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7:15 PM ET, March 7, 2007

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Washington Post:
The Libby Verdict  —  The serious consequences of a pointless Washington scandal  —  THE CONVICTION of I. Lewis Libby on charges of perjury, making false statements and obstruction of justice was grounded in strong evidence and what appeared to be careful deliberation by a jury.
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Opinion Journal:
The Libby Travesty  —  Mr. Bush owes the former aide a pardon, and an apology.
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
JUST ANOTHER THIRD RATE BURGLARY....Shorter Washington Post …
Discussion: The RBC
John Podhoretz / New York Post:   A PARDON IS CERTAIN
Associated Press:
Evangelical leader says Giuliani's divorce a problem … NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — A Southern Baptist leader said Tuesday that evangelical voters might tolerate a divorced presidential candidate, but they have deep doubts about GOP hopeful Rudy Giuliani, who has been married three times.
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Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
McCain seeks independents' primary votes  —  Sen. John McCain's campaign is mounting a stealth effort to change Republican presidential nomination rules in California to allow independents to vote in the Feb. 5 primary, party and campaign officials in the state have told The Washington Times.
Baltimore Sun:
Giuliani reminds GOP of the glory days - of 2002 … Given conservatives' wariness toward Mr. Giuliani - who is twice divorced and supports both reproductive and gay rights - it's surprising to find "America's mayor" as the GOP front-runner.  —  Here's my theory for why Mr. Giuliani is ascendant …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Giuliani Solidifies Lead in Republican Nomination Poll
Discussion: Pollster
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Domenici Lawyers Up  —  What a small world.  Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) has nabbed Lee Blalack, best known as Duke Cunningham's lawyer, to represent him in the Senate ethics investigation, The Washington Post reports.  —  And they note the obvious irony:
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Washington Post:
Domenici Hires Top Attorney for Ethics Investigation  —  Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.) has hired a top defense attorney to handle the pending ethics investigation into allegations that he pressured a federal prosecutor to bring indictments against New Mexico Democrats on the eve of the 2006 elections.
Discussion: MyDD, Daily Kos and Heath Haussamen …
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Harsh Words Die Hard on the Web  —  Law Students Feel Lasting Effects of Anonymous Attacks  —  She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, has published in top legal journals and completed internships at leading institutions in her field.  So when the Yale law student interviewed with 16 firms for a job this summer …
Discussion: Feministing, Techdirt and The BLT
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Jill / Feministe:
Hi, I'm Jill, and scummy law school sleazebags have gone after me, too.
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
"For many people the Internet has become a scarlet letter, an albatross."
Discussion: Majikthise
Abraham Rabinovich / The Australian:
Iranian general 'seeking asylum in US'  —  A RETIRED Iranian general who went missing in Turkey last month has defected and sought asylum in the US, according to a well-connected Arabic newspaper published in London.  —  The newspaper, al-Shark al-Awsat, cited "high-profile" …
Discussion: QandO and Wizbang
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The Raw Story:
Soviet-era compound in northern Poland was site of secret CIA interrogation, detentions  —  US, Britain asked Poland to join clandestine program  —  POLAND — The CIA operated an interrogation and short-term detention facility for suspected terrorists within a Polish intelligence training school …
Alberto R. Gonzales / USA Today:
They lost my confidence  —  Attorneys' dismissals were related to performance, not to politics.  —  As any employer or manager knows, the handling of personnel matters — especially the termination of employees — is one of the most challenging tasks in any business.
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Phyllis Chesler / Times of London:
How my eyes were opened to the barbarity of Islam  —  Is it racist to condemn fanaticism?  —  Once I was held captive in Kabul.  I was the bride of a charming, seductive and Westernised Afghan Muslim whom I met at an American college.  The purdah I experienced was relatively posh …
Associated Press:
Boston woman sues for child-rearing costs after failed abortion  —  BOSTON —A Boston woman who gave birth after a failed abortion has filed a lawsuit against two doctors and Planned Parenthood seeking the costs of raising her child.  —  The complaint was filed by Jennifer Raper, 45 …
Michael Steen / Reuters:
Borat seen as human rights victim by U.S. government  —  ALMATY (Reuters) - Fictional Kazakh TV reporter Borat has made an unexpected cameo appearance as a victim of censorship in a heavyweight annual human rights report issued by the State Department.  —  The 2006 report …
Discussion: FP Passport, Attytood, Defamer and Wonkette
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Associated Press:
Conservative Democrats Assert Power  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faced scorn from fellow Democrats during a recent closed-door meeting for not moving more aggressively on Iraq, it was conservative Blue Dogs _ her ideological opposites _ who rose to defend her.
Discussion: Donklephant
 
 
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Opinion Journal:
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Jewcy.com:
The Tory and the Masochist  —  Blog Criticism by a National …
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Mark Kleiman / The RBC:
Iranian politics and Iranian nukes
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Washington Post:
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SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
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Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
Muslim Websites Target Georgia Motorist for Death (sticky)
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
As to the Direction of the Roberts Court: The Jury Is Still Out
Reuters:
Burqa-clad Taliban leader caught as NATO attacks
Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
'Family Values' Chutzpah
Omaha World-Herald:
Hagel acts like he's already running
Reuters:
Wired Iraqi man triggers scare at L.A. airport