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David Johnston / New York Times:
Gonzales Aide Suggested Replacements for Attorneys — A Justice Department e-mail released today shows that the former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales proposed replacement candidates for seven United States attorneys nearly a year before those prosecutors were fired …
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Political Résumé, Not Court, Stood Out for a Contender — Rachel L. Brand, by her own admission, has never prosecuted so much as a traffic case. But in January 2006, when Justice Department officials began to discuss removing some United States attorneys …
Charlottesvillain / TigerHawk:
The Department of Peace — I haven't seen this widely reported but the Democrats are working to establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence. If I recall correctly, this was a plank in the platform of the ill fated Kucinich Presidential campaign of 2004.
New York Times:
E-Mail Identified G.O.P. Candidates for Justice Jobs
E-Mail Identified G.O.P. Candidates for Justice Jobs
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Tom Hamburger / Los Angeles Times:
Rove, others were warned to save e-mails — WASHINGTON — Karl Rove and other White House employees were cautioned in employee manuals, memos and briefings to carefully save any e-mails that might discuss official matters even if those messages came from private e-mail accounts, the White House disclosed Friday.
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Washington Post:
White House E-Mail Mystery — e-mails is at that strange moment in the arc of a Washington uproar where it's not clear whether it will turn out to be scandal or sideshow. There was legitimate reason for the White House to seek to comply with Hatch Act strictures and separate political from official business.
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Brian Braiker / Newsweek:
A data-recovery specialist discusses whether missing White House …
A data-recovery specialist discusses whether missing White House …
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Brian Beutler
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
From the Courthouse to the White House — Fred Thompson auditions for the leading role. — A strange thing happened a few weeks back when I went to the Café Promenade at the Mayflower Hotel for an off-the-record interview with an unpaid adviser to the non-campaign of unannounced presidential candidate Fred Thompson.
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Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Sunni Factions Split With Al-Qaeda Group — Rift Further Blurs Battle Lines in Iraq — Key Sunni militant groups are severing their association with al-Qaeda in Iraq, a Sunni group that claims allegiance to the organization led by Osama bin Laden. The split could help isolate a primary foe …
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New York Times:
In the Spotlight, the Politics of Buckling Up — As constituents and public officials wished Gov. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey a full recovery from his injuries in a car accident, many were shaking their heads that someone who is so smart, and has so much to lose, would put himself at risk by apparently not wearing a seat belt.
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Kathy Matheson / Associated Press:
Corzine may not have been buckled up — CAMDEN, N.J. …
Corzine may not have been buckled up — CAMDEN, N.J. …
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
In a Filmdom Premiere, a Foe for Gore — The screening here on Thursday night had many elements of a classic film-world shindig. There were gift bags and television cameras, cold cocktails and hot popcorn. Ushers showed V.I.P.'s to their seats, and local politicos rubbed shoulders with the movie's backers and flacks.
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Power Line
Ken Kolker / MLive.com:
Snow won't dampen global-warming rallies — The weather forecast for Saturday's global warming rallies in Grand Rapids and Holland calls for snow and cold rain and temperatures in the 40s — about 10 degrees below normal. — For some, this might make global warming a tough sell.
Media Matters for America:
Drudge falsely claimed Soros funds Media Matters — Internet gossip Matt Drudge has claimed that Media Matters for America is a "Soros operation." — In fact, Media Matters has never received funding from progressive philanthropist George Soros. — Post a new comment
Washington Post:
Wolfowitz Dictated Girlfriend's Pay Deal — World Bank President Paul D. Wolfowitz personally dictated the terms under which the bank gave what it called his "domestic partner" substantial pay raises and promotions in exchange for temporarily leaving her job there during his tenure …
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Balloon Juice
Bob Geiger:
The Saturday Cartoons — I'm very happy to announce that editorial cartoonist Ben Sargent, of the Austin American-Statesman, has given me permission to run his work and we lead our cartoon round-up today with some of his work. — Ben won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1982 …
Sinan Salaheddin / Associated Press:
37 die as car bomb hits near Iraq shrine — BAGHDAD - A car bomb blasted through a busy bus station near one of Iraq's holiest shrines Saturday, killing at least 37 people, police and hospital officials said. — The bus station bombing occurred about 200 yards from the Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala …