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Maria Newman / New York Times:
Bush Learned Within Three Hours That Cheney Shot Hunter — President Bush was informed within three hours that Vice President Dick Cheney had shot a fellow hunter in South Texas on Saturday afternoon, the White House said today. — The shooting, which occurred at about 5:30 p.m. …
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White House:
Press Briefing by Scott McClellan — Response to a Question from the Briefing — MR. MCCLELLAN: Good afternoon, everyone. Let me begin with one update on the schedule today. The President will today — or today is submitting his 2006 Economic Report to the Congress.
CBS News:
Reporting Lag In Cheney Shooting — (CBS/AP) Questions are being raised about why it took the Bush administration a full day to disclose the news that Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a companion on a weekend hunting trip. — The incident occurred Saturday but was not reported publicly …
rawstory.com:
White House briefing: Reporters go after McClellan — RAW STORY — From Monday's White House press briefing. Crooks and Liars now has the video here. — Q Scott, do you think that the shooting accident involving the vice president on Saturday should have been disclosed to the public on Saturday?
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THE BRAD BLOG, King of Zembla, BlondeSense, Democrat Taylor Marsh …, Loaded Mouth and TalkLeft
William Douglas / Knight Ridder:
Cheney's companion at fault in shooting, White House says — WASHINGTON - The White House blamed the 78-year-old man whom Vice President Dick Cheney shot during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas for the incident, as officials struggled Monday to explain why they waited nearly 24 hours before making the news public.
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Piquing the nation's interest — I should probably admit something: when I first heard that Dick Cheney had accidentally shot someone while hunting, I thought, as long as no one was seriously hurt, it'd be an amusing little story for The Daily Show, we'd all have a little fun at the Vice President's expense …
Ian / Expose the Left:
White House Press Briefing Turns Into Shoutfest and Game of 'Gotcha' (VIDEO) — The White House Press Corps is hammering WH Press Secretary Scott McClellan over the Cheney hunting incident. The whole press event was a 20 minute reiteration-fest because McClellan had to explain the event several times.
John Podhoretz / The Corner on National Review Online:WHAT CHENEY MUST DO — This story is a very big deal …
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Ed Driscoll.com, Democrat Taylor Marsh …, The Sundries Shack, The Huffington Post, TalkLeft, Booman Tribune and Donklephant
CNN:
Poll: Americans nervous about Iran — Bush's approval rating drops to 39 percent — (CNN) — Americans are nervous about the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, but also worry about the ability of the United States and the United Nations to deal with the situation, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday suggests.
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
U.S. and Israelis Are Said to Talk of Hamas Ouster — JERUSALEM, Feb. 13 — The United States and Israel are discussing ways to destabilize the Palestinian government so that newly elected Hamas officials will fail and elections will be called again, according to Israeli officials and Western diplomats.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Expectations of Middle East Peace Drop Following Hamas Victory — Growing sympathy toward Israelis evident — PRINCETON, NJ — Following the election of Hamas as the Palestinian Authority's ruling party, Americans have grown more pessimistic that peace will ever be achieved in the Middle East …
Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Popular Ohio Democrat Drops Out of Race, and Perhaps Politics — Paul Hackett, an Iraq war veteran and popular Democratic candidate in Ohio's closely watched Senate contest, said yesterday that he was dropping out of the race and leaving politics altogether as a result of pressure from party leaders.
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Larisa Alexandrovna / rawstory.com:
Outed CIA officer was working on Iran, intelligence sources say — The unmasking of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson by White House officials in 2003 caused significant damage to U.S. national security and its ability to counter nuclear proliferation abroad, RAW STORY has learned.
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Michelle Malkin:
DANA MILBANK: CLOWN — Washington Post reporter Dana Milbank turned up on an MSNBC show to talk about the Cheney accidental hunting trip shooting wearing this costume: — Download and watch the video (Windows Media .wmv file). — Hat tip: Tom Elia at The New Editor …
The Brussels Journal:
More and More Moderate Muslims Speak Out in Denmark — Dozens of Danish Muslims are joining the network of moderate Muslims, the Demokratiske Muslimer (Democratic Muslims). About 700 Muslims have already become DM members and 2,500 Danes have expressed their will to support the network.
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Hilary Goldstein / IGN:
WonderCon '06: Holy Terror, Batman! — Batman kicks Al Qaeda's ass. Frank Miller's talks about upcoming book. — February 12, 2006 - During his WonderCon panel, Frank Miller discussed his next graphic novel. Once again, Miller returns to the world of the Batman, this time with Holy Terror, Batman!.
Jim Krane / Associated Press:
Gore Laments U.S. 'Abuses' Against Arabs — JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Former Vice President Al Gore told a mainly Saudi audience on Sunday that the U.S. government committed "terrible abuses" against Arabs after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and that most Americans did not support such treatment.
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Tim Golden / New York Times:
Years After 2 Afghans Died, Abuse Case Falters — In Yakubi, Afghanistan, Asaldin and Shahpoor, the father and a brother of a taxi driver who died in American custody at Bagram, mourned last year. "God will punish" the abusers, Shahpoor said. — FORT BLISS, Tex. — In the chronicle …
