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The Netroots aren't just about winning
After years of being dismissed or mocked by press and politicians alike, the grassroots insurgents of progressive blogs won new credibility after the stream of Democratic victories in the 2006 elections. These decentralized "netroots" played...Tags: Jim Webb, Demonstration, National Government, Los Angeles Times, Democratic Party
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Just for the record
I have this idea for a hugely successful business, but apparently it will so completely destroy my credibility that my print journalism career would end. And I can't quit a growth field like this. My plan was to start a consulting agency to train...Tags: David Letterman, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew Fox
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The Big Sleazy
The Washington PostThose who believe in the innate goodness of humankind have never walked the 100 block of D Street S.E. in Washington. Let's start at 110 D St., the drab Hill House apartment complex; police were summoned here, to Apartment 215, when a woman complained...Tags: Comedy (genre), Police Investigations, Bribery, Lawyers, George W. Bush
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Life on Blago's enemies list
At my first newspaper job in Iowa, an angry labor leader said he wanted to castrate me because of something I'd written. During 18 years as a correspondent for Newsweek, the only threat of dismissal that reached my ears came from a New York editor who...Tags: Wrigley Field, FBI, Financially Distressed Companies, Tribune Tower, Northwestern University
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Former aide: Bush should tell all on CIA leak
A former White House spokesman told Congress on Friday that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney wanted him to say that Cheney's chief of staff wasn't involved in the leak of a CIA operative's identity, an assertion that turned out to be false....Tags: Wars and Interventions, White House, Valerie Plame Wilson, Police Investigations, George W. Bush
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Bonds' destiny is now linked to Charlie Hustle and Shoeless Joe
Special to The TimesIn the big picture, a federal grand jury's indictment of Barry Bonds has now underscored the lie that was baseball's steroid era, and the Mitchell report is still to come. If you can't tell the players without a scorecard, the soon-to-be-released...Tags: Pete Rose, Baseball, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Prosecution
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A not-so-secret mission
Back in 1982, Congress passed a law designed to guard against the disclosure of the names of U.S. spies. The lawmakers acted because two obscure publications, "CounterSpy" and the "Covert Action Information Bulletin," were printing the names of undercover...Tags: Silvestre Reyes, Police Investigations, Lawyers, Libya, George W. Bush
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Checks and balances checkup
Today, Lomonaco and York assess Bush's relationship with Congress. Previously, they discussed his remaining agenda. Tomorrow and Friday, they'll address calls for impeachment and the president's legacy. Unilateralism made Bush less powerful By Jeff...Tags: John McCain, Republican Party, Armed Conflicts, Al-Qaeda, Lawyers
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Free our Talib
The president's power to grant clemency -- in the form of either a pardon or a commutation -- is much maligned and occasionally abused, as was the case when President Bush used it to keep his colleague, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, from facing even a day...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Judges, Religious Conflicts, Terrorism, Lawyers
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Kicking the lame duck out
Today, Lomonaco and York evaluate calls for removing Bush from office. Previously, they assessed Bush's relationship with Congress and discussed his remaining agenda. They'll conclude their debate tomorrow with an exchange on the president's legacy. Dems...Tags: CBS Corp., Gerald Ford, Republican Party, Constitutional Issues, Lawyers
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State reviews free legal aid to Carona
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe state attorney general's office said Friday that it was looking into a complaint that legal aid donated to indicted Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona could violate a ban on expensive gifts to elected officials. The challenge, brought by...Tags: White House, Public Officials, Lawyers, Political Systems, Local Elections
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