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Jan Crawford Greenburg / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: E-Mails Show Rove's Role in U.S. Attorney Firings — Unreleased E-Mails Contradict White House Assertions That the Firings Originated With Harriet Miers — New unreleased e-mails from top administration officials show that the idea of firing all 93 U.S. attorneys was raised …
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Murray Waas / National Journal:
Internal Affairs — Aborted DOJ Probe Probably Would Have Targeted Gonzales — Shortly before Attorney General Alberto Gonzales advised President Bush last year on whether to shut down a Justice Department inquiry regarding the administration's warrantless domestic eavesdropping program …
CREW:
CREW ASKS FOR HOUSE INVESTIGATION INTO WHITE HOUSE VIOLATIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS ACT — U.S. ATTORNEY FIRINGS AND ABRAMOFF-RELATED EMAILS SENT FROM RNC AND OTHER OUTSIDE ADDRESSES CIRCUMVENT MANDATORY RECORD-KEEPING SYSTEM — Washington, DC - In light of e-mails released …
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CBS News:
Strategist Says Gonzales Is "Finished" — Senate Investigation Heats Up Amid Calls For Attorney General Gonzales' Ouster — (CBS/AP) Pressure mounted on the White House Thursday to fire Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for the abrupt dismissal of U.S. attorneys.
Think Progress:
Breaking: New E-Mails Show Rove, Gonzales Had Deeper Role In U.S. Attorney Firings — ABC News reports that new emails reveal that the plan for firing U.S. Attorneys originated in the White House. Both Karl Rove and Alberto Gonzales discussed the idea of firing all 93 U.S. attorneys in early January 2005.
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
CREW: White House Breaking Records Law? — A number of readers have pointed out that Karl Rove's deputy at the White House, Scott Jennings, used an outside domain, gwb43.com, for his emails. The domain, it turns out, is owned by the Republican National Committee.
CNN:
Subpoenas target Justice; White House could be next … WASHINGTON (CNN) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said he doesn't care what the White House and Justice Department think of his subpoenas — he wants answers. — The committee Thursday authorized the use of subpoenas …
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Panel OKs subpoenas in attorney probe
Panel OKs subpoenas in attorney probe
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Ian / Hot Air:
Video: Rosie dismisses KSM, says he is not "be all, end all" of terrorism Update: Rosie defends KSM; robbed of his "humanity" — UPDATE: Rosie defends KSM: — In the segment prior to what we originally posted, Rosie defended Khalid Shaikh Mohammed's "humanity", remarking terrorists aren't treated like …
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Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
Officials: Mohammed exaggerated claims — WASHINGTON - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's claims that he was responsible for dozens of successful, foiled and imagined attacks in the past 15 years relies on a loose definition of the word "responsible." Officials say the 9/11 mastermind was key to some plots but a bit player in others.
Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
9/11 mastermind admits killing reporter — WASHINGTON - Suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl and a central role in 30 other attacks and plots in the U.S. and worldwide that killed thousands of victims …
Mike Mount / CNN:
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: I beheaded American reporter
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: I beheaded American reporter
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New York Times:
Senate Rejects Measure for Iraq Pullout — In a largely party-line vote, the Senate today rejected a Democratic resolution aimed at withdrawing most American combat troops from Iraq in 2008. But Democratic leaders vowed to keep raising the measure to escalate pressure on the Bush Administration …
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Senate GOP Turns Back Iraq Pullout Plan — The Senate today rejected a binding Democratic-sponsored resolution that would have set a target date a little more than a year from now for the withdrawal of most U.S. combat troops from Iraq. Senators then approved by large margins …
Scott Lilly / Center for American Progress:
"Liberal Idiots" — Reality Check for Iraq War Opponents — As the result of a concealed camera and the miracle of YouTube, my old boss, Dave Obey (D-WI), roiled the political waters last week by using the term "liberal idiots" during an argument with an Iraq War protestor.
Little Green Footballs:
Radical Islam at Concordia University - 2002 — In September 2002, we covered the story of the violent demonstrations at Montreal's Concordia University that forced the cancellation of a speech by former Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Today IDF Dave emailed a link to a documentary on this event; and it's absolutely shocking.
Paul Kedrosky / Opinion Journal:
Viacom v. YouTube — The real issue is a consumer rebellion, not intellectual property. — Today's Video on WSJ.com: Inside the Editorial Page—Paul Gigot & Co. discuss Viacom's lawsuit against Google. — One billion dollars. Viacom's claimed damages in its recently announced copyright …
Paul Watson / Los Angeles Times:
As a child, Obama crossed a cultural divide in Indonesia — JAKARTA, INDONESIA — As a boy in Indonesia, Barack Obama crisscrossed the religious divide. At the local primary school, he prayed in thanks to a Catholic saint. In the neighborhood mosque, he bowed to Allah.
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