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8:40 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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Legal issues governing the Administration's newly disclosed surveillance program  —  (updated below - updated 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)
William Branigin / Washington Post:
NSA Call-Tracking Program Sparks Alarm
Associated Press:
Congress Demands Phone Records Answers
Discussion: PunditGuy and Daily Kos
AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
Another Day, Another National Security Leak
John Byrne / The Raw Story:
Seventy two in Congress join battle against wiretaps
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)******
irna.ir:
President says his letter to President Bush was invitation to Islam  —  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Thursday that his letter to President George W. Bush did not concern the nuclear dossier, but rather was an invitation to Islam and the prophets culture.
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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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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 …
Phillip Martin / Burnt Orange Report:
The Tragedy of House Bill 1  —  The Senate voted to pass out an incredibly twisted piece of legislation today after three days of secret meetings behind closed doors.  The vote, which was unanimous and confirms that the "private club" of the Texas Senate is more important than the entire population of Texas …
The Raw Story:
DeLay notifies Speaker of the House he will resign June 9  —  It's official: Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) has announced he will resign from Congress June 9.  A copy of his resignation letter was acquired by RAW STORY.  —  Congressman Tom DeLay  —  Representing the 22nd District of Texas
 
 
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Larisa Alexandrovna / The Raw Story:
US military, intelligence officials raise concern about possible …
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Who Are You, Hillary?
Philip Johnston / Telegraph:
Hijackers have a right to live in Britain
Media Matters for America:
Limbaugh claimed Ahmadinejad letter to Bush contained "liberal …
Wall Street Journal:
Breakdown of Trust Led Judge Luttig To Clash With Bush
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The Hill:
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