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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 …
MSNBC:
Abramoff says Bush met, even joked, with him  —  Statement follows White House claim that president does not know lobbyist  —  WASHINGTON - Jack Abramoff said in correspondence made public Thursday that President Bush met him "almost a dozen" times, disputing White House claims Bush …
Associated Press:
Abramoff Team and Reid's Office Had Frequent Contact, Records Show  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid wrote at least four letters helpful to Indian tribes represented by Jack Abramoff, and Reid's staff had frequent contact with the disgraced lobbyist's team about legislation.
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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Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:   Comey Asked by Specter to Testify Before Judiciary Committee
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Will the Comey-to-Margolis Handoff Hold?
Discussion: Macsmind
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.
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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 …
MSNBC:
Bush highlights foiled 2002 L.A. terror plot  —  Mayor says White House didn't inform city of threat … MSNBC TV  —  MSNBC staff and news service reports  —  WASHINGTON - Seeking to justify his tactics in the war on terrorism, President Bush on Thursday disclosed new details …
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Nightly
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
White House Knew of Levee's Failure on Night of Storm  —  WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 — In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Bush administration officials said they had been caught by surprise when they were told on Tuesday, Aug. 30, that a levee had broken, allowing floodwaters to engulf New Orleans.
Discussion: AMERICAblog
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Agreement Reached on Patriot Act Changes  —  WASHINGTON - A band of Senate Republican holdouts reached agreement Thursday with the White House on changes in the Patriot Act designed to clear the way for passage of anti-terror legislation stalled in a dispute over civil liberties.
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.
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 and Vodkapundit
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 …
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.
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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