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Washington Post:
Judges on Surveillance Court To Be Briefed on Spy Program  —  The presiding judge of a secret court that oversees government surveillance in espionage and terrorism cases is arranging a classified briefing for her fellow judges to address their concerns about the legality …
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
"Inherent Authority" to Violate Federal Law?
FindLaw's Writ:
How a Bloated Executive Has Sapped Power From Congress and The Federal Courts
Discussion: firedoglake
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / Washington Monthly:
Kos Call  —  For America's number one liberal blogger  —  politics is like sports: It's all about winning.  —  I hate Washington," says Markos Moulitsas Zuniga.  Many people, of course, say that they hate Washington.  Jay Leno says so.  So do Rush Limbaugh and Monica Lewinsky.
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New York Times:
Senate Backs 6-Month Extension of Patriot Act  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 - With time running short on Capitol Hill, the Senate breathed new life late Wednesday night into the moribund USA Patriot Act, agreeing to extend it by six months.  President Bush said he appreciated the move, but it was unclear if the House would approve it.
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National Review:
The Blow-Up  —  In a telling moment at a United Nations press conference Wednesday, Secretary-General Kofi Annan lost his temper — hurling insults at a widely respected senior member of the U.N. press corps.  Beyond the who-what-when-where-how of this episode, the big question is: Why?
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Reuters:
Annan assails reporter in rare show of anger
David B. Caruso / Associated Press:
NYC Transit Union Moves to Return to Work  —  NEW YORK - Striking bus and subway workers agreed Thursday to "take steps" to go back to work while their union and the transit authority resume negotiations, a mediator said.  —  The deal with the Transit Workers Union could pave the way for a resumption …
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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
John Gibson goes berserk — on air and off  —  Anyone familiar with Fox News broadcasts has come to expect a level of professionalism on par with an elementary school food fight, but once in a while, even the FNC gang manages to surprise.  —  C&L and Newshounds offered terrific coverage …
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Editor and Publisher:
'Impeachment' Talk, Pro and Con, Appears in Media at Last  —  NEW YORK Suddenly this week, scattered outposts in the media have started mentioning the "I" word, or at least the "IO" phrase: impeach or impeachable offense.  —  The sudden outbreak of anger or candor has been sparked by the uproar …
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
A Bit of Drama on Senate Floor  —  Procedural Point Fuels Debate Between Longtime Colleagues  —  It was quite a bull session between two old bulls.  —  Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, battered all week for using the defense spending bill to force through a home-state oil drilling provision …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Demagogue
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
File the Bin Laden Phone Leak Under 'Urban Myths'  —  President Bush asserted this week that the news media published a U.S. government leak in 1998 about Osama bin Laden's use of a satellite phone, alerting the al Qaeda leader to government monitoring and prompting him to abandon the device.
Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
Lobbyist Nears Terms on Plea Deal  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 - Jack Abramoff, the Republican lobbyist under indictment for fraud in South Florida, is expected to complete a plea agreement in the Miami criminal case, setting the stage for him to become a crucial witness in a broad federal corruption …
Kathleen Craig / Wired News:
Passion of the Spaghetti Monster  —  Bobby Henderson is holed up in the boonies — Corvallis, Oregon — hard at work on his next entry into the fray over just what students should learn about the origin of species.  —  When the Kansas Board of Education proposed balancing evolution instruction …
Discussion: The All Spin Zone
Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
TRIVIALIZING TERROR....Remember Jose Padilla, the "dirty bomber"?  Last September, in a major victory for the Bush administration, the 4th Circuit Court ruled that the government could detain Padilla in a military brig indefinitely without charges even though he was a U.S. citizen arrested on U.S. soil.
Washington Post:
Report Revises Katrina's Force  —  Hurricane Center Downgrades Storm to Category 3 Strength  —  Hurricane Katrina will go down in the history books as the costliest hurricane in U.S. history, but not by a long shot the most powerful.  —  The National Hurricane Center released a summary report …

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