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Matthew Pennington / Associated Press:
Musharraf declares emergency in Pakistan — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan on Saturday ahead of a crucial Supreme Court ruling on his future as president, suspending the constitution, replacing the chief justice and cutting communications in the capital.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Musharraf Declares State Of Emergency — Pervez Musharraf has declared a state of emergency in Pakistan, apparently not content to wait for the Supreme Court decision on his presidential election victory last month. So far, he has given no reason for the declaration, although the military activity …
New York Times:
Musharraf Declares State of Emergency — The Pakistani leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, declared a state of emergency tonight, suspending the country's constitution, blacking out all independent television news reports and filling the streets of the capital with hundreds of police and soldiers.
Washington Post:
Musharraf Declares Emergency Rule in Pakistan — Provisional Constitution Instituted, Leader Expected to Address Nation Saturday — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule Saturday, suspending the constitution amid a heavy security presence including armored personnel carriers on the streets of the capital.
CNN:
Musharraf declares state of emergency — LAHORE, Pakistan (CNN) — Faced with increasing violence and unrest, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday declared a state of emergency, government sources told CNN. — Musharraf issued a provisional constitutional order proclaiming …
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Bush Administration Blocked Waterboarding Critic — Former DOJ Official Tested the Method Himself, in Effort to Form Torture Policy — A senior Justice Department official, charged with reworking the administration's legal position on torture in 2004 became so concerned …
The Big Blog:
Video: Clinton takes on Russert, says letter was no cover-up — "Breathtakingly" misleading. That's what former president Bill Clinton called a question Tim Russert asked his wife at this week's Democratic presidential candidates' debate. And boy was he mad.
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Stephen Spruiell / The Corner:
Misleading? — Bill Clinton says that one of the questions …
Misleading? — Bill Clinton says that one of the questions …
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Michael Powell / New York Times:
The Long Run: Loyal to Kerik, Giuliani Missed Warning Signs — LOYAL TO KERIK, GIULIANI MISSED WARNING SIGNS — New evidence suggests Rudolph W. Giuliani overlooked disturbing information as he supported Bernard B. Kerik.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Dean on Mukasey — Friend of TPM and former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean knows a few things about lawless presidents. He just sent us his thoughts on the now certain confirmation of Judge Mukasey ...
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Alice Miles / Times of London:
The Petraeus Curve — Serious success in Iraq is not being recognised as it should be — Is no news good news or bad news? In Iraq, it seems good news is deemed no news. There has been striking success in the past few months in the attempt to improve security, defeat al-Qaeda sympathisers …
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National Review:
The Toughest, Most Effective Web Ad I've Seen This Campaign So Far — It's very rare that I find myself in total agreement with Markos Moulitsas, creator of Daily Kos. But he calls John Edwards' response to Hillary Clinton's "pile-on" video "devastating," and I have to agree.
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Mike Dorning / The Swamp:
Obama: A Clinton-led ticket at best "barely" wins — Barack Obama said Saturday that a ticket led by Sen. Hillary Clinton would be destined to largely repeat the disappointing Democratic performances of 2000 and 2004 and could aspire only to eke out a victory.
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Joshua Keating / FP Passport:
It's official: Putin has just stopped pretending — It's safe to say that no one really expects this December's Russian elections to be a fair contest. All the same, the Kremlin's decision to cut the number of international observers invited by two thirds is a particularly brazen demonstration …
Bryan / Hot Air:
Hot Air audio: University of Delaware professor speaks out; Update: Transcript added — Earlier today I interviewed Dr. Linda Gottfredson of the University of Delaware. She and a colleague, Dr. Jan Blits, led the way in exposing and ultimately stopping the university's insidious indoctrination of students via on-campus housing.
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Kucinich leads the impeachment circus: Introducing a Cheney impeachment resolution next week — Strike up the nutroots band! Impeach-a-palooza is coming to the House floor. Dennis Kucinich announces his plans to introduce a privileged resolution that will bring articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney:
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