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rawstory.com:
Second Cheney aide cooperating in leak probe, those close to case say  —  A second aide to Vice President Dick Cheney is cooperating with the special prosecutor's probe into the outing of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, those close to the investigation say.
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Thomas M. DeFrank / NY Daily News:
Bush whacked Rove on CIA leak  —  WASHINGTON - An angry President Bush rebuked chief political guru Karl Rove two years ago for his role in the Valerie Plame affair, sources told the Daily News.  —  "He made his displeasure known to Karl," a presidential counselor told The News.
Waltisfrozen / The Talent Show:
Bush Caught In A Lie?  —  Ummm....I told you so.  Two weeks ago when everyone was buzzing about The National Journal report that Rove lied to George Bush, I wrote : … And it turns out, Rove didn't lie to Bush after all : … But here's something to chew on.  What if both stories are correct?
Discussion: Wonkette, TalkLeft and Say Anything
John / AMERICAblog:
Bush knew Rove was the leaker in 2003.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Suzanne Gamboa / wjla.com:
Texas Court Issues Warrant for DeLay  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas court on Wednesday issued a warrant for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's arrest, and set an initial $10,000 bail as a routine step before his first court appearance on conspiracy and state money laundering charges …
Discussion: ACSBlog and Making Light
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Suzanne Gamboa / Associated Press:
Texas Court Issues Warrant for DeLay
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Reuters:
Arrest warrant issued for DeLay
Timothy Williams / New York Times:
New Storm Measures as Most Intense Ever for Atlantic Basin  —  Hurricane Wilma, which appeared headed toward Cancún, Mexico, and possibly the Gulf Coast of Florida by this weekend, intensified into the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean basin today, but forecasters said its path remained unpredictable.
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BBC:
Defiant Saddam pleads not guilty  —  Saddam Hussein's trial has begun in Baghdad with the ousted Iraqi leader defiantly questioning the validity of the court before pleading not guilty.  —  He refused to confirm his identity telling the presiding judge: "Who are you?  What is all this?"
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Mohammed / IRAQ THE MODEL:
Let justice be served.  —  While Baghdad's streets were nearly empty …
Discussion: CNN
New York Times:
Hussein Goes on Trial for Crimes Against Humanity
Discussion: Air America Radio
NY Daily News:
Eyes wide open: Biographer digging for info on Cruise  —  Tom Cruise has a new biographer - even though he probably doesn't want one.  —  Andrew Morton - who scaled the best-seller lists with books about Princess Diana, Madonna and Monica Lewinsky - is digging for fresh bits about the diminutive box-office Goliath.
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Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Bill Keller and the View From Down There
Discussion: The American Street
Joe Kovacs / WorldNetDaily:
Sheehan thrashing 'war hawk' Hillary  —  Cindy tears into Clinton for Iraq support, compares her to radio's Rush Limbaugh  —  Cindy Sheehan, the so-called "peace mom" on a crusade to end U.S. involvement in the Iraq war, is publicly blasting Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., for her continued support of the ongoing conflict.
Discussion: Centerfield and TMH's Bacon Bits
Victoria Toensing / Human Events:
The White House's Legal Katrina  —  There now appears to be consensus that no one violated the 1982 Agent Identities Protection Act in publishing the name of CIA employee Valerie Plame.  —  It's a hard law to violate.  Its high threshold requires that the person whose identity …
Peter Schweizer / Tech Central Station:
The Branding of the World's Top Intellectual: Noam Chomsky  —  Editor's note: In light of news that a British poll identified Noam Chomsky as the world's leading intellectual, we thought it would be a valuable exercise to run this excerpt from Peter Schweizer's new book Do As I Say (Not As I Do) …
Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com:
Will She or Won't She?  —  For a lot of people on both the left and right, the single most important question about Harriet Miers' nomination to the US Supreme Court is whether she will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade or not.  Many of these folks are one-issue voters who care only about results …
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Rice Won't Rule Out Force on Syria, Iran  —  WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday refused to rule out the possibility of U.S. troops still serving in Iraq in 10 years or U.S. military force against Syria and Iran.  —  Rice deferred to the decisions of President Bush …
Discussion: TigerHawk and Random Numbers
Natalie Bennett / Philobiblon:
The Carnival of Feminists No 1  —  Welcome! to the first Carnival of Feminists.  In this show there are no captive animals or "freak" displays, but plenty of passion, lots of fun, and more than the odd bit of juggling of life.  —  Since there's no sexism here, I'm going to begin the carnival …
Slate:
Instapundit's Katrina/Rita Relief donation list.  —  Giorgetto Giugiaro, the greatest living auto designer, seems to have definitively lost the magic.  His latest is a Ferrari that's, yes, a hack pastiche of styling cliches! ...  P.S.: Here is the magic. ...  1:54 A.M.
Maria Jesus Prades / Associated Press:
Spanish Judge Issues Warrant for Three GIs  —  MADRID, Spain - A judge has issued an international arrest warrant for three U.S. soldiers whose tank fired on a Baghdad hotel during the Iraq war, killing a Spanish journalist and a Ukrainian cameraman, a court official said Wednesday.

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American Prospect:
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Students Show Few Gains Since 'No Child'
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Earlier Picks:

Gene Lyons / nwanews.com:
No surprises  —  With everybody in Washington anticipating dramatic, possibly
Discussion: Daily Kos
USA Today:
Miers was vetted by few in administration
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
A Hint On Hannah  —  The NY Times does not have the conviction …
Discussion: Washington Post
Res Publica / Republic of Dogs:
...and "trendy" "buzzwords" in "quotes"!
Peter Savodnik / The Hill:
Strickland encouraged Brown to enter Senate race in Ohio
Dick Pettys / Associated Press:
Georgia's Voter Identification Law Barred
Todd Manzi / Human Events:
The Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy: Attack on Bill Bennett Was Staged
Janet Elliott / Houston Chronicle:
DeLay's lawyer lacking evidence of DA misconduct
 
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