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Fitzgerald Focuses Again on Rove — WASHINGTON — As his investigation nears a conclusion, special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald has returned his attention to White House adviser Karl Rove, interviewing a Rove colleague with detailed questions about contacts that President Bush's close aide …
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Caroline Daniel / Financial Times:
Indictments in CIA leak 'about to be handed down' — Indictments in the CIA leak investigation case are expected to be handed down by a grand jury on Wednesday, bringing to a head a criminal inquiry that threatens to disrupt seriously President George W. Bush's second term.
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New York Times:
Leak Counsel Is Said to Press on Rove's Role — WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 - With the clock running out on his investigation, the special counsel in the leak case continued to seek information on Tuesday about Karl Rove's discussions with reporters in the days before a C.I.A. officer's identity was made public …
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Bush Aides Brace for Charges — Grand Jury May Hear Counts in Leak Case Today — The prosecutor in the CIA leak case was preparing to outline possible charges before the federal grand jury as early as today, even as the FBI conducted last-minute interviews in the high-profile investigation …
Steve Clemons:Indictments Coming Tomorrow; Targets Received Letters Today
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Senators in G.O.P. Voice New Doubt on Court Choice — WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 - The drumbeat of doubt from Republican senators over the Supreme Court nomination of Harriet E. Miers grew louder Tuesday as several lawmakers, including a pivotal conservative on the Judiciary Committee, joined those expressing concerns about her selection.
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Washington Post:
New Push for Miers Is in the Works — Speech by Nominee Among Moves Being Considered by White House — The Bush administration, concerned that vocal critics are wounding Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers while she quietly prepares for her Senate hearing 12 days from now …
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Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Calling Galloway's Bluff — The Senate uncovers a smoking gun. — Just before my last exchange with George Galloway, which occurred on the set of Bill Maher's show in Los Angeles in mid-September, I was approached by a representative of the program and asked if I planned to repeat my challenge to Galloway on air.
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New York Times:
Wal-Mart Memo Suggests Ways to Cut Employee Benefit Costs — Wal-Mart workers set up furniture at the store near Bella Vista, Ark. — An internal memo sent to Wal-Mart's board of directors proposes numerous ways to hold down spending on health care and other benefits while seeking to minimize damage to the retailer's reputation.
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Jo Becker / Washington Post:
In Speeches From 1990s, Clues About Miers Views — Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers said in a speech more than a decade ago that "self-determination" should guide decisions about abortion and school prayer and that in cases where scientific facts are disputed and religious beliefs vary, "government should not act."
Washington Post:
U.S. Military Death Toll in Iraq Hits 2,000 — The number of U.S. troops who have died in the Iraq war hit 2,000 yesterday, a toll felt deeply at big military bases across America that active-duty soldiers and families call home, as well as in hundreds of communities where the National Guard and reservists work, live and train.
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Plamegate: Worse than Watergate — It's getting hard to keep track of all the lies we've been told. Here's a quick cheat sheet: — We now know that Cheney lied to the American people about his involvement in the effort to smear Joe Wilson. — Three months after reportedly receiving …
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CNN:
Poll: Bush would lose an election if held this year — (CNN) — A majority would vote for a Democrat over President Bush if an election were held this year, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll released Tuesday. — In the latest poll, 55 percent of the respondents said that they would vote …
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White House:
President Addresses Joint Armed Forces Officers' Wives' Luncheon — Washington, D.C. — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) Thanks for having me. Please be seated. Thank you for the kind introduction, Jonnie, and thanks for the warm welcome. I appreciate being invited to come.
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Ceding Idealism to the GOP — About six months after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, George H.W. Bush's national security adviser, Brent Scowcroft, went to Beijing and met with China's "paramount leader," Deng Xiaoping. Scowcroft said he communicated the president's unhappiness over the massacre …
