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Lots of news out there on the leak investigation with Judy Miller and the Times
delivering this weekend those much anticipated write-ups on the case and what
exactly transpired between Judy and Scooter during their conversations in
'03...They discussed Joe Wilson on three occasions although Judy says she can't
recall who gave her the name of Valerie Plame...We'll also take a closer look
at that letter Scooter wrote to Judy about the Aspen's turning, such and so
forth...Was Scooter trying to coach her? We're also learning that Fitzpatrick
is much more interested in Cheney and the extent of his involvement as
well...We'll get into it and why several of his aides have been interviewed...
Hmmmm...We'll recap what we know and get reaction from uber-Dem lawyer Richard
Ben-Veniste and Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore...We'll also chat with top
Dem Senator Joe Biden (an '08 contender) about the case, Harriet Miers and who
the prohibitive favorite for '08 might be...
We've also got an all-star panel of investigative journalists including Allen,
Isikoff & Norah...
And as you know the Times is coming under fire for their coverage and
involvement in the case...We'll get some critique and analysis from left winger
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now on Pacifica Radio and Deb Saunders of the SF
Chronicle...
Here are some key letters including the one from Scooter to Judy (PDF, Adobe
Acrobat required)
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/national/nat_MILLER_051001.pdf
And Hardball is proud to the announce the addition of Brooke Brower as our
newest producer...Brower's professional CV includes a stint at Congressional
Quarterly as a reporter and work at the political unit of ABC News...
Please join us...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball
Briefing from Washington, DC
A special counsel is focusing on whether Vice President Dick Cheney played a
role in leaking a covert CIA agent's name, according to people familiar with
the probe that already threatens top White House aides Karl Rove and Lewis
Libby. (Bloomberg)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aSuj1d8CcYAk&refer=top_world_news
Bush braces for a stormy week...Indictments possible in CIA leak probe; Miers
faces more tough questions (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9727260/
Rove's Contingency Plan...The President's adviser may step aside if indicted in
the Valerie Plame case (Time Magazine)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1118313,00.html
Karl Rove's Consigliere...When the president's political guru landed in hot
water, he turned to a flamboyant Democrat for help. Will that work? (Newsweek)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9711925/site/newsweek/
A New York Times reporter's accounts of her private conversations with Vice
President Dick Cheney's chief of staff capture a behind-the-scenes blame game
between the White House and the CIA over the war in Iraq. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051017/ap_on_go_pr_wh/white_house_cia&printer=1
Jailed reporter recounts CIA leak testimony...Prosecutor reportedly asked
Miller how Cheney aide handles classified info (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9709242/
Hayes: The White House, the CIA, and the Wilsons...The chain of events that
gave rise to a grand jury investigation.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/006/217wnmrb.asp?pg=2
Jailed reporter, Times thrashed over missteps...Media analysts question Miller,
editors' decisions in leak probe (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9722718/
U.S. airstrike kills dozens after Iraq vote...Military reports militants
targeted but witnesses say 39 killed were civilians (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9659209/
Progress in Iraq, but hard road ahead...Analysts question if vote spells
beginning or end of Sunni involvement (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9722712/
Full Text of Iraqi Constitution: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9719734/
House GOP leaders embrace spending cuts...Leadership shake-up, conservative
backlash have spurred policy shift (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9722719/
Opinion/Editorial
Dickerson: What Will They Do Without Karl? If Bush's Brain is removed, it's
gonna hurt. http://www.slate.com/id/2128058?nav=nw
Pat: 'Sexism" and the First Family
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46866
Hitchens: Tribal Ignorance...What you think you know about Iraq's factions is
all wrong. http://www.slate.com/id/2128193/
Kristol: Criminalizing Conservatives...Fall of 2005 will be remembered as a
time when it became clear that a strategy of criminalization had been
implemented to inflict defeat
on conservatives.
http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/006/211eywgm.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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