memeorandum: The Explanation Hillary Clinton Owes (Richard Cohen/Washington Post)

12:00 AM ET, February 14, 2007

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Announcement — I regret to say that I have also resigned from the Edwards campaign. In spite of what was widely reported, I was not hired as a blogger, but a part-time technical advisor, which is the role I am vacating. — I would like to make very clear that the campaign did not push me out …

Discussion: Beltway Blogroll, Blog P.I., The Caucus, Majikthise, Pinko Feminist Hellcat, QandO, Done With Mirrors, The Fix, Daily Kos, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, State of the Day, If I Ran the Zoo and Brilliant at Breakfast

Confederate Yankee:

A Shred More Class — Melissa McEwan of Shakespeare's Sister has followed Amanda Marcotte in resigning from the John Edwards Presidential train wreck: … I don't think I're read enough of her blog to know much about McEwan, but I can say this: she exhibited more class and dignity than Marcotte …

Discussion: Bill's Bites, Wizbang, Ace of Spades HQ and Blue Crab Boulevard

Lane Hudson / The Huffington Post:

Right-Wing Attack Puts Bloggers' Lives in Danger — The ramifications of Bill Donohue and the Catholic League's reckless rhetoric has materialized in the form of death threats to bloggers Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan. This is what happens when the ultra-right wing is given the megaphone of mainstream media.

Discussion: Firedoglake and All Spin Zone

Chris Bowers / MyDD:

More Resignations! More Apologies! — Melissa McEwan has now also resigned: … You can see a sampling of the kind of email she is talking about over at Pandagon. I received droves of the same type of stuff during the Googlebomb campaign, so I know where she is coming from on that.

Discussion: The American Street

Bryan / Hot Air:
McEwan's out too — Announced earlier today:

Discussion: The Jawa Report and Ed Driscoll.com

Amanda Marcotte / Pandagon:
People who claim to love Jesus write me

Discussion: Pinko Feminist Hellcat, Pen-Elayne on the Web and culturekitchen

ABCNEWS:

Al Sadr Fled Iraq, Fearing U.S. Bombs — Insurgent Leader Reportedly Moved to Iran With Members of Mahdi Army — The story tonight in Iraq is not the arrival of more U.S. troops, but the departure of one of the country's most powerful men, Moqtada al Sadr and members of his army.

Discussion: Power Line, Associated Press, The Strata-Sphere, Hot Air, Redstate, Blue Crab Boulevard, Bill's Bites, Middle Earth Journal, Gay Patriot, On Deadline and BLACKFIVE

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:

ABC: Sadr Bugs Out — Well, so much for the whole 72 virgins thing and the radical Islamist desire to die in martyrdom: … This couldn't have come at a better time. Congress has tied itself in knots trying to opine on what a disaster the surge will be, and before they can vote …

Discussion: Redstate

Matthew Yglesias:

Assassination Vacation — One thing to consider about the Glenn Reynolds / Hugh Hewitt assassination strategy for coping with the Iranian nuclear program ("we should be responding quietly, killing radical mullahs and Iranian atomic scientists") beyond the obvious is how we once again see conservatives …

Discussion: Right Wing Nut House, Lawyers, Guns and Money, Obsidian Wings, Majikthise, skippy the bush kangaroo, INSTAPUTZ and Crooked Timber

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:

Extremist Bush supporter calls for murder of scientists — Whenever you think that Bush followers cannot get any more depraved in what they advocate, they always prove you wrong. This is what University of Tennessee Law Professor and right-wing blogger Glenn Reynolds said today about claims …

Discussion: protein wisdom, Outside The Beltway, The Carpetbagger Report, Majikthise, Liberty Street, Unqualified Offerings, The Political Pit Bull, Comments From Left Field, The Impolitic, Macsmind, The News Blog and INSTAPUTZ

Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:

Obama regrets saying soldiers' lives 'wasted' — Apologizes for remark in Iowa campaign stop — DURHAM, N.H. — In his first stumble, White House hopeful Barack Obama on Monday took back words from the day before, when he said the lives of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq were "wasted."

Discussion: New York Post, QandO, Unfogged, Washington Post and Althouse

James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web — A Waste Is a Terrible Thing to Mind

Discussion: The Strata-Sphere and Riehl World View

Maamoun Youssef / Associated Press:
Al-Qaida's No. 2 calls Bush an alcoholic

Discussion: On Deadline and All Spin Zone

Drudge Report:

HOUSE HEARING ON 'WARMING OF THE PLANET' CANCELED AFTER SNOW/ICE STORM HEARING NOTICE — The Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality hearing scheduled for Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building has been postponed due to inclement weather.

