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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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Daily Kos, American Prospect, Blog P.I., The Moderate Voice, FRAMESHOP, Taylor Marsh, Firedoglake and The Atlantic Online
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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?)
Rasmussen Reports:
Poll: Voters Want Smaller Steps to Immigration Reform With Focus on Enforcement — Just 20% of American voters want Congress to try and pass the immigration reform bill that failed in the Senate last week. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 51% would like their legislators to …
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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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David Stout / New York Times:2 Ex-Bush Aides Subpoenaed in Attorneys Case
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Washington Post, CNN Political Ticker, Big Lizards, About U.S. Politics, DownWithTyranny! and TIME
Charles Malik / Lebanese Political Journal:
Assassination at Nejmeh - I was there — This is the closest I've been. — I was 50m from this attack. — We were in a cafe next to Luna Park enjoying the late afternoon next to the sea after an intense day. — Children were playing on the equipment under the setting sun.
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From Beirut to the Beltway
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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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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 …
Nitpicker:
Joe Klein is of two (or more) minds — During this podcast interview with Ana Marie Cox, he says: … Doesn't that sound wonderfully noble? However, he goes on to say: … Tactics, in other words, should not be mentioned unless they agree with what Joe Klein believes.
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Agence France Presse:
Iraq surge a failure, top Democrats tell Bush — Top US congressional Democrats bluntly told President George W. Bush Wednesday that his Iraq troop "surge" policy was a failure. — Senate Majority leader Harry Reid and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi challenged the president …
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 …
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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NewsBusters.org, Wizbang, Moonbattery, Macsmind, BitsBlog, JammieWearingFool, Iowa Voice and The American Mind
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.
Nouri Al-Maliki / Opinion Journal:
Our Common Struggle — America had its civil war. Why expect freedom to come easy to Iraq? — BAGHDAD, Iraq—Americans keen to understand the ongoing struggle for a new Iraq can be guided by the example of their own history. In the 1860s, your country fought a great struggle of its own …
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