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CNN:
CIA leak probe has Washington waiting  —  No announcements expected today  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The federal grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA operative's identity could hand up charges as early as today, but Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald is not expected to make any public …
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rawstory.com:
Prosecutor in leak case seeks indictments against Rove, Libby, lawyers close to case say  —  Special Prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald has asked the grand jury investigating the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson to indict Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" …
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 …
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 …
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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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
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   Iran Calls For Terrorism
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."
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Priya Sridhar / timesrecord.com:
Student's deployment brings home Iraq war to Bowdoin College campus  —  BRUNSWICK — On Dec. 1, Alex Cornell du Houx, a 21-year-old Bowdoin College senior from Solon will head to Iraq for approximately 10 months as part of the Alpha 1st Company Battalion of the Marines.
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Jesus' General:   Tomorrow's Rove  —  Dan Schuberth  —  Secretary, College Republican National Committee
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Bill Would Allow Second Attempts at Federal Death Sentence  —  If all 12 members of a jury in a capital case in federal court cannot agree on whether to impose the death penalty, a convicted defendant is automatically sentenced to life in prison.  —  But that may be about to change.
Discussion: Balloon Juice, Majikthise and TalkLeft
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:   Measure Would Alter Federal Death Penalty System
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
Michelle Malkin:
DEMONIZING CONDI  —  ***scroll down for updates...I'll be talking about more unhinged examples of Condi hatred next week.  More details here.  Check out the photo of Condoleezza Rice that was published by USA Today last week:  —  Notice anything peculiar about her eyes?
Pejman Yousefzadeh / RedState.org:
Fare Thee Well, Sweet Fence  —  Note that this post is not meant to speak for any of the other Editors at Red State.  I state only my own personal position.  —  Ever since the nomination of Harriet Miers, I have promised myself that no matter how pessimistic and depressed I got over her selection …
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A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days:
FARE THEE WELL, SWEET FENCE
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Joe Hagan / Wall Street Journal:
New York Times Reporter Miller Is in Talks Over Her Job Status  —  Move Follows Public Break  —  With the Newspaper;  —  Severance Package Discussed  —  New York Times reporter Judith Miller has begun discussing her future employment options with the newspaper, including the possibility …
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.
Susan Page / USA Today:
Mood is sour on Bush, Congress  —  Poll finds discontent with both parties  —  WASHINGTON — Americans are increasingly critical of President Bush and dissatisfied with the Republicans who have controlled Congress for a decade, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll finds.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Better To Be Wrong Than Gutless  —  If my blog hosting service is willing, I will post my *PURELY SPECULATIVE* guesses in the Plame leak investigation:  —  Karl Rove walks - no indictment, nada.  Jeralyn Merritt, who has been doing a superb job on this, keeps the flame flickering for a …
Haaretz:
Five people killed in Hadera suicide bombing  —  A suicide bomber exploded in the open air market in the coastal city of Hadera a little before 4 P.M. Wednesday afternoon, killing five people and wounding 30 others.  —  Five people were said to be in serious condition; another four sustained moderate wounds.

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