Discussion: Sister Toldjah

Jim Yardley / New York Times:

North Korea to Close Reactor in Exchange for Raft of Aid — North Korea agreed today to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for a package of food, fuel and other aid from the United States, China, South Korea and Russia. The breakthrough, announced by the Chinese government …

Discussion: Redstate, The Washington Note, democracyarsenal.org, LiberalOasis, Lawyers, Guns and Money, Political Animal, Matthew Yglesias, Bradford Plumer, AMERICAblog, Daniel W. Drezner, Booman Tribune and Secular Blasphemy

Fox News:
NORTH KOREA AGREES TO END NUKE PROGRAM

Discussion: Power Line and New York Times

Alexa Olesen / Associated Press:
Korean nuclear deal delays disarmament

Discussion: The Huffington Post, All Spin Zone and The Glittering Eye

Roger Simon / The Politico:

Is Romney Too Good To Be True? — DEARBORN, Mich. - - Mitt Romney is so good he is almost too good. — Candidates want people to come away from their events thinking "presidential," not "slick." — But Romney is so polished and looks so much like a president would look if television picked …

Discussion: The Heretik, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Donklephant and The American Mind

CNN:
Romney kicks off White House bid

Discussion: TIME: Swampland, PoliBlog (TM), Jay Reding.com, The Daily Whim, Iowa Voice and Decision '08

Faiz / Think Progress:

Boehner Weeps For 'Solemn' Debate — Then Says Iraq Critics Are Taking Al Qaeda's 'Bait' — NBC reported, "House Minority Leader John Boehner got emotional this morning as he spoke about the 'solemn' debate that the House is set to begin today over the non-binding resolution opposing Bush's troop increase."

Discussion: slacktivist

Mark Murray / First Read:
BOEHNER GETS EMOTIONAL

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report

Emptywheel / Firedoglake:

Libby Live: Tedious Legal Arguments — graphic courtesy Monk at Inflatable Dartboard — NOTES: (1) This is not a transcript — It's the blogger's approximation, and no one really knows what that is yet! But I do know you shouldn't quote anything not in quotation marks.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, AbracadabrahI create … and The Strata-Sphere

David Stout / New York Times:
Libby's Lawyers Say They Won't Ask Cheney to Testify

Discussion: NO QUARTER and Wonkette

Allison Hoffman / Associated Press:

Former CIA official, contractor indicted — SAN DIEGO - The CIA's former No. 3 official and a defense contractor were charged Tuesday with fraud and other offenses in the corruption investigation that sent former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham to prison, The Associated Press has learned.

Discussion: CNN, TPMmuckraker, DownWithTyranny!, Power Line and The Impolitic

Kelly Thornton / San Diego Union-Tribune: Federal grand jury indicts Foggo, Wilkes

Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:

The Pelosi smear: Stupid — but kind of entertaining — God bless Chris Wallace, the Fox News talker who last week was momentarily truthful enough to provide us with some genuine insight. — On Friday, Wallace appeared on Fox News to promote the upcoming edition of Fox News Sunday …

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Horses Mouth

Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Can this be real? Check out Newsweek's most recent Conventional Wisdom watch:

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Media Research Center, The Stakeholder and The Carpetbagger Report

Philip Klein / American Spectator:

BREAKING NEWS: Ted Olson Supporting Giuliani - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 @ 3:05:33 PM — Theodore Olson, the stalwart conservative lawyer and former solicitor general for the Bush administration, told the Spectator he will be supporting Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid.

Discussion: Hotline On Call, Outside The Beltway, Ace of Spades HQ and The Political Pit Bull

Associated Press:

U.S. general: No evidence Iran is arming Iraqis — Pace contradicts claims by other U.S. military, administration officials — JAKARTA, Indonesia - A top U.S. general said Tuesday there was no evidence the Iranian government was supplying Iraqi insurgents with highly lethal roadside bombs …

Discussion: Firedoglake, Salon, NewsHog, The Anonymous Liberal, Hullabaloo, Daily Pundit, Hot Air, Right Wing News, The Jawa Report, Captain's Quarters, "7.62mm Justice" ™, Outside The Beltway, Middle Earth Journal, War and Piece, Bill's Bites, Talking Points Memo, Real Cities and BlondeSense

Richard Cohen / Washington Post:

The Explanation Hillary Clinton Owes — Yet another man has betrayed Hillary Clinton. This time it's George W. Bush, who not only deceived her about weapons of mass destruction but, when granted congressional authorization to go to war in Iraq, actually did so.

Discussion: The Politico, New York Times, The Imus Show Blog, Gun Toting Liberal ™ and Booman Tribune

Linda Thomson / Deseret News:

Police identify gunman as 18-year-old Bosnian — Police Tuesday identified the gunman accused in Monday night's Trolley Square shooting as Sulejman Talovic, an 18-year-old Bosnian refugee who lived in Salt Lake City. — Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank said Talovic drove his car to the mall …