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2:00 PM ET, May 17, 2007

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Think Progress:
Bush Dodges Comey's Accusations That He Personally Arranged Ashcroft Hospital Visit  —  During a press conference today, President Bush was confronted about recent accusations made by former Deputy Attorney General James Comey regarding the White House's shocking efforts to seek legal sanction for its warrantless wiretapping program.
Discussion: Digg and The Carpetbagger Report
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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 …
Washington Post:
The Gonzales Coverup  —  WHY IS IT only now that the disturbing story of the Bush administration's willingness to override the legal advice of its own Justice Department is emerging?  The chief reason is that the administration, in the person of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales …
New York Times:
Editorial: Mr. Gonzales's Incredible Adventure
Discussion: Norwegianity
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.
Rick Maze / Army Times:
White House: 3.5 percent pay hike unnecessary  —  Troops don't need bigger pay raises, White House budget officials said Wednesday in a statement of administration policy laying out objections to the House version of the 2008 defense authorization bill.  —  The Bush administration had asked …
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Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
White House States Opposition to Pay Raise for Troops,  —  Increase in Widows' Benefits  —  May 17th, 2007 by Jesse Lee  —  Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel: … White House: 3.5 percent pay hike unnecessary  —  Rick Maze, Army Times - May 16, 2007
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
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.
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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
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.
N.C. Aizenman / Washington Post:
D.C. May Be Losing Status As a Majority-Black City  —  The District of Columbia's longtime status as a majority-black city appears to be diminishing, even as Maryland and Virginia continue to experience a dramatic rise in their minority populations, according to census estimates released today.
John Solomon / Washington Post:
Scientists Cast Doubt on Kennedy Bullet Analysis  —  In a collision of 21st-century science and decades-old conspiracy theories, a research team that includes a former top FBI scientist is challenging the bullet analysis used by the government to conclude that Lee Harvey Oswald alone shot …
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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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Torture, Moral Vanity and Freedom
Discussion: Balkinization
New York Times:
Senate Rejects Iraq Troop Withdrawal
Discussion: TalkLeft and MSNBC
Associated Press:
U.S troops killed after botched June mission
Washington City Paper:
Murray Waas Against the World
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Dems fail to rein in Bush's war-making powers with Iran
Discussion: Power Line
Guardian:
Harry could still go to Iraq, MoD says
The Atlantic Online:
Richardsonmania  —  I attended a big speech by Bill Richardson …
Derek Hunter / The Politico:
'Fairness doctrine': Anything but fair
 Earlier Items: 
James Robbins / BBC:
War-torn Iraq 'facing collapse'
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Reports Show Wealth as a Common Factor Among 2008 Contenders
Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
Plame Seeks Showdown With Cheney
Discussion: Think Progress
Jerusalem Post:
Shin Bet uncovers plot to kill Olmert
Nancy Benac / Associated Press:
Democrats seek diversity in advisers
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
For '08 Résumés, Don't Ask Them to Fill in Blanks
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Unity Fractures as Palestinians Battle in Gaza
Newsweek:
Terrorists in the File Cabinet?
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
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