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Washington Post:
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 …
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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 …
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.
Discussion: The American Street
CNN:
Poll: Few doubt wrongdoing in CIA leak  —  Neighbor, former official questioned with grand jury set to expire  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Only one in 10 Americans said they believe Bush administration officials did nothing illegal or unethical in connection with the leaking of a CIA operative's identity …
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 …
Adam Entous / Reuters:
CIA leak investigators hold last-minute interviews
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
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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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:
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Glittering Eye
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James Dao / New York Times:
2,000 Dead: As Iraq Tours Stretch On, a Grim Mark
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Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:   The Post Covers the 2000 Figure
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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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.
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
2,000th Death Marked by Silence and a Vow  —  Bush Says War in Iraq Will Require More Resolve, While Protesters Plan Vigils  —  Washington marked the 2,000th American fatality of the Iraq war with a moment of silence in the Senate, the reading of the names of the fallen from the House floor …
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Don Surber:
The Man Before Rosa Parks  —  "Rosa Parks Takes Her Seat ... In Heaven."  The Indepundit.  —  Many are the tributes to Rosa Parks today.  I will highlight some of them later.  —  But it is of import to remember the man who came before her: Homer Plessy, an octoroon …
Stan / Two Minute Offense:
Why Bush will not withdraw the Miers nomination  —  [Note- I've had this post in mind for about 5 days, but wanted to wait until I had time to do it justice.  I'm not going to get the time, so I'm just throwing it out there in rough form.]  —  Everything I think I know about President Bush tells …

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