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10:55 PM ET, May 11, 2006

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John O'Neil / New York Times:
Bush Says U.S. Spying Is Not Widespread  —  President Bush today denied that the government is "mining or trolling through the personal lives of innocent Americans," as Democrats expressed outrage over a news report describing a National Security Agency program that has collected vast amounts of telephone records.
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Crooks and Liars:
Cafferty: Dictatorship  —  Jack Cafferty didn't hold back today:  —  Video-WMP Video-QT  —  Cafferty: We all hope nothing happens to Arlen Specter, the Republican head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, cause he might be all that stands between us and a full blown dictatorship in this country.
Rich Noyes / NewsBusters.org:
Hyping USA Today's "Big Brother" Bombshell: TV Jumps on Stale NSA Database Story  —  Seismic!  Shocking!  Startling!  A bombshell!!  That's how the ABC, CBS and NBC morning shows described a front-page story in today's (Thursday's) USA Today that breathlessly touted how "NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls."
Associated Press:
Text: Bush's Comments on NSA Activities  —  Remarks by President Bush Thursday on reports of the National Security Agency building a secret database of U.S. telephone records, as transcribed by the White House:  —  After September the 11th, I vowed to the American people that our government …
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
No need for Congress, no need for courts  —  (updated below)  —  I just this morning read the obviously significant USA Today article detailing the fact that the NSA is maintaining a comprehensive data base of every call made by every American - both internationally and domestically …
Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
NSA Stymies Justice Dept. Spying Probe  —  WASHINGTON — The government has abruptly ended an inquiry into the warrantless eavesdropping program because the National Security Agency refused to grant Justice Department lawyers the necessary security clearance to probe the matter.
USA Today:
Bush defends NSA data collection program  —  WASHINGTON — Responding quickly to a USA TODAY report that his administration has collected information on tens of millions of domestic phone calls, President Bush today said everthing the National Security Agency has done is legal …
Associated Press:
Bush: We're not trolling your personal life  —  Lawmakers demand answers on phone records report  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans and Democrats demanded answers from the Bush administration Thursday about a government spy agency secretly collecting records …
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Legal issues governing the Administration's newly disclosed surveillance program  —  (updated below - updated again - and again)  —  Orin Kerr has a post which preliminary assesses some of the legal issues involved with the domestic data gathering program, concluding (in his standard …
Bloomberg:
NSA Collected Phone Records in U.S., Lott Says (Update1)  —  May 11 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. National Security Agency has obtained the phone records of millions of Americans in an effort to stop terrorists, a Senate Intelligence Committee member confirmed.  —  News of the program …
William Branigin / Washington Post:
NSA Call-Tracking Program Sparks Alarm
The Raw Story:
Conyers, Harman introduce bill to kill NSA phone call database
Discussion: Firedoglake
Media Research Center:
Networks Hyperventilate Over "Big Brother"
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
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William J. Kole / Associated Press:   Why Won't U.S., Iran Hash Out Differences?
Ryan Alessi / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Grand jury indicts Gov. Ernie Fletcher  —  The special grand jury that's been investigating state government hiring practices today indicted Gov. Ernie Fletcher on three misdemeanor charges of conspiracy, official misconduct and political discrimination.  —  The jury also indicted former …
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Mark Nickolas / BluegrassReport.org:   GRAND JURY INDICTS GOVERNOR ERNIE FLETCHER (R)******
Joshua Lynsen / washblade.com:
Dean slams gay marriage on '700 Club'  —  DNC chair misstates party platform, angering gay Democrats, activists  —  Democratic Party Chair Howard Dean has contradicted his party's platform and infuriated gay rights advocates by saying the party's platform states "marriage is between a man and a woman."
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Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
Dean Misstates Party Platform on Gays
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Washington Post
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Dean and Party Leaders in a Money Dispute
Discussion: The Hill, MyDD and Buckeye State Blog
Human Events:
Don't Let 'Moderate' Hillary Fool You  —  Hillary Clinton weighed in on the immigration reform debate recently by accusing the House Republicans of passing a bill that would "criminalize the Good Samaritan and probably even Jesus himself."  Hillary also opined that the House bill …
Discussion: Preemptive Karma
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:   Who Are You, Hillary?
Baltimore Examiner:
Snow issues detailed rebuttals to media coverage of the president  —  WASHINGTON - New White House Press Secretary Tony Snow is starting off in a combative mode against the press by issuing detailed rebuttals to what he considers unfair coverage of Bush.  —  "The New York Times continues …
Wall Street Journal:
Breakdown of Trust Led Judge Luttig To Clash With Bush  —  After Fight in Terrorism Case,  —  Conservative Star Gives Up  —  Court Seat for Boeing Job  —  New Task: Appease McCain  —  McLEAN, Va. — On Nov. 22, U.S. Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig was at work in his chambers …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Reaction
Larisa Alexandrovna / The Raw Story:
US military, intelligence officials raise concern about possible preparations for Iran strike  —  Use of Iraq terror group bypassed Congress, sources say  —  Concern is building among the military and the intelligence community that the US may be preparing for a military strike on Iran …
Discussion: Angry Bear and The Left Coaster
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
The Glenn and Helen Show: Ken Mehlman and Michael Barone on 2006 and 2008  —  It's a roundup of Republican problems and solutions in today's Glenn and Helen Show.  First, we talk to Ken Mehlman, chair of the Republican National Committee, about polls, anger in the base, and issues like immigration, spending, taxes, and judges.
 
 
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Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Joint Economic Committee Releases Tax Cuts Make Tax System More Progressive
Dave McKibben / Los Angeles Times:
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Ari Berman / The Nation:
The New Kerry  —  Delivering a major address in April …
The Raw Story:
DeLay notifies Speaker of the House he will resign June 9
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