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Greg Simmons / Fox News:
Justice Department Opens NSA Leak Probe  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the leak of information to the media about a domestic eavesdropping program run by the National Security Agency, senior Justice Department officials confirmed Friday.
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
MSNBC:
Justice Dept. to probe leak of spy program  —  Bush had called disclosure a 'shameful act'; NY Times reported NSA story  —  WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has launched an investigation to see who disclosed details about a secret domestic eavesdropping operation, department officials said Friday.
CNN:
Inquiry into leak of NSA spying program launched  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into leaks to the media about the classified domestic National Security Agency surveillance program.  —  The New York Times was the first to report the story …
Reuters:
US probes eavesdropping leak  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation to determine who disclosed a secret NSA eavesdropping operation approved by President George W. Bush after the September 11 attacks, officials said on Friday.
Discussion: Carol Platt Liebau
Dana Priest / Washington Post:
Covert CIA Program Withstands New Furor  —  The effort President Bush authorized shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, to fight al Qaeda has grown into the largest CIA covert action program since the height of the Cold War, expanding in size and ambition despite a growing outcry at home and abroad …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   Exempt Media Blows Cover On Another Key Counterterrorism Program
Greg Saunders / This Modern World:
More Torture Memos  —  Former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray is defying a gag-order and publishing torture memos on his blog relating to the coordination between the Uzbek, British, and American governments.  As Kos says, it's brutal : … Here's what that partnership looks like in action :
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Peter Carlson / Washington Post:
Raiding the Icebox  —  Behind Its Warm Front, the United States Made Cold Calculations to Subdue Canada  —  Invading Canada won't be like invading Iraq: When we invade Canada, nobody will be able to grumble that we didn't have a plan.  —  The United States government does have a plan to invade Canada.
BBC:
Minister goes in Iraq oil crisis  —  Iraqi Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Uloum has been temporarily released from his post amid a dispute over the government's petrol pricing policy.  —  He is to be replaced for 30 days by Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi.
William Safire / New York Times:
The Office Pool, 2006  —  HERE is your 32nd annual chance to Beat the Pundit.  In each multiple choice, pick one, none or all.  In a good year, a master prognosticator gets four right.  —  1. U.S. troops in Iraq at 2006 year's end will number: (a) current "base line" 138,000; (b) …
Discussion: Althouse
Rob Stein / Washington Post:
Stomach Bug Mutates Into Medical Mystery  —  First came stomach cramps, which left Christina Shultz doubled over and weeping in pain.  Then came nausea and fatigue — so overwhelming she couldn't get out of bed for days.  Just when she thought things couldn't get worse …
Brian Krebs / Washington Post:
Windows Security Flaw Is 'Severe'  —  A previously unknown flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system is leaving computer users vulnerable to spyware, viruses and other programs that could overtake their machines and has sent the company scrambling to come up with a fix.
Sidney Blumenthal / Guardian:
Victory in name only  —  Empty talk of turning points has failed to stop Bush's election triumph being reduced to ashes  —  In his second inaugural address, George Bush four times summoned the image of fire - "a day of fire", "we have lit a fire", "fire in the minds of men", and "untamed fire".
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
General Retreats on Rumsfeld Rift  —  ABOARD A C-32 JET, over the Persian Gulf, Dec. 29 - It was a rare moment last month when Gen. Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, publicly contradicted his boss, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.  On Thursday, however, General Pace essentially said never mind.

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