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11:40 PM ET, January 23, 2007

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Think Progress:
BREAKING: Libby Destroyed Evidence Prior To Testifying, Cheney 'Deeply Involved'  —  Under oath, Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff Scooter Libby told a grand jury that he first learned that Joe Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, was a CIA agent from conversations with the media.
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Holy Moly  —  Norah O'Donnell is asking Andy Card and Leon Panetta if the president is going to have to ask Dick Cheney to resign as a result of what's being alleged at the Libby Trial.  (They both punted.)  —  If that's the beltway chatter, look for the Republican noise machine to go into high gear.
Washington Post:
Defense Attorney Paints Libby as Scapegoat  —  I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was "put through the meat grinder" by the White House shortly after the Iraq war began, scapegoated to cloak the leak of a CIA officer's identity to the media by presidential adviser Karl Rove, Libby's lawyer contended today as Libby's perjury trial began.
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Liveblog: Wells' Opening Statement, Part Two  —  Picking up after lunch.  —  To remind you of housekeeping.  This is not a transcript.  It is as close as I can get.  —  And I'll timestamp my updates.  I'll try to update every 15 minutes.  So don't overtax the servers by trying to update every two minutes.
Discussion: JustOneMinute, TAPPED and TalkLeft
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Liveblog: Fitzgerald's Opening Statement
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Liveblog: Well's Opening Statement, Part One
Discussion: TalkLeft and Booman Tribune
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:   Libby Liveblog: Other Issues
Think Progress:
Embargoed: State of the Union Text  —  We'll start respecting White House embargoes when they start telling the truth.  —  Embargoed Until Delivery of the State of the Union Address at 9:01 PM EST  —  January 23, 2007  —  STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS  —  As Prepared For Delivery
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Drudge Report:
EXCLUSIVE: FULL STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH  —  Madam Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:  —  This rite of custom brings us together at a defining hour - when decisions are hard and courage is tested.
Robert Mayer / Publius Pundit:   DEMOCRACY AS FOREIGN POLICY DYING, BUT NOT DEAD
Drudge Report:
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:45pm ET]  —  Good evening.  —  I'm Senator Jim Webb, from Virginia, where this year we will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown - an event that marked the first step in the long journey that has made us the greatest and most prosperous nation on earth.
Discussion: Right Voices
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
State Of The Union: Live Blog  —  Show going live now — click the icon below to join!  —  I'll be live-blogging the State of the Union speech at this link, starting shortly before it commences at 8 PM CT.  Be sure to keep checking back here for constant updates during the speech.
Think Progress:
Webb: If Bush Doesn't Take The 'Right Kind Of Action...We Will …
Discussion: Gristmill
Dan / Riehl World View:
Webb's Disappointing Rebuttal
Discussion: Instapundit.com
Abu Kais / From Beirut to the Beltway:
Hizbullah, Aoun unleash terror on Lebanon — continuous updates  —  Hundreds of masked men are setting fire to tires and dumpsters after filling them with fuel in Beirut and other areas.  Eyewitnesses told me that they saw bulldozers assisting the protestors by shoveling dirt and dumping it on some of the roads.
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Washington Wire:
From the President, a Two-Letter Jab at the Democrats  —  President Bush departed from the prepared text of his State of the Union address to graciously congratulate Nancy Pelosi on her history-making selection as the first female Speaker of the House.  Then he departed from the prepared text …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Angry Bear
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Webb Offers Blunt Challenge to Bush  —  Va. Senator Urges Change in Direction for Economy, Iraq War  —  Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) delivered a blistering eight-minute response to President Bush's State of the Union address last night, promising an aggressive challenge to Bush's Iraq …
John Byrne / The Raw Story:
Liberal talk show host trashes Clinton's staff  —  Fargo's liberal talker Ed Schultz broke out enraged against the staff of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in remarks broadcast Monday — and then met this morning with Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), RAW STORY has learned.  A Schultz aide said the meeting was long planned.
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Ynetnews:
Iran: Israel, US will soon die  —  Ahmadinejad: Be assured that the US and Israel will soon end lives  —  Israel and the United States will soon be destroyed, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday during a meeting with Syria's foreign minister, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) website said in a report.
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere and Blogs of War
Steve Rosenthal / The Huffington Post:
They work for us - and we won't let them forget it!  —  The November 7th elections were a watershed for America's workers.  The tyranny imposed by years of GOP control has ended.  That should end the string of anti-worker and anti-family policies imposed by the Republican Party and their corporate allies.
Ann Compton / ABCNEWS:
Bush to Offer Bold Energy Plan  —  In State of the Union Tonight, Bush Will Call for 20 Percent Cut in Gasoline Usage  —  President Bush will lay out a bold plan in his State of the Union tonight for Americans to cut their consumption of all gasoline by 20 percent over the next 10 years, ABC News has learned.
Atrios / Eschaton:
State of the Union  —  Lazy bastard pre-taped it so he could get to bed early.
 
 
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Despite 1% Poll Standing, Brownback Is a Winner Among Antiabortion Right
Dean Barnett / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
FAQ - The State of the Union Address!
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Report: Gulf States Prepared to Back U.S. Military Strike on Iran
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Associated Press:
'Smoking gun' report to say global warming here
Washington Post:
Petraeus Confident in New Iraq Strategy
Confederate Yankee:
CRACKDOWN: Iraqi PM Locks Down Official Media Access to Key Government Ministries
 

 
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
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