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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Edwards to Suspend Campaign — John Edwards is suspending his campaign for President, and may drop out completely, because his wife has suffered a recurrence of the cancer that sickened her in 2004, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, an Edwards friend told The Politico.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Getting It Wrong — A single, confident source close to John Edwards told me this morning that Edwards was "suspending his campaign," and I posted it to the blog at 11:06 this morning. — My source, and I, were wrong. — The source, whose anonymity I agreed to respect …
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MSNBC:
Wife's illness won't idle Edwards '08 campaign — 'Campaign goes on,' Democratic hopeful says despite return of wife's cancer — WASHINGTON - His wife's cancer has returned, but former North Carolina senator John Edwards says he'll continue his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Mike Baker / Associated Press:
Edwards will continue presidential run — CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - John Edwards said Thursday his wife's cancer has returned, but said he will continue his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. — "The campaign goes on. The campaign goes on strongly," Edwards told reporters, his wife by his side.
New York Times:
Edwards to Continue '08 Bid Despite Wife's Cancer — John Edwards, the North Carolina Democrat, said today that his wife's cancer had returned, but that his bid for the presidency "goes on strongly." — "The campaign goes on, the campaign goes on strongly," he said, with his wife, Elizabeth, at his side.
CNN:
Edwards: Wife's cancer returns, campaign goes on … CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (CNN) — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday his wife's cancer has returned but his bid for the White House will go on. — "The campaign goes on," John Edwards said at a news conference outside …
Associated Press:
Edwards to continue campaign despite return of wife's cancer — CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said today that his wife's cancer has returned and is no longer curable, but is treatable. — But he said he will continue his campaign. — "We are very optimistic about this," he said.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Edwards Forges On — So, despite earlier reports, Edwards will not suspend his campaign.
Edwards Forges On — So, despite earlier reports, Edwards will not suspend his campaign.
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Associated Press:
Senate panel OKs subpoenas for key aides — WASHINGTON - A Senate panel, following the House's lead, authorized subpoenas Thursday for White House political adviser Karl Rove and other top aides involved in the firing of federal prosecutors. — The Senate Judiciary Committee decided …
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Panel Authorizes Subpoenas for Administration Officials
Panel Authorizes Subpoenas for Administration Officials
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
E-mails on attorneys' firings could impact privilege case
E-mails on attorneys' firings could impact privilege case
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Think Progress:
Gonzales: I'm Staying For The Kids — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced this morning: "I'm not going to resign. I'm going to stay focused on protecting our kids." Speaking before a Project Safe Childhood event, Gonzales told reporters he plans "to go up to the Congress …
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Sidney Blumenthal / Salon:
What Bush is hiding — In the U.S. attorney scandal, Alberto Gonzales gave orders, but he also took them — from Karl Rove, who plotted to turn the federal criminal justice system into the Republican Holy Office of the Inquisition. — Alberto Gonzales, right, and Karl Rove at the Jan. 31 …
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Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Was She Covert? — Republican Rep. Peter Hoekstra could hardly believe what he heard on television Friday as he watched a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing. Rep. Henry Waxman, the Democratic committee chairman, said his statement had been approved by the CIA director, Michael Hayden.
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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
GOP Forces House Democrats To Pull DC Voting Bill — House Democrats pulled a bill to grant voting rights to Washington, D.C., after Republicans offered a motion that would repeal the gun ban for the District. — The move is a clear signal that Democrats have lost control of House floor …
Ahmed Rashid / Washington Post:
Musharraf at the Exit — LAHORE, Pakistan — In the rapidly unfolding crisis in Pakistan, no matter what happens to President Pervez Musharraf — whether he survives politically or not — he is a lame duck. He is unable to rein in Talibanization in Pakistan or guide the country toward a more democratic future.
CNN:
Man with al-Sadr ties held in attack on U.S. troops … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — A man with ties to a radical Shiite cleric is in U.S. custody in connection with an attack that killed five American soldiers in Karbala in January, U.S. officials said. — "Over the past several days …
New York Times:
Congress's Challenge on Iraq — The House of Representatives now has a chance to lead the nation toward a wiser, more responsible Iraq policy. It is scheduled to vote this week on whether to impose benchmarks for much-needed political progress on the Iraqi government …
Kirk Johnson / New York Times:
In Utah, an Opponent of the 'Culture of Obedience' — SALT LAKE CITY — Rocky Anderson may not be the most liberal mayor in America. But here in the most conservative state, he might as well be. — Just being himself is enough to galvanize, divide or enrage people who have followed …
Jerid / Buckeye State Blog:
Calling BS on De Vellis - It Wasn't Him — Phil claims he made it? I say don't buy everything you read. — Those who have been around the Buckeye 'sphere for a while know Mr. De Vellis well. One of the most unscrupulous Democratic staffers to come to Ohio in quite a while, creative and talented Phil is not.