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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Who Created "Hillary 1984"? Mystery Solved! — For the last two weeks, the Internet has been buzzing about the hottest online mystery since lonelygirl15: who was behind the "Hillary 1984" video mashup? — Some suspected right wing SwiftBoaters. Some speculated it was the work of disaffected Democratic consultants.
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Blue State Digital:
Our Statement On The 1984 Video — Statement from Thomas Gensemer, Managing Director, Blue State Digital — This afternoon, an employee at our firm, Phillip de Vellis, received a call from Arianna Huffington of "The Huffington Post" regarding the "1984" video currently circulating online.
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Phil de Vellis, aka ParkRidge47: I Made the "Vote Different" Ad — Hi. I'm Phil. I did it. And I'm proud of it. — I made the "Vote Different" ad because I wanted to express my feelings about the Democratic primary, and because I wanted to show that an individual citizen can affect the process.
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Lewis Fein / Cathy's World:
In Praise of Susan Estrich, and In Memory of the Loss of Cathy — We lost Cathy at 2:05 PM today. May her memory last, her family persevere and her friends endure this terrible loss. We'll all have more to write shortly, but for now I'd like to truly praise Susan Estrich.
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Susan Estrich / Fox News:
About Cathy Seipp — On Monday, her daughter Maia sent the e-mail that Cathy Seipp's friends and readers have long been dreading. Her mother was in the hospital, her lungs had collapsed, the doctors were trying to make her comfortable, she was passing peacefully.
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Valerie J. Nelson / Los Angeles Times:
Catherine Seipp, 49; critic took on Times — Catherine Seipp, a writer and media critic who became known in the 1990s for her pointed coverage of the Los Angeles Times in Buzz magazine, has died. She was 49. — Seipp, a nonsmoker who was diagnosed with lung cancer five years ago …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
An Email in The Gap — As Josh noted and The Politico reported last night, there appeared to be an 18-day gap in the emails released by the Justice Department Monday night, a gap right after Alberto Gonzales' chief of staff Kyle Sampson said that they should run the purge plan by the White House and Karl Rove in particular.
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Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
E-mail complaints show Ward's frustration with smut campaign — WASHINGTON - In a frank e-mail exchange, Brent Ward complained to senior Justice Department officials about resistance from several U.S. Attorneys to prosecuting obscenity cases. — Those complaints apparently contributed to the later …
New York Times:
House Panel Authorizes Subpoenas for Top Bush Aides — A House Judiciary subcommittee today authorized subpoenas for Karl Rove, President Bush's political adviser, and other senior White House officials in the investigation into the firing of eight United States attorneys.
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Nico / Think Progress:
A second set of emails from the gap. — We've tracked down another set of emails during the 18-day gap (available HERE) between Kyle Sampson and Brent Ward, the head of the federal obscenity task force. In the emails, Ward complains about resistance from several U.S. Attorneys …
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epw.senate.gov:
GORE REFUSES TO TAKE PERSONAL ENERGY ETHICS PLEDGE — WASHINGTON, DC - Former Vice President Al Gore refused to take a "Personal Energy Ethics Pledge" today to consume no more energy than the average American household. The pledge was presented to Gore by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) …
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Gore Implores Congress to Save Planet — WASHINGTON (AP) - Al Gore, who has reversed his political fortunes to become a potential contender in the 2008 presidential race, made an emotional return to Congress Wednesday in an appeal for an even more dramatic rescue—saving the planet.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Boxer squares off with Inhofe to defend Goracle's honor — Oh, long shall this glorious moment of fightin' fightiness live in the annals of nutroots fighty fightingdom! I'll pass on the obvious observation about what the reaction would have been if a Republican had pulled this kind …
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Newsdesk / The Swamp:
Snow swallows own old words — "What kinds of conversations does executive privilege protect?...What are the limits on privilege?'' a newspaper columnist wrote in the spring of 1998 on a subject strangely familiar today. — "Evidently, Mr. Clinton wants to shield virtually any communications …
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M.E. Sprengelmeyer / Rocky Mountain News:
McInnis won't run for Senate — WASHINGTON — Former Congressman Scott McInnis announced today that he will take a pass on the 2008 U.S. Senate race, clearing the way for what could be a wide-open contest for the Republican nomination. — McInnis, who was widely regarded as a front-runner …
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