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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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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.
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 …
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 …
rawstory.com:
Roll Call: Fitzgerald visited Rove's attorney Tuesday in leak case
Discussion: Mathew Gross and TalkLeft
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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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
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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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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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
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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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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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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."
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Power Line and Light Seeking Light

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Reuters:
Bernanke steps into Greenspan's big shoes
Washington Post:
U.S. Military Death Toll in Iraq Hits 2,000
RCox / The National Debate:
Good Night, Good Luck and Good Riddance
Discussion: Facing South and RedState.org
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
A Journey to Anbar Province
Kimsch / Musing Minds:
Cindy Sheehan on Fox's Dayside
Thomas Wagner / Associated Press:
Draft Constitution Adopted by Iraq Voters
Chris Kromm / Facing South:
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Nelson Hernandez / Washington Post:
Girl, 8, Credited With Year's 1st Bear Kill
Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle:
Biggio's wife slapped at White Sox's ballpark
Seattle Times:
Miers not qualified for Supreme Court
Bloomberg:
Miers Joins Long March of Mediocrity to Court: Andrew Ferguson
Discussion: Althouse
Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?  —  The Salt Lake Tribune reports …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Laura Rozen / American Prospect:
La Repubblica's Scoop, Confirmed
 
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