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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Plame lawsuit dismissed in CIA leak case — WASHINGTON - Former CIA operative Valerie Plame lost a lawsuit Thursday that demanded money from Bush administration officials whom she blamed for leaking her agency identity. — Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson …
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Carol Leonnig / Washington Post:
Judge Dismisses Plame Lawsuit — A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit filed by former CIA officer Valerie Plame and her husband against Vice President Cheney and top administration officials over the disclosure of Plame's name and covert status to the media.
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Ex-spy's lawsuit against Cheney tossed — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by outed spy Valerie Plame and her husband against Vice President Dick Cheney and other top Bush administration officials. — Plame had accused members of the Bush administration of leaking her identity.
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Breaking: Judge dismisses Plame's civil suit. — The AP reports: … Read more on the leak scandal here. — UPDATE: Full opinion is HERE. — UPDATE II: Flashback — Judge John D. Bates, the judge who dismissed today's suit, also dismissed the lawsuit over Dick Cheney's energy task force records:
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Romney also once backed "age-appropriate" sex ed — Former Gov. Mitt Romney attacked Sen. Barack Obama yesterday for purportedly wanting sex education in kindergarten. — It turns out, Romney himself once indicated support for the same sort of sex-ed approach — "age-appropriate" — that Obama backs.
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The Raw Story:
Raw Story uncovers even more pricey primping by Romney — The perception that Mitt Romney is some sort of pretty-boy was burnished earlier this week when reports emerged that he spent $300 in campaign funds for makeup "consulting" this year. It turns out Romney has maintained an expensive beauty regimen for years.
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General David Petraeus on the conditions on the ground in Iraq — The Hugh Hewitt Show — HH: Welcome, General. You took over command of the multinational forces in February of this year, February 10. In the past five months, how have conditions in Iraq changed?
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Washington Post:
Facing al-Qaeda — HOMELAND Security Secretary Michael Chertoff makes a good point: No one who has been following the news should have been surprised by the conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies that al-Qaeda is growing stronger and that the threat that it will stage another major attack against the U.S. homeland is a serious one.
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Tony Snow / USA Today:
Victory in Iraq is vital
Victory in Iraq is vital
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Spencer Ackerman / Election Central:
Iraq and the Defense Bill: A Post-Mortem Guide for the Perplexed — So Harry Reid (D-NV) withdrew the defense authorization bill this morning after the Democrats weren't able to break the GOP filibuster. — The indignation spilled out across the aisle, with Republicans bemoaning Reid's …
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Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
Pentagon rebukes Sen. Clinton on Iraq — WASHINGTON - The Pentagon told Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton that her questions about how the U.S. plans to eventually withdraw from Iraq boosts enemy propaganda. — In a stinging rebuke to a member …
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Abu Aardvark:
Sunni insurgency: Out of the shadows — I just want to draw attention to a really important story about Iraq, which could easily get lost in the questions about the Mashhadani capture - the report in the Guardian about the moves to cement the public political profile of the major Sunni insurgency groups …
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Gen. Wesley Clark / The Huffington Post:
Blogosphere Day: Time to Invest in Our Future — When I entered the 2004 presidential race, it was with the support of tens of thousands of Americans organizing online (and later translating it offline) to create a movement to change America. It opened my eyes to the power of the internet.
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Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
An Epic Showdown as Harry Potter Is Initiated Into Adulthood — So, here it is at last: The final confrontation between Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, the Chosen One, the "symbol of hope" for both the Wizard and Muggle worlds, and Lord Voldemort, He Who Must Not Be Named …
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Audrey Hudson / Washington Times:
Activity Guide — Democrats want 'John Doe' provision cut — Democrats are trying to pull a provision from a homeland security bill that will protect the public from being sued for reporting suspicious behavior that may lead to a terrorist attack, according to House Republican leadership aides.
Christopher Lee / Washington Post:
Bush: No Deal On Children's Health Plan — President Says He Objects On Philosophical Grounds — President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his Republican allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a popular program that provides health coverage to poor children …
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
FEMA Suppressed Health Warnings for Workers, Katrina Victims — Agency Rejected Environmental Testing on Formaldehyde Gas Levels — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has suppressed warnings from its own Gulf coast field workers since the middle of 2006 about suspected health problems …
John Dickerson / Slate:
A NEW AD EXPLOITS THE SUFFERING OF THE EDWARDS' FAMILY. BUT THAT'S OK. — I think John Edwards just made an ad about his wife's cancer, but I'm not sure. In his latest New Hampshire spot, the gutsy and appealing Elizabeth Edwards talks about her husband's toughness.
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