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New York Times:
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 …
Dean Barnett / Townhall.com:
Quickie Debate Recap
Quickie Debate Recap
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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.
David Johnston / New York Times:
President Intervened in Dispute Over Eavesdropping — President Bush intervened in March 2004 to avert a crisis over the National Security Agency's domestic eavesdropping program after Attorney General John Ashcroft, Director Robert S. Mueller III of the F.B.I. and other senior Justice Department aides …
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
What Was the President's Role? — Josh Marshall is absolutely correct …
What Was the President's Role? — Josh Marshall is absolutely correct …
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The Blotter:
Wolfowitz to Resign This Afternoon? — Brian Ross and Kirit Radia Report: — World Bank officials say the bank's board is completing an "exit strategy" that will allow World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz to resign this afternoon and "still save some face" over the issue of his efforts …
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Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
Bush Opens Door to Wolfowitz's Resigning Voluntarily
Bush Opens Door to Wolfowitz's Resigning Voluntarily
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Zogby:
Romney Leaps to GOP Lead in Iowa; Edwards Keeps His Edge — Giuliani the big loser, while McCain remains steady; Hillary, Obama remain strong in tight Dem contest — Republican Mitt Romney has pushed from a distant third place into a small lead in Iowa, the continuation of progress …
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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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Nicole Gaouette / Los Angeles Times:
Senators agree that illegal immigrants in U.S. should be legalized
Senators agree that illegal immigrants in U.S. should be legalized
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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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Republicans' bill challenges Iraq policy
Republicans' bill challenges Iraq policy
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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 …
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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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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 …
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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.
Marc Morano / epw.senate.gov:
Climate Momentum Shifting: Prominent Scientists Reverse Belief in Man-made Global Warming - Now Skeptics — Growing Number of Scientists Convert to Skeptics After Reviewing New Research — Following the U.S. Senate's vote today on a global warming measure (see today's AP article …
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Canada Free Press
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.