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Transcript: Third G.O.P. Debate — The following is a transcript of the 2008 Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by CNN, WMUR-TV and The New Hampshire Union Leader. The participants were Senator Sam Brownback, the former Virginia Gov. James Gilmore, the former …
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
In the West Wing, Pardon Is A Topic Too Sensitive to Mention — The sentence imposed on former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby yesterday put President Bush in the position of making a decision he has tried to avoid for months: Trigger a fresh political storm by pardoning …
Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Libby Given 30 Months for Lying in C.I.A. Leak Case — I. Lewis Libby Jr., the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney and one of the principal architects of President Bush's foreign policy, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison for lying during a C.I.A. leak investigation …
National Review Online:
Editors: Pardon Him — President Bush should pardon Libby, and do it now.
Editors: Pardon Him — President Bush should pardon Libby, and do it now.
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Who, Me? — Bush evades his responsibility with respect to Libby.
Who, Me? — Bush evades his responsibility with respect to Libby.
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Debate winners! Guaranteed accurate! — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Here are the winners and losers of Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate, accurate to three decimal places. — FIRST PLACE: Mitt Romney — Analysis: Strong, clear, gives good soundbite and has shoulders you could land a 737 on.
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Democrats Hope to Expand Rights at Guantánamo — A day after two military judges ruled against the Bush administration's system for trying terrorism detainees, Democrats seized on the rulings on Tuesday as evidence that Congress should restore the right of those held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to challenge their detentions.
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Conservative Candidates All Support Banning Gays From The Military — At CNN's Democratic presidential debate on Sunday, host Wolf Blitzer asked the candidates, by show of hands, to say whether they would get rid of the 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' ban on gays in the U.S. military.
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Noam Cohen / New York Times:
Steven Gilliard Jr., 42, Dies; Founder of Liberal Political Blog — Steven Gilliard Jr., a political journalist who found his calling as a combative and influential blogger on the left, died on Saturday in Manhattan. He was 42. — He died after having been hospitalized …
Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Associated Press' Crappy Reporting Makes Obama's Rhetoric Sound Racially Threatening — This is some really, really rank journalism. The Associated Press is badly distorting a speech Barack Obama gave today, giving his words a scary and racially-threatening cast that they simply didn't have in reality.
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AlterNet.org:
Exclusive: Iraqi Lawmakers Pass Resolution That May Force End to Occupation — War on Iraq: While Washington lawmakers play procedural games with an out-of-control executive branch, Iraqi legislators are working to bring an end to the occupation of their country.
Marcia Kramer / WCBS-TV:
Bloomberg On JFK Plot: 'Stop Worrying, Get A Life' — (CBS) NEW YORK While questions continue to arise about the alleged plot to blow up a fuel pipeline beneath JFK Airport and surrounding neighborhoods, some are questioning why New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hasn't had a louder voice since the plot was foiled on Saturday.
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Megan K. Stack / Los Angeles Times:
In Saudi Arabia, a view from behind the veil — As a woman in the male-dominated kingdom, Times reporter Megan Stack quietly fumed beneath her abaya. Even beyond its borders, her experience taints her perception of the sexes. — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — The hem of my heavy Islamic cloak trailed over floors that glistened like ice.
Donna Smith / Reuters:
Fate of Senate immigration bill in doubt — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday accused Democrats of trying to rush a vote on immigration reform, casting doubt on the fate of the White House-backed bill that would tighten border security and legalize millions of illegal immigrants.
sessions.senate.gov:
Sen. Sessions Releases List of 20 Loopholes in the Senate Immigration Bill — WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) released a list of 20 loopholes in the comprehensive immigration bill today which reveals that the bill is fatally flawed and will not establish a functioning immigration system in the future.
New York Times:
Is U.S. Safer Since 9/11? Clinton and Rivals Spar — The Bush administration's efforts to thwart terrorism at home have created a fissure among the three leading Democratic presidential candidates, with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton coming under attack for saying that America is safer …
Nancy Vogel / Los Angeles Times:
Same-sex unions OKd by Assembly — The bill passes 42-34 after respectful debate that contrasts with the heated discussion of 2005. If it survives the Senate a veto is likely. — SACRAMENTO — A measure to legalize marriage for gay couples easily passed the California Assembly …
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Panel Asks Official About Politics in Hiring — A senior Justice Department official acknowledged to Senate investigators Tuesday that he once bragged about his success in hiring conservative Republican lawyers onto his staff that handled civil rights cases.
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Fred's Founders seek $4.6M — They're called the First-Day Founders, and they constitute the initial fundraising infrastructure for ex-Sen. Fred Thompson's (R-Tenn.) White House bid. — The founding group is made up of 100 people, each of whom ponied up the primary maximum $2,300 on June 1, the day