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Murray Waas / nationaljournal.com:
Cheney 'Authorized' Libby to Leak Classified Information  —  Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, testified to a federal grand jury that he had been "authorized" by Cheney and other White House "superiors" in the summer of 2003 to disclose classified information …
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Scott Shields / MyDD:
Smearing Harry Reid  —  Checking the latest headlines at Yahoo! News a few minutes ago, I was shocked to read that "Reid Aided Abramoff Clients, Records Show."  Immediately, I clicked on it to get the story.  My first impression was that, unless I wanted to be a complete and total hypocrite …
Associated Press:
Bush: Al Qaeda attack on West Coast thwarted  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush said the U.S.-led global war on terror has "weakened and fractured" al Qaeda and allied groups, outlining as proof new details about the multinational cooperation that foiled purported terrorist plans to fly …
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White House:
President Discusses Progress in War on Terror to National Guard  —  Washington, D.C.  —  In Focus: National Security  —  In Focus: Defense  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for that warm welcome.  I'm delighted to be here with the men and women of the National Guard Association of the United States.
Smash / The Military Outpost:
WEST COAST TERROR PLOT THWARTED  —  Since Septemeber 11th, the United States and our coalition partners have disrupted a number of serious al Qaeda terrorist plots, including plots to attack targets inside the United States.  —  Let me give you an example:
MSNBC:
Bush highlights foiled 2002 L.A. terror plot
Discussion: The Daily Nightly
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
A Catch-22 for the Administration  —  (updated below)  —  This article by The Washington Post's Dan Eggen (who, as I've said before, has been one of the best journalists by far covering this story) analyzes one of the truly inexplicable aspects of the Administration's rationale …
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Reuters:
Anti-war mom Sheehan will not run for Senate  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cindy Sheehan, the anti-Iraq war activist whose son was killed in the conflict there, put an end to speculation on Thursday that she would launch a long-shot bid to become a U.S. senator from California.
Discussion: PunditGuy
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Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
Sheehan won't run against Feinstein
Discussion: protein wisdom
New York Times:
Full House Committee Gets Briefing on Eavesdropping  —  WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 — Under pressure from some Congressional Republicans as well as Democrats, the White House abruptly changed its position on Wednesday and provided a closed-door briefing on the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program …
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Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Comey Asked by Specter to Testify Before Judiciary Committee
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
One sorry mess of a party  —  AND FOR ANOTHER week, the Democrats managed to hold themselves hostage to, well, themselves.  —  Item 1: Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, the wunderkind of the Democratic Party who, we've been told, not only transcends race, partisanship and personal ambition …
Discussion: Cold Fury
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Lee Scott / Washington Post:
Wal-Mart Is in Maryland to Stay
Discussion: Hotline On Call
Bill Theobald / gallatinnewsexaminer.com:
Hastert, Frist said to rig bill for drug firms  —  Frist denies protection was added in secret  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and House Speaker Dennis Hastert engineered a backroom legislative maneuver to protect pharmaceutical companies from lawsuits, say witnesses to the pre-Christmas power play.
Andrew C. Revkin / New York Times:
NASA Aide Who Resigned Over Warming Offers Defense  —  George C. Deutsch, the young NASA press aide who resigned on Tuesday in the center of a storm over claims that he had tried to keep keep the agency's top climate scientist from speaking publicly about global warming, defended himself today in his first public interviews.
Associated Press:
Ex-FEMA chief: I may tell all about Katrina  —  Michael Brown asks White House if they want him to stay quiet  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former disaster agency chief Michael Brown is indicating he is ready to reveal his correspondence with President Bush and other officials during Hurricane Katrina unless …
Media Matters for America:
After Fox edited out applause following Lowery's remarks at King funeral, Kondracke expressed surprise at audience's muted reaction … The February 8 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume featured an edited video clip of civil rights leader Rev. Joseph Lowery's address …

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The Anchoress:
NY Times illustrates cartoon story
Michelle Malkin:
THE PIG SNOUT SWINDLE
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
DeLay claims to barely know one of his 'closest and dearest friends'
Scot Lehigh / Boston Globe:
Pondering a second act for Kerry
tcsdaily.com:
Strong Economy, Weak Coverage
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Carol Giacomo / Reuters:
U.S., Britain discuss promoting democracy in Iran
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Bucking Bush on Spying
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James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
Lone Gun in War Reporting
Jamal Saidi / MSNBC:
Bush, Rice told to 'shut up' over cartoon issue
Garance Franke-Ruta / TAPPED:
INTELLECTUAL ARM CANDY.  Ezra, riffing off an item on Judith …
Jay / Stop The ACLU:
Stop The ACLU's One Year Blogiversary Blogburst: Top Ten Myths About The ACLU
Discussion: Hyscience and Fausta's Blog
Kevin Sites / Reuters:
EU mulls media code after cartoon protests
Karen W. Arenson / New York Times:
Panel Explores Standard Tests for Colleges
Discussion: Eduwonk.com, TAPPED and Bitch Ph.D.
Celeste Calvitto / Rapid City Journal:
Measure promoting intellectual diversity approved by House
Nancy Goldstein / rawstory.com:
Money shot  —  Twenty bloggers.  Seventeen states.
 
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