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Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's Tentative Dip Into New Neckline Territory — There was cleavage on display Wednesday afternoon on C-SPAN2. It belonged to Sen. Hillary Clinton. — She was talking on the Senate floor about the burdensome cost of higher education. She was wearing a rose-colored blazer over a black top.
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New York Times:
Women Supportive but Skeptical of Clinton, Poll Says — Women view Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton more favorably than men do, but she still faces skepticism among some women, especially those who are older and those who are married, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
This Just In... According to Robin Givhan of the WaPo, Hillary Clinton is a woman.
This Just In... According to Robin Givhan of the WaPo, Hillary Clinton is a woman.
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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Bush to Have Colonoscopy at Camp David — WASHINGTON — President Bush will have a routine colonoscopy Saturday and temporarily hand presidential powers to Vice President Dick Cheney, the White House said. — Press secretary Tony Snow told reporters Friday that Bush will have the procedure …
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CNN Political Ticker:
Cheney to become president...briefly — WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Bush will undergo a routine colonoscopy Saturday, and will transfer power to Vice President Dick Cheney during the procedure, expected to take about two and a half hours, the chief White House spokesman said.
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Washington Post:
Broader Privilege Claimed In Firings — White House Says Hill Can't Pursue Contempt Cases — Bush administration officials unveiled a bold new assertion of executive authority yesterday in the dispute over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys, saying that the Justice Department will never …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Bush's magical shield from criminal prosecution — The Bush administration decided to announce to Washington Post reporters Dan Eggen and Amy Goldstein its view that it has the power to block the Justice Department, and its U.S. Attorneys, from criminally prosecuting Executive Branch employees …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Bush's 2001 condemnation of Russia's human rights abuses
Bush's 2001 condemnation of Russia's human rights abuses
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The Enemy Within: Where Are the Islamist/Jihadist Websites Hosted, and What Can Be Done about It? — Today, in a briefing on Capitol Hill hosted by Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY), chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia and Rep. Mike Pence …
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Scott Weinberger / WCBS-TV:
Jersey City Woman Finds Missile Launcher On Lawn — Officials: Launcher, Good For One Use Only, Had Already Been Fired — Featured Slideshows: — Reporting — (CBS) JERSEY CITY A Jersey City woman made what to her and her neighbors was a shocking discovery Friday morning when she noticed …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Hannity: Sen. Vitter Should Resign — When Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) replaced former Rep. Bob Livingston (R-LA) — who "abruptly resigned after disclosures of numerous affairs" in 1998 — he argued that an extramarital affair was grounds for resignation:
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Sounds like he... LAW & ORDER — Sounds like he really may be the guy to carry on the Bush legacy ... Earlier reports suggested this was just Garrity's hobbyhorse. But if the whole staff was involved, did Mitt really not know?
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Michael J. Totten:
Welcome to Baghdad — BAGHDAD — Never again will I complain about the inconvenience and discomfort of airports and civilian airline travel delays. You won't either if make your way from Kuwait to Baghdad in July during a war. — Military planes leave Kuwait every couple of hours …
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Kara Rowland / Washington Times:
Senate Democrats foil attempt to bar 'Fairness Doctrine' — Senate Democrats last night beat back a Republican attempt to attach an anti-Fairness Doctrine bill as an amendment to education legislation. — The doctrine, a former requirement that broadcasters present opposing points of view …
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Exclusive: Hillary's Stinging Letter To SecDef Gates Obtained — In an unusual challenge to a Defense Secretary from a sitting Senator, Hillary Clinton has just written a sharply worded letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, demanding that he personally account for a Pentagon official's assertion yesterday …
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Hastert to resign? — According to the Politico, columnist Robert Novak will report this weekend: … Poor Denny Hasturd, I was wondering what that lummox was up to. — Another Republican loser bites the dust. Maybe he can bring his dynamic personality out on the road and do some fundraising for the Grand Old Perverts.
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Charles Hurt / New York Post:
EDWARDS GOT RICH HURTING THE POOR — Trailing in the polls, John Edwards spent the past week telling the poor and downtrodden how much he cares about them. — He even insisted that his Kennedy-esque "poverty tour" was not part of his campaign to capture the White House.
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Laura McGann / TPMmuckraker:
Penney Told Different Story At Sports Fishing Hearing — For a millionaire real estate developer, Bob Penney has claimed to be remarkably ignorant of the true value of the riverfront property he sold to Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) last year. — He sold Murkowski the wooded plot for $179,400 …
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