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Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:
BREAKING: Harman Calls for Release of Second Secret Iraq Report — There's a second damning Iraq report floating around the intelligence community. — At least, that's according to Rep. Jane Harman (CA), the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee.
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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Bush Makes Public Parts of Report on Terrorism — The Bush administration released late this afternoon declassified parts of a major intelligence report stating that intelligence agencies found the Iraq war had become a "cause célèbre" for Islamic militants …
Bill Brubaker / Washington Post:
Bush to Declassify Parts of Intelligence Assessment on Iraq — President Bush said today he has grudgingly ordered declassification of parts of a leaked intelligence report that concludes that the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq has fueled Islamic extremism and contributed to the spread of terrorist cells.
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CNN:Bush to declassify parts of leaked intelligence report
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Barry Schweid / Associated Press:Bush to Release Part of Intel Assessment
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White House:
President Bush Welcomes President Karzai of Afghanistan to the White House — PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you. Please be seated. It's my honor to welcome President Karzai back to the White House. Mr. President, Laura and I fondly remember your gracious hospitality when we met you in your capital.
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MSNBC:
President says NIE leak was political, denies Iraq has worsened terrorism — WASHINGTON - President Bush on Tuesday announced that he will declassify parts of the National Intelligence Estimate, which reportedly concluded that the war with Iraq has worsened terrorism.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Karzai responds to reporter's question about terrorism; Update: Reporter was left-wing shill Jennifer Loven — We've gotten four or five requests for this since it aired this morning. It's not so much what he says as how he says it: the long pauses, the look of utter incredulity …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Bloggers gather at White House for pork bill signing; Update: Video added; Update: Ace spotted; Update: Mary K spotted — I was taping three different cable news networks at 9:45 this morning in hopes that they might look in briefly on this moronic event, and that within that shot …
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White House:
President Bush Signs Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act — Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building — Fact Sheet: Achieving Greater Transparency and Accountability in Government — THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated — except for you all. (Laughter.) Welcome.
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Larry Womack / The Raw Story:
2001 memo to Rice contradicts statements about Clinton, Pakistan — A memo received by United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shortly after becoming National Security Advisor in 2001 directly contradicts statements she made to reporters yesterday, RAW STORY has learned.
Will / Attytood:
Why I'm mad: An open letter to David Broder from a fellow journalist — This is an open letter that I am sending today to columnist David Broder of the Washington Post, the so-called "dean of American journalism." I am hoping that others will read it, because it touches on many of the important issues …
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Matthew Yglesias / American Prospect:
Rogue State — Lawbreaker and torturer — that's America, loud and proud. — "The United States is committed to the world-wide elimination of torture," George W. Bush explained in a June 2003 speech, "and we are leading this fight by example." Oh, the irony!
Laura Sessions Stepp / Washington Post:
Syndicate Says 'Boondocks' May Not Return — Cartoonist Hasn't Answered Pleas to Resume Comic Strip — It's over for "The Boondocks" comic strip, at least for now. After six years — a remarkably short run for a strip that found its way into 300-plus newspapers, including The Washington Post …
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Anxious Dems eye power of the purse on Iraq — Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) will chair the powerful Ways and Means Committee if Democrats win control of the House next year, but his main goal in 2007 does not fall within his panel's jurisdiction. — "I can't stop this war," …
Adam Schrager / KUSA-TV:
Perlmutter surges ahead in 7th CD Poll — KUSA - Democrat Ed Perlmutter has surged to a 17-point lead over Republican Rick O'Donnell in a new 9NEWS poll conducted by Survey USA in the race to represent Colorado's 7th Congressional District. — A Survey USA poll conducted last month …
Randolph E. Schmid / Associated Press:
White House said to bar hurricane report — WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has blocked release of a report that suggests global warming is contributing to the frequency and strength of hurricanes, the journal Nature reported Tuesday. — The possibility that warming conditions …
epw.senate.gov:
"Hot & Cold Media Spin: A Challenge To Journalists Who Cover Global Warming" — HOT & COLD MEDIA SPIN CYCLE: A CHALLENGE TO JOURNALISTS WHO COVER GLOBAL WARMING — SENATOR JAMES INHOFE CHAIRMAN, SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE — Contact: Marc Morano (marc_morano@epw.senate.gov) …
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