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rawstory.com:
Gore responds to White House 'hypocrisy' comments  —  RAW STORY  —  In response to White House comments that Gore exhibited "hypocrisy" in calling for a Special Prosecutor, saying that the Clinton administration had wiretapped some Americans, Gore will make this statement shortly.
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U.S. Newswire:
Statement by Former Vice President Al Gore  —  Contact: Trevor Fitzgibbon, 212-584-5000 ext. 210; or Jessica Smith, 202-822-5200 ext. 234  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ — Following is a statement by former Vice President Al Gore:  —  "The Administration's response …
Associated Press:
GOP anger flares after Sen. Clinton slams party  —  N.Y. lawmaker compared GOP-run House to a 'plantation' … NEW YORK - A day after Hillary Clinton blasted the Bush administration and compared the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to a plantation, Republicans said Tuesday that the New York senator was out of line.
National Review:
Al Gore's Mad Message
Discussion: In the Bullpen and Right Wing News
Ben Johnson / Front Page Magazine:
There He Blows Again  —  AL GORE'S SPEECH BEFORE MoveOn.org …
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
A Sneak Peek at "Al vs. Hillary"  —  Have you seen the coming attraction trailer for "Democratic Presidential Nomination '08: Al vs. Hillary" yet?  It just opened yesterday, in the dueling speeches by Al Gore and Hillary Clinton.  —  And you can already see the two different approaches.
Discussion: The Left Coaster and TalkLeft
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Newsday:
Hillary's hardball  —  In MLK day speech, Sen. Clinton slams the Bush team, saying GOP Congress is 'run like a plantation'  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sparked a Martin Luther King Day political firestorm yesterday by describing the GOP-controlled Congress as a "plantation" …
Deepti Hajela / Associated Press:
Clinton Says House Run Like 'Plantation'
Discussion: NewDonkey.com, Demagogue and RedState
Gina Holland / Associated Press:
Supreme Court Upholds Oregon Suicide Law  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, with Chief Justice John Roberts dissenting, upheld Oregon's one-of-a-kind physician-assisted suicide law Tuesday, rejecting a Bush administration attempt to punish doctors who help terminally ill patients die.
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Supreme Court Removes Obstacle to Assisted-Suicide Laws  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 - The Supreme Court removed an obstacle today to state efforts to authorize physician-assisted suicide, ruling 6 to 3 that John Ashcroft, the former attorney general, acted without legal authority in 2001 when he threw …
Discussion: Feministe
Christopher Hitchens / The Huffington Post:
What Reason Do We Have to Trust the State to Know Best?  —  Although I am named in this suit in my own behalf, I am motivated to join it by concerns well beyond my own.  I have been frankly appalled by the discrepant and contradictory positions taken by the Administration in this matter.
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ACLU:
Prominent Journalists, Nonprofit Groups, Terrorism Experts and Community Advocates Join First Lawsuit to Challenge New NSA Spying Program  —  NEW YORK - Saying that the Bush administration's illegal spying on Americans must end, the American Civil Liberties Union today filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit …
Discussion: Hit and Run
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Groups Sue to Stop Domestic Spying Program
DisgustedWi / Washington Post:
HOWELL IS A LYING HACK NOT FIT TO CHANGE TOILET PAPER OUT AT THE MOTEL 6!!!!  —  We here in the heart of the Carolinas know that Jack Abramoff is a tried and true Republican with ties to Tom DeLay, Grover Norquist and Ralph Reed.  He raised over $120,000 for George Bush's 2004 campaign and is a "Pioneer".
Discussion: Poynter Online
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
washingtonpost.com > Live Discussions
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
MSNBC:
Abductors threaten to kill American journalist  —  Kidnappers say U.S. must release Iraqi women prisoners within 72 hours … MSNBC TV  —  CAIRO, Egypt - An Arab television channel aired a silent 20-second videotape Tuesday night of an abducted American journalist and said an accompanying message gave …
Discussion: Mia Culpa
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Associated Press:
House GOP Leaders Unveil New Ethics Plan  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Dennis Hastert urged new restrictions on gifts from lobbyists Tuesday, responding to a scandal that already has claimed two Republican leaders and raised GOP fears about this year's elections.
New York Times:
Russia and China Want More Talks With Iran, Not Sanctions  —  PARIS, Jan. 17 - Russia and China today called for more negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, a day after rebuffing a call by the Americans and the Europeans for the issue to be put before the United Nations Security Council.
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Ezra Klein:
Hating on the Establishment  —  Glenn Greenwald, whose stuff is often excellent, has unleashed a breathtakingly misguided attack at The New Republic today.  As one would expect, it's getting many a link, and those who long ago decided The New Republic a festering tumor attached to our body politic …
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Invasion of the dirty masses
Discussion: Daily Kos and Dadahead
Media Matters for America:
CNN reportedly hires radio host Glenn Beck … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on January 17 that CNN Headline News has hired Glenn Beck — a nationally syndicated radio host known for making controversial statements — "for a new prime time program."
Dennis Prager / Townhall.com:
The Left hates inequality, not injustice  —  To understand any political ideology, one must understand what most animates it.  For the Left, it is hatred of inequality.  As noted in a previous column, the Left hates inequality even more than it hates evil.  Or perhaps more accurately, for the Left, inequality is the ultimate evil.
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Thomas Sowell / Townhall.com:
Senate condemnation hearings
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Washington Post:
Md. Overrides Minimum Wage Veto  —  The Maryland General Assembly today voted to raise the state's minimum wage by $1 an hour, brushing aside concerns by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) that the move would hurt small businesses.  —  The Democratic-led Senate voted 30-17 to override Ehrlich's veto …

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