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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 …
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 …
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 …
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:
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 …
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Mike Mount / CNN:
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: I beheaded American reporter … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Admitted 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed told a U.S. military tribunal he personally beheaded Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002, the Pentagon revealed Thursday.
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Debbie Schlussel:
OUTRAGE: Rosie O'Donnell Feels Bad for 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
OUTRAGE: Rosie O'Donnell Feels Bad for 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
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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.
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Senate GOP turns back Iraq pullout plan — WASHINGTON - Democrats aggressively challenged President Bush's Iraq policy at both ends of the Capitol on Thursday, gaining House committee approval for a troop withdrawal deadline of Sept. 1, 2008, but suffering defeat in the Senate on a less sweeping plan …
The Hill:
2008 and counting: Using praise as a weapon on the trail — Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) slipped in a compliment — of sorts — about a fellow 2008 hopeful during his appearances on the Iowa stump last weekend. — "I want to wait and hear what John Edwards has to say, he's kind of good-looking …
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Stop the Presses, Boys! Women Claim Space on Op-Ed Pages — Whatever other reasons may explain the lack of women's voices on the nation's op-ed pages, the lack of women asking to be there is clearly part of the problem. Many opinion page editors at major newspapers across the country …
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 …
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Thinking Through Ending the War — Matthew Yglesias has an important post about Hillary Clinton's position on Iraq, essentially thanking her for being honest that a Clinton Presidency means continued war in Iraq in perpetuity. I admire her for openly admitting that she believes …
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Sam Harris / Los Angeles Times:
God's dupes — Moderate believers give cover to religious fanatics — and are every bit as delusional. — PETE STARK, a California Democrat, appears to be the first congressman in U.S. history to acknowledge that he doesn't believe in God. In a country in which 83% of the population thinks …
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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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