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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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CNN:
Officials: Bush to nominate Alito to high court  —  Miers helps finalize choice to replace her as Supreme Court pick  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush will nominate 3rd Circuit Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito for the U.S. Supreme Court, sources told CNN on Monday.
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 …
Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
Bush to Nominate Alito to Supreme Court  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush, stung by the rejection of his first choice, will nominate Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, selecting a conservative federal judge to replace retiring Justice  —  " /> Sandra Day O'Connor, a moderate.
Don Surber:
How Harriet Miers Saved The President  —  The sun was bright, the sky clear and the leaves were turning the color of Maureen Dowd's hair.  I imagine the president was tickled as he made his morning run at Camp David.  His Lee Atwater had just been cleared after an exhaustive federal investigation.
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 …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and The Anchoress
Dan / Riehl World View:   Who's Minding The CIA?
New York Times:
U.N. Is Expected to Pass Measure Pressuring Syria  —  UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 30 - Security Council diplomats worked out final details on Sunday on a tough resolution against Syria, an action that will forcefully step up international pressure on the country's embattled president, Bashar al-Assad …
Discussion: The Politburo Diktat
Jason / G e n e r a t i o n W h y ?:
So Much for that "Innocent Until Proven Guilty" Stuff  —  Funny how quick liberals are to toss out Constitutional rights when they belong to Conservatives.  Not only are they calling for the heads of Tom Delay and Scooter Libby, both of whom have not even had their day in court yet …
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Gateway Pundit:
It's Hard to Frog March a Man on Crutches
James Glanz / New York Times:
Funds Fade, Deaths Rise and Iraq Rebuilding Is Spotty  —  As the money runs out on the $30 billion American-financed reconstruction of Iraq, the officials in charge cannot say how many planned projects they will complete, and there is no clear source for hundreds of millions of dollars …
Discussion: Rantingprofs
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 …
Discussion: TalkLeft
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.
Discussion: JustOneMinute, TalkLeft and Amygdala
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Right-Of-Center Bloggers Choose Their Most & Least Desired Supreme Court Nominees  —  Right Wing News emailed more than 200 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a list of whom they considered to be their "Most & Least Desired Nominees For The Supreme Court."
Empty Wheel / The Next Hurrah:
The Conspiracy to Out Joe Wilson  —  In my previous post, I pointed you to a little tidbit at Josh Marshall's.  The Barton Gellman article I mentioned this morning has been edited to remove the following italicized bit: … Apparently, someone doesn't want us to know that Dick Cheney …
Discussion: firedoglake
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Doubts Cast on Vietnam Incident, but Secret Study Stays Classified
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Internet Rules  —  The Miers denoument shows the power of the new media.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE NOTICED in the Judy Miller / Scooter Libby …
Matthew Cooper / Time:
What Scooter Libby And I Talked About
Discussion: The RCP Blog
Daily Kos:
Pundit Overload
Michael Hirsh / Newsweek:
Truth About Torture  —  A courageous soldier and a determined …
Lewis L. Gould / Washington Post:
Stop the Campaigning  —  The Bush White House Is in Trouble …
Drudge Report:
DRUDGE REPORT READERS: HEADLINE FOR MAUREEN DOWD 'RED SHOE DIARIES' PHOTO
Discussion: Althouse

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John F. Burns / New York Times:
The Real Sunnis: Please Stand Up
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Let's Tell Mikey, He'll Print Anything
Michael Wilbon / Washington Post:
Misplaced Fury Over Racism
MSNBC:
Meet the Press transcript for Oct. 30
Jonathan Alter / Newsweek:
The Price of Loyalty  —  The consequences of a bias for loyalty …
iranfocus.com:
Iran's President says "2 or 3 hangings" could end market woes
Detroit News:
Absentee ballots tainted?
Time:
A Time To Regroup  —  Bloodied by scandal, setbacks and casualties …
 
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