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Curt / Flopping Aces:
The Democrat Mole In The CIA Fired — Hey, I get home from work and find out that the CIA has fired the leaker of the CIA prison story...NICE! … I wonder which Administration she held allegience to huh? — Even more ironic is this: … Priest gets the Pulitzer while hopefully …
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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 …
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Thomas Joscelyn:
The Leaker & Al-Shifa — The word is out that CIA agent Mary McCarthy has been fingered as one source of information for The Washington Post's Dana Priest. McCarthy apparently provided Priest with information for her Pulitzer Prize winning coverage of the CIA's alleged secret terror prisons throughout Europe.
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
CIA VS. THE WHITE HOUSE: THE LEAKER AND THE SQUEALER — The war between the CIA and the White House took an interesting turn today as one CIA source for the press was rolled up and another came out of the closet. — First, the Agency announced the firing of an employee who has admitted speaking to the press:
Dean / Dean's World:
National Intelligence Officer Mary O. McCarthy: First Traitor Nabbed — So, the government finally launched a probe in January to find those who've been leaking top secret information to the press without authorization. And they've exposed their first traitor: senior National Intelligence Officer Mary O. McCarthy.
Jan Silva / Associated Press:
EU official: No evidence of illegal CIA action — Antiterror chief advises committee — BRUSSELS — Investigations into reports that US agents shipped prisoners through European airports to secret detention centers have produced no evidence of illegal CIA activities, the European Union's antiterrorism coordinator said yesterday.
Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
Iraqi Lawmakers End Months of Deadlock — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's president formally designated Shiite politician Jawad al-Maliki to form a new government Saturday, starting a process aimed at healing ethnic and religious wounds and pulling the nation out of insurgency and sectarian strife.
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Washington Post:
Top Shiites Nominate A Premier For Iraq — Al-Maliki Opposed Hussein And the U.S.-Led Invasion — BAGHDAD, April 21 — Jawad al-Maliki, an experienced political operator and advocate for Iraq's Shiite Muslims, won the approval of Shiite party leaders for the post of prime minister on Friday …
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Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:Shiites Settle on Pick for Iraqi Premier
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Washington Post:
Leaders Question Gasoline Prices — Congressional leaders yesterday planned to ask President Bush to order investigations into possible price gouging by oil companies as crude oil prices hit new highs on world markets and average gasoline prices in the nation's capital blew through the $3-a-gallon mark.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Democrat Leaves Ethics Panel — Rep. Alan B. Mollohan (W.Va.) stepped down temporarily from his post as ranking Democrat on the House ethics committee, amid accusations that he used his congressional position to funnel money to his own home-state foundations, possibly enriching himself in the process.
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Craig Shirley / Washington Post:
How the GOP Lost Its Way — The immigration reform debate has highlighted a long-standing fissure in the GOP between the elitist Rockefeller business wing and the party's conservative populist base. Whether the two groups can continue to coexist and preserve the Republican majority …
zonaeuropa.com:
Hu Jintao At The White House — This post is a consolidation of three previous comments here. — The Bush-Hu White House Press Conference (04/21/2006) At Bowenpress, four major mistakes were noted: — (1) The American master of ceremony announced that the national anthems of the Republic …
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Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Gonzales calls for mandatory Web labeling law — Web site operators posting sexually explicit information must place official government warning labels on their pages or risk being imprisoned for up to five years, the Bush administration proposed Thursday. — A mandatory rating system will …
Opinion Journal:
Breathe Easier — The world is getting cleaner, Al Gore notwithstanding. — Today, April 22, is Earth Day, which has been marked each year since 1970 as a day of reflection on the state of the environment. At least that's the idea, so let's begin with some figures.
Lewis Libby Indictment / TalkLeft:
Libby Team Admits Media Disclosures, Opposes Gag Order — On April 13, the judge in the Scooter Libby case issued an order (pdf) asking both sides to submit grounds in writing why a gag order should not be imposed as a result of disclosure of non-public information to the media and statements lawyers …
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