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Los Angeles Times:
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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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 …
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.
Steve Clemons:
Indictments Coming Tomorrow; Targets Received Letters Today  —  An uber-insider source has just reported the following to TWN (since confirmed by another independent source): … The shoe is dropping.  —  More soon.  — Steve Clemons  —  Update: further commentary from CBS's John Roberts
Judd / Think Progress:
BREAKING: CBS To Report Fitzgerald Will Make His Decision Known Tomorrow  —  From the CBS Evening News, to air at 6:30PM: … Any guesses on the identity of Mr. X?  —  UPDATE: This bit from the CBS segment is also interesting -
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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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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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Incredibles  —  ON JUNE12, 2003, when he first published a story about the matter, Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus became the second journalist to have been used by Ambassador Joseph Wilson to peddle bogus information about his February 2002 trip to Niger.
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Robert H. Reid / Associated Press:
U.S. Military Deaths Reach 2,000 in Iraq  —  A U.S. Army sergeant died of wounds suffered in Iraq, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.  The death _ along with two others announced Tuesday _ brought to 2,000 the number of U.S. military members who have died since the start of the Iraq conflict in 2003.
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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.
Discussion: Confirm Them and Hugh Hewitt
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 …
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
A Journey to Anbar Province  —  In the coming weeks I will be taking part in an opportunity that, while not risk free, is more than I can pass up.  To make it happen, I will need assistance and good fortune.  I'd like your assistance in sending me to Iraq.
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Steele Announces Md. Senate Bid  —  Early Poll Shows Republican Trailing Cardin But Ahead of Mfume  —  Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele today formally announced he will run for the U.S. Senate, recasting the successful political partnership that enabled him to become the first African American elected to statewide office.
Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?  —  The Salt Lake Tribune reports that 80% of Utah National Guard troops intend to reenlist - a number similar to retention rates nationwide.  Army and Air Guard members have served numerous deployments to the Middle East and elsewhere, and many of the Utah troops surveyed are now preparing for Iraq.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit

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