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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.
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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.
John / AMERICAblog:
Bush knew Rove was the leaker in 2003.  Lied in 2004 when he said he didn't know who leaked.  Obstruction of Justice.  —  As a follow-on to Joe's post below, that article is a bombshell.  And here's why:  —  From the NY Daily News: … So:  —  1. We just had a two year investigation costing …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Waltisfrozen / The Talent Show:
Bush Caught In A Lie?
Discussion: Wonkette
New York Times:
Hussein Goes on Trial for Crimes Against Humanity  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 19 - Saddam Hussein defiantly faced a panel of Iraqi judges today in a heavily guarded courthouse in central Baghdad, as he pleaded not guilty to charges for mass executions in 1982 and began the long process …
Discussion: Air America Radio
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Freddy Cuevas / Associated Press:
Wilma Now Most Intense Atlantic Storm Ever  —  Gathering strength at a fierce pace, Hurricane Wilma swirled into the most intense Atlantic storm ever recorded Wednesday, a Category 5 monster packing 175 mph wind that forecasters warned was "extremely dangerous."  —  Wilma was dumping rain on Central America and Mexico.
Discussion: Althouse
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Washington Post:
Rush to Judgment  —  THERE'S A RUSH to judgment in the Valerie Plame affair that's a bit surprising.  One person already convicted by many of her peers is Judith Miller, the New York Times reporter who went to jail for 85 days to protect a source and then agreed to testify.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
A Hint On Hannah  —  The NY Times does not have the conviction …
Discussion: Cold Fury
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.
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Securing the Syrian Border - An Unconventional Solution  —  Efforts to secure the Syrian frontier from infiltration is a key element to defeating the insurgency, as Syria has acted as a safe haven for foreign jihais, al Qaeda and the remnants of Saddam's Baathists.
Discussion: Murdoc Online
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strategypage.com:
Tribes Hired to Guard the Border
Discussion: Murdoc Online
Janet Elliott / Houston Chronicle:
DeLay's lawyer lacking evidence of DA misconduct  —  But as DeGuerin seeks grand jury records, experts call Earle's role strange, not wrong  —  AUSTIN - U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay's chief lawyer says he has no evidence that Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle participated in grand jury deliberations …
Brendan Miniter / Opinion Journal:
Can They Cut It?  —  GOP spending hawks are respectable again.  But will they get anything done?  —  "We went from being in the doghouse to being feted as the heart and soul of the party," Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona said recently.  The good news for Mr. Flake and his small band of budget hawks …
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Reason:
Bush the Budget Buster
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Nominee Backed Ban on Abortion in 1989 Campaign  —  WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 - Harriet E. Miers, the Supreme Court nominee, disclosed on Tuesday a 1989 survey in which she supported banning abortion except to protect the life of the pregnant woman.  The disclosure alarmed abortion rights supporters …
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Terry Eastland / Weekly Standard:
Questions about a Questionnaire
Discussion: protein wisdom
Todd Manzi / Human Events:
The Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy: Attack on Bill Bennett Was Staged  —  Using the Press to Attack Political Opponents  —  Everyone is weighing in on what Bill Bennett said on his radio program.  Everyone is eager to offer their opinion on his words and whether or not he should have said them.
Discussion: Power Line and Michelle Malkin
Michael Rubin / Opinion Journal:
With Freedom Comes Politics  —  Iraqis are much more optimistic about their country than American opinion makers.  —  On Oct. 15, Iraqis demonstrated that their desire to determine the future through the ballot box was the rule rather than the exception.  Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen; Sunnis …
Res Publica / Republic of Dogs:
...and "trendy" "buzzwords" in "quotes"!  —  Wherein The Proverbial Truth That There Is Nothing So Crustily Ancient As Claiming That Your Generation Will Change Everything Is Irrefutably Proven, Yet Again  —  First, an observation: Lance Mannion's readers leave really long comments.
Peter Savodnik / The Hill:
Strickland encouraged Brown to enter Senate race in Ohio  —  Rep. Ted Strickland, who is seeking the Ohio governor's mansion, urged Rep. Sherrod Brown to run for the Senate shortly before Brown announced earlier this month that he would do so.  —  Brown is vying for the Democratic nomination …
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.
Discussion: firedoglake
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) …

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National Review:
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