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Associated Press:
Second Reporter Asked to Testify on Leak — WASHINGTON - A second Time magazine reporter has been asked to testify in the CIA leak case, this time about her discussions with Karl Rove's attorney, a sign that prosecutors are still exploring charges against the White House aide.
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Time:
A Second TIME Reporter Cooperates — W hen a grand jury indicted vice presidential chief of staff I. Lewis Libby in late October for perjury and obstruction of justice in the Valerie Plame case, special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald said no one should assume the leak inquiry was now completed.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Woodward's Source - Now The Times Points To Armitage — Who leaked to Bob Woodward that Valerie Plame was at the CIA? — The NY Times provides a handy pop-up graphic highlighting denials and folks who are "not telling". — The pretty slim "not telling" list consists of Richard Armitage …
Sean Rayment / Telegraph:
'Trophy' video exposes private security contractors shooting up Iraqi drivers — A "trophy" video appearing to show security guards in Baghdad randomly shooting Iraqi civilians has sparked two investigations after it was posted on the internet, the Sunday Telegraph can reveal.
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MSNBC:
Transcript for November 27 — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: the war in Iraq. The debate continues. — (Videotape): — VICE PRES. DICK CHENEY: A precipitous withdrawal from Iraq would be a victory for the terrorists, an invitation to further violence against free nations …
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Russert Watch: "I'm No Bob Woodward" — During the roundtable segment in today's Meet the Press, Tim Russert turned to David Broder and Eugene Robinson, both with the Washington Post, and asked them what's going on at the Post in light of the Bob Woodward revelation.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
IT'S A REVERSE-VIETNAM: On Reliable Sources I said that the Plame scandal was a reverse-Watergate, with the press, not the White House, keeping the important secrets about what happened. But looking at the transcript, I see that Iraq is also a reverse Vietnam, as made clear in this statement from UPI correspondent Pamela Hess:
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Jim Hoagland / Washington Post:
Middle East Surprises — Call it history's revenge or the Nixon-goes-to-China syndrome run amok: Events in the Middle East now force political leaders to eat vows never to do certain things and then pronounce the dish tasty. Their reversals carry seeds of hope for a desperate region.
Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
Chirac's influence sinks to new low — Jacques Chirac's presidency hit a new low yesterday when a poll revealed that most voters think he now has little or no influence over events at home or abroad. — Of those polled, 72 per cent regarded the influence of their president …
Laurence Simon / IMAO:
Know Thy Enemy: Cats — Well, it's time for The Carnival of the Cats, but what do you really know about that furry little beast that you leave in your home unsupervised for nine to twelve hours a day while you slave away at a keyboard earning barely enough money to pay for their food …
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Times of London:
Giant mosque for 40,000 may be built at London Olympics — A MASSIVE mosque that will hold 40,000 worshippers is being proposed beside the Olympic complex in London to be opened in time for the 2012 Games. — The project's backers hope the mosque and its surrounding buildings would hold …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
The Man With the Inside Scoop — For Bob Woodward, Proximity to Power Cuts Both Ways — It was a cinematic image that lured thousands of young people into journalism, Robert Redford coaxing information out of Hal Holbrook in a dimly lit parking garage. — And since, in real life …
NY Daily News:
All disquiet on West Wing front — Aides: W must right ship — WASHINGTON - Embattled White House aides have begun to believe President Bush must take the reins personally if his evaporating agenda and credibility are to be salvaged. — "We're just plodding along," …
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Ademption / dailykos.com:
Sy Hersh's new New Yorker article "Up in the Air" — Sy Hersh appeared on Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer today and discussed his new New Yorker article "Up in the Air," which provides a little more details about the Bush administration's withdrawal proposal.
Jazz / Running Scared:
"War" on Christmas: The Echo Chamber Strikes Back — Apparently some of the right wingnutterati has taken exception to our pointing out the blatant mendacity of the Bushies' "war on Christmas" meme as it applied to the now disproven story of the US Post Office attacking Christmas.
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Jay Weaver / Miami Herald:
Feds probing SunCruz links to GOP — Federal investigators are scrutinizing a $10,000 donation made five years ago by SunCruz Casinos to a Republican campaign committee on behalf of an Ohio congressman. — jweaver@herald.com — When U.S. Rep. Bob Ney assailed the owner of SunCruz Casinos in 2000 …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Another Item For Which To Give Thanks — The Cindy Sheehan Traveling Road Show appears to have lost its steam, according to multiple sources this weekend. The protest camp shut itself down outside the Bush ranch in Crawford, TX this afternoon after drawing less than 200 protestors over the holidays …
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Goodwin Liu / Los Angeles Times:
Life and death and Samuel Alito — All the attention being paid to the nominee's position on abortion has diverted attention from his history with capital punishment. — ALTHOUGH abortion rights have dominated the debate over the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the Supreme Court …
