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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Activist Cindy Sheehan Arrested at Capitol — Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier in Iraq who reinvigorated the anti-war movement, was arrested and removed from the House gallery Tuesday night just before President Bush's State of the Union address, a police spokeswoman said.
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PoliBlog, Macsmind, Say Anything, UNCoRRELATED, AMERICAblog, Sister Toldjah, The Only Republican …, Oblogatory Anecdotes and CorrenteWire
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nbc11.com:
Cindy Sheehan Plans To Be In Audience At Bush Address — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cindy Sheehan said she will be part of the live audience during the president's State of the Union speech to congress Tuesday. — Bay Area Congresswoman Lynn Woosley gave anti-war activist a gallery pass late Tuesday …
Brad / THE BRAD BLOG:
BREAKING: CINDY SHEEHAN ARRESTED BY CAPITOL POLICE INSIDE CAPITOL CHAMBER FOR WEARING IRAQ KIA T-SHIRT! — Was to Attend State of the Union Address! Was Already Seated in Gallery When Arrested by Capitol Police! — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS...'T-Shirt' Story Confirmed by AP …
La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
State of the Union: Illegal Immigration — I used to invite blog-less readers (although bloggers were free to participate) to "live-comment" events. The first such post (first presidential debate) generated 166 comments. The third debate post generated 544 comments.
MSNBC:
Capitol Police arrest antiwar activist Sheehan — Invited to State of the Union address, she is removed from gallery — Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier in Iraq who reinvigorated the antiwar movement, was arrested and removed from the House gallery Tuesday night …
Washington Post:
President Bush's State of the Union Address — Following is President Bush's State of the Union Address, as delivered to Congress: — SPEAKER: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES — BUSH: Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, members of the Supreme Court …
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Think Progress:
Embargoed: State of the Union Text — We'll start respecting White House embargoes when they start telling the truth. — Embargoed Until Delivery of the State of the Union Address at 9:01 PM EST — January 31, 2006 — STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS — As Prepared For Delivery
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The Stakeholder, Scrutiny Hooligans, The Carpetbagger Report, Left in the West and Oliver Willis
MSNBC:
Bush: 'America is addicted to oil' — President to use fifth State of Union to recharge presidency … Today show — WASHINGTON - President Bush, pushing to take charge of an election-year agenda, was expected to tell the nation Tuesday night that "America is addicted to oil" …
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Jane Roh / Fox News:
Alito Sworn In as Nation's 110th Supreme Court Justice — Samuel Alito was sworn in as the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, less than two hours after the Senate voted 58-42 to confirm him to the nation's highest court. — "Sam Alito is a brilliant and fair-minded judge …
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David Stout / New York Times:Alito Is Confirmed for Supreme Court in 58-42 Vote
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Washington Post, NewsBusters.org, Prometheus 6, Lawyers, Guns and Money and The Volokh Conspiracy
CNN:
Bush to aim speech at 'kitchen table' issues — President to discuss U.S. 'addiction' to oil, according to excerpt — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush will target the economy, health care, security and oil in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, as he attempts to move past a difficult year …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
WaPo Gives Op-Ed Space To Terrorists — Today's Washington Post gives prime op-ed space to an indicted terrorist, arguing for diplomatic engagement with Hamas. All one needs to know about Mousa Abu Marzook can be found at the end of the article: … Despite these "qualifications" …
Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
La. Turned Down Feds' Help, Documents Show — A ranking Louisiana health official turned down federal offers to help move or evacuate patients as Hurricane Katrina bore down on New Orleans, a newly released document shows. — But the state's top medical officer said Louisiana coordinated …
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Rowley issues apology to Rep. John Kline over his depiction on website — Casting Kline as bumbling Colonel Klink from "Hogan's Heros" on the Democrat's blog a "new low," says GOP. — WASHINGTON - Rep. John Kline demanded and got an apology Monday from his Democratic rival, Coleen Rowley …
Uri Dan / Jerusalem Post:
Iran already has the bomb — Rafi Eitan suspects that Iran already has enough enriched uranium fissionable material to manufacture at least one or two atom bombs of the Hiroshima type. "Otherwise Iranian President Ahmadinejad would not have dared come out with his declaration that Israel …
Kate Steadman / tpmcafe.com:
Drug Bill Debacle — HSA Primer — We know that the centerpiece of tonight's State of the Union is Health Savings Accounts, or HSA's. Although Bush will describe them in terms of "personal choice" (a la Medicare Part D) and "free market forces" (a la Social Security Privatization),it's just not that simple.
Washington Post:
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine's Response — KAINE: My fellow Americans, good evening. — I'm Tim Kaine, the governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. And it's an honor tonight to give the Democratic response to President Bush on behalf of my commonwealth, my fellow Democratic governors and the Democratic Party.
