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Big Roy / The Imus Show Blog:
Imus: Mary Matalin Is A Liar — Republican advisor Mary Matalin was a guest this morning. At one time she worked for the Vice President and is great friends with Scooter Libby. Even going so far as to help raise money for his legal defense. — Mary started off with this old story …
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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," …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Mary Matalin is Dazed and Confused — Her appearance on Imus this morning was just bizarre. The main point Imus wanted to cover is if she actually told Libby that Tim Russert hated Chris Matthews. I edited some stuff out (it's still a long clip) and tried to focus on her responses to this point and the Libby trial.
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The Carpetbagger Report
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.
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Captain's Quarters, Associated Press, The Political Pit Bull, PoliPundit.com, The Sundries Shack and Decision '08
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Edwards Learns Campaign Blogs Can Cut 2 Ways — John Edwards learned the hard way this week of the perils of grafting the raucous culture of the Internet to the decidedly staider world of a presidential campaign. — Mr. Edwards announced on Thursday, after 36 hours of deliberation …
Chris Bowers / MyDD:
This Isn't Over — Both Democrats and the netroots won …
This Isn't Over — Both Democrats and the netroots won …
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Hot Air, The Fix, Daily Kos, protein wisdom, Balloon Juice, Decision '08, CorrenteWire and Beltway Blogroll
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow — White House Conference Center Briefing Room — MR. SNOW: Hello. I just learned an interesting factoid, apropos of Black History Month. On this day in 1944, Harry S. McAlpin became the first black reporter admitted to a White House press briefing …
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Rep. Gordon quotes Tony Snow to squash the phony Pelosi plane nonsense — Bart Gordon quotes WH spokesman Tony Snow to end the stupidity of Nancy Pelosi's plane ride...It's sophomoric, but our media loves it. And get a load of Rep. McHenry suddenly hugging Global warming and using it as an excuse to attack Pelosi and the plane...
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Speaker's Plane Becomes a Point of Criticism — It is quite a way from Washington to San Francisco, but evidently nothing like the distance separating House Democrats and Republicans when it comes to the air travel arrangements of Speaker Nancy Pelosi. — Republicans, accusing Ms. Pelosi …
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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Jules Crittenden
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Washington Post:
Official's Key Report On Iraq Is Faulted — 'Dubious' Intelligence Fueled Push for War — Intelligence provided by former undersecretary of defense Douglas J. Feith to buttress the White House case for invading Iraq included "reporting of dubious quality or reliability" …
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David Bowermaster / Seattle Times:
McKay got good review 7 months before ouster — Seven months before he was forced to resign as U.S. attorney for the western district of Washington, John McKay received a glowing performance review from Justice Department evaluators. — "McKay is an effective, well-regarded and capable leader of the …
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Financial Times:
Climate change concerts 'to dwarf Live Aid' — A series of concerts "bigger than Live Aid" is being planned for July, in a bid to put the subject of climate change before an audience of a global audience of 2bn. — The event, scheduled for July 7, will feature co-ordinated film …
Ian Sample / Guardian:
The brain scan that can read people's intentions — Call for ethical debate over possible use of new technology in interrogation — A team of world-leading neuroscientists has developed a powerful technique that allows them to look deep inside a person's brain and read their intentions before they act.
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Gun Toting Liberal ™
Chris Bowers / MyDD:
Keep Piling On The Pressure — Your pressure is working. You guys are unbelievable! Consider the following: — Already, more than 1,020 1,150 1,270 1,525 people have sent emails to the news organizations who produced shoddy, stenographed stories on the Edwards bloggers yesterday.
Hassan M. Fattah / New York Times:
Palestinians Reach Deal on Government — The main rival Palestinian factions agreed late Thursday to form a government of national unity aimed at ending a wave of violence between them and an international boycott. — The agreement, signed here in Islam's holiest city under Saudi auspices …