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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
White House won't rule out Libby pardon — WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday declined to rule out the possibility of an eventual pardon for former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. But spokesman Tony Snow said, for now, President Bush is satisfied with his decision to commute Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence.
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Snow: Bush's Commutation Of Libby's Sentence Was 'Routine' — During the White House press briefing this morning, spokesman Tony Snow characterized President Bush's commutation of Scooter Libby's prison term as "routine." — "The president spent weeks and weeks consulting with senior members …
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Obstruction of Justice, Continued — During the course of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's trial for obstruction of justice and perjury, we learned a lot about his bosses. — Incremental discoveries that didn't garner major headlines nevertheless added to what we know — and can reasonably surmise …
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Grasping Reality …
Atrios / Eschaton:
Rich — Inevitably, the subject of Marc Rich comes up every time presidential pardons come up. Without going into all of the issues, can we just remind the world that... Marc Rich's lawyer was Scooter Libby.
Guardian:
Just another obstruction of justice — There are lots of unanswered questions surrounding the Valerie Plame saga, but Scooter Libby's commutation ensures they won't be answered. — On June 9, 2003, just one day after his national security advisor, Condoleezza Rice, got beaten …
Editor and Publisher:
Editorials Hit Libby's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card — NEW YORK The bloggers, politicians, and TV pundits weighed in quickly Monday after President Bush took the surprisingly sudden step of commuting Lewis "Scooter" Libby's 30-month prison sentence for perjury and obstruction of justice in the CIA leak case.
White House:
Remarks by the President to the Travel Pool After Visiting with Wounded Military Personnel — AFTER VISITING WITH WOUNDED MILITARY PERSONNEL — Washington, D.C. — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. General, thank you very much for your hospitality.
The New Republic:
STILL MORE LIBBY: — What I find most galling about the commuted sentence is that it really wasn't a commutation in any meaningful sense. Typically a sentence is commuted after some portion, often the bulk, of it has been served, the idea being that poor so-and-so has suffered long enough …
Digby / Hullabaloo:Bully For Him — Tim Noah says Bush did the right thing.
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Slate, Crooks and Liars, Firedoglake, The Anonymous Liberal, A Chequer-Board of Nights …, Norwegianity and The Next Hurrah
Opinion Journal:Bush and Libby — The commutation is a profile in non-courage.
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Macer Hall / Daily Express:
BROWN: DON'T SAY TERRORISTS ARE MUSLIMS — Gordon Brown has banned ministers from using the word "Muslim" in connection with the terrorism crisis. — The Prime Minister has also instructed his team - including new Home Secretary Jacqui Smith - that the phrase "war on terror" is to be dropped.
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CNN:
Giuliani tops Romney, McCain in quarterly fundraising — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani raked in $17 million in campaign funds in the past three months, topping his two leading GOP rivals in fund-raising for the quarter, the Giuliani campaign announced Monday.
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Wall Street Journal:
In Strategy Shift, Gates Envisions Iraq Troop Cuts — Pullback Is Deemed Key — To Forging a Consensus — On Long-Haul Plans — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates and some allies in the Bush administration are seeking to build bipartisan political support for a long-term U.S. presence …
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CBS News:
Al Qaeda In Iraq Behind U.K. Bomb Plot? — Sources Tell CBS News Suspects Recruited By Leader Of Terror Group's Iraq Branch — (CBS/AP) British intelligence services increasingly believe that the failed car bombings in London and Glasgow bare the fingerprints of al Qaeda in Iraq, CBS News has learned.
Michael Glatze / WorldNetDaily:
How a 'gay rights' leader became straight — Homosexuality came easy to me, because I was already weak. — My mom died when I was 19. My father had died when I was 13. At an early age, I was already confused about who I was and how I felt about others.
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The Republic of T., Thought Theater, Pam's House Blend, Clayton Cramer's BLOG and Shakesville
Amanda / Think Progress:
Rep. Hunter: Ann Coulter Is 'Approaching That Level Of Being A Great American' — Yesterday on MSNBC's Hardball, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) defended Ann Coulter's attacks on John Edwards, including that she wishes he "had been killed in a terrorist assassination plot."
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DownWithTyranny!
New York Times:
U.S. Says Iran Helped Iraqis Kill Five G.I.'s — Agents of Iran helped plan a January raid in Shiite holy city of Karbala in Iraq in which five American soldiers were killed by Islamic militants, an American military spokesman said Monday. The charge was the most specific allegation …
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