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Associated Press:
Sen. Biden Suggests Scrapping Hearings — WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominees are so mum about the major legal issues at their Senate confirmation hearings that the hearings serve little purpose and should probably be abandoned, Democratic Sen. Joe Biden said Thursday.
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Loose Lips Sink . . . Biden's Leadership Is Lost in All His Talk — The only thing standing between Joe Biden and the presidency is his mouth. That, though, is no small matter. It is a Himalayan barrier, a Sahara of a handicap, a summer's day in Death Valley, a winter's night at the pole …
Sam Alito / TalkLeft:
Sparks Fly at Alito Hearing — We were waiting for some fireworks at Judge Sam Alito's confirmation hearing. Tuesday was definitely dullsville. We wanted sparks to fly. We wanted to hear — Bell's going to ring — Hear the alarms — Better tell the fire chief — To quit playing cards
Joan Vennochi / Boston Globe:
Senate's swirling winds — IN THE BEGINNING, ineffective windiness whipped around Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. — On Wednesday, Democrats tried upgrading to Katrina-force gusts. They barely ruffled Alito's comb-over. — Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts led the charge …
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Alito's Wife Cries at Confirmation Hearing — WASHINGTON — Martha-Ann Bomgardner left her husband's confirmation hearings in tears, returning not long after. The episode elicited sympathy for her from senators of both parties _ and instant finger-pointing.
Mike Allen / Time:
GOP Confident as Alito Hearings Wrap — Despite frustrating Democrats with his answers, the nominee has made no major slip-ups … Republicans, already sensing that this week's hearings have defanged any real threat to Judge Samuel Alito's confirmation for the Supreme Court …
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New York Times:
Democrats Take Aggressive Tack; Alito Is Unfazed — WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 - Democrats tried with increasing frustration on Wednesday to elicit more specific views from Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. about abortion and other topics and sought to build a case against his nomination to the Supreme Court …
Michelle Malkin:
ALITO WATCH: THE DEAD HORSE DEMOCRATS — We're an hour and a half into the hearings and I need to hear no more. It's all about the Dems beating dead horses. Over and over again. Unitary executive. CAP. Vanguard. Vanguard. Vanguard. — John Podhoretz marvels …
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Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:Biden His Time — Judge Alito's low-affect tour de force.
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Dean Barnett / dbsoxblog.blogspot.com:TEARS TO YOUR EYES — Joe Biden chortles while Alito's wife weeps
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:The Kos Kidz Go After Alito's Wife
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Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:An Intense Experience for Family Members, Too
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John / AMERICAblog:
AMERICAblog just bought General Wesley Clark's cell phone records for $89.95 — UPDATE: We tried to get the cell phone records of other high-profile Washingtonians like ABC's George Stephanopoulos, the Washington Post's Dana Milbank, and the New York Time's Adam Nagourney …
Reuters:
Some 'Pieces' buyers offered refund — NEW YORK (Reuters) — Random House is offering refunds to readers who bought James Frey's drug and alcohol memoir "A Million Little Pieces" directly from the publisher, following accusations the author exaggerated his story.
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CNN:
Hajj stampede kills hundreds — MINA, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — At least 345 people have been killed in a stampede during a symbolic stoning ritual at the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, according to the country's health ministry. — Health Minister Hamad al-Maneh told Saudi TV …
Chris Hogg / BBC:
Taiwan breeds green-glowing pigs — Scientists in Taiwan say they have bred three pigs that glow in the dark. — They claim that while other researchers have bred partly fluorescent pigs, theirs are the only pigs in the world which are green through and through.
Dane Smith / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
'Impaler' sinks his teeth into governor's race — Self-styled "vampyre" Jonathon Sharkey is running for governor on a platform that includes impaling terrorists. — Looking for something really, really different in a political candidate this year? — Take a gander at Jonathon (The Impaler) …
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ctv.ca:
Ad wasn't an attack on military: Paul Martin — Paul Martin defended the series of controversial ads his Liberal Party unleashed this week and continued his attack on Stephen Harper, painting him as a leader who subscribes to a far right-wing ideology. — In an interview Thursday morning …
Josh White / Washington Post:
General Asserts Right On Self-Incrimination In Iraq Abuse Cases — Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller, a central figure in the U.S. detainee-abuse scandal, this week invoked his right not to incriminate himself in court-martial proceedings against two soldiers accused of using dogs to intimidate captives …
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