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Toni Locy / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak  —  WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the leak of classified information about President Bush's secret domestic spying program, Justice officials said Friday.  —  The officials, who requested anonymity …
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Michelle Malkin:
FINALLY: JUSTICE DEPT. OPENS NSA LEAK PROBE  —  ***scroll for updates...leaks leading to both NYTimes' NSA story and WashPost secret CIA prison story are under investigation...***  —  It's about time.  Via Breitbart/AP: … Fox News reporting that the White House is expected to comment on the probe.
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 …
Discussion: Why Now?
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.
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: Gateway Pundit and Sister Toldjah
ReddHedd / firedoglake:   Guess Who?  —  Guess who has been put in charge of the Iraqi …
AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
DOJ Investigating NSA Leaks
Discussion: The Left Coaster
Reuters:   Minister steps aside amid Iraq oil crisis
Reuters:
US probes eavesdropping leak
Discussion: Carol Platt Liebau
Mac Ranger / Macsmind:
Calling Mr. Fitzgerald?  —  As I told you about in this post yesterday …
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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Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:
Look What's Slipped in the Middle
Discussion: TigerHawk
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Exempt Media Blows Cover On Another Key Counterterrorism Program
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
Bill on Illegal-Immigrant Aid Draws Fire  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 - Churches, social service agencies and immigration groups across the country are rallying against a provision in the recently passed House border-security bill that would make it a federal crime to offer services or assistance to illegal immigrants.
John / AMERICAblog:
Confidential British memos show how information procured by torture in Uzbekistan is being used by US and UK, in violation of international law  —  Markos has the story, and I'm repeating the gist of it here to help get it out there.  Feel free to copy and past this entire post on your blog.
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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.
Steve Martin / The Huffington Post:
Leap Second Lovers are Traitors Says Bill O'Reilly  —  "This year's leap second is an assault on the American public," says commentator Bill O'Reilly.  "The reason the leap second is even being proposed is because of America Haters, because of Iraqi hate mongers, and let's be honest, Shiites.
Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister
Karl Ritter / Associated Press:
'Devilish' Jeans a Hot Seller in Sweden  —  STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A punk-rock style, trendy tight fit and affordable price have made Cheap Monday jeans a hot commodity among young Swedes, but what has people talking is the brand's ungodly logo: a skull with a cross turned upside down on its forehead.
Discussion: Nevada Thunder and TigerHawk
John Lettice / The Register:
Ex-envoy unleashes blog-based attack on UK's torture denials  —  Web rings to cries of 'I'm Spartacus'...  Former ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray has harnessed the Internet in his long-running feud with the UK Government.  A forthcoming book covering his time as ambassador is currently …
Michael Idov / Slate:
Bitter Brew  —  I opened a charming neighborhood coffee shop.  Then it destroyed my life.  —  You know that charming little cafe on New York's Lower East Side that just closed after a mere six months in business—where coffee was served on silver trays with a glass of water and a little chocolate cookie?
Discussion: Althouse, TheAgitator.com and Gawker
Charles Fried / Boston Globe:
The case for surveillance  —  PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH has acknowledged that he authorized surveillance of electronic communications between people in the United States and people beyond our borders without asking for court authorization.  The president claims that congressional authorization …
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere

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