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8:35 PM ET, February 8, 2007

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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 …
Discussion: Don Surber
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:
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Sign Up  —  The Edwards campaign is standing by their bloggers as they came under assault by the rightwing noise machine and good for them.  —  But this is going to be the pattern unless the news media recognises that they have a substantial number of readers who will not tolerate a reprise …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Edwards Blogger Flap Discomforts Religious Left  —  As the flap over alleged anti-Catholic writings by two John Edwards campaign bloggers devolves into a shouting match between conservative religious voices and liberal bloggers, some members of the "religious left" say they feel - again - shoved to the margins of the Democratic Party.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Patriarchy thwarted!  Edwards to retain Marcotte, McEwan  —  He doesn't explicitly say so, but if they're on their way out, why bother with this?  —  Not since the Trump/Miss USA press conference have I felt so moved by redemption: … It wasn't their intention to malign anyone's faith?
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 …
Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
Edwards Stands by Bloggers
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," …
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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Russert on the Hot Seat in Libby Trial  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — NBC's Tim Russert got the sort of "Meet the Press" interrogation he usually gives to his guests as attorneys Thursday flashed excerpts of his previous statements on a video monitor and asked him to explain inconsistencies.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
The Trouble With Mary  —  (Graphics luv to commenter Andrea of the Huffington Post who sent this to Arianna.  Seemed so appropriate for today, somehow.)  —  It's just been one of those weeks for Mary Matalin, with all [Cheney's] her own words coming home to roost.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and FishBowlDC
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Mary Matalin is Dazed and Confused
Discussion: MSNBC and The Carpetbagger Report
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Washington Journalism on Trial
Swopa / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: Tim Russert, Four
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
Los Angeles Times:
Air travel flap circles over Pelosi  —  The House speaker says she simply wants to fly home without refueling.  Critics call it an abuse of power.  —  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's aides say she just wants to get home to California now and then and would like to do it in a plane …
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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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Multi-National Force:
Suspected senior IED cell leader detained, terrorist safehouse …
Discussion: Mudville Gazette
Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iran warns U.S. it will retaliate if hit  —  TEHRAN, Iran - Iran stepped up its warnings to the United States Thursday, with the nation's supreme leader saying Tehran will strike U.S. interests around the world if his country is attacked.  —  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's words were also likely meant …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Rice Denies Seeing Iranian Proposal in '03
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.
Discussion: TIME, Donklephant and PoliPundit.com
 
 
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