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New York Times:
Aide to Cheney Appears Likely to Be Indicted; Rove Under Scrutiny  —  WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 - Associates of I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, expected an indictment on Friday charging him with making false statements to the grand jury in the C.I.A. leak inquiry, lawyers in the case said Thursday.
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Washington Post:
Rove, Libby Assemble Team to Handle Possible CIA Leak Indictments  —  The White House, district court officials and two possible targets of the CIA leak investigation were making preparations yesterday for the possible announcement of indictments by special counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald today …
Discussion: The Anonymous Liberal
CNN:
Sources: Prosecutor focusing on Rove  —  Fitzgerald looking into possible perjury in CIA leaks probe  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is focusing his investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity on whether White House Deputy Chief …
Richard B. Schmitt / Los Angeles Times:
CIA Leak Investigation Reaches Finish Line  —  WASHINGTON — The federal grand jury investigating the CIA leak case prepared for a final day of deliberations as a special prosecutor huddled with his legal team Thursday about whether to seek indictments against administration figures for allegedly leaking the name of a covert operative.
Discussion: firedoglake
Joe / AMERICAblog:   RoveGate update from NYTimes
Sam Skolnik / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Leak indictments would be 'a sad day,' Wilson says
Hotlineblog / Hotline On Call:
A Miers Tick-Tock  —  Original reporting from today's Hotline:  —  "The tipping point came within the past several days.  GOP Senators privately communicated to WH CoS Andy Card that unless they had access to hard evidence that Miers was conversant in constitutional issues, there was no way she would be confirmed.
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La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
Blog Swarm Strikes Again: Harriet Miers Withdraws Nomination  —  Update II: No time to celebrate.  I agree.  And I feel for Miers.  If this post comes off as an attack against her, that wasn't my intent.  Bush is either getting bad advice or no advice.  He looks a bit haggard in the photo, doesn't he?
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
No Time For Celebration
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Harriet Miers Withdraws Nomination
CNN:
Miers withdraws Supreme Court nomination
Mary Katharine Ham / Wizbang:
MIERS WITHDRAWS SCOTUS NOMINATION
Ezra Klein / TAPPED:
THE CULT OF PERSONALITY RETURNS.  Over at The National Review, Kathryn Lopez has written the single weirdest response to Harriet Miers' withdrawal that I've yet seen: … Wasn't the whole Miers fiasco, to The National Review, an example of getting a Big Thing wrong?
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Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner on National …:   A FEW WORDS ABOUT PRESIDENT BUSH
toledoblade.com:
Noe indicted in Bush money-laundering case  —  A federal grand jury has indicted Tom Noe, the former Maumee coin dealer suspected of laundering money into President Bush's reelection campaign, Mr. Noe's attorney told The Blade today.  —  Jon Richardson said he was called this afternoon and informed of the indictment.
hughhewitt.com:
The Next Nominee  —  Because the assault from the left on the next nominee is going to be so intense, it makes sense to nominate a judge who has recently been vetted and FBI-checked.  Fairly recent Senate hearings are also a plus, as they will demonstrate the necessary ability to handle the heat that is on the way.
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Lexie Verdon / Campaign for the Supreme Court:   Sen. Reid's Reaction  —  Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) …
Steve Clemons:
Retraction: Sources on Office Expansion Wrong  —  Part of the process of reporting is doing the best one can do to source information, and seek double confirmation regarding stuff we post.  —  The source of mine in the real estate brokerage arena has called to retract information shared …
James W. Brosnan / knoxstudio.com:
Virginia governor's candidate pulls ads after 'Sambo' attack  —  WASHINGTON - Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate pulled campaign ads from a bloggers' Web site Thursday because the blogger had derided a black Republican candidate in Maryland as "Sambo."
Discussion: Daily Kos
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John / AMERICAblog:
Forbes magazine tells companies to "dig up dirt" on bloggers  —  Forbes has a cover story this week on the "Attack of the Bloggers," and it is probably the worst article ever, in terms of getting the story wrong and hyperbole.  (You have to subscribe to their site for free to read the article - it's really not worth it.)
Denny Hastert / speaker.gov:
Welcome to my Blog  —  This is Denny Hastert and welcome to my blog.  This is new to me.  I can't say I'm much of a techie.  I guess you could say my office is teaching the old guy new tricks.  But I'm excited.  This is the future.  And it is a new way for us to get our message out.
Discussion: PunditGuy, Wonkette and Instapundit.com
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
A Separate Peace  —  America is in trouble—and our elites are merely resigned.  —  It is not so hard and can be a pleasure to tell people what you see.  It's harder to speak of what you think you see, what you think is going on and can't prove or defend with data or numbers.  That can get tricky.
Discussion: alicublog and The LLama Butchers
hughhewitt.com:
"I gave them a sword.": The consequences of the anti-Miers movement.  —  In his interviews with David Frost, Richard Nixon declared:  —  Since the despicable treatment of Judge Robert Bork in 1987, the conservative movement has struggled to restore integrity and decency to the judicial nominatin process …

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Brownback today, Specter tomorrow
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National Review:
After Miers  —  No conservative should be in a celebratory mood …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Demagogue
 
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