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Washington Post:
Role of Rove, Libby in CIA Leak Case Clearer  —  Bush and Cheney Aides' Testimony Contradicts Earlier White House Statement  —  As the CIA leak investigation heads toward its expected conclusion this month, it has become increasingly clear that two of the most powerful men in the Bush administration …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Libby-Miller Correspondence  —  The NY Times has posted the correspondence between Libby and Miller that eventually led to her jail break (via Glenn, we see that Powerline has found these letters as well).  —  We are most intrigued by this passage, in the letter from Libby to Miller …
Empty Wheel / The Next Hurrah:
Seeing the (Aspen) Trees that Make Up the Forest
Discussion: firedoglake and War and Piece
Bradley Graham / Washington Post:
Rumsfeld Defends Iraqi Forces  —  Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday that Iraqi security forces are steadily improving, and he dismissed news of a drop in the number of highest-rated units as having minimal relevance.  —  "There are an awful lot of people chasing the wrong rabbit here …
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White House:
President's Radio Address
Discussion: THE CUNNING REALIST
Mark Mazzetti / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. Generals Now See Virtues of a Smaller Troop Presence in Iraq
Callimachus / Donklephant:
Bennett's Race Problem, and Mine … Like Bill Bennett, I probably should just keep my mouth shut.  —  I confess, I've completely lost track of what "racist" means in contemporary American political discourse.  I know what I think it means, but evidently I'm one of the people who are disqualified …
Discussion: protein wisdom and Politechnical
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Smantix / Six Meat Buffet:
Bill Bennett: Sir, You Are No Chris Rock  —  I hate Bill Bennett.  With every clogged artery of my cold, black heart - I hate him.  If I could sentence him to a Hell where he was forced to ingest two sheets of double-dipped blotter, made to watch Cheech & Chong movies all day long …
Discussion: Booker Rising
The Gray Tie:
Round The Reader - Saturday Edition
Irwan Firdaus / Associated Press:
Suicide Bombers Kill 25 in Bali Attacks  —  BALI, Indonesia - Suicide bombers targeted the Indonesian resort of Bali with coordinated attacks that devastated three crowded restaurants, killing at least 25 people.  Two men linked to even deadlier blasts at the same resort in 2002 were suspected …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
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BBC:
Bali bomb attacks claim 26 lives
CNN:
Bali terrorist blasts kill at least 36
Basil / Basil's Blog:
Try one of these specials with your weekend brunch:  —  The Blog Interviews: Taking questions for Jay from Stop the ACLU! and Denise from Grandma's House.  —  The Steel Deal looks at Canadian crops.  —  Don Surber finds why looting in Texas wasn't widespread.  —  Jo's head explodes.
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Peakah / Peakah's Provocations:   My Black Widow  —  I recently drained and put away …
San Francisco Chronicle:
Google offers S.F. Wi-Fi — for free  —  Company's bid is one of many in response to mayor's call for universal online access  —  Google Inc. has offered to blanket San Francisco with free wireless Internet access at no cost to the city, placing a marquee name behind Mayor Gavin Newsom's effort …
Discussion: Prometheus 6
Mark / Decision '08:
The Most Painful Correction of All Time  —  Paul Krugman can rest easy - he will not be forced by Gail Collins into personally admitting the error behind his continued stubborn insistence that he got the story right on the 2000 Florida recounts despite widespread evidence to the contrary.
Associated Press:
Man charged with murder after girl, 4, found  —  Daughter of suspect's girlfriend found wandering streets of New York  —  NEW YORK - A Queens man was charged Saturday with murdering his live-in girlfriend, the latest twist in a weeklong mystery that began when the slain woman's 4-year-old daughter …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
Thin skins  —  Two surprising truths about journalists:  —  First, they give bad interview.  You'd think all those years on the other end of the pencil would teach them how to give clear, concise answers to questions ... and how to beware of reporters' tricks.
Andy McCarthy / The Corner on National Review Online:
GOOD NEWS FOR SEN. FRIST  —  The weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) indicates that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist appears to have a very good defense to suspicions about whether he traded on inside information in selling his HCA stock.
neo-neocon:
How Tuvia Grossman got to be a "Palestinian"  —  In case you missed the story the first time round, Richard Landes of Second Draft has a post at Solomonia on the misidentification of Tuvia Grossman by the press.  —  Grossman, an American Jew studying in Israel, was beaten by a mob …
Wall Street Journal:
Disney Rethinks Reaching Audiences  —  Disney's new CEO Robert Iger is putting the Magic Kingdom on alert that it must give consumers the ability to use Disney content whenever and wherever they want it.  —  The CEO's Private Golf Shuttle  —  A comparison of golf scores and flight records shows …
Bachman / Public Eye:
EU Insists On International Control Of The Internet  —  BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union insisted Friday that governments and the private sector must share the responsibility of overseeing the Internet, setting the stage for a showdown with the United States on the future of Internet governance.

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