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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 …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Sales Calls Begin on Capitol Hill, but Some Aren't Buying  —  The woman President Bush called the most qualified person in America to sit on the Supreme Court arrived early yesterday morning for her courtesy call on Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.).  They talked about the weather.
Discussion: Balkinization and Confirm Them
Mark Tapscott / tapscottscopydesk.blogspot.com:
13 Plastic Bottles Found in Hinrichs' Car; Lots of Small, Round Holes Seen in Tree Near Bomb Site  —  EXCLUSIVE:  —  A Lincoln Town Car registered in the name of OU Suicide Bomber Joel Henry Hinrichs III remained as of 4:00 p.m. EST today in the parking lot of the apartment where he lived …
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Sara Ganus / oudaily.com:
Aftermath affects Muslim community
channeloklahoma.com:
Student Leader: Hinrichs Not Muslim
Discussion: Classical Values
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 …
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Scott Shields / MyDD:
Nine GOP Senators Refuse to Reject Torture
Discussion: NewsHog and Rook's Rant
Associated Press:
Senate votes to restrict treatment of detainees
Discussion: Demagogue
Wretchard / The Belmont Club:
Spy in the White House  —  Leandro Aragoncillo, a former US Marine of Filipino origin has been arrested for passing classified documents to foreign leaders, over a period during which he may have been assigned to the White House.  SBS News Australia says Aragoncillo passed 100 classified documents …
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ABCNEWS:
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.
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
F.B.I. Widens Investigation in New Jersey Espionage Case  —  WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday it had expanded a New Jersey espionage investigation in an effort to determine whether one of its own agents, charged last month with spying for the Philippines …
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
The Miers Misstep  —  What was President Bush thinking?  —  It all depends on the hearings.  —  Barring a withdrawal of her nomination, it's going to come down to Harriet Meirs's ability to argue her own case before the Senate Judiciary Committee.  If the American people decide she seems …
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.
MSNBC:
Where do Democrats stand?  —  DNC Chair Dean says 'culture of corruption' exists in Republican party  —  Where do Democrats stand on the Miers nomination, the war in Iraq, and other key issues in Washington?  —  Dr. Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, played Hardball to give answers.
Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Bush Accuses Islamic Militants of Trying to Intimidate World  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush accused Islamic militants on Thursday of seeking to "enslave whole nations and intimidate the world" and charged they have made Iraq their main front.  —  "The militants believe that controlling …
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Associated Press:
Text of Gore Speech at Media Conference  —  Here is the text of former Vice President Al Gore's remarks at the We  —  Media conference on Wednesday in New York:  —  I came here today because I believe that American democracy is in grave danger.  It is no longer possible to ignore the strangeness of our public discourse .
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Michael J. Totten:
Hezbollah: First Contact  —  I got the phone number for Hezbollah's press and propaganda office.  So I called them.  —  (Ring ring.)  —  Hezbollah: Alloe?  —  Me: Yes, hello sir, may I please speak with Mr. Hussein ________?  —  Hezbollah: He is not here.  —  Me: Do you know when he will be in, please?
WorldNetDaily:
This is what 'advice and consent' means  —  I eagerly await the announcement of President Bush's real nominee to the Supreme Court.  If the president meant Harriet Miers seriously, I have to assume Bush wants to go back to Crawford and let Dick Cheney run the country.
Discussion: Right Wing News and The Anchoress

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