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Jonathan E. Kaplan / The Hill:
GOP turns impeachment resolution against Dems — House Republicans on Tuesday nearly forced Democratic leaders to vote on a resolution to impeach Vice President Cheney. — Anti-war presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced a privileged resolution, used to circumvent the committee process …
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Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard:
Dems Outmaneuvered on Impeachment (Updated)
Dems Outmaneuvered on Impeachment (Updated)
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Meet The Press — It's not as if this president has been Mr. Openness. But by some important measures, George W. Bush is more accessible to the reporters who cover him than are some of the leading candidates to succeed him — most notably Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
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Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Conservative Authors Sue Publisher — Five authors have sued the parent company of Regnery Publishing, a Washington imprint of conservative books, charging that the company deprives its writers of royalties by selling their books at a steep discount to book clubs and other organizations owned by the same parent company.
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
In the Ballot Booths, No Fixation on Immigration — Voters across Virginia chose candidates in state and local elections yesterday not out of anger over illegal immigration but based on party affiliation, a preference for moderation and strong views on such key issues as residential growth and traffic congestion.
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Kaine Claims Victory in Virginia — Democratic Party Wins at Least Four Key State Senate Races — Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) claimed victory tonight in Tuesday's elections, saying his party had seized control of the state Senate and made historic gains in the House of Delegates.
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Alan Dershowitz / Opinion Journal:
Democrats and Waterboarding — The party will lose the presidential race if it defines itself as soft on terror. — I recently had occasion to discuss the Bush administration's war on terrorism with one of the highest ranking former officials responsible for planning that war.
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Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran: 3,000 centrifuges fully working — BIRJAND, Iran - Iran has achieved a landmark with 3,000 centrifuges fully working in its controversial uranium enrichment program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday. — Ahmadinejad has in the past claimed Iran succeeded in installing …
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Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
Recession's Hidden Virtues — We are all waiting, it seems, for the next recession. Everyone knows that the business cycle hasn't been repealed, and so another recession is inevitable. Some indicators suggest that it might be sooner rather than later. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index …
Stephen Grey / The Blotter:
CIA Rendition: The Smoking Gun Cable — Sometimes the music was American rap, sometimes Arab folk songs. In the CIA prison in Afghanistan, it came blaring through the speakers 24 hours a day. Prisoners held alone inside barbed-wire cages could only speak to each other and exchange …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Kerry Bringing It On! — I am not making this up - a mere three years too late, Kerry has pieced together his autobiography: … Cool - Kerry has finally wrestled his personal history to the canvas. Did Douglas Brinkley, Tour of Duty author, finally allow Kerry access to Kerry's "War Notes"?
Michael Scherer / Salon:
"A vote for Romney is a vote for Satan" — Mitt Romney at the Republican National Hispanic Assembly Convention's prayer breakfast in Washington, July 22, 2007 — From the back room of a dilapidated used-car dealership, the televangelist Bill Keller has spent the past eight years battling to save the souls of men.
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Brownback to endorse McCain — MANCHESTER, N.H. - Sam Brownback, a Kansas conservative and favorite of evangelical Christians, will endorse his former Republican presidential rival John McCain, GOP officials said Wednesday. — The nod could provide a much-needed boost, particularly in Iowa …
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Art Moore / WorldNetDaily:
Kathleen Willey suspects Clintons murdered husband — New book details evidence of 'smear' campaign orchestrated by Hillary — In a new book alleging a campaign of slander and intimidation orchestrated chiefly by Hillary Clinton, Kathleen Willey points a finger of suspicion at the former …
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U.S. Department of / Dipnote:
A Letter From Iraq to My Overwrought Colleagues — In his first posting, John writes an open letter to his Foreign Service Officer colleagues about the controversial issue of directed assignments in Iraq. The issue raises an interesting question, "Should diplomats and other non-military personnel …