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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
President Poised to Pick Court Nominee — Allies on Right Are Consulted on Conservative Judges — President Bush appears poised to announce a new Supreme Court nomination today, moving quickly after a weekend of consultations to put forward a replacement for the ill-fated choice …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Parties Set Stage for Showdown on Court Choice — WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 - With the announcement of a new Supreme Court nominee expected as early as Monday, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, warned President Bush on Sunday not to pick one of the candidates …
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
THE BIG LOSER in the Libby affair, it would seem to me, is the CIA. At least it will be if anyone pays attention. — Consider: Assuming that Valerie Plame was some sort of genuinely covert operative — something that's not actually quite clear from the indictment — the chain …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Myth Of Dragging Wilson's Wife Into The Niger Case — Earlier today, I listened to "Late Edition" on CNN and heard Wolf Blitzer interviewing Gary Bauer about the Plame case. Normally that would cause me to either fall asleep from apathy or change the channel to something more interesting …
Daniela Deane / Washington Post:
Reid Calls for Rove to Resign — The leader of the Senate Democrats today called for White House chief political strategist Karl Rove to resign, saying it's time for President Bush to "come clean" with the American people about the administration's role in the disclosure of a CIA operative's name.
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Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
Alito's Dissent in Casey — There is a lot of buzz saying that Judge Samuel Alito may be President Bush's nominee for the Supreme Court. If Judge Alito is nominated, the primary Democrat talking point is going to be his dissent in the case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 947 F.2d 682 (3d Cir. 1991).
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The Anonymous Liberal:
Libby's Motive, Cheney's Exposure, and Why Ari Fleischer Might be Walter Pincus' Source — At this point, it seems relatively clear that Libby lied to federal investigators and lied pretty spectacularly. The man is, of course, innocent until proven guilty, but Fitzgerald appears to have an incredibly strong case.
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nationaljournal.com:
Addington's Role In Cheney's Office Draws Fresh Attention — On the morning of July 8, 2003, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, then-chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, had a two-hour meeting with New York Times reporter Judith Miller at which Libby gave information to Miller in an attempt …
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Jonathan Alter / Newsweek:
The Price of Loyalty — The consequences of a bias for loyalty over debate have been devastating. Issues don't get aired; downside risks remain unassessed. — Nov. 7, 2005 issue - The posthumous Purple Heart rested near the folded American flag on the modest dining-room table of his parents' home in Cleveland.
Todd S. Purdum / New York Times:
THE JOURNALIST — WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 - On any given Sunday, the cream of Washington officialdom presents itself for confession before Tim Russert, a big, bluff lawyer-turned-journalist who may be the capital's most intimidating interlocutor outside a courtroom or Congress.
MSNBC:
Meet the Press transcript for Oct. 30 — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: The special counsel for the CIA leak investigation, Patrick Fitzgerald, makes this announcement. — (Videotape): — MR. PATRICK FITZGERALD: A few hours ago, federal grand jury, sitting in the District of Columbia …
Steve Dillard / Southern Appeal:
I am going out on a limb: I think it's going to be Judge Janice Rogers Brown. — I am not basing this on anything but a political hunch, but here's my thought process: — (1) President Bush knows that his base wants a genuine judicial conservative on the Supreme Court to replace Justice O'Connor …
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Detroit News:
Absentee ballots tainted? — Some Detroit voters are incapacitated, without valid addresses, raising question of mayoral election's fairness. — A Detroit News investigation raises serious questions about the handling of absentee ballots under Detroit City Clerk Jackie Currie as the city prepares …
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John F. Burns / New York Times:
The Real Sunnis: Please Stand Up — BAGHDAD, Iraq — For those exhausted by Iraq's relentless violence and sectarianism, there are few tonics like a conversation with Adnan Pachachi. At 82, Mr. Pachachi is an Iraqi patrician who began his diplomatic career in Washington on the day in April 1945 …
Time:
A Time To Regroup — Bloodied by scandal, setbacks and casualties, Bush is looking for fresh troops and a new battle plan — You have to wonder sometimes why Presidents even run for re-election, given how things usually turn out. Second terms have a way of veering into wild and menacing terrain …
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Let's Tell Mikey, He'll Print Anything — It wasn't like Michael Isikoff didn't already have plenty to be ashamed of. After all, it was he who turned the pages of once-respectable Newsweek into a lurid bodice-ripper of Brobdingnagian proportions during Monicagate.
