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12:40 PM ET, May 17, 2007

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Washington Post:
Justice Weighed Firing 1 in 4  —  26 Prosecutors Were Listed As Candidates  —  The Justice Department considered dismissing many more U.S. attorneys than officials have previously acknowledged, with at least 26 prosecutors suggested for termination between February 2005 and December 2006 …
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R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
No Dissent on Spying, Says Justice Dept.  —  The Justice Department said yesterday that it will not retract a sworn statement in 2006 by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales that the Terrorist Surveillance Program had aroused no controversy inside the Bush administration …
New York Times:
Loyal to Bush but Big Thorn in G.O.P. Side  —  For a loyal George W. Bush Republican, James B. Comey has made a remarkable amount of trouble for the White House.  —  As deputy attorney general in 2003, he appointed his old friend Patrick J. Fitzgerald as independent counsel in the C.I.A. leak case …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
What will be done about James Comey's revelations?
Discussion: American Footprints
Al Gore / Time:
Book Excerpt: The Assault on Reason  —  Not long before our nation launched the invasion of Iraq, our longest-serving Senator, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, stood on the Senate floor and said: "This chamber is, for the most part, silent—ominously, dreadfully silent.
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
The search in the Triangle of Death continues  —  a U.S. Army Blackhawk drops reward leaflets over Owesat Village on May 14 [U.S. Army photo].  Click to view.  —  U.S. and Iraqi forces continue to scour the farming regions around Yusifiyah and Mahmudiyah in an effort to recover its 3 missing soldiers
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Crystal Patterson / HillaryClinton.com:
Cast Your Vote for Hillary's Campaign Song  —  Hillary Clinton is getting the 2008 voting started early, posting a YouTube video on her website this afternoon in which she urges supporters to cast their vote for her official campaign theme song.  —  Coming on the heels of her text messaging …
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Skippy / skippy the bush kangaroo:
don't...stop...thinking about her morals  —  hillary.com wants us …
Discussion: The Sideshow
Eric Pooley / Time:
The Last Temptation of Al Gore  —  Let's say you were dreaming up the perfect stealth candidate for 2008, a Democrat who could step into the presidential race when the party confronts its inevitable doubts about the front runners.  You would want a candidate with the grass-roots appeal of Barack Obama …
Discussion: EconoPundit
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Eric Pooley / Time:
The Last Temptation of Al Gore
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
For '08 Résumés, Don't Ask Them to Fill in Blanks  —  Stealing a page from the Soviet playbook, the current crop of presidential candidates has taken to eliminating whole chapters of their histories.  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's turbulent final years as first lady?
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
McCain, Romney Duel as Giuliani Leads
Discussion: MSNBC and The Caucus
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
ABC News's Charlie Gibson Calls the Shots, Lands on Top  —  After word arrived Tuesday afternoon that Jerry Falwell had suffered a fatal heart attack, Charlie Gibson was determined not to lead his newscast with the preacher's death.  —  "It lends importance to a figure whose legacy contained …
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Jacques Steinberg / New York Times:
Charles Gibson Enjoys a Second Wind on ABC
Discussion: Better Living
Ed Henry / CNN:
Wolfowitz interview goes nowhere fast … In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events.  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — I was the only reporter in the world to talk to embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz on Wednesday.
Discussion: World Bank President and TBogg
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Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Rove's Worrisome Witness  —  On the day presidential senior adviser Karl Rove administered a tongue-lashing to a Republican congressman, disturbing news about his former executive assistant was spread on Capitol Hill.  GOP House members learned that Susan Ralston is requesting immunity …
Jerry Seper / Washington Times:
Clinton aide forfeits law license in Justice probe  —  Samuel R. Berger, the Clinton White House national security adviser who was caught taking highly classified documents from the National Archives, has agreed to forfeit his license to practice law.  —  In a written statement issued by Larry Breuer …
Washington Post:
It's Our Cage, Too  —  Torture Betrays Us and Breeds New Enemies  —  Fear can be a strong motivator.  It led Franklin Roosevelt to intern tens of thousands of innocent U.S. citizens during World War II; it led to Joseph McCarthy's witch hunt, which ruined the lives of hundreds of Americans.
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Reports Show Wealth as a Common Factor Among 2008 Contenders  —  Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York, who just six years ago told a divorce court he had only $7,000 in assets under his control, has amassed a net worth of more than $30 million, much of it from paid speeches.
The Atlantic Online:
Richardsonmania  —  I attended a big speech by Bill Richardson, the unknown candidate, this morning where he put forward an extremely ambitious energy and climate change agenda that, I believe, will also be released in greater detail on his website soon.  I also got a chance to talk to Richardson …
Discussion: Eschaton and Ezra Klein
 
 
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Plame Seeks Showdown With Cheney
Discussion: Think Progress
Jerusalem Post:
Shin Bet uncovers plot to kill Olmert
Nancy Benac / Associated Press:
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Arab News:
'Islamophobia Worst Form of Terrorism'
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Gateway Pundit:
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