emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 11/17/2008
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Obama just named the guy who helped him cave on FISA as his own White House Counsel.
politico.com - 11/15/2008
marketwatch.com - 11/17/2008
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marketwatch.com —
Craig Represented John Hinckley, Jr., Who Attempted To
Assassinate President Reagan. "Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed yesterday
that John W. Hinckley Jr., the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Reagan, remains competent to ...
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RNC: Obama's Good Counsel?
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On Greg Craig
TalkLeft —
Greg Craig was named White House counsel. Marcy Wheeler is not pleased. My take is somewhat different than Marcy's. Craig was trying to justify Barack Obama's flip flop on telecom immunity when he spouted nonsense about FISA expiring. I think he knew that what he was saying was pure nonsense. But then, the real issue is that Greg Craig does not tell the truth and thinks most of us are idiots or do not care about the truth when it comes to Obama. But, in Craig's defense, it seems true that many do not care about the truth when it comes to Obama and ...
Everything new is old again
Corrente —
Emptywheel on Greg Craig MR SUBLIMINAL FISA FISA FISA. Sigh.
Instapundit —
SOME NETROOTS UNHAPPINESS with the Greg Craig appointment.
Early Morning Swim: Special Krugman Pwns Will Edition
Firedoglake —
... Hey, I agree with Eric Cantor!
Sunday still dominated by wingnuts.
And so was CBS -- just ask Rather.
The Obamas on "60 Minutes."
Obama's White House counsel -- Greg Craig.
And his first video fireside chat.
And his first post-election meeting with McCain.
GOP tries to discredit MN recount.
Toobz down the tubes?
Huck stumps for Saxby Chambliss.
Fires still raging in SoCal.
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