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10:10 PM ET, January 29, 2007

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Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: Ari Fleischer One  —  Hey, look at the exploding pig in the poke cartoon graphic I found!  Or perhaps "pig in the poke to stay out of the pokey"?  —  If you don't know the reference, Patrick Fitzgerald described the process of offering Ari Fleischer immunity "buying a pig in a poke."
Discussion: Angry Bear and Needlenose
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Booman Tribune:
Did Ari Fleischer Commit Perjury Today?  —  I think I may have found evidence that Ari Fleischer committed perjury today.  If Ari Fleischer did not commit perjury today, then former Time Magazine reporter John Dickerson is a big-time liar.  First I will introduce the principals …
Discussion: David Corn and The Corner
Washington Post:
Fleischer Tells Jury That Libby Told Him About Plame  —  Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer told a jury today that Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff was the first person to disclose the identity of an undercover CIA officer to him in July 2003.
Discussion: Firedoglake and DownWithTyranny!
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: Ari Fleischer Two  —  Standard housekeeping warnings. emptywheel?  Not a court reporter (in fact, she's the author of Anatomy of Deceit)-consider this a decent paraphrase, but not a transcript.  And updates?  Please consider the servers before you update every minute.
Discussion: Needlenose
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
"PLAME" vs. "WILSON"....I'm not going to blog obsessively about the Scooter Libby trial since so many other people are doing it far better than me, but here's a snippet from Marcy Wheeler's rough transcript of the prosecution's questioning of Ari Fleischer today: … This was on July 7, 2003.
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:   Never in His Wildest Dreams
Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Fleischer: Plame came up over lunch
Discussion: Mia Culpa
Los Angeles Times:
Hundreds die in clash near Shiite holy city  —  U.S. and Iraqi forces thwart 500 fighters apparently targeting a Najaf shrine.  A helicopter goes down, killing two American troops.  —  BAGHDAD — Iraqi and American forces killed several hundred gunmen apparently planning to attack …
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Washington Post:
Iraqis Raid Insurgents Near Shiite Holy City  —  More Than 300 Reported Dead in Ongoing Battle in Najaf  —  Iraqi soldiers, backed by U.S. helicopters, stormed an encampment of hundreds of insurgents hiding among date palm orchards in southern Iraq in an operation Sunday that set off fierce …
Huffington Post:
EXCLUSIVE: AIR AMERICA RESCUED  —  Air America Radio, in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings since October, will be rescued at the 11th hour by Manhattan real estate developer Stephen L. Green.  —  Al Franken, the best-known host of the liberal network, will announce his expected departure …
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:   Air America Radio Buyout, Stephen L Green
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
The Cowardice of Capitulation or the Bravery of Clear Sightedness?  —  Over at Hot Air, Allah links to a Daily Mail (UK) story highlighting the growing concern over the progressive's multiculturalist project—a story that, in its way, dovetails nicely with the Melanie Phillips post Dan cited earlier (LGF video here).
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Los Angeles Times:
Was 9/11 really that bad?  —  The attacks were a horrible act …
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Clinton's Presidential Posturing  —  When Lt. Gen. David Petraeus went before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week in open session, its members understandably had many questions for the new commander of American forces in Iraq.  —  They knew of his reputation as a battlefield leader …
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Ian Bishop / New York Post:
HILL'S 'EVIL' JOKE ON HUBBY BUBBA
Jon Keller / CBS4Boston:
Exclusive Survey Shows Tight Race In N.H.  —  (CBS4) With the field of candidates growing every week, the New Hampshire primary is shaping up to be a political free-for-all.  And exclusive new WBZ-TV Fast Track survey results show tight races in both parties.
Discussion: The Corner
Noam Cohen / New York Times:
Courts Turn to Wikipedia, but Selectively  —  When a court-appointed special master last year rejected the claim of an Alabama couple that their daughter had suffered seizures after a vaccination, she explained her decision in part by referring to material from articles in Wikipedia, the collaborative online encyclopedia.
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Reuters:
Survey shows 13 pct of Americans never heard of global warming  —  OSLO (Reuters) - Thirteen percent of Americans have never heard of global warming even though their country is the world's top source of greenhouse gases, a 46-country survey showed on Monday.
Heraclitus / The Reaction:
This is what a racist looks like  —  Some of you might remember my ridicule of a Townhall "columnist" named Burt Prelutsky, and in particular his assinine speculations on gender essentialism.  Well, this time Burt has felt the need to unbossom himself of his hatred of ni**ers.  No, seriously.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Feministe
Ralph Atkins / Financial Times:
Europeans still take a dim view of the euro  —  An overwhelming majority of citizens in the big eurozone countries believe the euro has damaged their national economies, highlighting the popular scepticism that still surrounds Europe's eight-year-old monetary union.
Discussion: FP Passport and Crooked Timber
Mark Kleiman / The RBC:
Mushrooms and mystical experience  —  There's now good scientific support for the claim that psilocybin, the active agent in "magic" mushrooms, has a better-than-even chance of generating a full-blown mystical experience in properly selected and prepared subjects.  —  Now what?
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Ben Smith / The Politico:
What She Meant  —  Hillary's odd, non-verbal joke that's getting all the attention today was a revealing moment.  —  But it wasn't revealing because she was suggesting her husband is "evil and bad."  —  It was revealing because — asked about dealing with evil men like Osama bin Laden …
 
 
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NPR:
Full Transcript: NPR Interview with President Bush
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow
Discussion: Think Progress and First Draft
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
The Double Talk Express
Hindrocket / Power Line:
PRESIDENT BUSH'S SUPPORT HOLDING STEADY
Discussion: Brendan Nyhan
Jack Langer / Human Events:
All the Old Dudes  —  "A man could make a fortune selling Geritol to these people."
Micah L. Sifry / Personal Democracy Forum blogs:
2008: Who's Ahead Online (Ds-Week Two)
Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Bush clarifies 'Democrat majority' gaffe
New York Times:
23-Month Campaign  —  In the old days, presidential races were one-year events.
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
MIAMI PLANS CASTRO DEATH PARTY IN ORANGE BOWL
Discussion: Hot Air
Confederate Yankee:
Walkback?  —  In the wake of my January [25] 26 letter …
Noam Cohen / New York Times:
Google Halts 'Miserable Failure' Link to President Bush
New York Magazine:
Bush on the Couch  —  Analyzing the president.  —  Photo-illustration by Michael Elins
Discussion: Liberal Values
Robin Toner / New York Times:
Women Feeling Freer to Suggest 'Vote for Mom'
Sam Coates / Times of London:
Extreme youth: the Muslims who would swap British law for Sharia
Marc Sandalow / San Francisco Chronicle:
CONFLICT IN IRAQ  —  Pelosi's trip: She believes more strongly …
Discussion: Hot Air, Think Progress and TIME
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Iran's Role in Iraq Will Be Exposed