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Paul Burka / Slate:
Full of Holes — The gossip about Cheney's bad shot. — Austin, TEXAS—The headquarters of Harry Whittington, the 78-year-old Austin lawyer who was shot by Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident Saturday, is the nondescript 10-story Vaughn Building, located a block from the Texas Capitol in downtown Austin.
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New York Times:
Fellow Hunter Shot by Cheney Suffers Setback — WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 — The 78-year-old lawyer shot by Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident over the weekend suffered a minor heart attack early Tuesday caused by birdshot lodged in his heart, hospital officials in Texas said.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Handling of Accident Creates Tension Between White House Staffs — WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 — When the White House press secretary, Scott McClellan, came to the press room just before 10 a.m. Tuesday and suggested he was wearing an orange tie to avoid a stray shot from Vice President Dick Cheney …
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The Next Hurrah
Los Angeles Times:
Cheney Lacked $7 Hunting Credential — CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Although he was not cited with breaking any laws, Vice President Dick Cheney did not have proper hunting credentials when he accidentally shot a fellow hunter at a private ranch over the weekend, authorities said Monday.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
An Arrogance of Power — There is a temptation that seeps into the souls of even the most righteous politicians and leads them to bend the rules, and eventually the truth, to suit the political needs of the moment. That arrogance of power is on display with the Bush administration.
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Confederate Yankee:The Quail on the Grassy Knoll
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Charles Babington / Washington Post:
Congressional Probe of NSA Spying Is in Doubt — Congress appeared ready to launch an investigation into the Bush administration's warrantless domestic surveillance program last week, but an all-out White House lobbying campaign has dramatically slowed the effort and may kill it, key Republican and Democratic sources said yesterday.
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Washington Post:
Cheney's Response A Concern In GOP — Vice President Cheney's slow and unapologetic public response to the accidental shooting of a 78-year-old Texas lawyer is turning the quail-hunting mishap into a political liability for the Bush administration and is prompting senior White House officials …
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Matthew Moore / Sydney Morning Herald:
The photos America doesn't want seen — MORE photographs have been leaked of Iraqi citizens tortured by US soldiers at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison on the outskirts of Baghdad. — Tonight the SBS Dateline program plans to broadcast about 60 previously unpublished photographs …
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Jonathan Ewing / Associated Press:
Scalia Dismisses 'Living Constitution' — PONCE, Puerto Rico - People who believe the Constitution would break if it didn't change with society are "idiots," U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says. — In a speech Monday sponsored by the conservative Federalist Society …
Washington Post:
325,000 Names on Terrorism List — Rights Groups Say Database May Include Innocent People — The National Counterterrorism Center maintains a central repository of 325,000 names of international terrorism suspects or people who allegedly aid them, a number that has more than quadrupled since …
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David S. Cloud / New York Times:
Quick Rise for Purveyors of Propaganda in Iraq — WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 — Two years ago, Christian Bailey and Paige Craig were living in a half-renovated Washington group house, with a string of failed startup companies behind them. — Mr. Bailey, a boyish-looking Briton, and Mr. Craig …
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Chris Bowers / MyDD:
The Activist Class War Continues — I tried to make this shorter, I really did. Still, I think it is important, and I ask you to read it anyway—Chris — I have stayed almost completely silent about the Hackett-Brown primary on MyDD. I am not going to offer a candidate preference in this post …
Liz Clarke / Washington Post:
Cheek Wins Gold, Then Pays It Forward — TURIN, Italy, Feb. 13 — Joey Cheek was 14 years old and sitting on his living room floor, his eyes glued to the TV broadcast of the 1994 Winter Olympics, when his life's mission became clear. Norway's famed speedskater Johann Olav Koss was shattering …
Ted / Crooked Timber:
Block that kick — Steve Benen at the Carpetbagger Report passes on a story about public financing of advertising and PR campaigns. In the past two and a half years, the federal government has spent $1.6 billion on it. While that's a drop in the federal bucket, it's enough money to get excited about.
Vaughn Ververs / News Blog:
It's How You're Labeled, Not What You Say That Counts in Media Bias Study — Sunday morning public affairs shows on CBS, ABC and NBC are responsible for the fact that "our national debate - with all its consequences for policy and public opinion - has been pulled unmistakably to the right."
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Steven I. Weiss / Canonist:
Larry Flynt on the Danish Cartoons — I spoke with the Hustler publisher by phone today. You'll recall that Flynt was the key figure in a good many free speech battles, including a defamation suit from the Rev. Jerry Falwell. — What do you think of the situation of the Danish cartoons?
