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Think Progress:
Embargoed: State of the Union Text — We'll start respecting White House embargoes when they start telling the truth. — Embargoed Until Delivery of the State of the Union Address at 9:01 PM EST — January 23, 2007 — STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS — As Prepared For Delivery
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Drudge Report:
EXCLUSIVE: FULL STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH — Madam Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: — This rite of custom brings us together at a defining hour - when decisions are hard and courage is tested.
Drudge Report:
Democratic Response of Senator Jim Webb To the President's State of the Union Address — Good evening. — I'm Senator Jim Webb, from Virginia, where this year we will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown - an event that marked the first step in the long journey …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
State Of The Union: Live Blog — Show going live now — click the icon below to join! — I'll be live-blogging the State of the Union speech at this link, starting shortly before it commences at 8 PM CT. Be sure to keep checking back here for constant updates during the speech.
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Townhall.com Blog's …, Beltway Blogroll, The Moderate Voice, Blogs for Bush and The Political Pit Bull
Dean Barnett / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
FAQ - The State of the Union Address!
FAQ - The State of the Union Address!
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
State of the Union: The biggest non-event of the year; Update …
State of the Union: The biggest non-event of the year; Update …
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Right Wing News, Michelle Malkin, Townhall.com Blog's …, The Political Pit Bull and Sister Toldjah
Think Progress:
BREAKING: Libby Destroyed Evidence Prior To Testifying, Cheney 'Deeply Involved' — Under oath, Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff Scooter Libby told a grand jury that he first learned that Joe Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, was a CIA agent from conversations with the media.
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MSNBC:
Prosecutor: Libby 'wiped out' Cheney memo — Defense in CIA leak trial counters that White House tried to set up Libby — WASHINGTON - Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald used his opening statement in the CIA leak trial Tuesday to allege that Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff lied …
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Holy Moly — Norah O'Donnell is asking Andy Card and Leon Panetta if the president is going to have to ask Dick Cheney to resign as a result of what's being alleged at the Libby Trial. (They both punted.) — If that's the beltway chatter, look for the Republican noise machine to go into high gear.
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Associated Press, Crooks and Liars, Balloon Juice, Democrats.com, The Impolitic, Wonkette, Daily Kos, Political Animal and Shakespeare's Sister
Washington Post:
Defense Attorney Paints Libby as Scapegoat — I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was "put through the meat grinder" by the White House shortly after the Iraq war began, scapegoated to cloak the leak of a CIA officer's identity to the media by presidential adviser Karl Rove, Libby's lawyer contended today as Libby's perjury trial began.
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Liveblog: Wells' Opening Statement, Part Two — Picking up after lunch. — To remind you of housekeeping. This is not a transcript. It is as close as I can get. — And I'll timestamp my updates. I'll try to update every 15 minutes. So don't overtax the servers by trying to update every two minutes.
Washington Wire:
From the President, a Two-Letter Jab at the Democrats — President Bush departed from the prepared text of his State of the Union address to graciously congratulate Nancy Pelosi on her history-making selection as the first female Speaker of the House. Then he departed from the prepared text …
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Webb Offers Blunt Challenge to Bush — Va. Senator Urges Change in Direction for Economy, Iraq War — Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) delivered a blistering eight-minute response to President Bush's State of the Union address last night, promising an aggressive challenge to Bush's Iraq …
Washington Post:
Bush Urges Congress, Nation To Give His Iraq Plan a Chance — Domestically, He Makes Overtures To Democrats — President Bush implored lawmakers and the nation last night to give him one more chance to win the war in Iraq and avoid the "nightmare scenario" of defeat while presenting …
Abu Kais / From Beirut to the Beltway:
Hizbullah, Aoun unleash terror on Lebanon — continuous updates — Hundreds of masked men are setting fire to tires and dumpsters after filling them with fuel in Beirut and other areas. Eyewitnesses told me that they saw bulldozers assisting the protestors by shoveling dirt and dumping it on some of the roads.
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Blacksmiths of Lebanon, Gateway Pundit, Publius Pundit, snapped shot, Blue Crab Boulevard and Classical Values
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Ynetnews:
Iran: Israel, US will soon die — Ahmadinejad: Be assured that the US and Israel will soon end lives — Israel and the United States will soon be destroyed, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday during a meeting with Syria's foreign minister, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) website said in a report.
Washington Post:
Petraeus Confident in New Iraq Strategy — Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, President Bush's nominee to become the new top commander in Iraq, painted a grim picture today of the military challenge ahead in what both congressional Democrats and Republicans described as the "last chance" to stabilize the nation.
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New York Times, Townhall.com Blog's …, Blue Crab Boulevard, The Moderate Voice and State of the Day
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Petraeus Says 'Tough Days' Ahead in Iraq
Petraeus Says 'Tough Days' Ahead in Iraq
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Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
WON'T SHIP TO IRAQ? — "We would NEVER ship to Iraq. If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq." - Bargain Suppliers employee to SGT Hess, 1st Cav (Iraq) — "If you look at the polls, his opinion is reflected by a majority of Americans now." - Othman Atta,, Islamic Society of Milwaukee
Jay Carney / Swampland:
Re: The Clinton Playbook — Amazingly, some Swampland readers seem to think my earlier post about President Bush's State of the Union address was too sympathetic to Bush, which proves nothing but that the left is as full of unthinking Ditto-heads as Limbaugh-land.