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More big news to cover in our nation's capital as Joe Wilson breaks his silence
on the Rove investigation and Republicans continue their offensive to,
(clearing my throat here), put Wilson's role in the bogus Iraq/Niger claims
into "proper perspective." We'll try to sort it out with some media, political
and legal types (is there any other in Washington?) We'll kick it off with
Matt Cooper's lawyer Dick Sauber and a lawyer, Bruce Sanford, who was actually
a co-author of the original law about leaking the name of a classified agent
(the question under investigation by the prosecution)...
We'll do the politics and legal angle with Dean advisor Steve McMahon and GOP
uber-lawyer Ben Ginsberg....Later we slice and dice with Tom Oliphant of The
Globe, Andrea and The Weekly Standard's Stephen Hayes...
And for good measure we'll check in with a representative from the much
ballyhooed "gang of 14" Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) and see what the gang is now
up to...
Please join us for rollicking good time...David Gregory's filling in tonight
for Chris!
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing in Washington,
DC
Mark Murray: Bush honesty rating drops to lowest point...NBC/WSJ poll: Iraq
replaces jobs as most important American priority
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8561443
Wilson says Bush should fire Rove...Ex-envoy tells NBC top administration
official engaged of 'abuse of power' (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8569167/
Senate Democrats moved forcefully into the controversy surrounding White House
aide Karl Rove on Thursday, calling for legislation to deny security clearances
to officials who disclose the identity of an undercover agent. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050714/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cia_leak_investigation&printer=1;_ylt=Ajh2qBINowEuuG38xVOhftEGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Time Reporter Testifies About Contacts With Rove...Bush Cautions Against
Prejudging Leak Case (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/13/AR2005071302343_pf.html
The alleged crime at the heart of a controversy that has consumed official
Washington - the "outing" of a CIA officer - may not have been a crime at all
under federal law, little-noticed details in a book by the agent's husband
suggest. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-07-14-cia-wilson_x.htm
Rove's Role in Spy Inquiry Echoes Throughout Capital (Bloomberg)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aIgKbP3YHfB4&refer=us
Howard: The physics of unaccountable power...Media's pursuit of Karl Rove was
inevitable http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8562223/
Bombers strike near Baghdad's Green Zone...Attack follows suicide car bombing
that killed 18 children, U.S. soldier (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8552124/
Iraqi police thwarted a triple suicide attack on Baghdad's Green Zone
government compound on Thursday, shooting dead two bombers and wounding and
capturing a third, a U.S. military spokesman said. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050714/wl_nm/iraq_dc&printer=1;_ylt=AgfYp.xfc2prVq7ys3E9vSJn.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Abu Ghraib Tactics Were First Used at Guantanamo (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/13/AR2005071302380_pf.html
A military investigation of interrogations at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, found no torture occurred, but one high-value al Qaeda operative was
subjected to "abusive and degrading treatment" when he was forced to wear a
brassiere, do dog tricks and stay awake for 20 hours a day. (The Washington
Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050714-121552-8634r.htm
President Bush set out to woo black voters in Indiana on Thursday while the
Republican Party chairman was at the NAACP national convention confronting the
GOP's uneasy history with blacks. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050714/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush&printer=1;_ylt=AuyAt5WAbdFO5N518zdNN9IGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Judge: Saddam trial may start in August...Ousted dictator could face death
penalty for 1982 massacre (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8567974/
Former President Clinton, defending his senator-wife's statements on abortion,
said Wednesday that Democrats are held to a double standard. (AP)
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/07/14/liberals_face_double_standard_on_abortion_clinton_argues?mode=PF
Insana: Clinton: Rogue nations still threaten U.S....Ex-president worried by
terrorists' ability to learn, acquire bomb technology
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8554059/
Slate Analysis: Rove Death Watch, Part 2...Wherein your correspondent corrects
some misconceptions. http://slate.com/id/2122682/
Opinion/Editorial
Pat: Why are they killing us?
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45259
American Conservative: The Logic of Suicide Terrorism...It's the occupation,
not the fundamentalism http://www.amconmag.com/2005_07_18/article.html
Terry: Priscilla Owen Was Right:
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=8072
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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