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Robert F. Bauer / The Huffington Post:
The Progressive Case for a Libby Pardon — All the views expressed in this post are those of the author and not of any client of his firm. — Until a very short while ago, few had heard of Scooter Libby. Today, still not a celebrity with the larger public, he carries on his shoulders …
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Obama Opposes Libby Pardon — Via Atrios, Obama campaign general counsel Robert Bauer caused the Senator some trouble today by writing a piece on the Huffington Post blog arguing for a pardon for Scooter Libby. Presumably not a popular position among Dems. — So we just asked the Obama campaign where he stood on a pardon.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Bubblicious — Can someone tell me what hold Scooter Libby has on everyone in Washington that he can even get Barack Obama's general counsel to go to bat for him? Pictures? Videos? What? … Well, that's a slick argument — if you happen to be a 12 year old. (General counsel? Really?)
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Washington Post:
Blasts Destroy Remnants of Samarra Shiite Shrine — Early morning blasts Wednesday destroyed two minarets at the same Shiite shrine in Samarra where an attack last year demolished the mosque's gilded dome and plunged the country into a wave of deadly sectarian violence.
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Associated Press:
Iran moves to execute porn stars … TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill that could lead to death penalty for persons convicted of working in the production of pornographic movies. — With a 148-5 vote in favor and four abstentions …
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Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
Most Americans Back Stalled Senate Immigration Bill, Poll Shows — Most Americans support central elements of the legislation overhauling U.S. immigration laws the Senate shelved last week after it failed to gain sufficient support from lawmakers. — A new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll shows …
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Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:Large majority supports path to citizenship
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Scott Wyman / Sun-Sentinel:
Broward may cancel deal with radio station because it airs Rush Limbaugh — Rush Limbaugh has long been a thorn in the side of liberals, but now, because of him, some Democratic politicians don't even want to join with a local radio station to broadcast hurricane information.
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Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
Follow-Up Hearing on GSA Misconduct — The Oversight and Government Reform Committee is currently holding a hearing, "Continuing Allegations of Misconduct at General Services Administration." The hearing will examine statements made by GSA Administrator Lurita Doan that impugn the reputation …
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TPMmuckraker, Think Progress, Firedoglake, SteveAudio, DownWithTyranny!, The Next Hurrah and Daily Kos
Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
GOP issues rules to avoid Macaca moments — The Macaca moment has morphed into an official learning tool for the Republican establishment. — It's right there, on pages 18 and 22 of an Internet guide from the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee that its chairman, Sen. John Ensign …
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ABCNEWS:
Music Video Has a 'Crush on Obama' — Risqué YouTube Song Takes Obama Campaign by Surprise — An amusing, risqué music video, featuring a nubile young woman breathlessly singing her love for presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., appeared on the Web this week.
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The Atlantic Online
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Rivals try to deflate F. Thompson campaign — Fred Thompson has had a relatively easy ride as he has flirted with a bid for the Republican presidential nomination. His strategists have found traction promoting him as the heir to Ronald Reagan — and a conservative alternative to the top tier of the GOP field.
home.ourfuture.org:
The Progressive Majority: Why a Conservative America is a Myth — For anyone interested in where the American public really stands on the big issues that distinguish progressives from conservatives — including the issues at the forefront of today's political debates — "The Progressive Majority …
CNN:
Blast kills anti-Syrian lawmaker … BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — A member of the Lebanese parliament was killed in an explosion Wednesday outside a Beirut military sports club in what hospital sources called an assassination. — Lawmaker Walid Eido, known as a foe of Syrian involvement in Lebanon …
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