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John Edwards '08 Blog:
Statement on Campaign Bloggers — The tone and the sentiment of some of Amanda Marcotte's and Melissa McEwan's posts personally offended me. It's not how I talk to people, and it's not how I expect the people who work for me to talk to people. Everyone is entitled to their opinion …
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Edwards' Bloggers Regret Critical Posts — WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday he was personally offended by the provocative messages two of his campaign bloggers wrote criticizing the Catholic church, but he's not firing them.
John Edwards '08 Blog:
About My Personal Blog — My writings on my personal blog Pandagon on the issue of religion are generally satirical in nature and always intended strictly as a criticism of public policies and politics. My intention is never to offend anyone for his or her personal beliefs …
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Matt Browner Hamlin / The Huffington Post:
End of The Standoff and Pointing Our Guns At The Right — We all know the scene from the end of Reservoir Dogs. The main chararcters are holed up in a dingy warehouse, half-dead with guns pointed at each other. Each man is set to do fatal violence to the other and as the scene develops …
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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
Okay, so maybe a few more words on this whole Marcotte dustup. Because Oprah tells me I need closure, and because, well, it dovetails nicely with some of my site themes (UPDATED) — Via Bumperstickerist, here is word from the Edwards campaign, which has decided to keep Marcotte and McEwan onboard the Edwards Express:
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Swopa / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: Tim Russert, Five — Here's what has happened since the last live-blogging thread. We left off at about noon with an accusation by Scooter Libby's attorney, Ted Wells, that there was "bad blood" between Libby and NBC News, led by Tim Russert. When Russert denied this …
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Swopa / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: Tim Russert, Four — The filleting of Tim Russert continues into a second hour this morning... the first hour focused on Russert never disclosing his gabby interview with the FBI in November 2003, either to TV viewers or in fighting a grand jury subpoena in 2004.
Washington Post:
Prosecution Rests in Libby Perjury Trial — After 10 witnesses and 11 days of testimony, the prosecution completed its case this afternoon in the perjury trial of Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. — "The government rests its case," …
Tim Russert / Slate:Dispatches From the Scooter Libby Trial
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CNN:
Anna Nicole Smith dies after collapsing in hotel … (CNN) — Reality TV star and former model Anna Nicole Smith was pronounced dead Thursday after being taken to a Florida hospital, a law enforcement source told CNN. — Smith, 39, collapsed at a south Florida hotel, according to news reports.
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KWTX-TV:
Anna Nicole Smith Dies — One-time Mexia chicken restaurant waitress turned Playboy model turned heiress turned reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith died Thursday afternoon after she was found unconscious in her hotel room at the Hard Rock Cafe and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., a law enforcement source told CNN.
Michael Roston / The Raw Story:
Pelosi calls for 'mandatory action' to control greenhouse gases, hopes for Energy Independence Day — Republican says plan will cost US jobs — Citing "a growing chorus of voices," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called Thursday for "mandatory action to reduce greenhouse gas pollution …
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Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
Al Qaeda in Iraq Crumbling: al Masri on the run — Coalition forces in Iraq have delivered a series of stunning blows to al Qaeda in Iraq in the last 48 hours. — A key aide to Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the man who replaced Abu Musab al Zarqawi as the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, has been south of Baghdad.
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Casey Ross / Boston Herald:
Mitt changes tax-cut tune — After refusing to endorse President Bush's tax cuts when he was governor, Mitt Romney has now made them a central part of his presidential campaign, stirring accusations that he is changing his position to appeal to GOP primary voters.
Daniel Henninger / Opinion Journal:
The Snake Eater — Give our troops the tools our cops have. — Problem: If a cop in Anytown, USA, pulls over a suspect, he checks the person's ID remotely from the squad car. He's linked to databases filled with Who's Who in the world of crime, killing and mayhem. In Iraq, there is nothing like that.
Daniel Woolls / Associated Press:
Gore: Nations Must Take Lead in Warming — MADRID, Spain (AP) — Emerging economies such as China are justified in holding back on fighting greenhouse gas emissions until richer polluters like the United States do more to solve the problem, former Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday.
Sidney Blumenthal / Salon:
The Pentagon's not-so-little secret — As the president and Republicans continue to hype the surge — and stifle debate about it — Bush's own war planners are preparing for failure in Iraq. — Composite photo of George W. Bush and soldiers from the 1st Infantry at Fort Riley, Kan. …
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