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Espionage Case Breaches the White House — Accused Marine Worked in Vice President's Office — Oct. 5, 2005 — Both the FBI and CIA are calling it the first case of espionage in the White House in modern history. — Officials tell ABC News the alleged spy worked undetected at the White House for almost three years.
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Bill / PunditGuy:
SPY in the House of Bush — This is not good. — While much of this story has been out for nearly a month (see links below), ABC News has been investigating a possible White House angle. That part of the story is breaking for the first time today. … Undetected for 3 years?
Reuters:
US officials brace for decisions in CIA leak case — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal prosecutor investigating who leaked the identity of a CIA operative is expected to signal within days whether he intends to bring indictments in the case, legal sources close to the investigation said on Wednesday.
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rawstory.com:
Rove missing from White House events; Word on Hill is that he has been told he's target of probe — RAW STORY — President Bush's most trusted adviser, Karl Rove, has been absent from recent White House events, leading those close to a CIA outing case to speculate that he has been told …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:There were rumors flying around all day today that Plame prosecutor …
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Washington Post:
Conservatives Confront Bush Aides — Anger Over Nomination of Miers Boils Over During Private Meetings — The conservative uprising against President Bush escalated yesterday as Republican activists angry over his nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court confronted …
Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly calls Media Matters "assassins" and "the worst" among "most vicious" political websites — In a segment on the October 4 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor that he promoted as examining "the most vicious political websites in the country," host Bill O'Reilly named Media Matters for America …
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David Kline / BlogRevolt.com:
O'Reilly's Sneak Attack on Bloggers! — Last night I appeared on the conservative TV talk show The O'Reilly Factor, ostensibly to talk about political blogs and the impact they are having on the American political process. — Or so I was told by the two producers for the show who spent over an hour pre-interviewing me.
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
WILL VERSUS BLANKLEY VERSUS MALKIN — While we're moving on, George Will and Tony Blankley address the merits of President Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court. Will's column is frankly oppositional: "Miers is the wrong pick." Will writes:
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Washington Post:
Senate Supports Interrogation Limits — 90-9 Vote on the Treatment of Detainees Is a Bipartisan Rebuff of the White House — The Senate defied the White House yesterday and voted to set new limits on interrogating detainees in Iraq and elsewhere, underscoring Congress's growing concerns …
Michael J. Sniffen / Associated Press:
Former Bush Official Indicted in Probe — WASHINGTON — The Bush administration's former chief procurement official was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges of making false statements and obstructing investigations into high-powered Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Associated Press:
DeLay, Successor Blunt Swapped Donations — WASHINGTON - Tom DeLay deliberately raised more money than he needed to throw parties at the 2000 presidential convention, then diverted some of the excess to longtime ally Roy Blunt through a series of donations that benefited both men's causes.
Associated Press:
Senate votes to restrict treatment of detainees — Bush rebuffed in 90-9 vote to bar 'cruel, inhuman or degrading' treatment — WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled Senate voted Wednesday to impose restrictions on the treatment of terrorism suspects, delivering a rare wartime rebuke to President Bush.
BBC:
Iran 'behind attacks on British' — Britain has accused Iran of responsibility for explosions which have caused the deaths of all eight UK soldiers killed in Iraq this year. — A senior British official, briefing correspondents in London, blamed Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
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Radio Blogger:
Hugh V. Bainbridge — Stephen Bainbridge, professor of law at UCLA, wasn't too happy with the way Hugh was going about the show today. Bainbridge is one of the critics of the Miers' nomination, and what followed was great fun, if you like debates. — HH: That music (Bottle of Wine) …
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