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12:15 PM ET, February 8, 2007

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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Russert on the Hot Seat in Libby Trial  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — NBC's Tim Russert got the sort of "Meet the Press" interrogation he usually gives to his guests as attorneys Thursday flashed excerpts of his previous statements on a video monitor and asked him to explain inconsistencies.
Discussion: Dean's World
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Tim Russert, on The Uncomfortable Side of a Question  —  From the moment he hobbled into the wood-paneled courtroom on a single crutch from an ankle injury, Tim Russert seemed very different from the familiar television figure of Sunday morning combat.  —  He was careful, sober and subdued.
Swopa / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: Tim Russert, Three
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Scarecrow / Firedoglake:
Dick Cheney And The Dog That Didn't Bark
Discussion: MSNBC
Washington Times:
Pentagon limits Pelosi jet size  —  The Department of Defense yesterday sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that puts limits on the size of the plane she may use to travel across the country and restricts the guests she can bring, The Washington Times has learned.
Discussion: Right Wing News and Media Blog
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Edward Epstein / San Francisco Chronicle:
GOP makes much ado about the size of Pelosi's plane  —  The House speaker has had the use of a government jet since the Sept. 11 attacks  —  (02-08) 04:00 PST Washington — The way Speaker Nancy Pelosi will travel home to San Francisco and on official business is the latest tempest to hit the House of Representatives.
MSNBC:
Pelosi: I'll fly commercial  —  Speaker says politics behind whispers she wants a bigger plane  —  WASHINGTON - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hinted her opposition to the war in Iraq is behind the storm over her desire to fly non-stop from Washington to her home in San Francisco.
Discussion: Redstate and Talking Points Memo
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
7 GOP Senators Back War Debate  —  Lawmakers Had Blocked Action on Troop Resolution  —  Senate Republicans who earlier this week helped block deliberations on a resolution opposing President Bush's new troop deployments in Iraq changed course yesterday and vowed to use every tactic at their disposal to ensure a full and open debate.
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
House Sets Path for Iraq Vote, but Must Decide What to Say  —  As the House prepares for three days of debate next week on Iraq, Democratic leaders sought Wednesday to reconcile deep differences within the party in order to shape a symbolic resolution denouncing President Bush's troop buildup plan.
Discussion: The Corner and First Read
Ryan Grim / The Politico:
Bush Wants Funding Jump for Anti-Drug Ads Rated as Useless  —  President Bush has proposed a significant jump in funding for an anti-drug advertising campaign that government-funded research shows is at best useless and at worst has increased drug use among some teens.
New York Times:
Mormon Candidate Braces for Religion as Issue  —  As he begins campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, is facing a threshold issue: Will his religion — he is a Mormon — be a big obstacle to winning the White House?
New York Times:
Copter Crashes Suggest Change in Iraqi Tactics  —  With two more helicopter crashes near Baghdad, including a Marine transport crash on Wednesday that killed seven people, the number of helicopters that have gone down in Iraq over the past three weeks rose to six.
Jim Lindgren / The Volokh Conspiracy:
MANY 1967-72 SPITTING INCIDENTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE PRESS.  Hundreds of Vietnam-era veterans have publicly claimed in recent decades that they were spat on by citizens or anti-war protesters because of their military status either before they went to Vietnam, on leave, or after their return from overseas.
Washington Post:
Veterans Group Speaks Out on War  —  Congressional Democrats Let VoteVets.org Talk for Them, Bluntly  —  When Iraq war veteran Jon Soltz accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) of "aiding the enemy," the Democratic senators gathered around him yesterday did not wince.
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Matthew Yglesias:
Jonah Goldberg Day!  —  Two years ago today, Jonah Goldberg threw down the following challenge to Juan Cole: … Since Goldberg enjoys throwing a little smear-job in with his punditry, he also offered this: … Got it.  So we have a prediction, along with the insinuation that Professor Cole …
Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Post:
Railroad Firms Bringing Aboard Lawmakers' Lobbyist Relatives  —  The railroad industry is hiring relatives of Capitol Hill lawmakers and staff members as it faces tighter federal safety legislation, employing a tactic untouched by the Democrats' new ethics proposals: lobbying by congressional family members.
Discussion: The Caucus and Blue Crab Boulevard
 
 
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Kevin Dale / HeraldTribune.com:
Negron rules out run for Congress in '08
Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:
Nelson W. Polsby, 72; Explained Change in Political Institutions
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Reuters:
Hillary Clinton should ditch the trousers: Versace
Elana Schor / The Hill:
Gates riles Budget panel
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Allied With Democrats, Lieberman Easily Aligns With Republicans
Discussion: Sirotablog
Chris Bowers / MyDD:
Why The Edwards Situation Means So Much To Me
Discussion: Beltway Blogroll and Daily Kos
BBC:
Top Iraqi official held in raid
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
U.S. May Be Mishandling Asylum Seekers, Panel Says
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US News:
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
2008 Field Sprouts Rootless Candidates
Discussion: The Caucus
Hal R. Varian / New York Times:
Kaizen, That Continuous Improvement Strategy, Finds Its Ideal Environment
Andrew Rosemarine / Telegraph:
Professor outrages Jews with book claim
Discussion: Daimnation!
Massimo Calabresi / Time:
Bloggers on the Bus  —  Edwards and Marcotte, however …
Carl / Israel Matzav:
Breaking: Lebanese troops open fire on IDF units on border
Bill Torpy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta officers to face murder indictment