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Terror Attack Scenario Exposes Deep Differences Among G.O.P. Hopefuls — The scenario presented to the 10 Republican presidential candidates was chilling: Three American shopping malls had been bombed, producing huge casualties. Terrorists with detailed knowledge of another imminent …
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Republican Presidential Debate in South Carolina — The following is a transcript of the Republican presidential primary debate at the University of South Carolina on May 15, 2007, as recorded by the Federal News Service: — Participants: Senator Sam Brownback; former Virginia Governor James Gilmore …
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John Dickerson / Slate:
Fox and Frienemies — REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTICAL CANDIDATES FINALLY JAB EACH OTHER.
Fox and Frienemies — REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTICAL CANDIDATES FINALLY JAB EACH OTHER.
Michelle Malkin:
Liveblogging: The South Carolina debate is on - Video links adds, post-mortem reax
Liveblogging: The South Carolina debate is on - Video links adds, post-mortem reax
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Palmetto Punditry — The debate took a while to gain any traction …
Palmetto Punditry — The debate took a while to gain any traction …
Washington Post:
Mr. Comey's Tale — JAMES B. COMEY, the straight-as-an-arrow former No. 2 official at the Justice Department, yesterday offered the Senate Judiciary Committee an account of Bush administration lawlessness so shocking it would have been unbelievable coming from a less reputable source.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Comey's testimony raises new and vital questions about the NSA scandal — The testimony yesterday from James Comey re-focuses attention on one of the long unresolved mysteries of the NSA scandal. And the new information Comey revealed, though not answering that question decisively, suggests some deeply troubling answers.
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
What Was the President's Role? — Josh Marshall is absolutely correct here that the implication that the President was on DOJ's side of the dispute, as against Card and Gonzales, is fundamentally mistaken. For one thing, the President (probably) took the extraordinary step of calling …
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
HEALTHCARE IN AMERICA....The Commonwealth Fund has released its latest comparison of healthcare performance among various countries, and you can read all about it here. However, since I know you're all busy people, I'll just cut to the chase: we suck. Despite the fact that we see doctors less often …
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commonwealthfund.org:
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: An International Update on the Comparative Performance of American Health Care — Authors: … Overview — Despite having the most costly health system in the world, the United States consistently underperforms on most dimensions of performance, relative to other countries.
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Toby Harnden / Telegraph:
We must attack Iran before it gets the bomb — Iran should be attacked before it develops nuclear weapons, America's former ambassador to the United Nations said yesterday. — John Bolton, who still has close links to the Bush administration, told The Daily Telegraph that the European Union had to …
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Iraq Withdrawal Move Thwarted in Senate — WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday rejected legislation that would cut off money for combat operations in Iraq after March 31, 2008. — The vote was a loss for Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., and other Democrats who want to end the war.
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Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
Bush Pick Gets Extra Payment From Old Job — A senior lobbyist at the National Association of Manufacturers nominated by President Bush to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission will receive a $150,000 departing payment from the association when he takes his new government job …
Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
Bush Opens Door to Wolfowitz's Resigning Voluntarily — The Bush administration, shifting strategy in the face of mounting opposition to Paul D. Wolfowitz, opened the door Tuesday to his resigning voluntarily as World Bank president if the bank board dropped its drive to declare him unfit to remain in office.
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Feingold Amendment Defeated — As expected, it goes down, 29-67. — But the vote allowed the Dem Presidential candidates — Hillary, Obama, Biden — as well as many other Dems, to make strong antiwar statements, endorsing the idea of cutting funding in principle.
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Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Pentagon General to Be 'War Czar' — WASHINGTON — President Bush has chosen Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, the Pentagon's director of operations, to oversee the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as a "war czar" after a long search for new leadership, administration officials said Tuesday.
Lydia Saad / Gallup Poll:
New Yorkers Continue to Lead 2008 Nomination Contests — Giuliani's favorable image holding steady with Republicans — PRINCETON, NJ — The national front-runners for the 2008 presidential nominations continue to be former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for the Republican Party …
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The Raw Story:
Administration vaunted bogus credentials — Records from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine show that Dr. Keroack did not finish his residency in obstetrics and gynecology until 1993. This means he could not possibly have practiced obstetrics for 20 years.
Associated Press:
Greenpeace Builds Replica of Noah's Ark — ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Environmental activists are building a replica of Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat—where the biblical vessel is said to have landed after the great flood—in an appeal for action on global warming, Greenpeace said Wednesday.
Kari Chisholm / BlueOregon:
Blumenauer: Why I'm Not Running — By Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland). Learn more at EarlBlumenauer.com — For the last year I have fielded questions and comments about me running for the Senate. — After Peter DeFazio announced his decision not to run for the Senate, the race became an unavoidable topic.