip — BAGHDAD, Iraq — President Bush, seeking to bolster support for Iraq's burgeoning goverment and U.S. war policy at home, made a surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday to meet newly named Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and discuss the next steps in the troubled 3-year-old war.
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New York Times:
Bush Lands in Baghdad for Surprise Visit — BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 13 — President Bush arrived in Iraq today on an unannounced visit intended to chart the best way forward after the formation of the unity government there and after the killing last week of the most-wanted terrorist inthe country.
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Adam Brookes / BBC:
'Kill Iraqis marine song' probe — The US marines have launched a probe into a video posted on the internet that apparently shows a serving marine singing about killing Iraqi civilians. — A spokesman described the video as "clearly inappropriate" and contrary to the standards of the marines.
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Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
Bush May Meet Vow To Halve The Deficit Three Years Early — Aided by surging tax receipts, President Bush may make good on his pledge to cut the deficit in half in 2006 — three years early. — Tax revenues are running $176 billion, or 12.9%, over last year, the Treasury Department said Monday.
Dan Elliott / Associated Press:
Panel: Churchill should be fired — Ward Churchill, the professor who called some of the World Trade Center victims "little Eichmanns," should be fired because of "repeated and deliberate" infractions of scholarship rules, a University of Colorado committee said today.
Suzanne Gamboa / Associated Press:
Hastert Deals Blow to Immigration Bill — Hopes for a quick compromise on immigration were dealt a blow Tuesday after House Speaker Dennis Hastert said he wanted to take a "long look" at a Senate bill offering possible citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants.
Arizona Republic:
Letters policy — Here is the policy that Editorial Board editors use in selecting letters to the editor for publication in The Arizona Republic: — 1. Letters must be signed. All letters must be verified prior to publication. We don't publish unsigned letters. — 2. Clarity, conciseness of language.
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Trevor Bothwell / Townhall.com:
Sadistic iron — In the June 7 edition of its newspaper …
Sadistic iron — In the June 7 edition of its newspaper …
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Reuters:
U.S. court tosses lawsuit over "In God We Trust" — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. district court judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a California atheist against the U.S. government for its use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on its coins and currency.
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Webb Wins Democratic Nomination In Virginia — Ex-Republican to Face Allen for U.S. Senate — Virginia Democrats yesterday chose Vietnam War hero James Webb to challenge Sen. George Allen (R), siding with their party's national leadership, which had declared the former Republican …
Mark Pazniokas / Hartford Courant:
Lieberman Ally Advises: Run As An Independent — A prominent ally of U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman urged Monday that Lieberman run for re-election as an independent and not trust his career to left-leaning Democratic primary voters in August. — John F. Droney Jr., a former Democratic state chairman …
Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
Help the Family of an LAPD Officer Paralyzed in the Line of Duty — As regular readers know, I generally do not actively solicit donations or hold pledge drives. But I'd like to ask you to consider making a donation today — not to me, but to the family of an LAPD officer who has been shot and paralyzed.