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Washington Post:
Pushing the Limits Of Wartime Powers  —  In his four-year campaign against al Qaeda, President Bush has turned the U.S. national security apparatus inward to secretly collect information on American citizens on a scale unmatched since the intelligence reforms of the 1970s.
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.
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
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Bush And The "Secret" Eavesdropping  —  The NY Times continued its war on America yesterday with its revelation that … Careful readers of the story will note that this program had some judicial and legislative oversight: … That seems reasonably clear.
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 …
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Bush Defends Secret Spying in the U.S.
Judd / Think Progress:
Yesterday, Bush Said Confirming NYT Story …
Right Wing Nut House:
WHO LEAKED?
Wind Rider / Silent Running:   Hey!!!  He CAN'T do THAT!!!!  December 17th, 2005
Herald Sun:
White House 'never told' of WMD doubts  —  THE US administration was never told of doubts about the secret intelligence used to justify war with Iraq, former secretary of state Colin Powell told the BBC in an interview to be broadcast on Sunday night.  —  Mr Powell, who argued the case …
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BBC:
Powell raps Europe on CIA flights
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Mark / Mark in Mexico:   Now Colin Powell comes out swinging
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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Houston Chronicle:
TV: Bandits Kill Iranian President's Guard
Discussion: Secular Blasphemy
Ezra Klein:
FISA  —  On the wiretapping, I want to be crystal clear on one issue: the issue here isn't the espionage, it's the secrecy.  Of course law enforcement agencies will need to gather intelligence on domestic elements.  They do it to drug dealers, mob bosses, militia men, and gang lords.
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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:
Cozy
CNN:
THE SITUATION ROOM  —  Spying on Americans wihout Court Approval; Burbank Airplane Incident; Morgan Freeman on Black History Month; Howard Stern Signs Off  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Thanks very much, Kitty.
New York Times:
Louisiana's Deadly Storm Took Strong as Well as the Helpless  —  NEW ORLEANS - More than 100 of them drowned.  Sixteen died trapped in attics.  More than 40 died of heart failure or respiratory problems, including running out of oxygen.  At least 65 died because help - shelter, water or a simple dose of insulin - came too late.
Discussion: Mia Culpa and The Mahablog
Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Tensions Rise as More Flee Cuba for U.S.  —  MIAMI, Dec. 17 - The number of Cubans intercepted at sea while trying to reach the United States is at its highest level since tens of thousands took to the Florida Straits on makeshift rafts and in small boats in the 1994 exodus sanctioned by President Fidel Castro.
Discussion: EU Rota
Associated Press:
AP: Frist AIDS Charity Paid Consultants  —  WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's AIDS charity paid nearly a half-million dollars in consulting fees to members of his political inner circle, according to tax returns providing the first financial accounting of the presidential hopeful's nonprofit.
Philip P. Pan / Washington Post:
Chinese Evade Censors To Discuss Police Assault  —  HONG KONG, Dec. 16 — At first glance, it looked like a spirited online discussion about an essay written nearly 80 years ago by modern China's greatest author.  But then again, the exchange on a popular Chinese bulletin board site seemed a bit emotional, given the subject.
Discussion: The Peking Duck and Crooked Timber
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Bush's Fumbles Spur New Talk of Oversight on Hill  —  After a series of embarrassing disclosures, Congress is reconsidering its relatively lenient oversight of the Bush administration.  —  Lawmakers have been caught by surprise by several recent reports, including the existence …
Discussion: Hullabaloo

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