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David Stout / New York Times:
Defense of Eavesdropping Is Met With Skepticism in Senate  —  WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 — Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales told skeptical senators today that the Bush administration's domestic eavesdropping program is legal, constitutional and vital to national security in a time of terrorism.
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Washington Post:
ALBERTO GONZALES, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL  —  SPECTER: It's 9:30.  The Judiciary Committee will now proceed with our hearing on the administration's program administered by the National Security Agency on surveillance.  —  We welcome the attorney general of the United States here today, who will be testifying.
Discussion: The Heretik and Decision '08
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Gonzales Defends Legality of Surveillance  —  Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales told a Senate committee today that a controversial surveillance program is "lawful in all respects" and that President Bush launched it under authority from both the Constitution and U.S. law.
CNN:
Gonzales faces skeptical questions about spy program  —  Attorney general defends NSA eavesdropping  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was defending President Bush's controversial domestic spying program Monday in testimony at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Discussion: Angry Bear and Demagogue
Washington Post:
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Holds a Hearing …
Discussion: The Stakeholder and AMERICAblog
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Live blogging the NSA hearings
mccain.senate.gov:
MCCAIN RELEASES LETTER TO OBAMA  —  Washington D.C. ­- Today, Senator McCain sent the following letter to Senator Obama regarding ongoing Congressional efforts towards bipartisan lobbying reform.  The following is the text from that letter:  —  The Honorable Barack Obama  —  United States Senate
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Hotline On Call:
McCain Blasts — And We Mean Blasts — Obama  —  An outraged Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) today called Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) insincere and partisan, suggesting the Illinois freshman as much as lied in private dicussions the two had about ethics reform last week.
Discussion: Amygdala and BrothersJudd Blog
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Hilarious: Pajamaline  —  First of all Power Line is not part of Pajamas Media as far as I know.  (I believe they are part of the Blog News Service of PM) Durbin reacts to Mirengoff's parroting of Karl Rove's talking point.  —  Video-WMP Video-QT  —  Atrios:
Discussion: TalkLeft and Unfogged
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Deacon / Power Line:
SCOOPED BY MY OWN PARTNER  —  As John mentioned, this morning Senator Durbin met the new media and, more specifically, "Pajama Line."  This occurred because I had the good fortune of accompanying filmmaker Andrew Marcus of Pajamas Media to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the legality of the NSA intercept program.
Discussion: Daily Pundit
Mark Tapscott / tapscottscopydesk.blogspot.com:
Betcha Durbin Knows About Pajamas Media Now!  (And Don't Miss Update V on an AP Schools Story)  —  Capitol Hill is buzzing with talk of a news conference earlier today in which Powerline's Paul Mirengoff was pushing some hard questions at Sen. Teddy Kennedy, D-MA, and Sen. Richard Durbin …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Washington Post:
Handful of Races May Tip Control of Congress  —  In Pennsylvania, Sen. Rick Santorum (R) has been running behind his challenger for months.  In Montana, Sen. Conrad Burns (R), linked to the Jack Abramoff scandal, is on the defensive.  In Ohio, Sen. Mike DeWine (R) is struggling to overcome …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
The Eunuch Caucus  —  I've been digesting this morning's hearings and I am dumbstruck by the totality of the Republicans' abdication of their duty.  These men who spent years running on Madisonian principles ("The essence of government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands …
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Matthew Yglesias / TAPPED:   WHAT HAPPENED TO POWER HUNGER?  I'm glad to see that Arlen Specter seems …
CNN:
Cartoon protests turn deadly  —  (CNN) — Angry protests over cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed in European newspapers has turned deadly in central Afghanistan, news agencies have reported.  —  A man demonstrating against the cartoons was shot dead by police after he shot at them, Reuters and The Associated Press reported.
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Charles Levinson / Christian Science Monitor:
Sunni tribes turn against jihadis  —  To fight foreign terrorists, US and Iraqi forces are looking to the Sunni Arab resistance.  —  BAGHDAD - Sheikh Osama al-Jadaan, head of the influential Karabila tribe in Sunni Arab-dominated western Iraq, is more politician than traditional sheikh these days.
Discussion: In the Bullpen
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Michelle Malkin:
A SUPER BOWL OMISSION  —  I didn't watch the football game yesterday.  But Lisa at Two Babes and Brain did.  And she points out a glaring omission: … Reader Mike C. noticed the same thing.  He e-mailed: … Debbie Schlussel highlights Air Force Captain Bryce Fisher of the Seattle Seahawks, who was profiled in USA Today.
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Two Babes and a Brain:
Where Was the Honoring of Our Troops... on SuperBowl Sunday?
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
somethingawful.com:
Leave a Message in the Anonymous Muslim Man Complaint Box  —  I saw on the TV that there is a show now with a woman host.  This is not very bad by itself because the woman was dressed in accordance with the laws of Islam and did not expose herself and inflame the lust of any male guests.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Bush's $2.8 Trillion Budget Proposal Cuts Domestic Programs  —  President Bush today proposed a $2.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2007 that would cut billions of dollars from domestic programs ranging from Medicare and food stamps to local law enforcement and disease control …
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John O'Neil / New York Times:
Bush's $2.77 Trillion Budget Plan Calls for Medicare Cuts
Dsifry / Sifry's Alerts:
State of the Blogosphere, February 2006 Part 1: On Blogosphere Growth  —  It's been 4 months since last October's State of the Blogosphere report, so it's time to update the numbers!  For historical perspective, you can see earlier State of the Blogosphere reports from July 2005, from March 2005, and from October 2004.
Discussion: Boing Boing
NEWS.com.au:
Iran to publish Holocaust cartoons  —  IRAN'S largest selling newspaper announced today it was holding a contest on cartoons of the Holocaust in response to the publishing in European papers of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.  —  "It will be an international cartoon contest about the Holocaust …

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