memeorandum @ 1:25 AM ET, April 22, 2006

1:25 AM ET, April 22, 2006

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CIA Officer Fired for Leaking Classified Info to Media — WASHINGTON — A CIA officer has been relieved of his duty after being caught leaking classified information to the media. — CIA officials will not reveal the officer's name, assignment, or the information that was leaked.

Discussion: A Blog For All, In From the Cold, Power Line, Ace of Spades HQ, Wizbang, Gay Patriot, The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta, Dr. Sanity, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, Secular Blasphemy, In the Bullpen and In Search Of Utopia

New York Times:

C.I.A. Fires Senior Officer Over Leaks — WASHINGTON, April 21 — The Central Intelligence Agency has dismissed a senior career officer for disclosing classified information to reporters, including material for Pulitzer Prize-winning articles in The Washington Post about the agency's secret overseas prisons …

Discussion: The Strata-Sphere, Ace of Spades HQ and TalkLeft

CBS News:

A Spy Speaks Out — (CBS) A CIA official who had a top role during the run-up to the Iraqi war charges the White House with ignoring intelligence that said there were no weapons of mass destruction or an active nuclear program in Iraq. — The former highest ranking CIA officer in Europe …

Discussion: Amygdala, AMERICAblog, Shakespeare's Sister and The Democratic Daily Blog

William Branigin / Washington Post:

CIA Fires Employee for Alleged Leak — The CIA announced today that it has fired an employee for leaking classified information to the news media. — The termination of the unidentified officer was announced to CIA employees yesterday after an internal investigation of the leaks.

Discussion: Hugh Hewitt, Riehl World View, PrairiePundit and In the Bullpen

AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:

NSA Leak Investigation Nabs First Criminal — *** Welcome Michelle Malkin readers! Make sure to check out the links coming in to the comments to see what other bloggers are saying on this matter. Update: Keep an eye on the comments for links coming in from readers and other blogs.

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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute: CIA Officer Sacked For Leaking

Confederate Yankee: CIA Officer Didn't CYA

David Morgan / Reuters:
CIA fires officer over alleged leak

Discussion: Big Lizards and The Belmont Club

Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:

Shiites Agree on Pick for Prime Minister — BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 21 — Shiite leaders selected Jawad al-Maliki, a hard-line and outspoken Shiite leader, to replace the outgoing prime minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. The move could resolve a two-month-long political deadlock …

Discussion: Informed Comment, american footprints, Needlenose and Blue Crab Boulevard

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Thomas B. Edsall / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats Ahead in Cash Race

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John W. Dean / FindLaw's Writ:

If Past Is Prologue, George Bush Is Becoming An Increasingly Dangerous President — President George W. Bush's presidency is a disaster - one that's still unfolding. In a mid-2004 column, I argued that, at that point, Bush had already demonstrated that he possessed the least attractive …

Discussion: Preemptive Karma, In Search Of Utopia, WTF Is It Now??, Pam's House Blend, State of the Day and skimble

Will / Attytood:

Free-speech outrage: Wenyi Wang may be charged with federal crime for daring to criticize the president...of China — Earlier today, we made the point that if you consider 1989's so-called "Tank Man" of Tiananmen Square to be a hero for standing up to China's totalitarian regime …

Discussion: The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta, Michelle Malkin, Liberty Street, The All Spin Zone, Norwegianity, The Heretik, Hit and Run, WTF Is It Now??, The Peking Duck and AMERICAblog

Roger L. Simon:

Playing Freud with Hiltzik — I'm actually feeling a bit sorry for LAT columnist Michael Hiltzik who is undergoing something of a "skimmity ride" (see Thomas Hardy) across the blogosphere and now the mainstream media. For those few who don't know, the Pulitzer Prize winner was caught posting

Discussion: Hugh Hewitt, BuzzMachine, Independent Sources, Ace of Spades HQ, Expose the Left and Carol Platt Liebau

Pink Lady / In The Pink Texas:

Ask Not What Your Bloggers Can Do For You, Ask What You Can Do For Your Bloggers — *UPDATE* - Due to popular demand (and by 'popular,' I mean a couple requests), it's time to start captioning these photos. I'll start. Photo #9, me at the beginning of the night. Photo #36, me at the end of the night.

Discussion: PinkDome, Common Sense, The Agonist and Grits for Breakfast

The Majority Report:

KATHERINE HARRIS GIVES EVERYTHING SHE HAS TO YOUNG REPORTER — Scribe and friend-of-show Stephen Elliott snapped these photos while traveling with Katherine Harris this week. Harris is fawning over Justin Richards of the University of Florida, Gainesville student newspaper.

Discussion: In Search Of Utopia