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Associated Press:
Publisher: McClellan doesn't believe Bush lied — Spokesman 'did not intend to suggest' the president purposely misled him — President George W. Bush listens as his Press Secretary, Scott McClellan, announces his resignation at the White House April 19, 2006 in Washington, DC. — Video
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Huckabee: Bush's role in Plame leak should be 'investigated.' — In an interview on MSNBC's Hardball yesterday, former Republican Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee called Scott McClellan's revelation that "the President himself" was involved in the Valerie Plame scandal "stunning."
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Publisher Of McClellan Book: Scottie Won't Implicate Bush For Lying About Plamegate, After All — Oh, this is just lovely. The publisher of the forthcoming book by former White House flack Scott McClellan is now walking back the idea that the book will finger President Bush …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
She's No Morgenthau — Most of the time, Barack Obama seems like he's boxing in the wrong weight class. But Monday in Fort Dodge, Iowa, he delivered an unscripted jab that was a beaut. — At a news conference, the Illinois senator was asked about Hillary Clinton's attack on his qualifications.
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
CLINTON vs. OBAMA....The latest sniping: … I don't know who "won" this exchange, but Obama practically painted a bullseye on his chest with his initial comment. No opponent with a pulse would have passed up the chance to throw it back in his face. — The good news for Obama, however …
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
The Two-Man Republican Race — Rudy Giuliani has either stalled or fallen some in the polls over the last month, and questions are being raised about his campaign's "theory of the race" — which is, basically, that he can successfully wait to win a state until Florida's primary on January 29 …
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Huckabee Makes Crucial Gains Among GOP Base
Huckabee Makes Crucial Gains Among GOP Base
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Paul Krugman:
They hate me! They really hate me! — Wow. Early in my tenure at the NYT, I was advised that it's a bad idea to devote a column to attacking another columnist — not just at the Times, but anywhere. Why? Because it makes you look small — as if you have nothing better to do than snipe …
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Boston Globe:
New Hampshire primary date: Jan. 8 — New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner today announced that the Granite State's first-in-the-nation primary will take place on Jan. 8, the earliest date ever for a primary ballot in a presidential election year. — The much anticipated announcement came …
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Joe Klein / TIME: Swampland:
Latest Column — Let the games begin. — As for FISA: — 1. The bipartisan bill that was being negotiated by House Intelligence Committee members probably would have won a veto-proof majority, and would have included the most crucial civil liberties protections—the "minimization" …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The New Willie Horton? Not Quite — Mitt Romney has had a tough week. Just days after someone push-polled Iowans in an ugly display of bigotry, a new attack has floated into the blogosphere regarding Romney's judicial nominations as Governor in Massachusetts.
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Little Green Footballs:
Our Friends the Saudis Explain 200 Lashes for a Rape Victim — As we noted last Thursday, our "allies" in the disgusting religious apartheid kingdom of Saudi Arabia have sentenced a gang rape victim to six months in prison and 200 lashes. — Yes, the victim.
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Liz Halloran / US News:
Ron Paul Backer Aims to Snag Travelers — Larry Lepard, a venture capitalist and Ron Paul supporter from Massachusetts, has shelled out about $85,000 of his own money to throw what he told U.S. News is a "small hard rock at a good target": a full-page ad supporting Paul that will run …
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Luke Baker / Reuters:
Resurgent Taliban closing in on Kabul: report — LONDON (Reuters) - The conflict in Afghanistan has reached "crisis proportions," with the resurgent Taliban present in more than half the country and closing in on Kabul, a report said on Wednesday. — If NATO, the lead force operating in Afghanistan …
Good Lt / The Jawa Report:
Ron Paul Courts 9-11 Troofers on Alex Jones Show...Again — Apparently, America's greatest patriot was on Loonwaffle/Trooferville's favorite radio show today with the King Nutbar himself, although I'm not sure if anyone grabbed audio. — If you want to listen to the rebroadcast stream, go here.
Marty Griffin / KDKA-TV:
Military Says Bonus Letter Was A 'Mistake' — A KDKA investigation is getting national attention and results for a wounded soldier from Mt. Lebanon and perhaps thousands of others. — The Army ordered Jordan Fox to return thousands of dollars in bonus money because his injuries prevented him from completing his tour.
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Tony Perkins / The Politico:
Top conservative slams Rudy on abortion — As the Republican presidential primaries approach early next year, a chorus of voices for former Mayor Rudy Giuliani is consistently telling the public that he would appoint "strict constructionist" judges to the federal bench.
Eric Turkheimer / Cato Unbound:
RACE AND IQ — Ceci and Flynn, while expressing their skepticism about the possibility of genetic differences between the races for IQ, agree that the question is a legitimate matter for scientific inquiry, to be settled by cool-headed evaluation of the empirical evidence. I disagree. I contend that:
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Ex-Iraq commander says bring troops home — WASHINGTON - Retired Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top commander in Iraq shortly after the fall of Baghdad, said this week he supports Democratic legislation that calls for most troops to come home within a year.