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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" …
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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 …
Washington Post:
Vice President for Torture  —  VICE PRESIDENT Cheney is aggressively pursuing an initiative that may be unprecedented for an elected official of the executive branch: He is proposing that Congress legally authorize human rights abuses by Americans.  "Cruel, inhuman and degrading" …
Bloomberg:
Grand Jury in CIA Leak Probe Plans No Announcements (Update1)
Discussion: TalkLeft
Michelle Malkin:
DEMONIZING CONDI  —  ***scroll down for updates...345pm EDT flash: THE PHOTO HAS BEEN REMOVED from USA Today's site with an editor's note...reax from readers here...I'll be talking about more unhinged examples of Condi hatred next week.  More details here.  Check out the photo of Condoleezza Rice …
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The Gray Monk:
Requiem for Church Mouse  —  It is with great sadness that I have to report that my beloved Church Mouse has died.  She finally succumbed to the cancer which attacked her around this time last year at 12.30 EST (17.30 BST) today.  She will be missed.  Earlier this year her husband …
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The Laughing Wolf:   INTO THE LIGHT: MOMMA BEAR/CHURCH MOUSE/HEATHER
Nur-al-Cubicle / Nur al-Cubicle:
Berlusconi Behind Fake Yellowcake Dossier  —  La Repubblica's Carlo Bonini and Giuseppe d'Avanzo have been bird-dogging the phony yellowcake documents and they now have the goods on Silvio Berlusconi, who instructed Italian Military Intelligence to plant the evidence implicating Saddam in a bogus uranium deal with Niger.
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Kerry-Edwards Press Room:
Senator Kerry's Speech at Georgetown University  —  Excerpts of remarks as prepared for delivery  —  Kerry speaks from his heart and conscience on Iraq:  —  "A few weeks ago I departed Iraq from Mosul.  Three Senators and staff were gathered in the forward part of a C-130.
hughhewitt.com:
"Not One of Us" and the Politics of the Miers Vote for Senators  —  In a lengthy Wall Street Journal story this morning on Federalist Society executive director Leonard Leo's support for Harriett Miers, there is a featured quote from the Cato Institute's Roger Pilon:  —  From an e-mail this morning:
Massoud Barzani / Washington Post:
A Kurdish Vision of Iraq  —  In recent weeks Iraq has passed three important milestones.  The constitutional referendum on Oct. 15 was a powerful demonstration of Iraqis' desire to establish democracy and save a country still recovering from its disastrous history.
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Bush Nominee for Pentagon Is Under Attack  —  WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 - The senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee vowed Tuesday to defeat President Bush's choice for chief Pentagon spokesman, citing an op-ed article the nominee wrote in April accusing American television networks …
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.
David Rohde / New York Times:
For Devout Pakistani Muslims, Aid Muddles Loyalties  —  BASSIAN, Pakistan, Oct. 24 - Asmat Ali Janbaz's explanation for the American military helicopters flying over this isolated mountain valley last Thursday afternoon was familiar.  —  Mr. Janbaz, who lives in the area and who describes himself …
CBS News:
Change At The Top At CBS News  —  (CBS) CBS News President Andrew Heyward announced Wednesday he would be leaving his post when his contract expires at the end of the year.  Heyward will be replaced by CBS Sports President Sean McManus.  —  "After nearly ten years in this job …
Discussion: PunditGuy, Random Numbers and Gawker
Washington Post:
Skipping Bush's Va. Speech Isn't a Snub, Kilgore Says  —  Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Jerry W. Kilgore has decided not to attend President Bush's appearance in Norfolk on Friday, saying it is not a campaign-related event and that he has other plans 11 days before the election.

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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Warning Signs  —  IF YOU'RE A REPUBLICAN and already worried …
National Review:
Miers's Muddle
Discussion: Power Line
Herald Sun:
Police told to respect traditions
Cindy Sheehan / The Huffington Post:
Grim Milestone  —  As we all know, the American death toll in Iraq reached 2000 yesterday.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
MEANWHILE, IN THE REAL WORLD...
CNN:
After Wilma, waiting is the hardest part
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Catallarchy
Diana Marrero / Great Falls Tribune:
Women accuse Burns of sexism
Ramesh Ponnuru / The Corner on National Review Online:
JUDICIAL USURPATION AND LEGISLATIVE ABDICATION

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Andrew / www.AndrewSullivan.com:
2,000: We have to resist two temptations, I think.
Thomas Wagner / Associated Press:
Accident Brings U.S. Toll in Iraq to 2,001
Ed Wonk / The Education Wonks:
The Carnival Of Education: Week 38
Discussion: Going to the Mat
Priya Sridhar / timesrecord.com:
Student's deployment brings home Iraq war to Bowdoin College campus
Joe Hagan / Wall Street Journal:
New York Times Reporter Miller Is in Talks Over Her Job Status
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Bill Would Allow Second Attempts at Federal Death Sentence
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Better To Be Wrong Than Gutless
 
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