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White House:
Radio Address by the President to the Nation  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  —  As President, I took an oath to defend the Constitution, and I have no greater responsibility than to protect our people, our freedom, and our way of life.  On September the 11th, 2001, our freedom …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
In Speech, Bush Says He Ordered Domestic Spying  —  President Bush delivered his radio address in the Roosevelt Room.  In the live address, he criticized senators who voted not to renew the antiterrorism law known as the USA Patriot Act.  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 - President Bush acknowledged …
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Bush Acknowledges Approving Eavesdropping  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush said Saturday he has no intention of stopping his personal authorizations of a post-Sept. 11 secret eavesdropping program in the U.S., lashing out at those involved in revealing it while defending it as crucial to preventing future attacks.
Washington Post:
President Acknowledges Approving Secretive Eavesdropping  —  Bush Also Urges Congress to Extend Patriot Act  —  President Bush today acknowledged that he had secretly authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on international communications of Americans and other domestic residents with known links to al Qaeda.
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
The Revolution will be blogged, 8 (UPDATED)  —  The Democratic spin doctors, spurred on by their disingenuous Congressional taskmasters , are all over the tube this morning trying to gin up additional outrage over this NSA domestic "spy story"—even as the President stands firm and defends the practice.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Bush And The "Secret" Eavesdropping
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
iranvajahan.net:
Iran President's Bodyguard Dies in Ambush  —  Tehran, Iran — One of the bodyguards of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was killed and another wounded when an attempt to ambush the presidential motorcade was thwarted in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, according to a semi-official newspaper and local residents.
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Washington Post:
Bush Picks Controversial Nominees for FEC  —  President Bush nominated two controversial lawyers to the Federal Election Commission yesterday: Hans von Spakovsky who helped Georgia win approval of a disputed voter-identification law, and Robert D. Lenhard, who was part of a legal team …
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Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
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Krempasky / RedState.org:
White House Announces FEC Nominations
Discussion: Election Law
White House:
Personnel Announcement  —  President George W. Bush today announced …
Los Angeles Times:
Spying Scandal Draws Heat  —  Lawmakers call on Bush to explain his post-9/11 order allowing a secret agency to monitor U.S. citizens without first getting a warrant.  —  WASHINGTON — Members of Congress demanded Friday that President Bush and his administration explain his decision to permit …
Discussion: War and Piece and The Left Coaster
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White House:
Press Briefing by Scott McClellan  —  MR. McCLELLAN: Good afternoon, everyone.  The President looks forward this afternoon to meeting the Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations, Ambassador Sumaidaie.  This will be an opportunity for the President to congratulate the Iraqi people on a successful election yesterday.
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Judd / Think Progress:
Yesterday, Bush Said Confirming NYT Story …
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Billings Gazette:
Burns helped Indian school plan; tribes gave $75K  —  HELENA - U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns first pushed for a tribal school construction program sought by lobbyist Jack Abramoff's clients within two months of receiving $75,000 in campaign donations from the indicted lobbyist's tribal clients in 2002.
Discussion: Hotline On Call
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Jim Galloway / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Reed admits misstep in work
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Bill Roggio / Weekly Standard:
Election Day on the Euphrates  —  In the Sunni-dominated province of Anbar, the cities of Barwana, Haqlaniya, and Haditha are collectively known as the Triad.  Over the summer, before the joint U.S. military and Iraqi forces established a security presence in the Triad, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Free Thoughts
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Bill Roggio / ThreatsWatch.Org:   Election Reflections
The New Republic:
BANDOW AND THE CORRUPTION OF THE CONSERVATIVES:  —  Mike has highlighted my piece on Abramoff and the conservative intellectuals.  At the time, I was sure that Abramoff paid Peter Ferrara and Doug Bandow for op-eds—and tried to strongly hint that in my piece.  But, as you'll see, I couldn't quite prove it.
New York Times:
Iraq Votes for a Third Time  —  Iraq's Election Day was a glorious success.  Now on to the hard part.  —  Compared with any previous Iraqi election, with any reasonable expectation and with any other recent election in the Arab Middle East, Thursday's vote for a new Iraqi Parliament was an overwhelming and heartening triumph.

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